Velvet

I find the seating plan is a big deterrent.  $399 to be guaranteed to be standing in the back.

Actually, I don't know...

CITYFolk is September 14-18.

Dolly's announced dates:

Sept. 13 Moose Jaw

Sept. 16 Calgary

Sept. 17 Edmonton

Sept. 19 Vancouver

Seems unlikely that she'll come back across the country between those dates, right?

AMEX Presale on now:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1000509BB9065938?dma_id=519&crosssite=TM_US%3A732891%3A131073%3Fcrosssite

I had a pair of lawns in my cart and was about to pull the trigger when it occurred to me how perfect Dolly would be for CityFolk fest, and her calendar is clear during the fest.  I think I'll take my chances that she'll be coming to Ottawa in September.

And the answer is....$399.

Goldenvoice, the organizers behind Coachella, have officially announced their next megafest. Taking place October 7th – 9th at Indio, California’s Empire Polo Grounds, Desert Trip will feature performance from six rock ‘n’ roll institutions: Sir Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, The Who, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young will all share the same stage for the first time ever.

Dylan and The Stones are to play back to back on Friday to open the festival. Young and McCartney will follow on Saturday, with The Who and Waters closing out the event on Sunday.

Additionally, the festival will feature an all-star lineup of world renowned chefs and 40 of the best restaurants from Los Angeles to New York City. Update: According to a representative for the festival, only these six music acts will be playing the festival. No further additions are coming.

Ticket go on sale Monday, May 9th at 10 a.m. PST. The prices are as follows:

Single-day passes – $199

Three-day general admission – $399

Reserved floor – $699, $999, $1,599

Reserved grandstand – $999, $1599

Standing pit – $1,599

Hotel packages, premium seating, RV and tent camping available.

I received no message.  You can email me!  I have a new email address, quite similar to my old one.  It's my first initial and my last name, at rogers period calm.  If that's too cryptic let me know!

I'll certainly take it!  Woo!

I'm calling $250-350 face, probably camping included.

I saw a mailout that says Bob will be playing a 45 minute to one hour set "with accompanying musicians" so there ya go.  

$200 is too much for me.  That said I am quite happily surprised that Bobby has decided to cross the border again after his Ottawa Bluesfest fiasco.  Hope to see him (w/ Mayer or Phil?) in Canada again some time, at a reasonable price.

Sold.

Woah.

It seems like it's not a musical event but when I click the ticket link..err...the registration for donation it says "conversation with Bob Weir/performance".

So he'll be playing?  Solo, I assume?

Crazy velvet's blow-out sale!!!

I'm asking $120 for the pair - any takers?

I have a pair of good seats (orchestra centre, row H) for the Thursday night show at Centrepointe Theatre for face value: $186.25 for the pair.  Let me know if you want 'em!

I'm guessing this will actually be starting close to the posted start-time.  Anyone have any idea if I'm right about that?

Wikipedia.

Wow.  That came out of nowhere.  I always appreciated not using the 'Bastard.

So where are you going on the 16th Brad?  The Rainbow?  Irene's?

I wasn't in town but if I was I would have been there for sure.

I know, I know.  But it seems strange - does the new album have anything to do with trains?  And is this advertised at all?  I remember when the White Stripes did a Canadian tour playing weird venues, but it was promoted well.  This seems not so much.

Weird: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/steven-page-ottawa-train-station-1.3488744

If you're catching a train Sunday morning at Ottawa's Via Rail station, you might just run into a Canadian music icon before you board.

"They're running me out of town at that point!" veteran singer-songwriter Steven Page joked to In Town and Out host Giacomo Panico earlier today.

Actually, the former Barenaked Ladies frontman is touring his most recent solo album, Heal Thyself Pt 1: Instinct.

It's a record filled with the catchy hooks and soul-searching lyrics Page has come to be known for.

"My thing kind of has always been to write bright-sounding pop songs with darker lyrics," Page said on Saturday.

"It's always interesting to see how people respond to it."

Page will be playing at the train station at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, with another performance the next day at Kingston's Via Rail station.

Listen to his wide-ranging In Town And Out interview, which touches upon his relationship with his former bandmates, his mental-health challenges and a few other pressing topics.

Too bad.  His "thing" used to be playing arenas across North America with a great band.

I don't know what it is, but I just love Dylan shows.  Especially when I don't recognize any of the songs.

There's just something about his live shows I like.  I basically never listen to Dylan otherwise.

15 hours ago, edger said:

I rather enjoyed his set at Rothbury back in 2009 I believe it was. Artpark would be a great venue but wondering if it will be the outdoor venue or amphitheater?  If the latter could be horrible especially if on the grass

Aren't most people at a Dylan show on "the grass"?

11 minutes ago, c-towns said:

I'd rather see Anne Murray.

You just might.  Remember, at Harvest Picnic just might change any and all artists on the bill with no refunds.

They've done it before.

Pretty good bit of writing.  Wish I had thought of it.

The Opéra de Montréal is turning Pink Floyd's The Wall into an opera for its 2016-2017 season to mark the city's 375th anniversary. 

Roger Waters, a founding member of Pink Floyd, joined Opéra de Montréal representatives to announce its new season and comment on The Wall being turned into an opera during a news conference Thursday.

Waters told a news conference in Montreal that at first he wasn't interested in participating in the opera's season.

"I think my reply was somewhat dismissive," Waters said of the first time he was approached for the project. 

"It had been my experience that experiments in collaboration between the worlds of rock and roll and the worlds of symphonic music were generally disastrous and should be embarked upon with extreme trepidation. But they were extremely persuasive," he added.

"[They] played me some midi of what they had been working on and I confess, I sat there not expecting to be moved, and I was moved. Very moved. So I approach this project with great enthusiasm."

At the news conference, Waters wass asked to comment on whether returning to Montreal was difficulty after the infamous spitting incident in 1977, where he spit on a fan trying to storm the Olympic Stadium stage.

"The Wall is about the journey from the enmity of spitting in someone's face to the position where love becomes more important than that enmity," Waters said.

Organizers say The Wall album was partly inspired by Pink Floyd's 1977 performance at Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

"It was in our beautiful city, 40 years ago, that Mr. Waters' The Wall project first started to germinate," said in a statement Gilbert Rozon, founder of the Just for Laughs festival and commissioner for the city's 375th anniversary celebrations.

The Wall was released by Pink Floyd in 1979. 

The last time Roger Waters toured with The Wall Live between 2010-2013 it made almost $460 million USD. 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pink-floyd-the-wall-opera-1.3474351

You going Brad?