Lucinda Williams — We Have Come Too Far to Turn Around (Live in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio)

Why It Matters

The performance underscores Lucinda Williams’s continued cultural influence and the enduring power of roots and protest music to frame contemporary conversations about history and social justice, reinforcing the artist’s relevance to live audiences and civic discourse.

Summary

Lucinda Williams delivered a stirring live performance of “We Have Come Too Far to Turn Around” at Minnesota Public Radio’s Forum, blending soulful vocals with plaintive, gospel-inflected lines about endurance, confronting evil and the legacy of racial injustice. Backed by the band Dead Pettybone, Williams navigated verses that reference 400 years of struggle, slow-danced metaphors with the devil and called for laying down the burden of hate. The set closed to sustained applause and cheers from the audience, highlighting the emotional resonance of the arrangement and Williams’s commanding stage presence. The performance emphasized both personal weariness and resolute determination in the face of historical trauma.

Original Description

Watch Lucinda Williams perform "We Have Come Too Far to Turn Around" for The Current's MicroShow series

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Lucinda Williams has a deep connection to the Twin Cities having toured here for many years, and in fact, she married her husband, Tom Overby, onstage at First Avenue in Minneapolis after playing a show there in 2009.

So whenever Williams makes a stop in Minneapolis and St. Paul, even though she’s originally from New Orleans and has been based in Nashville for a long time, it does feel like a homecoming of sorts.

On Friday, March 13, 2026, The Current welcomed Lucinda Williams to the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio to perform a MicroShow, hosted by Zach McCormick and recorded before a live studio audience. The audience comprised MPR members who had entered for a chance to win passes to the event.

Watch a performance of "We Have Come Too Far to Turn Around" above.

Musicians

Lucinda Williams – vocals

Doug Pettibone – guitar, backing vocals

Credits

Guest – @LucindaWilliamsOfficial

Host – Zach McCormick

Producers – Derrick Stevens, Tom Campbell

Audio – Derek Ramirez

Video – Eric Xu Romani

Camera Operators – Evan Clark, Maurizio D’Errico

Graphics – Natalia Toledo

Digital Producers – Reed Fischer, Luke Taylor

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