Music lovers from across the state helped pack the Hult Center Friday night to see the Chicago-based alternative rock band Wilco perform. The crowd came to their feet as front man Jeff Tweedy led the group on stage and the room was electric throughout the show. Tweedy had some fun with the audience, befriending a young girl in attendance with whom he periodically checked in to assure she was enjoying the show. The show featured music off of their 2011 release, “The Whole Love” as well as classics off of previous albums.
Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy performs on stage to a packed house at the Hult Center on Friday, February 3, 2012. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Wilco performs on the Hult Center stage Friday, February 3, 2012. The set consisted of layered fabric which light up differently for each song, adding to the mood of the show. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Jeff Tweedy, the lead singer of Wilco, on stage at the Hult Center on Friday, February 3, 2012. The set mixed old and new songs varying across a wide array of styles. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Jeff Tweedy of Wilco plucks his acoustic guitar on stage at the Hult Center on Friday, February 3, 2012. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy dances on stage during a guitar solo at their concert Friday night at the Hult Center. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Nels Cline plays the slide guitar on stage with Wilco at the Hult Center on Friday, February 3, 2012. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Bass player John Stirratt is silhouetted on stage Friday night as the Chicago alternative rock band Wilco performs at the Hult Center. (Jeff Matarrese/Oregon Daily Emerald)
