On Wednesday night Thom and I went to Wolf Trap for the Odd Men Out tour: Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds with Ben Lee. It was fun. Rufus sounded good. He had a small band with him, including bassist Jeff Hill, a familiar face from tours past. And Rufus looked good; he wore a white suit and took off the jacket not only ’cause it was hot but also he said his vest had “naked cowboys with their penises hanging out.” (We weren’t sitting close enough to make them out.)
For the record, Rufus’ set list (albums are noted, where applicable):
“The Maker Makes”
“The Art Teacher” (Want Two)
“Rebel Prince” (Poses)
“The One You Love” (Want Two)
“Vibrate” (Want One)
“Katonah”
“Poses” (Poses)
“Between My Legs”
“Memphis Skyline” (Want Two)
“Hallelujah” (Shrek)
“Beautiful Child” (Want One)
“Gay Messiah” (Want Two)
[Addendum: The schedule for the rest of the Odd Men Out tour and Rufus’ other gigs can be found on the events page of his website.]
[» Related: Washington Post, Washington Times, and Rufus message board reviews.]
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Jeff Hill!! YAY!
odd man out
We interrupt the cataloging of the weekend in New York to note that last night Jeff and I went to the Wolf Trap stop of the “Odd Man Out Tour” featuring Rufus Wainwright and Ben Folds with Ben Lee. It…
that’s all he played? what a short set!
i love it when he plays Rebel Prince for obvious reasons… I also love that he’s playing it now, because it didn’t get played for a LONG time!
Do you know if they are coming to New York, by chance?
Susan: Ah, yes, Jeff Hill, so cute and talented. Random bit: As if an electric bass and double bass aren’t enough, he had a cello with him; I don’t remember him having one for previous gigs.
Erik: Yeah, it was a pretty short set, but with Ben Lee and Ben Folds each going before him, and the crews taking a long while to strike and set up between each set, it ended up being a decent-length concert in all. The tour is coming to Prospect Park in Brooklyn tonight! I think it’s sold out?
I thought drummer Matt Johnson was even yummier than Jeff Hill.
And, oddly, I thought–and wrote as much in my blog–that the 12-song set was a relatively long one, especially given that the entire concert was three hours. Did Rufus really do more than twelve songs when we saw him the other times?
Yeah, when he’s been the sole headliner, he’s definitely played more songs than that. By the way, the event archive on his website now includes set lists.