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Prague in September? I don't know if this was at the band's urging or someone here decided to take a chance on bringing them to this market, but that person is getting my eternal thanks and respect (and free beer if they want it). I finally won't have to traipse all over Europe just to catch Wilco and can proselytize for them here by dragging people to see them. Given that I've never heard them on the radio here, especially on Radio 1, I have no idea how many like-minded people are around for this and it will be interesting to see what venue they book. After years of feast-or-famine live music periods, we may finally be getting a few curveballs in addition to the usual large arena shows (Scorpions last roundup next month) and the super-small up-and-comers from the UK (like the Ting Tings before they got famous). Chris Issak is playing here in June and that's an artist I never expected to see here. Now about those Paul Westerberg, Los Lobos, Phish and Camper Van Beethoven shows they've been talking about for years.............

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Prague in September?

 

Are you sure it's Prague? Brno would be good (for me anyway!!!!). Like Bbop, I'm sure that a lot of Americans will attend the show, but when Wilco played Dresden in 2007, a fair handful of Czechs were there, so it will be interesting to see how much local support there is.

 

Additionally, unusual foreign bands playing here often generate nationwide publicity, so it's possible that a lot of people will go out of curiosity.

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That's a fair point - the Wilco e-mail only said ``first ever in the Czech Republic'' so I immediately concluded it would be Prague. Brno is an option but I would doubt that they would make probably their only appearance there - no disrespect to the Moravians. As to the American factor, there are still a good number of Americans about but the numbers are greatly reduced from the 1990s period, mostly because the city is now rather expensive for those who might just be bumming about for any extended amount of time and it'd much harder to find a job unless you're really qualified to be a teacher. But I would still expect to see a good gathering of Americans at the show, regardless of where it gets booked. It will be interesting to see what kind of attention Tweedy gives that kind of crowd. At the Dresden show he ribbed some Americans there to the point that Nels gave him a withering look.

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Ok, the Prague show has been announced locally for Sept. 28 - here's a link. Tickets on sale from Wednesday. Archa is a good club for them - good sight lines. Great vibe there from the people who run it. Saw many acts there, including the White Stripes, Morrissey, Butthole Surfers. Randy Newman and David Byrne have also played there.

 

Here's a link to the show (in Czech)

 

http://www.stimul-festival.cz/

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hooray! my ticket is reserved. I've been waiting a looooooooong time for this...

 

How were you able to get a ticket? I can't find the show online for sale anywhere, and I sent an e-mail last night but have received no response.

 

Update: Ah, I see that I can order tickets for cash pickup from the Colosseum box office, but I don't see any other option, such as having them mailed to the US.

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How were you able to get a ticket? I can't find the show online for sale anywhere, and I sent an e-mail last night but have received no response.

 

Update: Ah, I see that I can order tickets for cash pickup from the Colosseum box office, but I don't see any other option, such as having them mailed to the US.

i called an old friend an she magically took care of it. hooray for old friends.

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I would expect a heavy American contingent if there was a show in Prague. Isn't half that city American ex-pats or something like that? :pirate

 

 

i take you'll be there :lol

 

bob dylan's playing in Macedonia in June, which is tempting - see my homeland for the first time (oh, and the old geezer for the 8th time!)

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i take you'll be there :lol

 

bob dylan's playing in Macedonia in June, which is tempting - see my homeland for the first time (oh, and the old geezer for the 8th time!)

 

 

You should do it...that would be a fun cultural expierence. I always have been tempted to see big artist in the unpopular concert towns. one of my favorites Medeski, martin and Wood just played Serbia and Tiblisi, Georgia...I would love to see how the crowd would react to the band. My favorite though was reading up on the White Stripes when they played in Canada at Iqaluit at the eskimo village in a town 1000 miles north of Quebec in a town of 500 people..I would have paid a ton to see that show as it would have been an unforgettable expierence. I actually looked into it at the time but airfare was $2,000!!!!

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