North American tour announced with Bob.

[Jules]

What kind of venues are these ones? Big or small arenas? Theaters?

Edited: Just checked some of the sites (I didnt notice that the links were in mk.com presales web) and some of them looks like REAL big venues... I

[Jules]

I was just checking the presales to see the prices and there is nothing yet...

The presales starts tomorrow and, as far as I remember, althought its not the presale day or the presale time, usually the prices of the different alternatives used to be there so you can think in advance what kind of tickets are you going to buy...

Am I wrong? How stange is that? It is tomorrow...

[Hoops McCann]

Yes, the venues they selected for DC, Boston, Philly, and NY are huge arenas. It's very different as MK hasn't played in venues of this size in the US since the OES tour. I guess they expect demand for tickets for these shows to be high. Also, the Barclays center in Brooklyn is still under construction until September! Hopefully, they'll finish it in time...haha...

[Jules]

Yes, the venues they selected for DC, Boston, Philly, and NY are huge arenas. It's very different as MK hasn't played in venues of this size in the US since the OES tour. I guess they expect demand for tickets for these shows to be high. Also, the Barclays center in Brooklyn is still under construction until September! Hopefully, they'll finish it in time...haha...

Thats funny, as in the website you can do a virtual visit of the arena!!!

Looks great, and big!!!!

[dmg]

I'm actually surprising myself and getting excited now the dates are out.  I was only relatively interested before but now - wow!  Some of these venues I recognise from his '88 tour with EC so will be familiar and it's nice to see The Hollywood Bowl listed as it's quite iconic so he can add it to his list.

This size of venue and the fact Bob's will be the the main audience might introduce a new fanbase to MK's wonderful music and the timing is good with the new album, but it's important to get the set list right.  Maybe kick off this time with Rosebud Tree instead of WII/WAM?

[Jules]

I'm actually surprising myself and getting excited now the dates are out.  I was only relatively interested before but now - wow!  Some of these venues I recognise from his '88 tour with EC so will be familiar and it's nice to see The Hollywood Bowl listed as it's quite iconic so he can add it to his list.

This size of venue and the fact Bob's will be the the main audience might introduce a new fanbase to MK's wonderful music and the timing is good with the new album, but it's important to get the set list right.  Maybe kick off this time with Rosebud Tree instead of WII/WAM?

I dont see Redbud Tree as an opener, actually I think What it is or Why aye man works very well as an opener. Probably Corned Beef City will work better as is a rocker one and its from the new record.

I hope they play more than the three songs he already played last autumm 

[dmg]

I'm actually surprising myself and getting excited now the dates are out.  I was only relatively interested before but now - wow!  Some of these venues I recognise from his '88 tour with EC so will be familiar and it's nice to see The Hollywood Bowl listed as it's quite iconic so he can add it to his list.

This size of venue and the fact Bob's will be the the main audience might introduce a new fanbase to MK's wonderful music and the timing is good with the new album, but it's important to get the set list right.  Maybe kick off this time with Rosebud Tree instead of WII/WAM?

I dont see Redbud Tree as an opener, actually I think What it is or Why aye man works very well as an opener. Probably Corned Beef City will work better as is a rocker one and its from the new record.

I hope they play more than the three songs he already played last autumm 

I agree that WII?WAM work well as openers and to tell the truth I was torn between Redbud Tree and Corned Beef myself as opener but couldn't think of a joke for a song title that I just had for lunch!

[Jules]

I agree that WII?WAM work well as openers and to tell the truth I was torn between Redbud Tree and Corned Beef myself as opener but couldn't think of a joke for a song title that I just had for lunch!

And as a second song... Baloney again

And the last one... Old pigweed

[Pottel]

old pigweed!!!!!!love it..
and then kingdom come, followed by If i had you, Camerado, Millionaire's blues, Long Highway, my claim to fame, small potatoes...

[joanzimm]

What kind of venues are these ones? Big or small arenas? Theaters?

Edited: Just checked some of the sites (I didnt notice that the links were in mk.com presales web) and some of them looks like REAL big venues... I

[tunnel85]

old pigweed!!!!!!love it..
and then kingdom come, followed by If i had you, Camerado, Millionaire's blues, Long Highway, my claim to fame, small potatoes...

If he plays Kingdom come and Camerado I'll find a way to cross the ocean.
If he plays If I had you, small potatoes or the long highway I'll be happy to stay home though very sad for our US and Canadian buddies.

[dmg]

If that's the set I'll swim across the Atlantic, assuming he drops Long Highway of course!

[twm]

One of the Dylan websites is already showing 10 November as a possible second show in Chicago if the first sells out. Nothing about an extra LA show if the Hollywood Bowl sells out, though.

The Hollywood Bowl might well sell out, even with its 17,000 capacity, but would they fill it a second time? Maybe. Mabe not. You can bet there'll be a few movie stars and the like there.  I imagine the after-show party will be something.

As dmg said, the Hollwood Bowl is an iconic venue, one that Dylan first played 49 years ago! It was in October 1963 and he was an unbilled guest at a Joan Baez concert, though his appearance was reported in the local pres beforehand. He played it in his own right two years later, one of his early "electric" shows, a show for which a recording circulates.

Now, why on earth did Dylan's website show a poster for a show with Mark Knopfler at the Hollywood Bowl on 25 August 2012? Goodness only knows.

[sweetsurrender]

I was soooo excited yesterday about the dates I could hardly sleep last night.  I'm so fortunate to have the 4 venues so close to me.  I'll be going to San Francisco perhaps both nights, Berkeley and maybe Sacramento. 

I learned from the last presale how I screwed up.  I'm ready to have all 3 of my laptops going the same time tomorrow.  Does anybody know how the seats will be allocated to  MK and BD fans?  Would MK.com have some nice front seats for MK fans?

[Jules]

I was soooo excited yesterday about the dates I could hardly sleep last night.  I'm so fortunate to have the 4 venues so close to me.  I'll be going to San Francisco perhaps both nights, Berkeley and maybe Sacramento. 

I learned from the last presale how I screwed up.  I'm ready to have all 3 of my laptops going the same time tomorrow.  Does anybody know how the seats will be allocated to  MK and BD fans?  Would MK.com have some nice front seats for MK fans?

Its usually first comes firts serves basis, so good luck