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Watch the Jayhawks live in concert at the Palace Theatre

Watch live concert video of The Jayhawks as they perform live at The Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 21, 2019.
Watch live concert video of The Jayhawks as they perform live at The Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota on December 21, 2019.Courtesy the artist / MPR Graphic

December 21, 2019

Following on the success of their 2018 album, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels, the Jayhawks play a homecoming concert at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, Dec. 21. Expect fan favorites from their nearly 35-year-long career, as well as outstanding music from their more recent releases, the aforementioned Back Roads and Abandoned Motels and 2016's Paging Mr. Proust.

The Current provided live video of the concert; you can watch the archived show above.

Band Members


Gary Louris: guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
Tim O'Reagan: drums, backing vocals, lead vocals
Karen Grotberg: keyboards, backing vocals
Kraig Johnson: guitars, bass
Marc Perlman: bass, acoustic guitar
John Jackson: acoustic guitar, violin, mandolin

Set List


"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
"Gonna Be A Darkness"
"Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces"
"Take Me With You (When You Go)"
"Lovers of the Sun"
"Waiting for the Sun"
"Living in a Bubble" (new song)
"Tampa to Tulsa"
"Save It for a Rainy Day"
"Got Your Message" (song by Ed Ackerson)
"The Man Who Loved Life"
"Across My Field"
"Somewhere in Ohio"
"Bottomless Cup"
"Blue"
"Two Hearts"
"Everybody Knows"
"All the Right Reasons"
"Forgotten Town" (new song)
"Trouble"
"Clouds"
"Big Star"
"I'd Run Away"
Encore:
"Settled Down Like Rain"
"Backwards Women"
"Tailspin"
"Haywire"
"Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry cover)
"Until You Came Along" (Gary Louris song for Golden Smog)
"Bad Time" (Grand Funk Railroad cover; also on the Jayhawks' Tomorrow the Green Grass)

Credits


Audio: Michael DeMark
Video: Nate Ryan, Helen Teague, John Miller, Josh Voelker
Video Director & Production Manager: Erik Stromstad
Web Production and Social Media Engagement: Luke Taylor, Brett Baldwin

The Jayhawks - official site

The Jayhawks, 'Back Roads and Abandoned Motels'
The Jayhawks, 'Back Roads and Abandoned Motels'
Legacy Recordings