Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp to Play at Haymarket Park
Published on June 30, 2010 under American Association (AA)
Lincoln Saltdogs News Release
Bob Dylan has just announced the line-up for this year's summer concert tour, which will include Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp, along with a third act to-be-announced.
Since first embarking on a tour of minor league baseball parks in 2004, over a half-million fans have come together to spend a night under the stars. With free admittance for children*, these tours draw a multi-generational fan base rarely seen on the concert circuit, causing one reporter to describe it as, "more like a backyard party than a rock concert." The Boston Globe ranked the tour amongst "the most relaxed, enjoyable shows of the year. "You Can't Beat Fun At The Old Ballpark," came a headline from the Chicago Sun Times.
Besides performing over 100 concerts each year for the past 15 years, Bob Dylan drops into millions of households each week with his highly popular satellite radio program Theme Time Radio Hour. In recent years, he has also received the big-screen treatment, courtesy of film director Martin Scorsese, with the critically acclaimed release of No Direction Home, the first feature-length film biography of Bob Dylan. Prior to that, he spent over 20 weeks on the New York Times best seller list with the publication of Chronicles: Volume One, the first in a series of the artist's self-penned personal histories. In between these high-water marks, Bob has earned multiple Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Kennedy Center Honor (the highest honor of artistic achievement given in the United States). As a recording artist, he continues to hit the long ball. His last two studio albums, Modern Times and Together Through Life, have both drawn critical acclaim and have debuted at the top of Billboard's Album charts.
Over the course of a career that has spanned more than 30 years, John Mellencamp, consummate songwriter and performer, has released 23 albums with worldwide sales of over 40 million units while amassing 22 Top 40 hit songs. In 2008, the same year he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Life Death Love and Freedom, was issued which Rolling Stone called "one of the most compelling albums of Mellencamp's career" and placed it among the top 5 albums of the year.
On Sale Saturday, July 10 at 10am
All concert tickets are priced at $55 and are general admission, allowing fans to grab a seat in the stands or find a place to watch from the field. Tickets will be available at Haymarket Park box office, 402-474-BALL (2255) and Saltdogs.com . *Children 14 and under get in free with each adult ticket holder. Showtime is 6:30pm and gates open at 5:30. There is no baseball game on the day of the show. For more information about the tour and presale opportunities, visit Bobdylan.com .
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