Bob Dylan extends summer ballpark trek
Bob Dylan has added several new shows to his forthcoming summer outing with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp .
The trek, which now kicks off July 1 in Milwaukee, includes dates at 24 minor-league baseball stadiums, with the first ballpark showing taking place July 2 in Sauget, IL's GCS Ballpark. Details are shown below.
Tickets for most shows on the 29-city are currently on sale, with all seats priced at $67.50; children under 14 will be admitted free to the ballpark shows when accompanied by a paying adult. More information, including on-sale dates for the remaining dates, can be found at Dylan's website.
During the road trip, Dylan will be supporting a new album. "Together Through Life," which hit stores April 28, came as something of a surprise to Dylan followers, and was announced via press release only last month.
Dylan, who produced the album under the pseudonym "Jack Frost"--the same name that he used for his two previous releases, 2006's "Modern Times" and 2001's "Love and Theft"--was backed on the set by his regular touring band, supplemented on the album by Los Lobos' David Hidalgo and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
The set sold 125,000 copies in its first week on shelves, according to Nielsen Soundscan, while debuting at No. 1 on The Billboard 200. It marked Dylan's fifth entry in the top slot, and second in a row after "Modern Times' also debuted at No. 1.
July 2009
1 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest (Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson only)
2 - Sauget, IL - GCS Ballpark
4 - South Bend, IN - Coveleski Stadium
5 - Rothbury, MI - Rothbury Festival
8 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Slugger Field
10 - Dayton, OH - Fifth Third Field
11 - Eastlake, OH - Classic Park
13 - Washington, PA - Consol Energy Park
14 - Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
15 - New Britain, CT - New Britain Stadium
17 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Exposition Center
19 - Syracuse, NY - Alliance Bank Stadium
21 - Pawtucket, RI - McCoy Stadium
23 - Lakewood, NJ - FirstEnergy Park
24 - Aberdeen, MD - Ripken Stadium
25 - Norfolk, VA - Harbor Park
28 - Durham, NC - Durham Bulls Athletic Park
29 - Sevierville, TN - Smokies Park
30 - Alpharetta, GA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - Orange Beach, AL - The Amphitheater at the Wharf
August 2009
2 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
4 - Round Rock, TX - The Dell Diamond
5 - Corpus Christi, TX - Whataburger Field
7 - Grand Prairie, TX - QuikTrip Park
9 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
11 - Glendale, AZ - Camelback Ranch
12 - Las Vegas, NV - Cashman Field
14 - Fresno, CA - Chukchansi Park
15 - Stockton, CA - Banner Island Ballpark
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