Dylan at Celebrate Brooklyn

bluecat

Mamacita wrote: So who's going?

I'm already there in my mind

veets

I will be there! Tickets were bought 9;01 the day of the pre-sale using the code from Dylan site.

livetotravel

I'll be around "there" - just not tangled up in blue ;-)

gretch

Subject: I'm checking

I'm going, though checking from outside lawn

gigi

Subject: time of concert

Sorry if this has been repeated but I'm out the door. What time does the concert begin? I'm seeing conflicting times online. Also, does anyone know where will call is and if you can pick tickets up anytime today?

Thanks!

filmlover44

Subject: Re: time of concert

GiGi wrote: Sorry if this has been repeated but I'm out the door. What time does the concert begin? I'm seeing conflicting times online. Also, does anyone know where will call is and if you can pick tickets up anytime today?

Thanks!

I dunno, but I'll be there by the earlier time (7:00)

new2hood

I noticed yesterday that they've put material over the fence around the bandshell to limit viewing from outside the ticketed area. I don't even like Dylan, but that seems totally bogus to me.

lanciano

yeah, i don't like this exclusionary tactic either. they had the tall barrier up for another ticketed concert earlier this summer. not sure who was performining (spoon? not sure.) but it seemed very unfriendly.

i don't really care to see anything anyway. i'm just going to turn my back to the great wall and listen.

bluecat

new2hood wrote: I noticed yesterday that they've put material over the fence around the bandshell to limit viewing from outside the ticketed area. I don't even like Dylan, but that seems totally bogus to me.

I believe that's for crowd control. You can't see very much from outside the bandshell fence under best of conditions.

Looks like the concert will be mostly culled from his two most recent releases: 'Modern Times' and 'Love & Theft'. Check out www.boblinks.com for an archive of Bob's concert play lists.

-blue

caaahyoko

lanciano wrote: yeah, i don't like this exclusionary tactic either. they had the tall barrier up for another ticketed concert earlier this summer. not sure who was performining (spoon? not sure.) but it seemed very unfriendly.

i don't really care to see anything anyway. i'm just going to turn my back to the great wall and listen.

Yeah, Bob doesn't move much anyhow, so there's not all that much to see.

Hopefully its loud enough to hear outside the fence. The last show I went to of his (though it was indoors) was pretty loud, so I think it might be enough volume to hear a ways away.

michaelkeys

caaahyoko wrote: Hopefully its loud enough to hear outside the fence. The last show I went to of his (though it was indoors) was pretty loud, so I think it might be enough volume to hear a ways away.

Are you going, dearest?

pitu

so? que paso?

michaelkeys

Um, I was not there.

pitu

me neither. I don't much care for Le D, had friends setting up picnicland, saw the rain in the city and went elsewhere....
yet, curious.

brooklyngigcenter

Anyone posting a setlist?

veets

Anyone want to post their review of the Dylan concert?

lanciano

I rolled by at around 9pm and parked myself in the roadway. I waited to hear a song i recognized but i never did. I left after 4 songs. I am not a diehard fan so I don't know many of the more obscure tunes.

It was loud enough and people seemed to be enjoying themselves on the outskirts. It was a nice vibe in the park and I got a nice contact high from the clouds of doobage i rolled through.

meredithb

I heard like 3 -4 songs I recognized.

He started with Rainy Woman 12 & 35 or better known as "Everybody must get stoned" and I believe just about everyone heeded his advice.

Then there was a weird version of Lay Lady Lay. I heard his first encore of "Like a Rolling Stone then I left.

All in all not a long concert, not a great concert. And if you were sitting outside, the people talking aorund you were most likely louder than Bob.

veets

I was sitting in row H. The sound system was just terrible..booming bass off the drums and upright bass. Combine that with Dylan's mumbley delivery and I can understand Lansiano's comment about not recognizing the tunes.

I won't give you the whole set list because I am sure that it is all over the net but there were many older tunes including lay Lady lay, Blowin in the Wind, Girl from North Country. The vibe in the park was very up. The people who had chair seats were very rude! Keep in mind that we were sitting center, row H. As soon as Dylan appeared of course everyone stood up and DIDN'T sit back down! After afew tunes some people did sit but oddly enough it was the people in front of us(from our row down towards the stage) who mostly stood for the concert. This obscured the view for everyone behind them. If everyone had been seated for each tune and then just got up to cheer the D on between tunes it would have been fine but since the bandshell has no incline standing up to announce you paid $100 for your ticket ( or much more if you got one from a scalper) was just rude.

Hey.. I could keep talking here but can't imagine most people are interested. It was what it was.

brooklyn baby daddy

veets wrote: As soon as Dylan appeared of course everyone stood up and DIDN'T sit back down!

Sorry that this made the concert unfun for you, but isn't that kind of what a rock concert is, people standing, dancing and having a good time? Letting their inhibitions go, if only a little?

I'm on the other side, I feel kind of awkward at rock shows where everyone's seated the whole time.

bluecat

set list
http://www.boblinks.com/081208s.html

a couple of reviews
http://www.boblinks.com/081208r.html

I agree w/veets, the sound system was too bass infused. I wish Dylan would have mixed up the styles a bit more, maybe thrown in some unplugged pieces. He stayed on keyboard all night, didn't play guitar at all.

-b

willregistersoon

Brooklyn Baby Daddy wrote: [quote=veets] As soon as Dylan appeared of course everyone stood up and DIDN'T sit back down!

Sorry that this made the concert unfun for you, but isn't that kind of what a rock concert is, people standing, dancing and having a good time? Letting their inhibitions go, if only a little?

I'm on the other side, I feel kind of awkward at rock shows where everyone's seated the whole time.

I agree with you. I saw the Cream concert at MSG year or two ago and everyone was sitting the whole time. The mood in the crowd was just dead, even when Clapton was ripping the hell out of every solo. Sitting is for Jazz and Classical concerts. Rock concerts should be standing only IMO.

sharpie

Dylan hasn't played a solo set in over 10 years and has rarely played guitar over the past five.

I've seen him a number of times and thought the show was very good. Not the best I've seen but still very good.

Highlights for me were Levee's Gonna Break; John Brown; Masters of War; Blowin' in the Wind.

Yes the sound was a little bass-y but Tony Garnier is, in my opinion, the best player in the band.

I was in Row N and I'm with those who think you should stand at a rock concert. Especially an outdoor one.

caaahyoko

MichaelKeys wrote: [quote=caaahyoko] Hopefully its loud enough to hear outside the fence. The last show I went to of his (though it was indoors) was pretty loud, so I think it might be enough volume to hear a ways away.

Are you going, dearest?

Darn, I didn't see this until today. I refused to pay $112 for tickets so Pete and some of his friends and I all sat in the grass outside the giant fence. A couple thousand people had the same idea we had! It was cool to see so many people just hanging out and enjoying themselves.

We could barely hear anything though. Just the bass and occasionally Bob's voice would cut through. It was fun though.

filmlover44

Nettie Moore was the highlight for me!

sterling2000

Good show...was about #50 in line ahead of the gates opening so I got a great spot on the hill with sight lines between two trees. Mixed crowd of the very reverent 1960s generation and more recent fans which was reflected directly in the setlist (which pretty much skipped the 1970s-1990s). I was surprised there wasn't more dancing (me and the wife looked downright odd jumping around in a Dylan-infused frenzy). Many of the greyer hairs in the crowd who obviously don't attend many concerts these days peppered the silence between songs with shouts of "Sit down!" and the funnier "Bob wants you to sit down!" -- honestly, I think Bob would have preferred that everyone danced.

The set of about two hours was thankfully quite long given the brevity of the recent sets on the tour. The "Rainy Day Women" and "Lay Lady Lay" was a great one-two punch of an opener, with both tunes sounding really lyrically dirty. From there, he went through a somewhat themed grouping of bluesy and anti-war-themed numbers -- "John Brown," "Nettie Moore" and "It's Alright Ma" stand out in my mind -- wrapping with a great "Masters of War."

The real treat was the three-song encore (rare for the tour which has usually had 1 or 2 encore songs). "Like A Rolling Stone" was a great way to soup-up the encore after the brief break. I danced my rear end off to a smoking "Thunder On The Mountain" and then the show swirled to a finish with "Blowin' In The Wind."

Dylan looks like he's still having fun, really goosing things up as he stands behind the keyboards these days and swaps looks and nods with his band.

I wish I could be in Saratoga Springs this weekend when Bob hooks up with his old bandmate Levon Helm -- amazing these guys keep it going and keep it fresh after 40+ years.

nychas

A wonderful vibe last night. Everyone seemed to be having fun, it was good to see people standing and moving/grooving. Nettie Moore was amazing I was in that world that turned dark before Bob's eyes.

I was glad that so much dope was being smoked, LEGALIZE it!

filmlover44

sterling2000 wrote:
I wish I could be in Saratoga Springs this weekend

heh, heh. Guess where I'm going to be this weekend?

veets

Just one more thought about standing up or sitting down... and I see it is an argument I don't want to get in to. I have been to many Rock concerts (and many Dylan concerts) and When people get up and move often those turn out to be the best scenes. I don't get it how people DO sit through a rock concert.

The only point I was making is that since this took place on flat land as opposed to stadium or theater type situation where there is an incline... with most of the audience standing it made seeing the stage impossible.

Did this ruin my enjoying the concert.. absolutely not..It was a thrill to be there in every way.

meredithb

IMO, if a concert has seats and assigned seating then people should sit. If it's general admission and no seats then stand.

This is why so many venues in NYC are uncomfortable for short people, because it's standing only and the next thing you know the basketball team is right in front of you.