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Andrew Bird is an internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, whistler, and songwriter who picked up his first violin at the age of four and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear. Since beginning his recording career in 1997, Bird has released 17 albums and performed extensively across the globe. He has recorded with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, appeared as "Dr. Stringz" on Jack's Big Music Show, and headlined concerts at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and festivals worldwide.
Bird performed as the Whistling Caruso in Disney's The Muppets movie, scored the FX series Baskets, and collaborated with inventor Ian Schneller on Sonic Arboretum, an installation that exhibited at New York's Guggenheim Museum, Boston's ICA, and the MCA Chicago. Bird has been a featured TED Talks presenter, a New Yorker Festival guest, and an op-ed contributor for the New York Times.
More recently, Bird released a series of site-specific improvisational short films and recordings called Echolocations, recorded in remote and acoustically interesting spaces: a Utah canyon, an abandoned seaside bunker, the middle of the Los Angeles River, and a reverberant stone-covered aqueduct in Lisbon. Additionally, Bird hosts an ongoing series of live-streamed performances called Live from the Great Room, putting the creative process on display for fans as he collaborates and converses with friends in a candid, intimate setting.
Shortly after receiving his 2020 Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album, with My Finest Work Yet, Andrew Bird made his professional acting debut in the cast of Fargo's fourth installment, which concluded on FX in November 2020 and is currently streaming via Hulu. In March 2021, Bird released his latest project, These 13, an album entirely co-written and recorded with his longtime friend and former Squirrel Nut Zippers collaborator, Jimbo Mathus. Captured live to tape, just the two of them playing and singing from opposite sides of a microphone, These 13 marked the first set of new music that Bird and Mathus created together in more than 20 years.
Performing with the Seattle Symphony
The Mysterious Production of Eggs: Side A
Intermission
The Mysterious Production of Eggs: Side B
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This show was sincerely one of the greatest I’ve ever been to. The venue was great, the crowd was calm and kind, the openers were fantastic, and Andrew Bird and his band were phenomenal performers. Such a memorable show! Truly an experience to cherish!
We were really blown away seeing Andrew Bird live. We've become fans listening to him on streaming services and watching Youtube videos, but, the live show really exceeds what we expected. His voice is wonderful, and the music is so rich and full when experienced live in a large auditorium. We came away with a whole new appreciation for Andrew Bird. I was expecting him to be a bit of a story-teller and was disappointed that he barely talked to the audience at all. I would have also really appreciated a little explanation of the spinning horn speakers at the back of the stage, though at times their contribution to the sound was obvious. Also, the opening act was a 30 minute drum solo by his band-mate. I found it tolerable and interesting, but my partner really didn't enjoy it.
While the venue’s seating was a bit cramped, the lighting, acoustics, and performances were amazing. Andrew Bird didn’t disappoint!!! So awesome!!!
This guy has tremendous talent. The music was outstanding, not a note missed. A true perfectionist. Humble and entertaining. He needs to name every album “his best work yet”.
The only way to recover some dignity on pricing live music should be leaving out Ticketmaster and Live Nation who have bought most of the iconic venues in most of important cities in the US.
Andrew Bird is just amazing. So good. I saw him last year as well and I’ll see him again when he hopefully comes back.
The Andrew Bird concert was fantastic. Crowd was well behaved since it was a standing only concert. Bird played a lot of his work from different albums and was just wonderful live.
The venue was great, the people were definitely talking a lot as if it were just a bar.
Concert was everything I had hoped it would be....AND MORE!!
OMG, I knew I'd love both Iron & Wine and Andrew Bird, but I had NO IDEA how much! If I could give them a hundred stars I would. Genius at work. Hope they come back together, but I'd see either of them on their own. Great show.
The venue is great - the opener (Iron & Wine) was great. Andrew Bird is one of the greatest talents alive today. The only thing that I would say is that I wish there was more. We were supposed to see him in New Orleans before, but he cancelled that part of his tour for another project. I would have loved to see that show too. It was a real treat and I will do it again the next time he performs nearby! I hope he will come back more frequently. <3
The Van Buren is one of my favorite venues to see a show in Phoenix. I am a long time Iron and Wine fan and because of Sam Beam I only recently discovered Andrew Bird. He is now on my list of favorite artists! Seeing him live is a must. Hope they return to the Van Buren. I will be there.
Awesome band and guest musicians. The divine Silvana Estrada was such a lovely surprise!! The acoustics are excellent in The Magnolia- really liked the venue.
After playing most of the new album (understandable) and only one standout song (Sisyphus), Mr. Bird brought Iron & Wine on stage and they sang numerous Iron & Wine songs instead of playing Andrew Bird songs that the fans surely would have loved - Roma Fade, Bloodless, Fiery Crash, Capsized, etc. So, for the price of my tickets and waiting 9 months (including an unannounced/noticed 3-month postponement) I get 60% Andrew Bird and 40% Iron and Wine plus Iron and Wine as an opener.
This show was fantastic. The venue is so accessible, parking a breeze, drink lines moved fast, I loved having a seat. The line up was incredible and these two musicians (iron and wine & Andrew Bird) were beyond impressive. Class act all the way around. My only complaint was the crowd was too mellow. No standing, no singing along.
Never miss one of his shows. He will not disappoint. I’ve been following him for over a decade and can’t wait for his next show in southern california.
VERY talented guy (different instruments and amazing whistling) with a good group. Iron & Wine was really good too - liked his interaction with the audience.
This was my first time at Chesterfield Amphitheater and it far exceeded my expectations. Can't wait to see another show there! Andrew Bird and Iron and wine were both amazing, as always. And seeing them perform together was awesome. Couldn't have asked for a better show.
Do I need say to say more? I think “awesome” quite covers it.
We did our due little diligence before the show to make sure we knew what our parking options are. Unfortunately, all of the parking cost $20. This wasn’t mentioned online on any website or venue page. Also the only available venue parking was an actual mile away from the venu after they prematurely closed the standard lots once they were a whopping 20% full. From an accessibility standpoint, this is an unforgivable nightmare.
