Wilco Sparks Up Game Park

Some bands don’t need all those theatrical special effects, their presence on stage is more than enough. This was the case for Wilco who graced the stage at Coney Island’s KeySpan Park Monday night, reports Reuters.

It was American rock ‘n’ roll at its finest with Wilco at the helm. The band took the stage after opening band Yo La Tengo, and began with the “cheeky, energetic” Wilco song. The band played songs from their latest self-titled album (previously released on June 30th) along with old-time energetic favorites such as I Am Trying to Break Your Heart and Summerteeth. The band also included some of their more mellow songs such as At Least That’s What You Said and, Bull Black Nova, off of their new album.

“You’re very sexy audience,” lead singer Jeff Tweedy told his audience, making sure that they were enjoying themselves. But once Wilco started playing some songs off of their 2002 album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, the crowd exploded with excitement.

At the end of the show, Wilco left the stage to the Brooklyn Cyclones’ mascot, Sandy the Seagull, which lead to the bands first encore. Feist took the stage to sing You and I, with Tweedy. Later Ed Droste, the vocalist/guitarist of Grizzly Bear, joined them on stage to sing California Stars and You Never Know, alongside Feist and Tweddy.

Tweedy finished the night trying to recruit the two band members saying, “You guys sound really good — you’re hired!”