Ryan Adams may have performed a much-talked about show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville recently, but last night’s gig at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center had its own epic moments, too.
Take, for instance, when Adams and opener/indie goddess Jenny Lewis performed the must-hear track for any Carolina-based fan, “Oh My Sweet Carolina.”
Or the time he took to a microphone wrapped in Christmas lights on stage-left to do a solo acoustic performance of “My Baby Don’t Understand Me” — a song by Natalie Prass, who Adams toured with recently in the UK.
And, according to Adams, last night was the first time his current band has ever performed “To Be Young.” And don’t forget about the Oasis cover, “Wonderwall,” which he originally performed on Love is Hell Part I.
Plus, you know it’s a special show when Adams precedes “The End” with, “This is dedicated to my pops, who’s here tonight.” He also clarifies that the lyrics are no longer valid (the song says, “I don’t know the sound of my father’s voice/ I don’t even know how he says my name.”).
The 22 track-strong setlist ended with the high note of Heartbreaker’s “Come Pick Me Up,” and the lack of an encore unfazed one totally satisfied audience. After the show, Adams retweeted yours truly, and we’re still swooning.
Here’s everything else you missed:
Gimme Something Good
Let it Go
Stay With Me
Dirty Rain
This House is Not for Sale
Dear Chicago
Winding Wheel
Magnolia Mountain
To Be Young
The End
Peaceful Valley
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Kim
I Love You But I Don’t Know What to Say
Trouble
Oh My Sweet Carolina w/ Jenny Lewis
When the Stars Go Blue
My Baby Don’t Understand Me (Natalie Prass)
New York, New York
Shakedown on 9th St
I See Monsters
Come Pick Me Up
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