Bob Seger Tickets, Schedule and Information

One of the most admirable things about this 2011 Bob Seger tour is the actual course of the trek itself. The widely acknowledged master of Heartlands Rock has deliberately targeted those second-tier cities of America's Rust Belt, the ones long forgotten by the hipsters and quasi cool communities along the nation's coastlines. Cities like Toledo, Buffalo, Cleveland and Kansas City will bring out the best in Seger, as those gigs will be packed with the kinds of characters he writes about, and has indeed lived with. It would be easy for this giant of Americana to hit the major markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta, and woo the Johnny-come-latelys who discovered him less than ten years ago. But no, that's not Seger's style. Bob Seger tickets are being bought by loyal fans, by the kind of souls who feel that music in their bones. Seger's home state, Michigan, is in many ways the ultimate symbol of industrial decline in the US, with its derelict auto plants, crime-riddled cities and unemployed poverty. Seger describes the hope captured in a smoky sunset, or the aroma of cold dew in the nostrils of minimum wage earners on their way to bus in the morning. Songs like "The Fire Down Below" and "Night Moves" carry the rasp and rhythm of spoiled lives and soiled memories. Anyone who's ever listened to "Main Street" while toiling on a wintry afternoon, dreaming of a cold beer and a cigarette, can relate to the music of Bob Seger. If you're one such person, living a real life in one of America's real cities, then you should choose your own Bob Seger concert from the schedule now, and treat yourself.