Lucinda Williams brought her Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: The Story Of A Life In Songs tour to Atlanta for two back-to-back sold-out shows at Variety Playhouse over the weekend.
After kicking off the two-night stand on her birthday on Friday, Williams and her band returned on Saturday for a second night of stories and songs. Old photos projected behind the band helped illustrate the amusing anecdotes she told between tunes, some of which are featured in her recent memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir, which was published in April of last year.
In addition to regaling the audience with the stories behind some of her songs, Williams emphasized that she is still in the process of working to regain her guitar-playing skills after suffering a stroke in 2020. The 71-year-old alt-folk icon sat for a portion of the performance and required some assistance walking to her stool, but her wit was as sharp as ever, and her deep connection with her fans made for a weekend filled with “Joy” and mutual adoration.
Check out fan-shot videos and click below to view a gallery of photos from Lucinda Williams at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta courtesy of photographer Emily Butler. Williams’ tour continues with shows in South Carolina and Florida before she heads to Europe for the remainder of the winter. For a full list of upcoming shows and to purchase tickets, visit her website.
Lucinda Williams – “Joy” – 1/27/24
[Video: LeAnne Owen]
Setlist: Lucinda Williams | Variety Playhouse | Atlanta, GA | 1/27/24
Set: Blind Pearly Brown, Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotten), It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Bob Dylan), Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (Hank Williams), Happy Woman Blues, Crescent City, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Bus to Baton Rouge, Little Angel, Little Brother, Pineola, Lake Charles, Drunken Angel, Fruits of My Labor, Heaven Blues, Dust, Ghosts of Highway 20, Where the Song Will Find Me, Rock n Roll Heart, Joy
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