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Minor league ballparks to again host Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan

Published April 21, 2005 04:47 PM

By Rob Evans / LiveDaily Editor

Fellow touring aficionados Willie Nelson [ tickets ] and Bob Dylan will again team for a spring/summer jaunt that will visit Minor League ballparks.

The outing launches May 25 in Florida, and is set to visit about 30 cities in the South and Midwest. Tickets for many shows go on sale Saturday (4/23).

Also on board for the tour are The Greencards, an acoustic, bluegrass-style trio with roots in the U.K. and Australia.

Country icon Nelson and folk legend Dylan first toured together last year, when they also played Minor League stadiums. Though that outing marked their first joint roadtrip, the two singer/songwriters have appeared together at many shows in the past.

The latest release from Nelson--who, at the age of 71, still plays about 250 shows each year--is the new best-of set "Songs," which features 20 of his previously released hits. Nelson's most recent studio album of new material is last year's "I Always Will Be."

Dylan, who is currently on tour with country great Merle Haggard, hasn't released a new studio album since 2001's Grammy-winning "Love and Theft." Despite the dearth of new material, he's been a near-constant on the road since the set's release.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

May 2005
25 - Ft. Myers, FL - William H. Hammond Stadium
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Ft. Lauderdale Stadium
28 - Kissimmee, FL - Osceola County Stadium
29 - Clearwater, FL - Bright House Network Field
30 - Jacksonville, FL - Metropolitan Park

June 2005
1 - Chattanooga, TN - BellSouth Park
3 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Coastal Federal Field
4 - Savannah, GA - Grayson Stadium
5 - Birmingham, AL - Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
7 - Greenville, SC - Greenville Municipal Stadium
10 - Salem, VA - Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium
11 - Greensboro, NC - First Horizon Park
12 - Zebulon, NC - Five County Stadium
14 - Bowie, MD - Prince George's Stadium
15 - Lakewood, NJ - FirstEnergy Park
16 - Camden, NJ - Campbell's Field
19 - Lancaster, PA - Clipper Magazine Stadium
21 - Norwich, CT - Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium
23 - Pittsfield, MA - Wahconah Park
24 - Little Falls, NJ - Yogi Berra Stadium
26 - Eastlake, OH - Classic Park
28 - Nashville, TN - Herschel Greer Stadium
29 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Slugger Field

July 2005
1 - Memphis, TN - AutoZone Park
2 - Little Rock, AR - Ray Winder Field
4 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ft. Worth Stockyards (Willie Nelson Picnic)
6 - Tulsa, OK - Drillers Stadium
8 - Sauget, IL - GMC Stadium
9 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Veterans Memorial Stadium
12 - St. Paul, MN - Midway Stadium