TheMaker Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 I don't know about you guys, but I am going to be enjoying a sustained heart attack from now until I have a damned ticket for a Toronto show IN MY HAND. The only way I'm missing this is if I'm dead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 wow. awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 I know I was so thrilled to hear this my favorite musician can't wait hope he comes to virginia beach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnW Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 this is exciting, who is the source of this information? I will be getting tickets immediatly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 The source is the dilligently maintained Eyeball Kid Waits blog and a number of other music boards. Also, I'd like to apologize for messing up and thinking that today was Wednesday when it's only Tuesday. Stay tuned for an announcement tomorrow, and if I'm mistaken then, everybody can huck t'maters at me and stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Checked Pollstar this morning for news on a Waits tour and here is the interesting response: This Artist is not on tour right now, but you might be interested in some of these related artists ..... Bob DylanBeckWilcoElvis Costello Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 The source is the dilligently maintained Eyeball Kid Waits blog and a number of other music boards. Also, I'd like to apologize for messing up and thinking that today was Wednesday when it's only Tuesday. Stay tuned for an announcement tomorrow, and if I'm mistaken then, everybody can huck t'maters at me and stuff. thanks for the update. oh yeah, awesome avatar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 I was inspired! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 Tuesday, Aug 1 Atlanta, GA TabernacleWednesday, Aug 2 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe AuditoriumFriday, Aug 4 Memphis, TN Orpheum TheatreSaturday, Aug 5 Nashville, TN Ryman AuditoriumMonday, Aug 7 Louisville, KY Palace TheatreWednesday, Aug 9 Chicago, IL Auditorium TheatreFriday, Aug 11 Detroit, MI Opera HouseSunday, Aug 13 Akron, OH Akron Civic I hope to fucking god there's more dates on the way. I have a no-travelling-beyond-Toronto-or-Buffalo concert rule, but if I have to, god help me, I'll take a damn coach all the way to Dee-troy-it for Mr. Waits. Not missing this for the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tenderloin Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Tuesday, Aug 1 Atlanta, GA TabernacleWednesday, Aug 2 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe AuditoriumFriday, Aug 4 Memphis, TN Orpheum TheatreSaturday, Aug 5 Nashville, TN Ryman AuditoriumMonday, Aug 7 Louisville, KY Palace TheatreWednesday, Aug 9 Chicago, IL Auditorium TheatreFriday, Aug 11 Detroit, MI Opera HouseSunday, Aug 13 Akron, OH Akron CivicI hope to fucking god there's more dates on the way. I have a no-travelling-beyond-Toronto-or-Buffalo concert rule, but if I have to, god help me, I'll take a damn coach all the way to Dee-troy-it for Mr. Waits. Not missing this for the world.where did you find this info? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul137 Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 holy cow someone who doesn't skip detroit on a tour. makes coming back to work after a long weekend worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I haven't seen Waits since 1981, but it remains one of my all time favorite shows. Sure hope a few more shows are added to this little tour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 yay!!!!!!!!!!1 atlanta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the tip bro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Laminated Kat Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I hope to fucking god there's more dates on the way.Jesus, I hope so too. This is exciting news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 i'd def pay the $100 or so tix will be for this, but Chi in the middle of the week :-/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnW Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 is it going to be possible to get tickets for this?????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 nope. he will most likely be playing to empty venues Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnW Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 well I was just thinking about the probability of getting a ticket at face value although I would pay much more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tupeloattheBottleneck Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 where did you find this info? me likes the pic. mind if I steal that for a tee shirt?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) The full announcement: Iconoclast and reclusive touring artist TOM WAITS is making an unprecedented move by taking his always unpredictably stunning live show on the road, mostly in cities (Atlanta, Memphis, Louisville, Nashville) where he hasn't been seen on stage since the mid-to-late '70s. As for Asheville, NC, Tom has never played a gig; he hasn't performed in Akron, OH or Detroit since the '80s. The most recent stop on this extraordinary tour is Chicago, where Waits played the Chicago Theater for three sold out nights on his "Mule Variations" tour in '99. "We need to go to Tennessee to pick up some fireworks, and someone owes me money in Kentucky," says Waits about why he's chosen this particular time and route to tour. When this two-time Grammy-winner last performed live in 2004, tickets sold out in hours, if not minutes. His most recent live date in London sold out in 30 minutes, with over 150,000 ticket requests received within the first hour. Waits' three previous North American concerts (two in Vancouver, Canada and one in Seattle) were also snapped up in record time. "His concert was a nostalgic trip through freak shows, murder ballads, and ruminations on lost love," wrote Charles R. Cross in Rolling Stone after 2004 performance at Seattle's Paramount Theater. "He didn't so much sing these songs as he wheezed, whistled, and shouted them, shaking his fist like a craps player on a roll. Mining his recent Real Gone.Waits created a world of haunting characters adrift in a bygone age." In other news, Paste magazine has just issued its collector's edition citing the "100 Best Living Songwriters," with Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan (longtime co-writer, co-producer and wife) clocking in at #4. According to Paste, "In literature, only a handful of writers have pulled off the near impossible. In music, it happens on every Tom Waits recording." Look for local ads in the regional papers for on sale dates. The first show in Atlanta goes on sale July 8. Shit shit shit shit shit shit. Looks like those eight dates are it. Won't be seeing any of these faraway shows. The Midwesterners - spoiled again. Edited July 5, 2006 by TheMaker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Asheville!!! Sweet! I'm trying to get my brother hyped up to go. He's a big Waits fan, but may have to be at work the next day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tenderloin Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 me likes the pic. mind if I steal that for a tee shirt?? That is the Tan Man, my friend. You can steal as long as I get one. Fat Guy Size por favor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tupeloattheBottleneck Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 That is the Tan Man, my friend. You can steal as long as I get one. Fat Guy Size por favor. Holy Hell- The Tan Man. that gots to be the best Larry reference of all time!! that would be a XL coming your way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deaf Ro Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 (edited) Not to be that guy but I have never once been able to make it through a Tom Waits record. I've tried Rain Dogs, Swordfishtrombones, Bone Machine, Mule Variations, Alice, Closing Time, etc., etc. Dude's voice sounds like a drill to the skull. Is there another one I should try? Edited July 6, 2006 by Deaf Ro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phonophore Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Tickets for the Detroit Opera House are $72.00. Must get a paper route now to raise revenue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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