October 15, 1993

UNCLE TUPELO
location: The Vic Theatre
place: Chicago, IL
country: USA

UNCLE TUPELO:
Jay Farrar -- Guitar, Vocals
Jeff Tweedy -- Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
Ken Coomer -- Drums

plus:
Max Johnston -- Fiddle, Lap Steel, Dobro, Mandolin, Banjo
John Stirrat -- Guitar, Bass (from June, 1993 on)

setlist:

1. 15 Keys
2. Grindstone
3. Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Home
4. True To Life
5. Chickamauga
6. Watch Me Fall
7. Anodyne
8. The Long Cut
9. Slate
10. Atomic Power
11. New Madrid
12. Sandusky
13. Acuff-Rose  
14. Steal The Crumbs
15. We've Been Had
16. Give Back The Key To My Heart (listen)
17. Looking For A Way Out
    
    Encore:
18. Life Worth Living
19. Nothing
20. Truck Drivin' Man
21. Winnin'
    
    Encore 2:
22. Sin City
23. Susie Q   (w/ Bottle Rockets)

comment:

• a digital soundboard recording
• This show was recorded by radio station WXRT but was never broadcast.
• song #1, 7, 15, 20 and 23 appear on The Long Cut + Five Live promo CD.
• There is also a very good audience recording of this show.
• Greg Kot from the Chicago Tribune:
  "At the Vic, Uncle Tupelo benefitted from an expanded lineup. At their most earnest and hard-rocking, bassist Jeff Tweedy and guitarist Jay Farrar come across like a heartland cliche, but two multi-instrumentalists and a new drummer now underscore the beauty of their melodies. Max Johnston's banjo, fiddle and mandolin especially brought out the country plaintiveness of tunes such as "Give Back the Key to My Heart." A sense of humor would help, but failing that, Uncle Tupelo's tales of rust-belt burn-out sound more at home than ever in the land of Gram Parsons, Neil Young and the Jayhawks."