While he may not have played a Kiss cover, Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy teased the Otto’s Niteclub audience with Rush’s “Fly by Night” Monday evening.

Tweedy and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche played to a sold out crowd during an hour and 45 minute set and relied heavily on songs from the Wilco répétiteur.

A line of fans snaked out the Otto’s door down Lincoln Highway an hour before the doors opened and fans filled the main room in a matter of minutes.

“It was definitely worth standing in the cold,” said Madison, Wisc. resident Nathan Winn. “This is the eighth time I’ve seen Jeff Tweedy. He’s always amazing.”

Tweedy took the stage and came out singing to an energetic crowd and never let up throughout the night.

While Tweedy sang, audience members danced in place, bobbed their heads and sang backup vocals to create a near-perfect melody.

“I’m a huge Jeff Tweedy fan and I’ve seen Wilco six times,” said Rockford resident Dan Clinton. “This is the second time on this tour I’ve seen him.”

Tweedy joked with the audience between songs and responded to calls for “Free Bird.”

“Everything was going along swimmingly until you yelled for ‘Free Bird,'” Tweedy said.

While most fans were quiet and respectful to the singer-songwriter, Tweedy still had to tell audience members to quiet down.

“I’d like to dedicate this next song to all you people who can afford to come out and talk over a show they paid to see,” Tweedy said from the stage. “It’s like you’re lighting cigarettes with dollar bills.”

While Tweedy performed a solo acoustic set for the better part of the night, Kotche joined him for seven songs near the end of the set.

“You’ll never see anyone else do what Glenn can do,” Tweedy said. “He’s a true talent.”

Tweedy ended the show by playing “Acuff Rose” at the edge of the stage, unplugged and without a microphone.

Kotche opened the show with a 45-minute percussion set encompassing drum machines, snare snaps, continuous cymbal crashes and a double kick drum and left the audience hanging on every twirl of the drumstick.