Mark and Bob in the ol' USA

[tunnel85]

Anytime is good for me.
The sooner the better.  Especially if it's a US tour.  

[Jules]

Just read this from a forumer in EXPECTING RAIN called Nosferatu

Strange things!

According to my source there was indeed no plan to Tour this year.
There was never a plan to Tour with Petty. I wasn't told the reason but the talk about recently designed Tour posters was completely wrong and a joke of the Crew and perhaps even of Bob or the Band..

But since beginning of January there were indeed plans to Tour in South America (with MK!) in Spring (Between March and May).
Anyway they started to book locations and stopped everything a week ago. The order to stop came from Bob.
It's not sure what happens now, because they stopped proceedings but didn't cancel the locations.
There was also a plan to tour in USA west Coast ( with MK!!!) in June / July and Europe in Autumn. Also these plans got stopped.

Same thing happened 2008 were all plans got stopped (by order of Bob) but the proceedings continued two weeks later and the first dates arrived.

Let's see. Something is happening here and announcements even for South America might happen every day.

[superval99]

Ha!   Just read that on ER.    Sounds interesting and the dates mentioned fit in with those  which would fit in with John McCusker.  Let's see if it happens.  Maybe that's why Guy is a bit cagey! 

[tunnel85]

Everything is logical and all the information, clues or guesses we've had since november are coherent.
The big question is how to get there 
I must admit I have no answer 

It also means that the autumn Europe leg (including probably South of France / Spain) is Bob only. 
For our side, it means back to normal life : album release in September + tour announcement.

[Rollergirl]

The big question is how to get there 

on a plane? 

That would be nice, we are thinking about spending some time in the Big Apple this summer, maybe we could go and see a show.... (just have to convince the other half, that may be tough...)

[superval99]

I'm saving my money for next year's  tour, unless MK tours Europe/UK with BD again in Autumn, which I doubt very much.

[Jules]

I didnt noticed that the autumm tour was without MK in that post from ER...

Well, if its that way, europeans we are safe of spending money again with that show, and we can save it for the real thing 

[tunnel85]

I didnt noticed that the autumm tour was without MK in that post from ER...
Well, if its that way, europeans we are safe of spending money again with that show, and we can save it for the real thing 

Mark not touring in Europe with BD already "clearly" announced by GF. 

The other option may be MK touring on his own in Europe in Autumn but I don't feel it.

The big question is how to get there 

on a plane? 

That would be nice, we are thinking about spending some time in the Big Apple this summer, maybe we could go and see a show.... (just have to convince the other half, that may be tough...)

I would have more than one half to convince ...
I don't care, I will have more arguments for the real tour.   
It's time to do something big. 

[twm]

This early news of Dylan in South America makes no mention of MK:-

http://www.entradasyconciertos.com/2012/01/24/bob-dylan-en-argentina-2012/

It is a very premature report, clearly, but one might have expected a reference to MK if it were to be a co-tour of any kind.

Whenever the possibilty of a joint BD/MK in 2012 has come up in conversation with my various contacts, it has always been in terms of a BD/MK tour happening this coming autumn, not earlier. I have taken this to mean that, at this stage, they and their management teams have agreed to keep a run of specific weeks clear in their work schedules and have spoken to the band memebers and the road crew accordingly. Meanwhile, the backroom people will begin to try and put something together. Of course, the principals could change their minds or they might receive an even better offer. On the Dylan side, he likes to finish tours and be home (presumably with the family) by Thanksgiving. Thus, to my mind, "autumn" means the month or so preceding this.

I'm prepared to be wrong but that's my reading of the situation.

[shooting_star_night]

Would be nice to know something soon

& another Mark & Bob tour would be nice 

[Hophead]

This early news of Dylan in South America makes no mention of MK:-

http://www.entradasyconciertos.com/2012/01/24/bob-dylan-en-argentina-2012/

It is a very premature report, clearly, but one might have expected a reference to MK if it were to be a co-tour of any kind.

Whenever the possibilty of a joint BD/MK in 2012 has come up in conversation with my various contacts, it has always been in terms of a BD/MK tour happening this coming autumn, not earlier. I have taken this to mean that, at this stage, they and their management teams have agreed to keep a run of specific weeks clear in their work schedules and have spoken to the band memebers and the road crew accordingly. Meanwhile, the backroom people will begin to try and put something together. Of course, the principals could change their minds or they might receive an even better offer. On the Dylan side, he likes to finish tours and be home (presumably with the family) by Thanksgiving. Thus, to my mind, "autumn" means the month or so preceding this.

I'm prepared to be wrong but that's my reading of the situation.

This makes perfect sense. John and Mike's tour together will take them well into the summer..so working around that for a summer tour could be difficult. Pair that with the fact that Mark's album releases are usually in mid-September..and you have the stage set for a promo tour for the new album...September, October and finishing in mid-November..just in time for Bob to go home for Thanksgiving.

[shooting_star_night]

Could be a nice West Coast tour with Mark & Bob

As is what Bob did with Van & Joni Mitchell in 1998.

We shall see (& hopefully soon)

[Jules]

Just Autumn will be strange as its supposed that the free months in MK schedule are the ones in spring-summer, unless the film score will have him very occupied.

Summer tour at the US will make sense in his usual schedule, and a October-November tour again with Bob would make sense as well to promote the new record that, as usual, us very likely to be release in September.

[shooting_star_night]

Just Autumn will be strange as its supposed that the free months in MK schedule are the ones in spring-summer, unless the film score will have him very occupied.

Summer tour at the US will make sense in his usual schedule, and a October-November tour again with Bob would make sense as well to promote the new record that, as usual, us very likely to be release in September.

& in Europe maybe longer sets by MK and possibly a trade-off opener/closer by he and Bob.

[superval99]

Guy has already said no Europe tour with Mark and Bob.