Before I start this rant, I'm going to insert the disclaimer that I neither support nor condemn the Sex and the City movie. I was actually going to see it, because I did watch the show, but then the advertising and media hype and women wearing $800 shoes lining up for hours on the afternoon it opened grossed me out a little and I decided not to become part of the juggernaut. Okay, now that I've taken entirely too long to set this up: Apparently, the film makes ample fun of my dear home borough, Brooklyn, as if it's a barren wilderness where absolutely nothing is going on. Now, I don't know what kind of crack Carrie and friends are smoking, but even The Real World now understands that Brooklyn is the place to be (not that I'm excited about the show's impending arrival).

You know who's also going to be visiting Brooklyn this summer and outright snubbing his old stomping grounds in Manhattan?

BOB DYLAN

Yup, you read that right. On August 12, Dylan will perform at the Prospect Park Bandshell, which happens to be my second favorite outdoor venue (after McCarren Park Pool, of course). Tickets go on sale this Friday at noon and--here's the bad news--it'll cost between $55 and $100.

If the price doesn't deter you, check out a full list of tour dates under the cut:

Brooklyn, NY Prospect Park Bandshell (August 12)
Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods (15)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa & Casino Event Center (16)
Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Music Festival (17)
Canandaigua, NY Constellation Performing Arts Center (19)
Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion (22)
Elizabeth, IN Caesars Indiana (23)
Evansville, IN Mesker Amphitheatre (24)
Little Rock, AR Riverfest Amphitheatre (26)
Tulsa, OK Brady Theater (27)
Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater (28)
Aspen, CO Jazz Aspen Festival (30)
Park City, UT Deer Valley Resort (31)
Temecula, CA Pechanga Resort and Casino (September 3)
San Diego, CA Concerts on the Green @ Qualcomm Park (5)
Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl (7)