Tyler Childers, Sylvan Esso & Kermit the Frog played Madison Square Garden (night 2 pics, video, setlists)

Tyler Childers‘ tour supporting his 2023 album Rustin’ In The Rain hit NYC a night earlier than expected when the show originally scheduled for tonight (5/30) was moved to Tuesday night to make way for the Rangers’ Eastern Conference Finals game against the Florida Panthers. That meant the two-show run with Sylvan Esso wrapped up on Wednesday night (5/29) instead, bringing lots of people decked out in their western best to MSG on both nights. Childers’ cozy stage setup brought to mind a living room, and he was accompanied by a 7-piece backing band that really brought his songs to life, running the gamut from country crooning to full on Allman Brothers-style jams. Childers brought out Kermit the Frog for an acoustic take on “Lady May” followed by a full band rendition of The Muppet Movie‘s “Movin’ Right Along” on both nights, and he also covered (as he often does) Kenny Rogers & The First Edition’s “Tulsa Turnaround” and Hank Williams’ “The Old Country Church” (which appears on his 2022 album Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven). Night one also got a cover of tourmate S.G. Goodman’s “Space and Time,” and night two a rendition of the oft-covered “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain.” See both nights’ setlists, along with pictures from night two by P Squared and attendee-taken video, below. SETLIST: TYLER CHILDERS @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, 5/28/2024 Creeker Tulsa Turnaround Percheron Mules I Swear (to God) Country Squire Rustin’ in the Rain All Your’n Purgatory Cluck Ol Hen Space and Time Happy Birthday to You Shake the Frost Nose on the Grindstone Follow You to Virgie Lady May (with Kermit the Frog) Movin’ Right Along (with Kermit the Frog) In Your Love Old Country Church Whitehouse Road Two Coats Honky Tonk Flame Way of the Triune God House Fire Universal Sound Heart You’ve Been Tendin’ SETLIST: TYLER CHILDERS @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, 5/29/2024 Way of the Triune God Tulsa Turnaround Percheron Mules I Swear (to God) Bus Route Rustin’ in the Rain All Your’n Purgatory Cluck Ol Hen In Your Love Going Home Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Follow You to Virgie Lady May (with Kermit the Frog) Movin’ Right Along (with Kermit the Frog) Angel Band The Old Country Church Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? Whitehouse Road Honky Tonk Flame House Fire Universal Sound Heart You’ve Been Tendin’