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The songs on Beck’s excellent new album Modern Guilt are sparse forays into ’60s pop and psychedelia, something reflected in his approach to his current stripped-down tour. So it’s ironic that Beck kicked off the short jaunt in Reno on the world’s largest indoor stage. “I thought, ‘Shit, this goes on forever!’ ” Beck says. “If I had known, I would have really done something special.” Click below for more on Beck’s tour, including his scrapped lighting ideas and his collaborations with opener Devendra Banhart.

• Beck Debuts Stripped Down Tour in Reno

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