Posted on 07/04/2010 11:25:17 AM PDT by mdittmar
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Bob Dylan's late summer performance has been confirmed and tickets go on sale next week for the Sept. 3 concert at Yakima County Stadium. John Mellencamp and a yet-to-be-announced third act will open the show.
"It's a huge, huge show for Yakima," said K.L. Wombacher, general manager of the Yakima Bears.
Dylan's and Mellencamp's websites had previously announced the stadium concert, but Bears officials were waiting to confirm the show.
Tickets are $55 and go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday, with a presale through Dylan's website beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Presale tickets are also available for Bears season ticket holders and sponsors beginning Wednesday.
Tickets are available through the Bears downtown office, by calling 877-435-9849 or online at www.ticketfly.com.
Not only does this mark the first time Dylan or Mellencamp has played Yakima, it's also the first concert to be held in Yakima County Stadium, Wombacher said. The Bears wrap up their regular season home games the night before.
"We've wanted to do concerts for some time now, and with these guys doing ballparks, it was a perfect fit," Wombacher said. "I've talked with other GMs in baseball that have hosted these concerts and they just said it's awesome."
Last summer Dylan, Mellencamp and Willie Nelson embarked on a 22-date outing that stretched coast to coast, but missed the Northwest.
Wombacher said he's been in talks with Jam Productions, the company putting on the show, for about four months.
"They wanted to come to the Northwest and they were looking at a few teams in our league," he said. "We were real interested in bringing this show to Yakima."
All tickets for the concert are general admission and Wombacher said he anticipates the stage being set up in deep center field.
"People can sit in the bleachers or watch from the field," he said.
The show will start at 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. Children 14 and under get in free with each adult ticket.
My guess is that they aren't totally consumed by politics 24/7 like some folks and actually set politics aside to just enjoy life for what it is.
They also probably don't force their spouses to wear red white and blue undergarments or recite the pledge of allegiance prior to having sex at night........
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