The Disney Music Block Party Tour took for. freakin'. ever. to get their site up and running. I mean, news of the tour has been floating around for at least a couple months now, and it became almost amusing to see the "Full Site Launches May [insert date here]" change every couple days, but midday today they finally came through on their promise.
Dan Zanes, They Might Be Giants, Barenaked Ladies, Imagination Movers, and Choo Choo Soul is a pretty sweet lineup, though they won't all be appearing at each concert. $36 a person is a bit steep, though kids under the age of 3 are free, and some of the other activities (the PLAYSKOOL play areas, NAMM-sponsored areas with musical instruments for the kiddos) look nice. (I'm a little dubious about having a tent with nothing but Playhouse Disney TV -- just stay at home if you're gonna do that -- but, hey, don't tell me that place won't be packed after the kids have been there an hour or two.)
No, They Might Be Giants and Barenaked Ladies will not be playing at the same show. Value for money, the last show in the Nassau Coliseum is your best bet. As for you Canadians, the good news is that you get a show. The bad news? The Toronto show gets one less act than everyone else.
Aaaand, of course Phoenix (not to mention the entire country west of the Mississippi) doesn't get a single show.
Full details (dates, locations, hours) after the jump.
Fri 7/25 - Sun 7/27 Tom's River, NJ Tom's River North High School: Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Ralph's World, They Might Be Giants (doors 2p, shows 3p)
Tue 7/29 - Wed 7/30 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion: Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Ralph's World, They Might Be Giants, Hosted by Raven~Symoné (doors 2:30p, shows 3:30p)
Fri 8/1 - Sun 8/3 Philadelphia, PA Fairmount Park: Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World, Hosted by Raven~Symoné (doors F/Sa 2p, shows 3p; doors Su 1p, shows 2p)
Tue 8/5 - Wed 8/6 East Hartford, CT Rentschler Field: Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World (doors 2:30p, shows 3:30p)
Fri 8/8 - Sun 8/10 Bridgeview, IL Toyota Park: Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World, Hosted by Raven~Symoné (doors F 3p, shows 4p; doors Sa/Su 2p, shows 3p)
Tue 8/12 - Wed 8/13 Columbus, OH Crew Stadium: Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World, Hosted by Raven~Symoné (doors 2:30p, shows 3:30p)
Fri 8/15 - Sun 8/17 Toronto, ON Downsview Park: Choo Choo Soul, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World, Hosted by Raven~Symoné (doors 2p, shows 3p)
Tue 8/19 - Wed 8/20 Rochester, MI Meadow Brook Music Festival: Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World (doors 2:30p, shows 3:30p)
Fri 8/22 - Sun 8/24 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum Parking Lot: Barenaked Ladies, Choo Choo Soul, Dan Zanes and Friends, Imagination Movers, Ralph's World, Hosted by Raven~Symoné (doors 2p, shows 3p)
