Bonnie Prince Billy at the Chapel, September 15, 2022

(((folkYEAH!))) presents Bonnie Prince Billy; Ari Micich opens
the Chapel
777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1734 USA
8:30 PM, Thursday, September 15, 2022

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[8:31 PM] {lights down, no announcements, Ari out, sets up pretty quickly}

1. [8:31 PM] Dividing Line
   [8:36 PM] {yack: thanks; this song is like Miles Davis and Igor Stravinsky having a jam session; add Monica Chew}
2. [8:38 PM] Dream State
   [8:40 PM] {drop MC; yack about video}
3. [8:42 PM] Theme and Variations on a Circle
   [8:45 PM] {thanks}
4. [8:45 PM] More Circles
   [8:46 PM] {thanks to Will for inviting me to open: tonight is the live premiere of most of these songs}
5. [8:48 PM] So Yeah
   [8:51 PM] {yack about bike riding in Golden Gate Park}
6. [8:53 PM] Bicycle Melodies
   [8:57 PM] {applause & final thanks}
   [8:58 PM] {PA up; stage hands out for the set change}

• Monica Chew: keyboard;
• Ari Micich: trumpet; backing tracks.

tour poster

[9:31 PM] {lights down; Will out with his guitar, a bag, a wine glass, and a can of red wine}

1. [9:32 PM] A Minor Place
2. [9:35 PM] Vietnam Sunshine
   [9:39 PM] {yack: last night was new songs, tonight is old songs, but here's a new one}
3. [9:40 PM] Black Captain
   [9:45 PM] {yack: another new song}
4. [9:46 PM] Kentucky Is Water
   [9:49 PM] {yack: Ass is big in SF}
5. [9:51 PM] You Remind Me of Something (The Glory Goes)
   [9:54 PM] {yack: it's a trip revisiting (these songs)}
6. [9:55 PM] 64
   [9:58 PM] {yack about Mick Turner & Mess Esq}
7. [9:59 PM] May It Always Be
   [10:02 PM] {yack about Japanese socks}
8. [10:04 PM] Careless Love
   [10:07 PM] {yack: this next song is NOT a wedding song}
9. [10:08 PM] The Way (Springtime Lyrics)
10. [10:12 PM] I See a Darkness
    [10:14 PM] {yack: now that one was a wedding tune}
11. [10:15 PM] (unidentified tune #1: lyrics “Careful who you praise and blame or you'll lift up the wrong name” / “rendering our true heroes mute” / “Come with us we'll change our tune”)
    [10:17 PM] {Lockdown yack}
12. [10:18 PM] Squid Eye
13. [10:21 PM] (unidentified tune #2: lyrics “Well my instinct lies fragily just oozing innocence” / “elevating eagerness” / “Happily Happy, Happily Easy” / “Good Morning Popocatépetl”)
    [10:23 PM] {yack about Popocatépetl}
14. [10:24 PM] In Good Faith
15. [10:27 PM] West Palm Beach
    [10:30 PM] {yack about the Mekons}
16. [10:32 PM] Horses
    [10:36 PM] {props to Ari}
17. [10:36 PM] Love Comes to Me
    [10:40 PM] {i love disco balls; more yack about KY; BBQ sing-along story}
18. [10:42 PM] Look Backward on Your Future, Look Forward to Your Past
    [10:47 PM] {encore break; Will off}
    
    Encore
    [10:47 PM] {yack: don't take my hat!}
19. [10:48 PM] The Brute Choir
20. [10:51 PM] New Partner
21. [10:54 PM] Three Questions
    [10:56 PM] {show ends; Will: You're the best!Pause for applause, then Will gathers his stuff and heads up the back stairs}
    [10:57 PM] {we're done! Time to hit the road!}

• Will Oldham AKA Bonnie Prince Billy: guitar, vox.

Whoa! This section is incomplete for now, sorry!

Big thanks to zacray for posting the setlist. Hopefully someone knowledgeable will fill things in for Ari's set too!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2022 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2022 event list! ☸ On to the next event!