Bob Dylan to perform in Vietnam for the first time
mercurynews.com | Mar 15th 2011 9:50 AM
HANOI,
Vietnam—American singer Bob Dylan, famous for his anti-war songs during the
Vietnam War, will perform in the Communist country for the first time next
month, his promoter said Tuesday.
Dylan will appear at an 8,000-plus-capacity university stadium in the southern
commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City on April 10, said Rod Quinton, general
manager of Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon Sound System.
"We are bringing him here because Bob Dylan is a very important legend of music
and we think it's important that Vietnamese people, particularly the younger
generation, are exposed to his legacy and what he's done for music," Quinton
said.
Dylan is popular in Vietnam because of his anti-war songs. His 1960s songs
"Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin" were inspirations for
the American civil rights and anti-war movements.
Organizers were expecting to sell all of the 8,250 tickets, Quinton said,
adding they were expecting a mixed crowd of Vietnamese and foreigners of all
ages.
General admission tickets are priced at 900,000 dong ($43), slightly higher
than Vietnam's monthly minimum wage, while VIP tickets will go for 2.5 million
dong ($120). Quinton said they were currently only taking ticket reservations
because they were still working out details with the tax department.
Vietnam's trip has been added to Dylan's Asia tour during which he will also
perform in China for the first time.
Vuong Duy Bien, director of
the Art Performances Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism, said the ministry had granted permission for Dylan to perform in
Vietnam.
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