TimmyB Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 from www.billboard.com Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson will hit the road together this summer, visiting minor league baseball parks across the United States. Kicking off Aug. 6 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY, home to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the the 22 date Bob Dylan show will close Sept. 4 at Community America Ball Park in Kansas City, Kan. "What we aim to do with this tour is hit the ball out of the park, touch all the bases and get home safetly," quips Dylan in a statement. Tickets for the first 13 shows go on sale Saturday (June 26) via Ticketmaster, with the balance of the other dates set to go up July 10. While its not the first time Dylan and Nelson have shared the stage in their storied careers, the Bob Dylan Show outing marks the pair's first tour together. The tour will also feature Austion, Texas-based Western swing act the Hot Club Of Cowtown in the opening slot. "Having produced several of Bob Dylan's concerts in these types of venues over the years, we found that the special aptmosphere of a minor league ballpark adds a unique element to his already great shows," Jerry Mickelson of tour promoter Jam Productions says. "A complete tour of these ballparks will have fans, young and old, experiencing a great evening of music." Dylan, who closed out a brief slat of stateside dates at the recent Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn., is currently on the road in Europe. That touring leg plays Newcastle, England, tomorrow (June 22) and will wrap up July 18 in Portugal. Having revovered from edoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery, Nelson is slated to appear Thursday (June 24) at a fundraising event for expected Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry in Los Angeles. He'll be back on the road beginning July 3 at Merl Haggard's annual UFO Musiic Fest in Roswell, N.M., and his own Fourth of July Picnic following day in Fort Worth, Texas. The Bob Dylan Show tour dates are avaliable on www.bobdylan.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 WOW! two of my favourite things - minor league ball and Bob Dylan!!! :: :: :: ....road trip anyone???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted June 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Hey Hux, I'll see you down at Cooperstown, NY as I'll be going to the tour opener from Hamilton with my girlfriend. I think I'll go down the night before as to check out the Baseball Hall Of Fame before the gig at one of the worlds oldest ballparks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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