Wilco

She’s a Jar

She's a jar With a heavy lid My pop quiz kid A sleepy kisser A pretty war With feelings hid She begs me not to miss her

She says forever To light a fuse We could use A hand full of wheel And a day off On a bruised road However you might feel Tonight is real

When I forget how to talk I sing Won't you please Bring that flash to shine And turn my eyes red Unless they close When you click And my face gets sick Stuck Like a question unposed

Just climb aboard The tracks of a train's arm In my fragile family tree And watch me floating inches above The people underneath

Please beware the quiet front yard I warned you Before there were water skies I warned you not to drive Dry your eyes you poor devil

Are there really ones like these The ones I dream Float like leaves And freeze to spread skeleton wings I passed through before I knew you

I believe it's just because Daddy's payday is not enough Oh I believe it's all because Daddy's payday is not enough

Just climb aboard The tracks of a train's arm In my fragile family tree And watch me floating inches above The people under me

She's a jar With a heavy lid My pop quiz kid A sleepy kisser A pretty war With feelings hid You know she begs me not to hit her

Instrumental credits: Jeff Tweedy – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, backing vocals Jay Bennett – electric guitar, keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals John Stirratt – bass Ken Coomer – drums

Played Live On

07.29.2023
Vernon, BC, Canada - Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre

with Scott McCaughey

06.27.2023
Washington DC - 9:30 Club

with Le Ren

06.25.2023
Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Made

with Le Ren

04.06.2023
Reykjavik, Iceland - Eldborg Hall located at the Harpa Center

with special guest: Árný Margrét

03.31.2023
Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre
03.23.2023
Chicago IL - The Riviera Theatre
05.28.2022
North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Festival
10.18.2021
Oakland, CA - Fox Theater

06.13.2019
Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique

with Ken Stringfellow

06.06.2019
Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
03.11.2019
Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

with James Elkington

03.08.2019
Birmingham, AL - Lyric Theatre

with Buck Meek

02.03.2018
London, UK - Barbican

w/ James Elkington

03.21.2017
New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

w/ Jake Xerxes Fussell *4 ticket limit per customer

09.10.2016
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

w/ Kacy & Clayton

Must show credit card used at point of purchase to enter venue.

09.03.2016
Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

w/ Joan Shelley

09.21.2015
Montreal, QC - Metropolis

w/ William Tyler

06.26.2015
North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Festival

04.23.2015
Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center

w/ Royal Thunder

04.22.2015
Dallas, TX - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium

w/ Royal Thunder

12.09.2014
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre

w/ Nicholas Tremulis and Rick Rizzo of Candy Golde

12.03.2014
Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater

w/ Disappears

10.28.2014
Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre
10.25.2014
Raleigh, NC - North Carolina Museum of Art
10.02.2014
Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College

w/ Hospitality

06.21.2014
Austin, TX - Texas Union Ballroom

Support: The Handsome Family

12.15.2013
Los Angeles, CA - Largo at the Coronet
07.24.2013
Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach

Americanarama Festival of Music

06.22.2013
North Adams, MA - Solid Sound Festival / MASS MoCA (June 21-23)
04.03.2013
Sydney, AU - Sydney Opera House

An Evening with Wilco

03.28.2013
Melbourne, AU - Hamer Hall

Support: Boomgates

07.31.2012
North Adams, MA - MASS MoCA
07.25.2012
New York, NY - Terminal 5

Support: Cibo Matto

07.21.2012
Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center

Support: The Avett Brothers, Dr. Dog

06.28.2012
Missoula, MT - Big Sky Brewery

All ages.

05.19.2012
Memphis, TN - Mud Island Amphitheatre

02.10.2012
Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre
01.25.2012
Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
01.19.2012
Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium

White Denim supports through February 10

12.06.2011
Minneapolis, MN - The State Theatre 
12.01.2011
Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater 
11.12.2011
Berlin, DE - Tempodrom

09.22.2011
New York, NY - Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
09.16.2011
Toronto, ON - Massey Hall

04.16.2011
Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
03.28.2011
Madison, WI - Capitol Theater
01.08.2011
Boulder, CO - The Boulder Theatre
04.28.2010
Wellington, New Zeland - Wellington Town Hall

04.04.2010
Providence, RI - Lupos Heartbreak Hotel

03.31.2010
Scranton, PA - Scranton Cultural Center

03.29.2010
Richmond, VA - The National Theater

03.27.2010
Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center

03.25.2010
Savannah, GA - Johnny Mercer Theater

02.27.2010
Montreal, QC - L'Olympia

04.21.2009
Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

04.15.2009
Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater

08.20.2008
Eagle, ID - Winery At Eagle Knoll

05.17.2008
St. Louis, MO - The Pageant

05.14.2008
Lawrence, KS - 10th & New Hampshire

05.02.2008
Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre

03.26.2008
Melbourne, Australia - The Palace

03.19.2008
Brisbane, Australia - The Tivoli
03.09.2008
Des Moines, IA - Val-Air Ballroom

03.08.2008
Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom

03.02.2008
Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

02.27.2008
Washington, DC - The 9:30 Club

02.23.2008
Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater

02.22.2008
Lakewood, OH - Lakewood Civic Auditorium

02.18.2008
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre

11.06.2007
Brussels, Belgium - Le Cirque Royale
10.13.2007
Kansas City, MO - Crossroads KC At Grinders

09.21.2007
Louisville, KY - Louisville Slugger Field

11.25.2006
Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre

10.10.2006
Oxford, MS - Gertrude C. Ford Center For The Performing Arts

10.06.2006
East Lansing, MI - MSU Concert Auditorium

07.08.2006
London, ON - Centennial Hall
06.29.2006
Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium - University of Alberta

03.05.2006
Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall - UNC Chapel Hill

10.14.2005
Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

09.24.2005
Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ
05.07.2005
Chicago, IL - The Vic Theater

05.04.2005
Chicago, IL - The Vic Theater

03.14.2005
London, England - Carling Apollo, Hammersmith

02.23.2005
Washington, DC - The 9:30 Club

02.17.2005
Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
02.11.2005
Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre

02.08.2005
Urbana, IL - Foellinger Auditorium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11.06.2004
Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
10.05.2004
New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

10.01.2004
Boston, MA - The Wang Center

09.25.2004
Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium
08.04.2004
Ottawa, ON - Capital Music Hall
06.30.2004
Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus

06.29.2004
Brescia, Italy - San Bernardino Institute

06.23.2004
Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms

05.19.2004
DeKalb, IL - Otto's
10.25.2003
Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Ampitheater

09.20.2003
Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre

09.11.2003
Las Vegas, NV - Thomas And Mack Center
06.29.2003
Montreal, QC - Metropolis
06.27.2003
New York, NY - Central Park - Summerstage
04.28.2003
New Haven, CT - Yale University
01.26.2003
Melbourne, Australia - The Palace

01.22.2003
Sydney, Australia - The Metro

01.12.2003
San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall

11.04.2002
West Palm Beach, FL - Carefree Theatre
10.30.2002
Memphis, TN - The Gibson Rooftop
10.26.2002
Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion
10.24.2002
Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
10.20.2002
Portland, ME - State Theatre
10.17.2002
New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10.15.2002
Washington, DC - The 9:30 Club
09.27.2002
Austin, TX - Mercury Entertainment @ Jazz
09.25.2002
Oxford, MS - The Library
09.15.2002
Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
09.14.2002
Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
09.12.2002
San Diego, CA - 4th & B
09.10.2002
Los Angeles, CA - John Anson Ford Theatre
09.09.2002
Los Angeles, CA - John Anson Ford Theatre
09.07.2002
San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
09.03.2002
Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

08.31.2002
Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

08.28.2002
Edmonton, AB - Red's
08.26.2002
Winnipeg, MB - Le Rendez-Vous
08.03.2002
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
08.02.2002
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
07.31.2002
Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
07.30.2002
Minneapolis, MN - The Orpheum Theatre
07.29.2002
Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
07.27.2002
Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
07.26.2002
Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
07.25.2002
Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
07.24.2002
Nashville, TN - Uptown Mix
07.23.2002
St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
07.21.2002
Louisville, KY - Brown Theatre
07.20.2002
Detroit, MI - The Martin Bandyke Program, WDET
07.19.2002
Indianapolis, IN - Murat Egyptian Room
05.26.2002
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg (Milky Way)
05.25.2002
Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli
05.24.2002
Paris, France - Le Divan du Monde
05.21.2002
Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali
05.17.2002
- Later With Jools Holland
05.16.2002
Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
05.15.2002
Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
05.13.2002
London, England - Astoria
05.12.2002
Manchester, England - Main Debating Hall - Manchester University Student Union
05.11.2002
Glasgow, Scotland - QMU
05.09.2002
Dublin, Ireland - Ambassador
05.02.2002
- NPR Fresh Air
05.01.2002
Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
04.28.2002
Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
04.27.2002
Schenectady, NY - Memorial Chapel - Union College
04.26.2002
New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.25.2002
New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04.24.2002
Providence, RI - Lupos Heartbreak Hotel

04.22.2002
Montreal, QC - Spectrum

04.21.2002
Toronto, ON - Convocation Hall - University of Toronto
04.20.2002
Pittsburgh, PA - Metropol
04.19.2002
Columbus, OH - PromoWest Pavilion
04.18.2002
Bloomington, IN - Axis
03.19.2002
Boulder, CO - Macky Auditorium - University of Colorado at Boulder
03.16.2002
Los Angeles, CA - All Tomorrow's Parties
03.14.2002
Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
03.13.2002
Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
03.12.2002
San Diego, CA - 4th & B
03.11.2002
Phoenix, AZ - The Cajun House
12.08.2001
Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
12.06.2001
Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
12.05.2001
Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
12.03.2001
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
12.02.2001
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
12.01.2001
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11.29.2001
Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

11.28.2001
Seattle, WA - The Moore Theatre

11.27.2001
Missoula, MT - UC Ballroom
11.24.2001
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
11.23.2001
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre

10.06.2001
St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
10.05.2001
Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
10.04.2001
Toronto, ON - The Phoenix
10.02.2001
Boston, MA - The Avalon Ballroom
09.29.2001
Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
09.28.2001
New York, NY - Town Hall
09.27.2001
New York, NY - Town Hall
09.26.2001
Washington, DC - The 9:30 Club
09.24.2001
Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre
09.23.2001
New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
09.22.2001
Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ

09.21.2001
Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
09.18.2001
- Sound Opinions, WXRT
09.15.2001
Chicago, IL - Abbey Pub
07.04.2001
Chicago, IL - Petrillo Band Shell, Grant Park
07.02.2001
Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
06.30.2001
Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
06.29.2001
Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
11.22.2000
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
11.20.2000
Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
11.19.2000
Iowa City, IA - Union Bar
11.18.2000
Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

11.17.2000
Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

11.16.2000
Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater
09.19.2000
New York, NY - Irving Plaza
09.18.2000
New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09.17.2000
Collingswood, NJ - Cooper River Island, WXPN
09.16.2000
New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
09.15.2000
Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
08.12.2000
Chicago, IL - Chicago Tribune - Rock The River
07.31.2000
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

07.30.2000
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

07.29.2000
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

07.27.2000
Seattle, WA - Pier 62-63
07.23.2000
Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
07.11.2000
Baltimore, MD - Pier 6 Concert Pavilion
07.10.2000
Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
07.08.2000
Danbury, CT - Charles Ives Center for the Arts
07.05.2000
Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
07.03.2000
Camden, ME - Camden Opera House
07.02.2000
Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Farm
05.06.2000
Northfield, MN - Carleton College
04.28.2000
New Orleans, LA - The Howlin Wolf
04.27.2000
Baton Rouge, LA - Varsity Theatre
01.09.2000
Chicago, IL - Lounge Ax
11.24.1999
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
11.23.1999
Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
11.22.1999
Indianapolis, IN - Vogue Theatre
11.20.1999
Toronto, ON - The Phoenix
11.19.1999
Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
11.18.1999
Northampton, MA - Calvin Theatre
11.14.1999
Portland, OR - The Asylum
11.11.1999
Boston, MA - The Avalon Ballroom
11.09.1999
New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
11.08.1999
Pittsburgh, PA - Metropol
11.06.1999
Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
11.05.1999
Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
10.28.1999
Madison, WI - Headliners
09.03.1999
Pontiac, MI - Phoenix Plaza Amphitheater
08.31.1999
St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
08.28.1999
Chattanooga, TN - The Bay
08.20.1999
Tinley Park, IL - World Music Theater
08.19.1999
Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
08.15.1999
Austin, TX - Antone's
08.14.1999
Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
08.07.1999
Newport, RI - Fort Adams State Park, Newport Folk Festival
07.09.1999
Loreley, Germany - Loreley Festival
07.08.1999
Nurnberg, Germany - Hirsch
07.07.1999
Stuttgart, Germany - Rohre
07.03.1999
Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival
07.02.1999
Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
06.30.1999
Bielefeld, Germany - Hechelei
06.29.1999
Berlin, Germany - Columbia Fritz
06.27.1999
Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
06.25.1999
Glastonbury, England - Glastonbury Festival
06.23.1999
London, England - Earl's Court
06.22.1999
Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
06.21.1999
Manchester, England - Main Debating Hall - Manchester University Student Union
06.19.1999
Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre
06.05.1999
Oslo, Norway - Frognerbadet
05.22.1999
San Francisco, CA - Pier 30-32
05.21.1999
Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

05.20.1999
Seattle, WA - King Cat Theatre

05.19.1999
Vancouver, BC - The Palladium
05.08.1999
Grinnell, IA - Harris Center Concert Hall - Grinnell College
05.07.1999
Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
04.30.1999
Charleston, SC - The Music Farm
04.26.1999
Philadelphia, PA - Theater of the Living Arts
04.24.1999
Providence, RI - Alumni Hall - Brown University
04.23.1999
Boston, MA - The Avalon Ballroom
04.21.1999
New York, NY - Irving Plaza
04.20.1999
New York, NY - Irving Plaza
04.19.1999
Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
04.17.1999
Toronto, ON - The Guvernment
04.16.1999
Grand Rapids, MI - Fine Arts Center - Calvin College
04.15.1999
Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
04.14.1999
Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater
03.27.1999
London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
03.25.1999
Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
03.11.1999
Chicago, IL - Tower Records
02.17.1999
New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
02.08.1999
London, England - GLR Studios
12.31.1998
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
12.30.1998
San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
09.12.1998
Lawrence, KS - Clinton Lake State Park
09.06.1998
Toledo, OH - Promenade Park
09.04.1998
Rockford, IL - On The Water Front Festival
08.30.1998
North Plains, OR - Horning's Hideout
08.14.1998
Charlotte, NC - Blockbuster Pavilion
08.01.1998
Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park
07.04.1998
Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
06.28.1998
San Jose, CA - Spartan Stadium
06.13.1998
Randall's Island - Randall's Island
06.12.1998
Chicago, IL - Lounge Ax
11.04.1997
Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
10.29.1997
Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue