I love seeing Willie Nelson fans flock to the stage when Tunin’ Tom bring Trigger out to his stand before a Willie Nelson & Family Show. After the first bands have played, and folks are heading for drinks and the bathroom and stretching their legs before WN&F come on stage, and then Tom brings out Willie’s famous guitar. Budrock has it lit softly, people see it right away and start heading to the stage to play their respects. Old folks, young folks, mamas with baby’s in their arms come to the stage for pictures and selfies with the famous instrument.
I always have to head up the stage too, say hello to the guitar, take a photo, too. I took this one.
Trigger and Willie worked hard every night playing such great music for us fans. Here’s the set list from the first of three shows at ACL on December 29, 2016.
Set-list, ACL Live at the Moody Theater, 12.29.16
“Whiskey River”
“Still is Still Moving to Me”
“Beer for My Horses”
“Good Hearted Woman”
“Funny How Time Slips Away”/“Crazy”/“Night Life”
“Me & Paul”
“If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time”
“Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys”
“Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground”
“On the Road Again”
“Always On My Mind”
“Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms”
“Georgia On My Mind”
“Georgia on a Fast Train”
“Jambalaya (On the Bayou)”
“Hey Good Looking”/“Move It On Over”
“Shoeshine Man”
“It’s All Going to Pot”
“Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die”
“Will the Circle Be Unbroken”
“I’ll Fly Away”