Van Morrison 1999-06-12
Sportsman's Park, Cicero, IL
Set 1
Moondance
Back On Top
Cleaning Windows
Goin' Down Geneva
Vanlose Stairway => Trans-Euro Train
New Symphony Sid (4:55)
In The Afternoon => Joe Turner Sings => Don't You Make Me High => Sex Machine
Star of the County Down
Precious Time
Help Me
Jackie Wilson Said *
Gloria *
* w/Elvis Costello, backing vocals
Back On Top
Cleaning Windows
Goin' Down Geneva
Vanlose Stairway => Trans-Euro Train
New Symphony Sid (4:55)
In The Afternoon => Joe Turner Sings => Don't You Make Me High => Sex Machine
Star of the County Down
Precious Time
Help Me
Jackie Wilson Said *
Gloria *
* w/Elvis Costello, backing vocals
Set 2
Set 3
Comment
Van Morrison was the second-to-last performer on the main stage at this festival.
Other acts included Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, The Saw Doctors, Taj Mahal, Elvis Costello, and, curiously enough, Hootie and the Blowfish.
(Hootie was technically the "headliner" of the show, as the last performer of the evening. The promoter's explanation was that they wanted to avoid a crush for the exit, and therefore put the *least* appealing artist on last so that fans would stream out in a leisurely fashion during their set. As one might expect, Hootie's opening notes merely prompted a premature rush for the parking lot an hour before the scheduled conclusion.)
Van appears to hold a grudge against Chicago -- this marked his first appearance here since 1984.
(In his subsequent shows here in January 2001, he cut his set on the second night to a mere 70 minutes -- reportedly because he was offended by the powerful and positive reaction to opener Lonnie Brooks the previous night. To prevent Lonnie from stealing his thunder in the second show, Van forced him to begin his set as the doors opened -- thus preventing the majority of the audience from even seeing any of his performance.)
Other acts included Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, The Saw Doctors, Taj Mahal, Elvis Costello, and, curiously enough, Hootie and the Blowfish.
(Hootie was technically the "headliner" of the show, as the last performer of the evening. The promoter's explanation was that they wanted to avoid a crush for the exit, and therefore put the *least* appealing artist on last so that fans would stream out in a leisurely fashion during their set. As one might expect, Hootie's opening notes merely prompted a premature rush for the parking lot an hour before the scheduled conclusion.)
Van appears to hold a grudge against Chicago -- this marked his first appearance here since 1984.
(In his subsequent shows here in January 2001, he cut his set on the second night to a mere 70 minutes -- reportedly because he was offended by the powerful and positive reaction to opener Lonnie Brooks the previous night. To prevent Lonnie from stealing his thunder in the second show, Van forced him to begin his set as the doors opened -- thus preventing the majority of the audience from even seeing any of his performance.)
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