Behind The Scenes At The Tiny Desk in 360˚: Wilco

Note: If you’re on mobile, we strongly recommend opening this video in the YouTube app. February 25, 2016 by Bob Boilen Since we started making Tiny Desk Concerts almost eight years ago, we’ve had more than 500 artists play the Tiny Desk, our own little makeshift concert venue right in the middle of NPR’s offices in DC. From huge stars like Adele to T-Pain to up-and-comers like Car Seat Headrest and actual big bands like Mucca Pazza, all these musicians actually play behind MY desk — but I move out of the way when they set up. This is one of the things that always surprises people when they visit NPR — that the Tiny Desk isn’t a set. So we decided to give everyone a peek behind the scenes on a Monday afternoon earlier this month, when Wilco just happened to be stopping by. We invited a company called RYOT to bring two 360-degree cameras to our offices and put them right in the front row of the audience. Then we filmed the whole thing, starting before Wilco even set up, before the staff flocked from all o