may

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The Wallflowers taped Soundstage at WTTW Studios in Chicago on Tuesday, May 3rd. The intimate studio was packed with over 350 people, who were treated to a diverse setlist, beautiful sound, a great light show, which included pictures taken from the album art, close- up shots of band members during the performance, and other graphics. Aside from a rare performance of Halo, the crowd was also treated to 5 songs from the upcoming Rebel, Sweetheart and a new arrangement of "Letters From The Wasteland" that started out acoustic (Jakob and Rami), the full band joined in, and ended with just Jakob and Rami. Jakob & Rami played 2 more songs ("Hand Me Down" and "For the Life of Me") and 1/2 of "One Headlight." When the full band joined the song midway through, it brought the house down. The full setlist:

• Sleepwalker
• Everything I Need
• Here He Comes (Confessions of a Drunken Marionette)
• Invisible City***
• 6th Avenue Heartache***
• Halo***
• Nearly Beloved
• We're Already There
• Some Flowers Bloom Dead***
• Empire In My Mind
• Letters From The Wasteland (acoustic, full band, acoustic)
• Hand Me Down (Jakob and Rami)
• For The Life of Me (Jakob and Rami)***
• One Headlight (1/2 acoustic, 1/2 full band)
• The Beautiful Side of Somewhere
• The Passenger
• Three Marlenas
  

***These songs were not aired when Soundstage aired on PBS. Also, "We're Already There" and "Nearly Beloved" were switched in order when broadcast.

05
The Wallflowers played to a lively crowd at Poughkeepsie's Chance Theatre on Thursday, May 5th. The crowd was treated to six new songs from the upcoming Rebel, Sweetheart as well as fan-favorite "Halo." Here's the full setlist:

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The Wallflowers played the Metropolitan Ballroom for the Cities 97 Hope in the Heartland benefit on Thursday, May 12th. The setlist:

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The Wallflowers headlined the Crawfish Boil '05 charity festival, which attracted more than 40,000 people, in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday, May 14th. They played last in the lineup after 3 other bands, starting a little after 10:00 p.m. They played 5 new songs from the upcoming Rebel, Sweetheart and closed with their cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home." The full setlist:

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The Wallflowers played KFOG's KaBoom!, a listener appreciation concert on Piers 30/32 in San Francisco. The weather was ideal. The crowd was huge (estimates top 350,000!). After the band played, there was a huge fireworks display. Here's the full setlist:

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The Wallflowers played Riverfest Arts & Music Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday, May 27th. This was the first concert since the release of Rebel, Sweetheart on Tuesday. They played 6 songs off the new cd to a large & very enthusiastic crowd. Here's the full setlist:

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The Wallflowers headlined the JubileeCityFest in Montgomery, Alabama on Saturday, May 28th. The full setlist: