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Wilco Tour Dates

City	Venue	Date		Tickets
Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	Sun	Jul 21 / 13	Find Tickets
Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion	Tue	Jul 23 / 13	Find Tickets
Virginia Beach, VA	Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach	Wed	Jul 24 / 13	Find Tickets
Hoboken, NJ	Pier A	Fri	Jul 26 / 13	Find Tickets
Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	Sat	Jul 27 / 13	Find Tickets
Camden, NJ	Susquehanna Bank Center	Sun	Jul 28 / 13	Find Tickets
Englewood, CO	Comfort Dental Amphitheatre	Wed	Jul 31 / 13	Find Tickets
West Valley City, UT	USANA Amphitheatre	Thu	Aug 01 / 13	Find Tickets
Irvine, CA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre…	Sat	Aug 03 / 13	Find Tickets
Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre	Sun	Aug 04 / 13	Find Tickets
Saint Louis, MO	Central Field at Forest Park	Sat	Sep 07 / 13	Find Tickets
Austin, TX	Zilker Park	Fri	Oct 04 / 13	Find Tickets
Austin, TX	Zilker Park	Fri	Oct 11 / 13	Find Tickets

Wilco Biography

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Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original incarnation. Since early 2004, the other current members are guitarist Nels Cline, multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, and drummer Glenn Kotche. Wilco has released eight studio albums, a live double album, and four collaborations: three with Billy Bragg, and one with The Minus 5. Wilco's music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including Bill Fay and Television, and has in turn influenced music by a number of modern alternative rock acts. The band continued in the alternative country of Uncle Tupelo on its debut album ''A.M.'' (1995), but has since introduced more experimental aspects to their music, including elements of alternative rock and classic pop. Wilco's musical style has evolved from a 1990's country rock sound to a current "eclectic indie rock collective that touches on many eras and genres." Wilco garnered media attention for its fourth album, ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' (2002), and the controversy surrounding it. After the recording sessions were complete, Reprise Records rejected the album and dismissed Wilco from the label. As part of a buy-out deal, Reprise gave Wilco the rights to the album for free. After streaming ''Foxtrot'' on its website, Wilco sold the album to Nonesuch Records in 2002. Both record labels are subsidiaries of Warner Music Group, leading one critic to say the album showed "how screwed up the music business is in the early twenty-first century." ''Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'' is Wilco's most successful release to date, selling over 670,000 copies. Wilco won two Grammy Awards for their fifth studio album, 2004's ''A Ghost Is Born'', including Best Alternative Music Album. Wilco's most recent studio album, ''The Whole Love'', was released on September 27, 2011.

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