Luke Bryan has a special surprise in store for him on the opening night of his US tour - wife Caroline has brought along a new fan.MORE: Luke Bryan receives outpour of love as he shares bittersweet message"Fireball the monkey is ready for opening night!" she captioned a picture of her with a large stuffed monkey that wears a grey sweater with a red hood that reads: "Wild about you."WATCH: Luke Bryan surprised on stage by wife Caroline in sweet videoCaroline was on a private jet with girlfriends as they headed to Las Vegas for the opening night, and she also shared a picture of Luke smoking a cigar and giving Fireball a cuddle."You three have a blast opening night. It is going to be epic," commented one fan as others shared laughing emojis and one wrote: "I absolutely love that you brought him!! You’re awesome!"MORE: Luke Bryan gets fans talking with rare pictureThe Raised Up Right tour kicks off on Friday 11 February in Las Vegas and alongside a teaser image of the upcoming gigs, the American Idol judge wrote: "My favorite place to be is on stage performing to country music fans.
Wilco perform with Stephen Malkmus and Spoon’s Britt Daniel on final night of Sky Blue Sky festival
24.01.2022 - 10:03 / nme.com
Wilco have concluded their Sky Blue Sky festival in Mexico with guest appearances from Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus and Spoon frontman Britt Daniel during their headlining set.The band brought out Malkmus to sing lead vocals on a cover of Pavement’s 1994 single ‘Cut Your Hair’, a song Wilco have covered several times over the years. Daniel, meanwhile, was enlisted on vocals and acoustic guitar during a performance of ‘Kamera’, lifted from Wilco’s 2001 album ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’.
Both Malkmus and Spoon had performed at the festival over its three days, with Wilco headlining each night.Watch fan-shot footage of the performances below:Malkmus and Daniel were among several guests to join Wilco during their headlining sets at the festival, which took place at the Riviera Maya in Mexico. Others who joined the band on-stage included Kurt Vile (for ‘Passenger Side’) and Soccer Mommy‘s Sophie Allison (for ‘Pot Kettle Black’).Veteran soul singer Mavis Staples joined the band for their encore on night two, performing her own song ‘You Are Not Alone’ – which was produced by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy – as well as a cover of The Staples Sisters’ ‘Freedom Highway’.
The three-day festival went ahead successfully, despite calls from some fans for refunds. Several would-be attendees expressed concern over the festival going ahead in spite of the uptick of COVID cases across North America.“I 100 per cent understand all the anxiety and anger and confusion that has been surrounding the Sky Blue Sky festival,” said Tweedy in regards to the matter during a recent broadcast of The Tweedy Show.“Wilco, we’re in a similar boat to everyone, not the same boat obviously, but a similar boat in that we’re trying to figure it out.
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Japanese Breakfast, Sylvan Esso and more to play Wilco’s 2022 Solid Sound festival
Wilco have announced the full line-up for this year’s edition of their Solid Sound festival, with two dozen acts spanning a diverse range of genres and formats.Riding hot on the heels of this month’s Sky Blue Sky – the four-day Mexican festival that saw Wilco play three separate shows, as well as a solo set from frontman Jeff Tweedy – Solid Sound will take place at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) over the extended weekend of May 27-29.Joining the alt-rock icons will be a slew of their contemporaries both established and emerging, with acts like Japanese Breakfast, Sylvan Esso, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Iceage and Hand Habits billed high.Tweedy will also play a special set with a range of as-yet-unannounced guests, billed on the poster (which you can find below) as ‘Jeff Tweedy & Friends’.Elsewhere at the festival, John Hodgman and Jean Grae will host a showcase of stand-up comedy, with guests like Negin Farsad, River Butcher and Nick Offerman.Other standout inclusions are a set by the Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen, a performance by Nels Cline’s Consentrik Quartet, and the ‘On Fillmore’ installation led by Finnish pop singer Jonna Tervomaa.A post shared by Wilco (@wilco)Tickets for Solid Sound will include full access MASS MoCA – hailed as the US’ most expansive gallery of contemporary art – with current attractions including installations by the likes of James Turrell, Laurie Anderson, Sol LeWitt, Jenny Holzer, and Anselm Kiefer. Three-day passes can be purchased from the festival’s website.Meanwhile, Wilco were recently inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
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