Bob Dylan UK dates 2009

[billy]

 Bob Dylan - Get Out Of Denver

 Bob Dylan treats the crowd to a rocking version of Bob Seger's Get Out Of Denver  


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOQ2T5ZOL4

[billy]

John Baldwin again.............



The European Tour
 
Bob will appear at the festival in Limerick on July 4th, the day after the Hop Farm Festival in Kent. I’ve known about this for a while but have been unable to say anything about this openly. Some of you from Ireland who registered interest in the Kent festival have received cryptic messages from me telling them not to make any firm plans as something was afoot – that’s the most I dared do. It’s now out in the open. See the following press article>
 
THE LIMERICK Leader can exclusively reveal that the legendary Bob Dylan is to play in Thomond Park this July 4. It will be the only date that Dylan will play in Ireland this summer and tickets are to go on sale this coming Monday. Speaking exclusively to the Limerick Leader this Wednesday afternoon, promoter Peter Aiken said securing Dylan's services for a large outdoor summer show was "massive", but said the concert was going to be "all about the music". "It is going to be big, but it is going to be about the music - people will come from all over to see him," said Peter. The promoter also confirmed that up to four other acts are going to share the bill with Dylan, with doors opening on the day at 2pm. "We are going to have another four acts on the same day, it will be a really good day of good music - three of the acts will be very well-known, household names and people should be very impressed with what we are going to do," said Mr Aiken.

So,
 
July 4th, Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick City, Eire.
Tickets on sale to general public from Monday 15/03/10, 09:00 at €60,00 - €81,25.
There will be a presale, whatever that means or however it is achieved, starting Thursday 11/03/10 at 10:00  and ending Monday 15/03/10 at 08:00.
 
There has been a lot of interest in the Hop Farm festival, mainly for day tickets (understandably). Now you know what’s happening the day after, that might help firm up your decision; I am now trying to find out what’s happening the day or two before as well, plus what time Bob is expected to be on stage at Hop Farm. Once I have full details, I’ll let you all know.

[billy]

   
Osaka, Japan
Zepp Osaka
March 11, 2010

1. Watching The River Flow (Bob on keyboard)
2. Girl Of The North Country (Bob on guitar)
3. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
4. To Ramona (Bob on keyboard)
5. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on banjo)
6. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
7. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
8. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Bob on keyboard)
9. Cold Irons Bound (Bob on keyboard and harp)
10. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob on keyboard)
11. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
12. Can't Wait (Bob center stage on harp then keyboard at the end)
13. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
14. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on keyboard)

(encore)
15. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
16. Jolene (Bob on keyboard and harp)
17. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

[billy]

Must have been near a river..........................

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

[davidmjs]

Must have been near a river..........................

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

 

Oh God, he's taken his themed Radio shows out on the road now  

[billy]

 

[billy]

Osaka, Japan
Zepp Osaka
March 11, 2010

12. Can't Wait (Bob center stage on harp then keyboard at the end)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VhVVa9IZlY

[davidmjs]

More details on the Hop farm gig Sat 3rd Jul (now confirmed)...

http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/50384

Dylan, Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Seasick Steve, Pete Doherty....

[billy]

Foy Vance – 12:00 – 12:30

The Magic Numbers – 12:40 – 13:10

Johnny Flynn – 13:20 – 13:50

Laura Marling – 14:05 – 14:55

Pete Doherty – 15:10 – 16:00

Seasick Steve – 16:20 – 17:10

Mumford & Sons – 17:30 – 18:30

Ray Davies – 18:55 – 19:55

Bob Dylan – 20:40 – 22:40

[giottoscircle (Robert)]

Foy Vance – 12:00 – 12:30

The Magic Numbers – 12:40 – 13:10

Johnny Flynn – 13:20 – 13:50

Laura Marling – 14:05 – 14:55

Pete Doherty – 15:10 – 16:00

Seasick Steve – 16:20 – 17:10

Mumford & Sons – 17:30 – 18:30

Ray Davies – 18:55 – 19:55

Bob Dylan – 20:40 – 22:40

Where did you find the running times? Can't see them on the Hop Farm Website.

[Nick Reg]

Foy Vance – 12:00 – 12:30

The Magic Numbers – 12:40 – 13:10

Johnny Flynn – 13:20 – 13:50

Laura Marling – 14:05 – 14:55

Pete Doherty – 15:10 – 16:00

Seasick Steve – 16:20 – 17:10

Mumford & Sons – 17:30 – 18:30

Ray Davies – 18:55 – 19:55

Bob Dylan – 20:40 – 22:40

Where did you find the running times? Can't see them on the Hop Farm Website.

When was the last time Bob managed 2 hours?

[billy]

St. Herblain, France
Zenith Nantes Metropole
July 1, 2010

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
2. It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob on guitar)
3. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Bob on guitar)
4. Just Like A Woman
5. Rollin' And Tumblin'
6. Visions Of Johanna (Bob on guitar)
7. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on harp, Donie on banjo)
8. What Good Am I?
9. Cold Irons Bound (Bob center stage on harp)
10. Love Sick
11. Highway 61 Revisited
12. Shelter From The Storm
13. Thunder On The Mountain
14. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob center stage on harp)

(encore)
15. Like A Rolling Stone
16. Jolene
17. Blowin' In The Wind

[billy]

Paddock Wood, United Kingdom
Hop Farm Festival
July 3, 2010

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
3. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
4. Just Like A Woman
5. Honest With Me
6. Simple Twist Of Fate
7. High Water (For Charley Patton)
8. Blind Willie McTell
9. Highway 61 Revisited
10. Workingman's Blues #2
11. Thunder On The Mountain
12. Ballad Of A Thin Man

(encore)
13. Like A Rolling Stone
14. Forever Young

[GubGub (Al)]

But was it any good?

All decades represented I see but it looks like quite a short set.

[giottoscircle (Robert)]

But was it any good?

No,it was flipping brilliant!

[peterwales]

See my post on "festivals" on Hop Farm, but basically it didn't seem too short- for me it was a good choice of "best of" type of material; the band themselves played well, but his voice is just awful now. I've certainly seen him worse (Hyde Park, 1996) but also a lot better when he (and I ) were a lot younger- e.g. Blackbush, 1978.
The encores numbers were well chosen, and quite "stirring" although that was more about the crowd's reaction then Bob's singing. What I found particularly uplifting last night, was how many young people were there, and obviously enjoying his music and lyrics. Reminded me of when I first got into Dylan, in the early 70's.......

[billy]

Limerick City, Ireland
Thomond Park Stadium
July 4, 2010

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
2. Lay, Lady, Lay
3. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
4. Just Like A Woman
5. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
6. Tangled Up In Blue
7. Rollin' And Tumblin'
8. Tryin' To Get To Heaven
9. Cold Irons Bound
10. Love Sick
11. Highway 61 Revisited
12. Workingman's Blues #2
13. Thunder On The Mountain
14. Ballad Of A Thin Man

(encore)
15. Like A Rolling Stone
16. I Feel A Change Comin' On
17. Jolene
18. Blowin' In The Wind

[billy]

Bob Dylan at the Hop Farm Festival 2010


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVmMGlhL-xQ

[billy]

The New Album Collections – Official News

 

Bobdylan.com in conjunction with Sony Columbia have formally announced the release of the new albums that we knew about some while back. For those of you who haven’t seen this, here’s the formal announcement:

 

Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series Volume 9 – The Witmark Demos will be released on Tuesday, October 19th, in conjunction with the re-release of the artist's first eight long-playing albums in a box set titled Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings. Both sets have been long sought-after by collectors and fans worldwide, with The Witmark Demos seeing their first commercial release nearly five decades after they were first recorded, and The Original Mono Recordings returning to the marketplace for the first time ever on CD as well as on fully analogue 180-gram vinyl. Both are now available for pre-sale with an exclusive t-shirt and limited edition 18x24" Bob Dylan poster at SonyMusicDigital.com/bobdylan. You can also pre-order the CD or vinyl sets at Amazon.

 

The Witmark Demos features 47 Bob Dylan songs recorded by the artist accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, harmonica and occasionally piano on 2 CD or 4 LP 180-gram vinyl. All of these songs were written – and their subsequent demos recorded – before Bob Dylan turned 24 years old.

Among the many gems are 15 Bob Dylan songs that were recorded by the artist only for these sessions, and which have never been officially released to the public until now. These include the plaintive "Ballad For A Friend," the civil rights era-inspired "Long Ago, Far Away" and "The Death Of Emmett Till," and the poignant "Guess I'm Doing Fine."

The Original Mono Recordings is comprised of Bob Dylan's first eight long-playing albums, painstakingly reproduced from their first generation monaural mixes as the artist intended them to be heard. These eight albums – spanning the artist's self-titled debut in March 1962, through John Wesley Harding released on December 27, 1967 – are universally regarded as some of the most important works in the history of recorded music.

Together with The Witmark Demos, they provide the public with a wide-ranging view of Bob Dylan's work during the 1960s, and chronicle his amazing evolution from fledgling songwriter to one of the world's most inventive and singular recording artists.

[billy]

I'm going to at least 4 shows this time as much to meet up with friends as anything else.That could well be my lot unless he plays at Sutton United football club.

Instead of going to see him 4 times, you could just about have afforded to buy Sutton United football club in the current climate....

Not any more! Yesterday i watched Sutton win 4-1 and then Fairport at Farnham.Normality has returned!