If any annual happening epitomizes the past, present and future of rock, it’s most certainly Bonnaroo. A monument growing stronger every year, Adam Foley captures the heart and spirit of this truly unique event.
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Photos by Adam Foley of Phish’s live performance from the rooftop of the Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY on June 21st, 2004.
Setlist: Scents and Subtle Sounds, Scents and Subtle Sounds, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Wilson, Chalkdust Torture, Tweezer> Tweezer Reprise
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Last Thursday, Phish kicked off the farewell tour in a Class A baseball park in the middle of Coney Island. It was a unique setting for the band, providing a circus-themed backdrop, which called to mind some of the more elaborate festivals the band has produced on their own.
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, N.Y., home to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 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 safely,” 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 Austin, 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 atmosphere 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 slate of stateside dates at the recent Bonnarroo festival in Manchester, Tenn., is currently on the road in Europe. That touring leg plays Newcastle, England, tomorrow (June 22) and will wrap July 18 in Portugal.
Having recovered from endoscopic 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 Merle Haggard’s annual UFO Music Fest in Roswell, N.M., and his own Fourth of July Picnic following day in Fort Worth, Texas.
Here are the Bob Dylan Show tour dates:
Aug. 6: Cooperstown, N.Y. (Doubleday Field)
Aug. 7: New Haven, Conn. (Yale Field)
Aug. 8: Brockton, Mass. (Campanelli Stadium)
Aug. 10: Wappinger Falls, N.Y. (Duchess Stadium)
Aug. 11: Altoona, Pa. (Blair County Ballpark)
Aug. 12: Aberdeen, Md. (Ripken Stadium)
Aug. 14: Salisbury, Md. (Arthur W. Perdue Stadium)
Aug. 15: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Aug. 17: Charleston, S.C. (Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park)
Aug. 18: Sevierville, Tenn. (Smokies Stadium
Aug. 20: Jackson, Tenn. (Pringles Park)
Aug. 21: Lexington, Ky. (Applebee’s Park)
Aug. 22: South Bend, Ind. (Coveleski Stadium)
Aug. 24: Comstock Park, Mich. (Fifth-Third Ballpark)
Aug. 25: Peoria, Ill. (O’Brien Field)
Aug. 27: Madison, Wis. (Warner Park)
Aug. 28: Des Moines, Iowa (Sec Taylor Stadium)
Aug. 29: Sioux City, Iowa (Lewis & Clark Stadium)
Aug. 31: Lincoln, Neb. (Haymarket Park)
Sept. 1: Wichita (Lawrence-Dumont Stadium)
Sept. 3: Oklahoma City (SBC Bricktown Ballpark)
Sept. 4: Kansas City, Kan. (Community America Ball Park)
Source billboard.com.
2004 edition of the Lollapalooza tour has been abruptly cancelled due to poor ticket sales, according to the event’s official Web site. “This morning (June 22), tour organizers and concert promoters, faced with several million dollars of losses, made the very tough decision to pull the tour,” the site says.
Morrissey, the Pixies, Wilco, String Cheese Incident, Modest Mouse and Sonic Youth were among the acts set to appear at various dates. The tour was to run from July 14 in Auburn, Wash., through Aug. 25 in Dallas.
My heart aches along with the bands, and all of our employees, whose hard work developed one of the most exciting and important tours that this nation was to see,” says Lollapalooza co-founder Perry Farrell. “My heart is broken.”
Adds booking agent/tour co-founder Marc Geiger, “I am in utter disbelief that a concert of this stature, with the most exciting line-up I’ve seen in years did not galvanize ticket sales. I’m surprised that given the great bands and the reduced ticket prices that we didn’t have enough sales to sustain the tour. Concert promoters across the country are facing similar problems. Many summer tours are experiencing weak ticket sales.”
Refunds will be available at points of purchase.
Source billboard.com.
Electronica act the Prodigy has finally nailed down details for its first album since 1997’s “The Fat of the Land.” The 12-track “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned” will arrive Sept. 14 via Maverick/XL, preceded by the single “Girls” featuring the Ping Pong Bitches. The Liam Howlett-led group is planning to tour later in the year.
“Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned” boasts an array of eclectic guest artists, including actress Juliette Lewis on “Hot Ride,” Oasis’ Liam Gallagher on “Shoot Down,” rapper Twista on “Get Up Get Off,” rapper Kool Keith on “Wake Up Call” and “You’ll Be Under My Wheels” and Princess Superstar on “Memphis Bells.”
Sessions for the album were said to have begun as far back as 2001. In July 2002, Prodigy released the single “Baby’s Got a Temper,” which debuted at No. 21 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. It has been the only piece of new music the threesome has released in recent years but is not included on “Always Outnumbered.”
Source billboard.com.
