.jpg) Bob Dylan will be performing March 31 at Olympic Gymnastics Stadium, Olympic Park, southern Seoul. / Courtesy of Access Entertainment |
Staff Reporter
Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will be performing in Seoul for the first time at the end of March.
Concert organizer Access Entertainment announced Dylan's first concert in Korea will be held March 31 at Olympic Gymnastics Stadium, Olympic Park, southern Seoul.
In a statement, Access Entertainment said news of Dylan's concert has generated significant interest from many fans between the ages of 30 and 50 in Korea.
In order to allow more people to enjoy Dylan's first concert in Seoul, concert organizers have adjusted the ticket pricing scale to make it more affordable. Tickets for the one-night-only concert start from 66,000 won to limited VIP seats worth 198,000 won.
Prior to coming to Seoul, Dylan will be holding a series of 12 concerts in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka starting March 12. Access Entertainment noted that tickets to Dylan's 12 concerts in Japan sold out in 10 minutes. Tickets for the Japan shows were also more expensive than the ones in Seoul ― 12,000 yen and 20,000 yen (approximately 157,000 won and 262,000 won).
Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman and grew up in Duluth, Minnesota. He moved to New York City in 1961, where he was signed by Columbia Records. His second album, ``The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan,'' released in 1963, placed Dylan in the spotlight.
Dylan, considered one of the most influential songwriters in the last half century, has continued to perform around the world as part of his ``Never Ending Tour.''
Since starting his career in 1959, he has released over 40 studio albums, including the acclaimed ``Modern Times'' and ``Together Through Life.''
His albums have always been deemed among the best of all time. Rolling Stone magazine ranked ``Highway 61 Revisted'' as number 4, and ``Blonde on Blonde'' as number 9 in its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. ``Modern Times'' was ranked number 8, and ``Love and Theft'' ranked number 11 in the magazine's Top 100 Albums of the Decade.
Among his best known songs are ``Blowin' in the Wind,'' ``The Times They Are a-Changin','' ``Like a Rolling Stone,'' ``Knockin' on Heaven's Door'' and ``Shelter from the Storm.'' His songs were anthems for the civil rights and anti-war protests in the 1960s, striking a chord with the rebellious generation.
Dylan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. He was described as `` the uncontested poet laureate of the rock and roll era and the pre-eminent singer/songwriter of modern times.
``Whether singing a topical folk song, exploring rootsy rock and blues, or delivering one of his more abstract, allegorical compositions, Dylan has consistently demonstrated the rare ability to reach and affect listeners with thoughtful, sophisticated lyrics,'' it said, on its Web site.
Dylan has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991.
In 2008, he received a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize jury for ``his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.''
Tickets go on sale at 12 p.m., Feb, 17 on Interpark (ticket.interpark.com). Call 1544-1555.
cathy@koreatimes.co.kr
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