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Joined: May 23 2007
From: Frederick, MD
Paco tour
Is anyone going to see Paco in Europe from US? If he's not coming to States I gotta go see him. I am trying to figure out what is the easiest place to fly to from DC?
So if anyone has got plans to go I'd like to hear from them.
Also is anyone aware of tour 2010 to be extended to US?
Interesting, this reminded me to look up if he is coming nearby. Turns out he will be playing in the very town I live in May - the 2nd last concert of the tour.
I often travel vast distances to see bands I like, so I can appreciate the impulse. If anyone on the forum (where I've been intensively lurking for a while now) wants to travel a very long way to see him in Basel, Switzerland on 2 May, I'd be happy to buy you a beer or other beverage and show you around town a bit. I can also help you with where/how to get tickets - seems like there's plenty of good ones left at the moment.
(Can I now ask a horribly basic flamenco newbie question? As that I am - a newbie. What would one of his concerts be like? I have a very strong preference for flamenco music without instruments beyond guitar and percussion. The group is listed as "Paco de Lucia & Sextett". What would they likely play?)
I was actually thinking about Switzerland. Don't need EU visa for Switzerland.
Bogdan,
You can also bank all your savings there and save it from the Welfare seekers and those jobless Canadians and Mexicans tiptoeing across the border at night to get at it.
I was in Tarifa in the early 70's and one day, looking at the local newspaper at 5pm, read that he was appearing solo at a recital in Cadiz only 100km away. I made it to the bus station for 5.30pm and was told the last bus for Cadiz had left at 5.10pm.
"Otro mañana...6.15am..." said the bored clerk.
Our Cadiz province residing member Phil was at that concert and said it was unbelievable.
Actually, Switzerland is part of the Schengen area, which means the visa requirements are pretty much the same as for much of the EU. Are you not a US citizen? I didn't think US citizens needed to apply for a visa to enter the Schengen area, but it's not my field of expertise.
You can also bank all your savings there and save it from the Welfare seekers and those jobless Canadians and Mexicans tiptoeing across the border at night to get at it.
Many of these actually come to work, it's the insiders that I'm worried about. But thanks for the concern, I prefer to keep the savings under the mattress.
I cant believe thats all the dates. There are only 17 concerts. There must be more to be confirmed in the new year. Paco loves playing London so I doubt he would leave that off his tour list. Also there are no Spanish dates yet. I am sure those dates will be revealed closer to the time. It also seems inconceivable that he would not play in th U.S. I would wait before a little bit longer before arranging to travel half way across the planet. There is no way that Paco would limit himself to 17 concerts on his last tour.
What would one of his concerts be like? I have a very strong preference for flamenco music without instruments beyond guitar and percussion.
[Don Ron] tantrum,
Well, for sure it's not going to be like an intimate Jerez peña.
This is "Concert" Flamenco...
The one I saw had keyboards, bass, percussion and harmonica.
Not my kinda stuff...
I saw him with his band a couple of years ago and he did some typically amazing PdL guitar playing, and there were a couple of bits of nice singing, but there was a lot of band and especially a lot of extended harmonica solos. I don't know why Niño Josele was even there because any time you might have liked to hear a contribution from him there was another goddam harmonica solo.
Lots more dates up now, London in November ( nearly a year away) and plenty in Spain
Sorry to disappoint, but I think that date is from 2007. It's a little confusing, but the website has 2010 dates at the top, then dates from previous years underneath.
Here is a page for this old London concert... Last FM page
it doesn't say it anywhere, and while i'm hoping it's not the last opportunity to see him, it's likely he won't be touring much in the future...maybe if he ever does get out another album he might consider touring with it if his health is fine and his playing abilities are still there...
Oops...that must be one of the poverty stricken venues.
(Well, let's face it...Zurich's not what it was, these days...)
Warsaw, Poland ....over $200 per person per seat for the good ones!
(Hmm...let's see...audience 1000 to maybe 2000...dammit where's me calculator!.. )
cheers,
Ron
PS: D'ya think when Paco finally shakes this mortal coil, that fibres from the waistcoat he is wearing in the cover photo of "Luzia" will be on sale on eBay?
Its expensive yes, but it is paco and if its one of his last tours or the LAST...its hard to say exactly what its worth. Imagine how much someone would have payed to see bach play for the last time? It would probably surprise many what people will be prepared to pay, and do for a ticket. I would possibly lick fresh turd off of the bottom of someones shoe if i knew it was his last concert and i couldnt get a ticket elsewhere. But thankfully there are tickets still available....for now
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