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Chicago have been one of rock's most consistently busy touring acts for decades — and they're inviting fans to look back on some of that history with their upcoming box Chicago: VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do).
Due April 6, VI Decades Live offers a rough overview of the group's touring history, condensed down to four CDs and a DVD that cover performances from 1969 through 2014. Chicago's set at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival covers the first two discs, while a 1977 show originally broadcast on Germany's long-running Rockpalast series fills the DVD.
The rest of the set offers glimpses of Chicago across several of the veteran band's eras, from the multi-platinum '70s to their '80s comeback and beyond. In addition to expected hits, the VI Decades Live track listing makes room for a number of deeper cuts from the group's catalog, including non-single cuts like "Forever" (from 1986's Chicago 18), "The Pull" (from the long-delayed Stone of Sisyphus LP) and "In the Mood" (from 1995's Night & Day: Big Band).
As previously reported, Chicago's touring plans for 2018 include a co-headlining run with REO Speedwagon as well as a residency at the Venetian in Las Vegas. This year's dates — which promise to be "the longest shows of the band's career," according to a press release — will include complete performances of 1970's Chicago II LP.
Chicago, 'VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do)' Track Listing
Disc 1
"Introduction" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"South California Purples" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Beginnings" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"In the Country" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Free Form Intro) (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Mother" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
Disc 2
"It Better End Soon" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"25 or 6 to 4" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"I'm a Man" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
Disc 3
"Poem for the People" (Paris, France 12/8/69)
"25 or 6 to 4" (Paris, France 12/8/69)
"Liberation" (Paris, France 12/8/69)
"Goodbye" (The John F. Kennedy Center for The Perfoming Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/71)
"Now That You've Gone" (Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia, 6/26/72)
"A Hit By Varèse" (Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL 8/13/73)
"If You Leave Me Now" (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12/1/77)
"Takin' It On Uptown" (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12/1/77)
Disc 4
"Hot Streets" (Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA 8/11/78) 6.23
"Little One" (Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA 8/11/78) 9.48
"Forever" (Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, FL 3/21/87) 5.48
"Medley: In The Midnight Hour, Knock On Wood, I'm A Man, Get Away" (Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola)
"You're Not Alone" (Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX 5/30/92)
"The Pull" (Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV 3/20/94)
"In the Mood" (Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ 7/28/94)
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ 7/28/94)
"Look Away" (Acoustic) (A&E Network, Live by Request 9/5/02)
"America" (WHYY, The Grand, Wilmington, DE 5/7/14)
Disc 5
"Anyway You Want" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Saturday in the Park" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Skin Tight" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Just You 'N' Me" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Hope for Love" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"You Are On My Mind" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Beginnings" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Scrapbook" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"A Hit By Varese" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Call On Me" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Takin' It On Uptown" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"If You Leave Me Now" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Once or Twice" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" [Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77]
"25 or 6 to 4" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Got to Get You into My Life" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"I'm a Man" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
Chicago have been one of rock's most consistently busy touring acts for decades — and they're inviting fans to look back on some of that history with their upcoming box Chicago: VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do).
Due April 6, VI Decades Live offers a rough overview of the group's touring history, condensed down to four CDs and a DVD that cover performances from 1969 through 2014. Chicago's set at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival covers the first two discs, while a 1977 show originally broadcast on Germany's long-running Rockpalast series fills the DVD.
The rest of the set offers glimpses of Chicago across several of the veteran band's eras, from the multi-platinum '70s to their '80s comeback and beyond. In addition to expected hits, the VI Decades Live track listing makes room for a number of deeper cuts from the group's catalog, including non-single cuts like "Forever" (from 1986's Chicago 18), "The Pull" (from the long-delayed Stone of Sisyphus LP) and "In the Mood" (from 1995's Night & Day: Big Band).
As previously reported, Chicago's touring plans for 2018 include a co-headlining run with REO Speedwagon as well as a residency at the Venetian in Las Vegas. This year's dates — which promise to be "the longest shows of the band's career," according to a press release — will include complete performances of 1970's Chicago II LP.
Chicago, 'VI Decades Live (This Is What We Do)' Track Listing
Disc 1
"Introduction" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"South California Purples" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Beginnings" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"In the Country" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Free Form Intro) (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Mother" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
Disc 2
"It Better End Soon" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"25 or 6 to 4" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
"I'm a Man" (Isle of Wight Festival 8/28/70)
Disc 3
"Poem for the People" (Paris, France 12/8/69)
"25 or 6 to 4" (Paris, France 12/8/69)
"Liberation" (Paris, France 12/8/69)
"Goodbye" (The John F. Kennedy Center for The Perfoming Arts, Washington D.C. 9/16/71)
"Now That You've Gone" (Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia, 6/26/72)
"A Hit By Varèse" (Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL 8/13/73)
"If You Leave Me Now" (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12/1/77)
"Takin' It On Uptown" (Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 12/1/77)
Disc 4
"Hot Streets" (Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA 8/11/78) 6.23
"Little One" (Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA 8/11/78) 9.48
"Forever" (Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, FL 3/21/87) 5.48
"Medley: In The Midnight Hour, Knock On Wood, I'm A Man, Get Away" (Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola)
"You're Not Alone" (Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX 5/30/92)
"The Pull" (Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV 3/20/94)
"In the Mood" (Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ 7/28/94)
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Caesar's Palace, Atlantic City, NJ 7/28/94)
"Look Away" (Acoustic) (A&E Network, Live by Request 9/5/02)
"America" (WHYY, The Grand, Wilmington, DE 5/7/14)
Disc 5
"Anyway You Want" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Saturday in the Park" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Skin Tight" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Just You 'N' Me" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Hope for Love" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"You Are On My Mind" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Beginnings" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Scrapbook" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"A Hit By Varese" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Call On Me" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Takin' It On Uptown" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"If You Leave Me Now" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Once or Twice" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" [Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77]
"25 or 6 to 4" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"Got to Get You into My Life" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
"I'm a Man" (Rockpalast - Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 2/12/77)
