MMJ to Tour with Dylan this summer

[Fully]

Also, no way in hell I'm paying 205 bucks to get early entry to see three bands. I can be very happy by the soundboard if I can't get closer.

[evilurges86]

thanks BigHerm. never been to this venue, I am picturing it a lot like forcastles stage. the waterfront and all.  I picked nashville over atlanta even though it it added 2 hours on to my drive.

[yakeroo]

My Roll Call ran out last month. Tried to renew before this presale, but it would not let me renew or buy a new one. Kind of glad now seeing as none of the codes worked.

[bartel]

My Roll Call ran out last month. Tried to renew before this presale, but it would not let me renew or buy a new one. Kind of glad now seeing as none of the codes worked.

and when the passwords did work they were terrible seats compared to what is STILL available.

[yakeroo]

and when the passwords did work they were terrible seats compared to what is STILL available.

Yeah that does not seem right. Seems like they are trying to give the true fans the worse seats knowing the true fans will buy the tickets regardless due to thinking that is the only seats available.

[tdb810]

and when the passwords did work they were terrible seats compared to what is STILL available.

Yeah that does not seem right. Seems like they are trying to give the true fans the worse seats knowing the true fans will buy the tickets regardless due to thinking that is the only seats available.

this sealed the deal for me...i'm letting mine expire

[Crayton09]

Anybody try to get tickts to the Peoria show? I got on right at 10, but the only option it would give me was that Hot Ticket bullshit which is about $190 and i'm not paying that much. The "convenience fee" on that was like $22 btw, wtf? seems like there may have been a glitch if that's the only option given. Guess I'll just wait till the public sale on Saturday.

[markcel]

Anybody try to get tickts to the Peoria show? I got on right at 10, but the only option it would give me was that Hot Ticket bullshit which is about $190 and i'm not paying that much. The "convenience fee" on that was like $22 btw, wtf? seems like there may have been a glitch if that's the only option given. Guess I'll just wait till the public sale on Saturday.

I had trouble as well and had to use the tenacious password in the spot for special codes.  If you do that, you will be able to select general admission tickets for $65.50 (plus a $10 per ticket convenience fee).  My Roll Call password was not recognized.  Let me know if this makes sense.

[Crayton09]

Anybody try to get tickts to the Peoria show? I got on right at 10, but the only option it would give me was that Hot Ticket bullshit which is about $190 and i'm not paying that much. The "convenience fee" on that was like $22 btw, wtf? seems like there may have been a glitch if that's the only option given. Guess I'll just wait till the public sale on Saturday.

I had trouble as well and had to use the tenacious password in the spot for special codes.  If you do that, you will be able to select general admission tickets for $65.50 (plus a $10 per ticket convenience fee).  My Roll Call password was not recognized.  Let me know if this makes sense.

thanks so much for the help, I got em'! it's weird that i had to use  the lowercase "tenacious" code for it to work when it said to use"Tenacious". Oh well, at least it worked.  if anyone else is having problems make sure tenacious is lowercase.

[Fully]

I wonder if the roll call password not working screws MMJ out of ticket sales...

[Murph]

I'm officially in for Hoboken and Camden! 

Just curious, how much did you pay for a ticket to Hoboken??

[e-stone]

Here is an epic noise freakout. 

http://youtu.be/UqcF0OjAdJU

I absolutely love WILCO. That video you posted reminds me when i saw them in Memphis at The Orpheum back in 06 or 07. My wife and I had 2 extras and one of my old high school buddies and his baby's momma went with us. She is a Cowboy Junkies, mellow Neko Case fan and asked me if WILCO had many songs with electric guitars. And I, of course, a man of his word, said no. Well, she scowled pretty much the whole concert, would leave for 15 minutes and go smoke a cig, come back, scowl, check her watch, go smoke, etc...and I knew Kidsmoke was coming up, and hoping in my heart of hearts they'd catch her between smoke breaks, which they did, ~ a baptismal of noise, you know? Someone needed to save this woman ~and as I was thinking > there is absolutely no way they could play this too loud (probably around the 5 minute mark on your youtube clip) I snuck a peek at her 3 seats down to my left and she was scowling, and it was LOUD and she looked over and we had brief eye contact and so I averted my eyes above her and in the front row of the balcony was a guy hanging over the ledge, losing his ever-loving-rocking mind in a blur of hair-fists and ecstasy; the perfect yin-yang moment and easily one of my all time favorite concert moments. 

Great story, Tracy!  Do you live in Memphis?  I lived there from 2002-2005.  I saw that Wilco show on the rooftop of the Gibson guitar factory, unusually cold Oct night, Wilco were wearing gloves with finger tips cut off just to play.  They said it was the coldest show they'd played and they are a Chicago band!

well they just played Vail, Colorado this past December and it snowed the entire time.  jackets, hats, gloves...the whole deal.  it was another festival/shortened set - and my fourth time seeing them in 2012 - but perhaps my favorite just for the general atmosphere. 

and as much as i kept telling myself i was taking a pass on Fiddler's Green...i'm now the proud owner of two PIT tix.  i mean really, who was i kidding?

[Angelo]

I'm officially in for Hoboken and Camden! 

Just curious, how much did you pay for a ticket to Hoboken??

$88.75 per ticket. That's including $2.50 to have my tickets mailed to me. Pretty sure I could have done e-tickets and saved the shipping.

[Tracy 2112]

Here is an epic noise freakout. 

http://youtu.be/UqcF0OjAdJU

I absolutely love WILCO. That video you posted reminds me when i saw them in Memphis at The Orpheum back in 06 or 07. My wife and I had 2 extras and one of my old high school buddies and his baby's momma went with us. She is a Cowboy Junkies, mellow Neko Case fan and asked me if WILCO had many songs with electric guitars. And I, of course, a man of his word, said no. Well, she scowled pretty much the whole concert, would leave for 15 minutes and go smoke a cig, come back, scowl, check her watch, go smoke, etc...and I knew Kidsmoke was coming up, and hoping in my heart of hearts they'd catch her between smoke breaks, which they did, ~ a baptismal of noise, you know? Someone needed to save this woman ~and as I was thinking > there is absolutely no way they could play this too loud (probably around the 5 minute mark on your youtube clip) I snuck a peek at her 3 seats down to my left and she was scowling, and it was LOUD and she looked over and we had brief eye contact and so I averted my eyes above her and in the front row of the balcony was a guy hanging over the ledge, losing his ever-loving-rocking mind in a blur of hair-fists and ecstasy; the perfect yin-yang moment and easily one of my all time favorite concert moments. 

Great story, Tracy!  Do you live in Memphis?  I lived there from 2002-2005.  I saw that Wilco show on the rooftop of the Gibson guitar factory, unusually cold Oct night, Wilco were wearing gloves with finger tips cut off just to play.  They said it was the coldest show they'd played and they are a Chicago band!

I live in Nashville

[Murph]

I'm officially in for Hoboken and Camden! 

Just curious, how much did you pay for a ticket to Hoboken??

$88.75 per ticket. That's including $2.50 to have my tickets mailed to me. Pretty sure I could have done e-tickets and saved the shipping.

Sounds about right, I was expecting right around $100.  Thanks

[EverythingChanges]

What's up with some of the shows saying they start at 4:30, some at 5:30, and some at 7?

[logan5ive]

What's up with some of the shows saying they start at 4:30, some at 5:30, and some at 7?

curfews?

[bhyman]

Been really obsessing about this show... maybe more than it deserves. But have some rambling thoughts that might be coherent by the end of this post.

The title of the tour "Americanarama" has a lot of meaning in it. Obviously, Dylan, Wilco, and MMJ represent some of the best in the "americana" genre of music. I would also add Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson for a dream show, but the current headliners are definitely top shelf. And of course "rama" at the end probably refers to the rotating headliners.

But there is a deeper connection between these three headliners. In two words... Woody Guthrie. Dylan worshiped Woody Guthrie in his early career and even spent time with him in the hospital when he was on his death bed. He wrote several songs about him and frequently referred to him as his biggest influence.



Wilco famously worked with Billy Bragg on the Mermaid Avenue album. Nora Guthrie had found lyrics that her grandfather Woody had written but never recorded. Wilco and Billy Bragg put those lyrics to music on the album, but with a more modern sound.

Yim Yames did something similar with Jay Farrar (Tweedy's former band mate in Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson, and Anders Parker that resulted in the New Multitudes album. Nora Guthrie gave them lyrics from Woody's earlier years and created the tribute album.

So obviously, Woody is a big influence on all of these bands, and Woody Guthrie is the epitome of Americana music. As a result, I'm beginning to expect a completely different kind of show from MMJ and Wilco than we have seen before. I'm sure they will still rock out, but I am starting to expect more from the folkier side of these bands. This makes me very happy. I love getting my face melted with Jim James' flying V, but there are a lot of songs I've never seen performed live. Same with Wilco. I love how they deconstruct their songs on stage... but I also dig their earlier acoustic stuff.

Dylan's new album "Tempest" is really rootsy. This could set the tone for the tour. I guess what I'm saying is.... I don't think this will be just another festival set from Wilco or MMJ. I expect them to really mix it up this tour.

Or not. Either way, I'm happy to see my favorite bands whenever possible. 

Here's a couple of tracks to mull over.

Wilco - Jolly Banker http://grooveshark.com/s/Jolly+Banker/2VMfc5?src=5
Yim Yames - Empty Bed Blues http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/02/24/147374649/from-jim-james-a-new-take-on-woody-guthries-empty-bed-blues
Bob Dylan - Grand Coulee Dam http://grooveshark.com/s/Grand+Coulee+Dam/4hZmpW?src=5

Cheers!

[bluesky]

Been really obsessing about this show... maybe more than it deserves. But have some rambling thoughts that might be coherent by the end of this post.

The title of the tour "Americanarama" has a lot of meaning in it. Obviously, Dylan, Wilco, and MMJ represent some of the best in the "americana" genre of music. I would also add Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson for a dream show, but the current headliners are definitely top shelf. And of course "rama" at the end probably refers to the rotating headliners.

But there is a deeper connection between these three headliners. In two words... Woody Guthrie. Dylan worshiped Woody Guthrie in his early career and even spent time with him in the hospital when he was on his death bed. He wrote several songs about him and frequently referred to him as his biggest influence.



Wilco famously worked with Billy Bragg on the Mermaid Avenue album. Nora Guthrie had found lyrics that her grandfather Woody had written but never recorded. Wilco and Billy Bragg put those lyrics to music on the album, but with a more modern sound.

Yim Yames did something similar with Jay Farrar (Tweedy's former band mate in Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson, and Anders Parker that resulted in the New Multitudes album. Nora Guthrie gave them lyrics from Woody's earlier years and created the tribute album.

So obviously, Woody is a big influence on all of these bands, and Woody Guthrie is the epitome of Americana music. As a result, I'm beginning to expect a completely different kind of show from MMJ and Wilco than we have seen before. I'm sure they will still rock out, but I am starting to expect more from the folkier side of these bands. This makes me very happy. I love getting my face melted with Jim James' flying V, but there are a lot of songs I've never seen performed live. Same with Wilco. I love how they deconstruct their songs on stage... but I also dig their earlier acoustic stuff.

Dylan's new album "Tempest" is really rootsy. This could set the tone for the tour. I guess what I'm saying is.... I don't think this will be just another festival set from Wilco or MMJ. I expect them to really mix it up this tour.

Or not. Either way, I'm happy to see my favorite bands whenever possible. 

Here's a couple of tracks to mull over.

Wilco - Jolly Banker http://grooveshark.com/s/Jolly+Banker/2VMfc5?src=5
Yim Yames - Empty Bed Blues http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/02/24/147374649/from-jim-james-a-new-take-on-woody-guthries-empty-bed-blues
Bob Dylan - Grand Coulee Dam http://grooveshark.com/s/Grand+Coulee+Dam/4hZmpW?src=5

Cheers!

thoughtful bhyman. hope your ideas become a reality

[EverythingChanges]

Been really obsessing about this show... maybe more than it deserves. But have some rambling thoughts that might be coherent by the end of this post.

The title of the tour "Americanarama" has a lot of meaning in it. Obviously, Dylan, Wilco, and MMJ represent some of the best in the "americana" genre of music. I would also add Lucinda Williams, Neil Young, and Willie Nelson for a dream show, but the current headliners are definitely top shelf. And of course "rama" at the end probably refers to the rotating headliners.

But there is a deeper connection between these three headliners. In two words... Woody Guthrie. Dylan worshiped Woody Guthrie in his early career and even spent time with him in the hospital when he was on his death bed. He wrote several songs about him and frequently referred to him as his biggest influence.



Wilco famously worked with Billy Bragg on the Mermaid Avenue album. Nora Guthrie had found lyrics that her grandfather Woody had written but never recorded. Wilco and Billy Bragg put those lyrics to music on the album, but with a more modern sound.

Yim Yames did something similar with Jay Farrar (Tweedy's former band mate in Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson, and Anders Parker that resulted in the New Multitudes album. Nora Guthrie gave them lyrics from Woody's earlier years and created the tribute album.

So obviously, Woody is a big influence on all of these bands, and Woody Guthrie is the epitome of Americana music. As a result, I'm beginning to expect a completely different kind of show from MMJ and Wilco than we have seen before. I'm sure they will still rock out, but I am starting to expect more from the folkier side of these bands. This makes me very happy. I love getting my face melted with Jim James' flying V, but there are a lot of songs I've never seen performed live. Same with Wilco. I love how they deconstruct their songs on stage... but I also dig their earlier acoustic stuff.

Dylan's new album "Tempest" is really rootsy. This could set the tone for the tour. I guess what I'm saying is.... I don't think this will be just another festival set from Wilco or MMJ. I expect them to really mix it up this tour.

Or not. Either way, I'm happy to see my favorite bands whenever possible. 

Here's a couple of tracks to mull over.

Wilco - Jolly Banker http://grooveshark.com/s/Jolly+Banker/2VMfc5?src=5
Yim Yames - Empty Bed Blues http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/02/24/147374649/from-jim-james-a-new-take-on-woody-guthries-empty-bed-blues
Bob Dylan - Grand Coulee Dam http://grooveshark.com/s/Grand+Coulee+Dam/4hZmpW?src=5

Cheers!

thoughtful bhyman. hope your ideas become a reality

If you're right, and MMJ plays some rarities from their first two albums, I'll be stoked.