Changing Times: Dylan to Perform in Vietnam
Bob Dylan, who first made a name for himself as an antiwar folksinger in the sixties (Blowin’ in the Wind , Masters of War , The Times They Are A Changin’ etc.), will be performing in Vietnam next month.
According to Rod Quinton, who runs Saigon Sound System in what is officially known as Ho Chi Minh City, Dylan will do a concert on April 10 in the former South Vietnamese capital at the 8, 000-plus-capacity RMIT University stadium.
“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 told the Associated Press.
General admission tickets will go for about $43, which, the AP points, out is “slightly higher than Vietnam’s monthly minimum wage.” Good seats will set you back about $120 per.
The trip to Vietnam will be part of Dylan’s Asian tour, which includes his first ever concert in China.
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