By Alex Young on December 5th, 2010 in
Brooklyn based Ba Da Bing Records, which helped publicize Mangum’s May 6th, 2010 benefit performance for Chris Knox, also had a hand in Saturday’s impromptu performance. In a statement to Pitchfork, label head Ben Goldberg said, “I really can’t say what this means in terms of future performances. This was a last minute show, done intentionally without buildup to let it be as simple and easy going as possible. It seems to have gone exactly like that. What I honestly feel like I saw tonight wasn’t The Greatest Musician In The World Performing The Most Amazing Songs Ever, but rather a fantastic musician performing his wonderful songs. God, I have to say that is so much more gratifying than trying to look at it as a life altering event. I bet others who were there would agree with me.”
Per the below setlist, Mangum performed only Neutral Milk Hotel songs. Update: You can hear recordings of five songs at International Tapes.
Setlist:
01. Oh Comely
02. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
03. Gardenhead
04. Engine
05. Ghost
06. King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1
07. Song Against Sex
08. Naomi
09. Two Headed Boy
10. Two Headed Boy Pt. 2
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