Monday, 10 Aug 2009
Pitchfork just announced that Sufjan Stevens will embark on a new tour that includes a stop at Madison’s Majestic Theatre on Monday, September 28th. The last time I saw Sufjan in Madison he played a church above the old catacombs coffee house. Anybody else make that show?
Tickets: $15
On Sale: Saturday, August 15th at 9am
Details: Tickets are WILL CALL ONLY and there is a 2 ticket limit. The box office will open the day of show one hour before doors to get people their tickets, and they must go into the building upon getting their tickets. There is NO print at home ticketing and there will be no mailed tickets.
Full Tour Dates:
09-12 Monticello, NY – ATP New York
09-21 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
09-22 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s *
09-23 Ithaca, NY – Castaways *
09-24 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom *
09-25 Pontiac, MI – Crofoot *
09-26 Champaign, IL – The High Dive *
09-27 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar *
09-28 Madison, WI – The Majestic *
09-29 Bloomington, IN – Buskirk Chumley *
10-01 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Place *
10-02 Montreal, Quebec – Cabaret *
10-03 Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall *
10-04 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
10-05 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
10-06 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
10-07 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
August 10th, 2009 at 9:43 am
I saw him when he played in the Catacombs, just after Greetings from Michigan came out. It was fabulous, but it was just him solo.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I was there too! Fantastic show, as I’m sure this one will be.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I was there also. I remember that it took some coaxing to get him out on stage…I didn’t know if the show was actually going down for a minute there. Such a good time, though.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
The show I was referencing was at a church that adjoined the catacombs with band. He had a full band that came out for an encore of the Star Spangled Banner clad in all white t-shirts.
I think it was around 2002 or 2003.
August 10th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
that full band show had to be late 2003 or 2004. michigan came out in 2003 (and i saw him right when that record first popped up on pfork)…
August 11th, 2009 at 1:11 am
The full band show was 11/19/2004. The solo show was 2003 I believe.
August 11th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I’ always trying to map out Denison Witmer and Sufjan in Madison/Milwaukee, including their CD releases. Here’s what I got; please correct:
Safe Away (DW) 1998
A Sun Came (SS) 1999
River Bends EP (DW) 1999
Enjoy Your Rabbit (SS) 2001
The 80s EP (DW) April 2001
Denison Witmer at the Catacombs (Date?)
Of Joy and Sorrow (DW) Sept 25, 2001
Denison Witmer Live CD (DW) 2002
Denison live at the Catacombs, Sept 14, 2002 (I just found this date today listed on another artist’s history site)
Philadelphia Songs (DW) Sept 24, 2002
Recovered (DW) June 10, 2003
Greetings from Michigan (SS) July 1, 2003
Sufjan and Denison live at the Catacombs , solo acoustic shows, September 2003 (I actually found a promo poster for this concert at Nottingham co-op in Madison, I’ll have to dig it out for exact date)
Seven Swans (SS) March 16, 2004
The River Bends and Flows into the Sea (DW), May 18, 2004
2004-2005: Denison Witmer lives in Madison, writing songs for Are You a Dreamer? album.
Spring 2005: Denison leaves Madison to tour as bass player in Sufjan’s Michigan Militia. Not sure of the Madison concert date, probably the show referred to above (by uwmryan) at the Catacombs.
Illinois (SS), July 5, 2005 (only show around here is in Chicago)
Are You a Dreamer (DW) July 26, 2005
The Avalanche (SS) July 11, 2006
Sufjan Stevens at The Pabst, Sept 25, 2006, Milwaukee
Songs for Christmas, November 21, 2006
Denison Witmer at High Noon Saloon Feb 28, 2007
Denison Witmer at UW Memorial Union Terrace Sept 22, 2007
Carry the Weight (DW) November 11, 2008
Denison Witmer at The Frequency Dec. 6, 2008
Denison Witmer at Goodman Comm. Center July 9, 2009
Denison Witmer at Forward Music Fest Sept 17-18-19 2009(which date not confirmed yet)
Sufjan Stevens at The Majestic Sept 28, 2009
There are also Denison concerts on the West side of Madison– place and date unknown, and at the Onoopa Brewing Company in Milwaukee, date unknown. I didn’t discover Denison or Sufjan until December 2005, so I’m working from other peoples recollections for the most part. Set lists for all the Denison shows I attended are at his website in the forum section, labeled “set lists”, site address is happybirthdaydenison.com — Nick at Shakti Books
August 11th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
The Nov. 11, 2005 show mentioned by Ryne doesn’t jive with my schedule, but I’m not doubting it as all my pre-2006 info is second hand.
August 11th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Ooops. Make that Nov. 19, 2004 for full-band Michigan Militia tour.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:42 am
man, I wanted to go to that show at the chapel so badly. i was in a high school play at the time and couldn’t make it, haha. My mom and stepdad ended up going and despite being a little weirded out by the opening act, the said it was amazing.
okay, another Sufjan sob story – I went to Chicago to see him at the Metro for the Illinoise tour and my 17-and-11-month ass couldn’t get into the 18+ show…I should probably go to this now that I’m all grown up.
August 12th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Tickets are now going onsale Saturday morning at 9:00 AM.
August 12th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
How much?
August 15th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Sold out already