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Jeff Tweedy, Wilco to play four shows at Chicago Theatre

By Miriam Di Nunzio

Jeff Tweedy and Wilco play the Riviera Theater in 2014 .| Alex Wroblewski/Sun-Times

UPDATED Nov. 28, 2016:

A fourth and final show, Feb. 26, 2017, has been added to Wilco’s winter residency at the Chicago Theatre. Tickets for the Feb. 26 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 2 at ticketmaster.com. The other three shows are sold out.

Chicago’s own Wilco — Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Nels Cline, Glenn Kotche, Patrick Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen — will headline the Chicago Theatre (for the first time ever) Feb. 22, 23 and 25 and 26, 2017 in support of their 10th studio album, “Schmilco.”

Tickets (reserved seats) $49.50-$85) will go on sale at 11 a.m. Nov. 18 by phone at (800) 745-3000, at the theater box office, 175 N. State, or online at ticketmaster.com. A four ticket limit will be strictly enforced.

A special pre-sale kicks off at 10 a.m. Nov. 17.

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