Wilco perform with Stephen Malkmus and Spoon’s Britt Daniel on final night of Sky Blue Sky festival
nme.comWilco have concluded their Sky Blue Sky festival in Mexico with guest appearances from Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus and Spoon frontman Britt Daniel during their headlining set.The band brought out Malkmus to sing lead vocals on a cover of Pavement’s 1994 single ‘Cut Your Hair’, a song Wilco have covered several times over the years.
Daniel, meanwhile, was enlisted on vocals and acoustic guitar during a performance of ‘Kamera’, lifted from Wilco’s 2001 album ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’.
Both Malkmus and Spoon had performed at the festival over its three days, with Wilco headlining each night.Watch fan-shot footage of the performances below:Malkmus and Daniel were among several guests to join Wilco during their headlining sets at the festival, which took place at the Riviera Maya in Mexico.
Others who joined the band on-stage included Kurt Vile (for ‘Passenger Side’) and Soccer Mommy‘s Sophie Allison (for ‘Pot Kettle Black’).Veteran soul singer Mavis Staples joined the band for their encore on night two, performing her own song ‘You Are Not Alone’ – which was produced by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy – as well as a cover of The Staples Sisters’ ‘Freedom Highway’.
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