Cat Power Setlist

— Acoustic —

She Belongs to Me
4th Time Around
Visions of Johanna
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Desolation Row
Just Like a Woman
Mr. Tambourine Man
— Electric —

Tell Me, Momma
I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (Eric Von Schmidt cover)
Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
One Too Many Mornings
Ballad of a Thin Man
Like a Rolling Stone

Tour Dates

03/02 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater
03/04 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theater
03/06 – Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theater
03/07 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theater at Ace Hotel
03/08 – San Francisco, CA – Herbst Theater
03/09 – Napa, CA – Uptown Theater
03/11 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
03/13 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theater
04/20 – Stockholm, Sweden – Cirkus
04/21 – Oslo, Norway – Oslo Konserthus
04/23 – Berlin, Germany – Admiralspalast
04/24 – Frankfurt, Germany – Alte Oper/Mozartsaal
04/26 – Nantes, France – Cité des Congrès de Nantes
04/28 –Paris, France – Folies Bergère
05/01 – London, United Kingdom – London Palladium

Renowned singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, is currently touring in support of Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert. The tour stopped in at the sold-out Fitzgerald There, in St Paul, on the first of March.

The idea of this concert came from Cat Power’s love for Bob Dylan and her obsession of Bob Dylan’s “Royal Albert Hall Concert” in 1966 (which is actually a mislabeled bootleg for the Dylan’s Manchester Free Trade Hall in May 1966). The famed original performance saw Dylan playing a traditional acoustic and harmonica set… but then, midway in his show, he switched to electric – and that drew a lot of outrage from the purists in the crowd, who did not want their rock ‘n’ roll in their folk.

Cat Power took on the task recreating the original Dylan concert, song-for-song… but in her own unique singing style and arrangement.

The first part of the show, is definitely a quieter set. The stage light is dimmed, the hall lights are turned off, it’s like you’re watching a musical. The audience was extremely respectful and quiet, you can hear a pin drop (or a guy sipping his drink).
The focus is on Cat Power, with acoustic guitars from Henry Munson and harmonica/pianist Aaron Embry*.

You’ve never heard “Just Like a Woman” like this, sung from a fragile woman. You’ve never heard “Mr. Tambourine Man” like this either. It takes its time and there’s a hint of sadness in the way it’s sung.

Midway in the set, the rest of the band (bassist Erik Paparozzi, organist Jordan Summers, drummer Josh Adams, and rhythm guitarist Adeline Jasso… notably guitarist Arsun Sorrenti** was missing at this show) joined Cat Power on stage.

I’ll have to admit, it was a little livelier, and definite woke up some people in the audience. Marshall even encourages seated audience to “shake your fannies” during the electric set.

For Cat Power fans, for Bob Dylan fans, for fans of folk and rock… this Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert show has it all. A truly unforgettable show.

Footnotes

* Aaron Embry has toured with Elliott Smith and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, he has also helped wrote music for Jane’s Addiction. His last solo album Life Ahead came out in 2016.

** New York City-based folk artist Arsun (Arsun Sorrenti) recently shared “Babe I Hear Thunder In Your Heart,” the title track from his debut album, due out March 8, 2024. Apparently, Cat Power loved his songs, that she tapped him for both the studio and part of her live electric band for the recreation of Bob Dylan’s Royal Albert Hall.

Note: As with all previous Cat Power concerts, no photos were allowed. Enjoy this rare vuart.