The Wallflowers
kicked off their summer tour to a very enthusiastic & appreciative
crowd at the sold-out TLA in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, June 11th. They
played a record 7 new songs from the new cd Rebel, Sweetheart,
including the premiere of "I Am A Building." They also played
debut acoustic versions (just Jakob and Rami) of Closer To You
& When You're On Top," and a new 1/2 acoustic, 1/2 full-band
version of "I've Been Delivered." They also added "6th
Avenue Heartache" at the end of the set because of a request from the
audience. Here's the full setlist:
- Here He Comes
- Everything I Need
- Letters From the
Wasteland
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Sleepwalker
- The Difference
- Closer To You (Jakob
on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- Here in Pleasantville
(Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- I've Been Delivered
(1/2 acoustic Jakob and Rami, 1/2 full band)
- I Am A Building**
- Back to California
- The Beautiful Side of
Somewhere
- One Headlight
Encores:
- When You're On Top (Jakob
on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- Witness
- The Passenger
- 6th Avenue Heartache
**song debut
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The Wallflowers played a
packed house at Kahuna Concert Hall in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday
night. In addition to playing 7 songs from Rebel, Sweetheart, they
played the unreleased "Halo," an acoustic version of
"Invisible City" and they played "Empire In My Mind"
for the first time in two years.
- Here He Comes
(Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- Everything I Need
- Letters From the
Wasteland
- Halo
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- The Difference
- Closer To You (Jakob
on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- Invisible City (Jakob
on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- I've Been Delivered
(1/2 acoustic, 1/2 full band)
- I Am A Building
- One Headlight
- Back to California
- The Beautiful Side of
Somewhere
- Sleepwalker
Encores:
- Empire In My Mind
- The Passenger
- Three Marlenas
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The Wallflowers played Ram's Head Live in
Baltimore on Monday, June 13th. They played two different songs for the
acoustic set -- "Hand Me Down" and "How Good It Can
Get," and "Sleepwalker" started acoustic and mid-way the
full band joined in. In the encore, they played two cover songs as well as
playing "Shy of the Moon." The full setlist:
- Empire of My Mind
- Here He Comes
(Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- Letters From The
Wasteland
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- The Difference
- Hand Me Down (Jakob on
acoustic, Rami on keys)
- How Good It Can Get (Jakob
on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- Sleepwalker (1/2
acoustic, 1/2 full band
- I Am A Building
- Back to California
- One Headlight
- Everything I Need
Encores:
- Beautiful Side of
Somewhere
- The Passenger
- Shy Of The Moon
- Bring It On Home To Me
- People Get Ready
- Three Marlenas
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The Wallflowers played the House of Blues in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Wednesday night. They played a full band
version of "Closer To You" and an acoustic version of "How Good
It Can Get." Also in the acoustic set was "Hand Me Down" and a
1/2 and 1/2 version of "Sleepwalker." They played "After The
Blackbird Sings" for the first time on this tour. The full setlist:
- Here He Comes
- Letters From The Wasteland
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- The Difference
- Hand Me Down* (Jakob on acoustic, Rami on
keys)
- How Good It Can Get (Jakob on acoustic, Rami
on keys)
- Sleepwalker (1/2 acoustic, 1/2 full band)
After The Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- Back to California
- One Headlight
- Everything I Need
Encores:
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- The Passenger
- 3 Marlenas
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The Wallflowers played The Norva in
Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday, June 16th. The set featured the first-time
ever performance of "All Things New Again" (in the encore) and
tour premieres of "Mourning Train" and "God Don't Make Lonely
Girls."
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken
Marionette)
- Everything I Need
- Letters From The Wasteland
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- The Difference
- Mourning Train (Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- Invisible City (Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
- Sleepwalker (1/2 acoustic, 1/2 full band)
- After The Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- Back To California
- One Headlight
- God Don’t Make Lonely Girls
Encores:
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- All Things New Again
- Three Marlenas
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The Wallflowers headlined Richmond's Summer
Dayz concert on Friday, June 17th. They played a full-band setlist (no
acoustic set) and included songs from all 5 of their albums, plus the
unreleased "Halo." The full setlist:
- Here He Comes
- Letters From The Wasteland
- 6th Avenue Heartache
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Halo
- The Difference
- Invisible City
- Sleepwalker
- After The Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- Back To California
- One Headlight
- Everything I Need
Encores:
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- Bring It On Home To Me
- 3 Marlenas
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The Wallflowers taped a Custom Concert at Sony Music Studios on
Saturday, June 18th. They were joined by special guest Carole King. The setlist:
- One Headlight
- The Beautiful Side Of Somewhere
- Closer To You
- Nearly Beloved
- We're Already There
- Sleepwalker
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- It’s Too Late (with Carole King)
- Crying In The Rain (with Carole King)
- 6th Avenue Heartache (with Carole King)
The concert aired on Oxygen Network on Sunday, June 26th at 10:00 p.m.
(eastern).
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The Wallflowers played the House of Blues in
Las Vegas on Thursday, June 23rd. They rocked out, playing a full-band set (no
acoustic break). They played 7 songs from Rebel, Sweetheart and a lot of
crowd favorites including "Closer To You," "Halo,"
"Invisible City," and "After The Blackbird Sings." The full
setlist:
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- Sleepwalker
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Halo
- The Difference
- Invisible City
- Passenger
- After The Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- Back To California
- One Headlight
- Everything I Need
Encores:
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- Three Marlenas
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The Wallflowers played the Pechanga Resort in
Temecula, California on Friday, June 24th. The setlist was a full-band set (no
acoustic break), included songs from each of their 5 albums-- including 7 from Rebel,
Sweetheart-- and tonight they played two songs for the first time on this
tour: "Three Ways," and "If You Never Got Sick." The full
setlist:
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- Letters From the Wasteland
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Sleepwalker
- The Difference
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- Three Ways
- If You Never Got Sick
- After the Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- Back To California
- One Headlight
- Everything I Need
Encores:
- The Passenger
- Three Marlenas
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The Wallflowers played Humphrey's in San
Diego on Saturday, June 25th. They played a record 8 songs from Rebel,
Sweetheart and inserted an acoustic portion of the set for the evening.
They also played a new cover song, Carole King's "Crying in the
Rain." The full setlist:
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- The Difference
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Back to California
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- How Far You’ve Come**
- How Good It Can Get (Jakob on acoustic, Rami on
keys)
- Sleepwalker (1/2 acoustic, 1/2 full band)
- Everything I Need
- I Am A Building
- One Headlight
- God Don’t Make Lonley Girls
Encores:
- Empire In My Mind
- Crying In The Rain**
- The Passenger
- Three Marlenas
** tour debut
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The Wallflowers played the Mountain Winery in
Saratoga on Monday, June 27th. The setlist consisted of all full-band songs, and
included songs from all 5 Wallflowers albums, including 8 songs from Rebel,
Sweetheart, crowd favorites "Witness," "After The Blackbird
Sings," and "Closer To You." In the encore they played "If
You Never Got Sick" and a cover of Carole King's "Crying in the
Rain."
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- We're Already There
- The Difference
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Back To California
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- How Far You’ve Come
- Witness
- Sleepwalker
- The Passenger
- After The Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- One Headlight
- Everything I Need
Encores:
- Crying In The Rain
- If You Never Got Sick
- Three Marlenas
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The Wallflowers played Wente Vineyards in
Livermore on Tuesday, June 28th. The setlist reflected a first: 9 songs off of Rebel,
Sweetheart, including "How Far You've Come," and "All Things
New Again." The set also included "Letters From The Wastland,"
and "Invisible City" & "If You Never Got Sick" in the
encores. The full setlist:
- Here He Comes (Confessions Of A Drunken Marionette)
- We’re Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Back To California
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- How Far You’ve Come
- Witness
- Sleepwalker
- The Passenger
- Letters From The Wasteland
- I Am A Building
- All Things New Again
- One Headlight
- Everything I Need
- Three Marlenas
Encores:
- Invisible City
- If You Never Got Sick
- The Difference
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The Wallflowers played the Britt Pavilion at
Britt Festivals in Jacksonville, Oregon on Wednesday, June 29th. They played 7
songs from Rebel, Sweetheart including "All Things New Again,"
a cover of "Crying In The Rain" during the set as well as fan
favorites "Halo," "Three Ways," and "God Don't Make
Lonely Girls." The encore saw a return of an acoustic rendition of
"How Good It Can Get" with Jakob on acoustic and Rami on keys and full
band versions of two additional songs. The full setlist:
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- Three Marlenas
- We’re Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Back To California
- The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
- Crying In The Rain
- Witness
- Sleepwalker
- Halo
- After The Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- All Things New Again
- Three Ways
- God Don’t Make Lonely Girls
Encores:
- How Good It Can Get (Rami & Jakob)
- If You Never Got Sick
- Everything I Need
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The Wallflowers played the Marymoor Park
outside of Seattle on Thursday, June 30th. They played songs from each of their
5 cds, including 8 songs from Rebel, Sweetheart. They also played crowd
favorites "Closer To You," "Josephine," and "If You
Never Got Sick." The setlist:
- Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
- Three Marlenas
- We're Already There
- Nearly Beloved
- Closer To You
- Back To California
- The Beautiful Side Of Somewhere
- Josephine
- Letters From The Wasteland
- Sleepwalker
- The Passenger
- After The Blackbird Sings
- I Am A Building
- All Things New Again
- One Headlight
Encores:
- Everything I Need
- If You Never Got Sick
- The Difference