Bob Dylan is coming to Newcastle.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The date? August 22. Get in quick and book a babysitter.
It will be Dylan’s first performance at Newcastle Entertainment Centre since 2003 when he toured with Ani DiFranco.
Dylan has inspired generations of singer-songwriters and can rightly be called a “legend” of his craft.
In a career spanning six decades, his impact on popular music and culture is immeasurable. He is responsible for some of the most influential albums of all time, including The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde.
His socially and politically-charged singles Blowin’ In The Wind and The Times They Are A-Changin’ are widely considered among the most important songs in modern music.
Whether he liked it or not, his was the voice of a generation that gave us timeless classics Like A Rolling Stone, Tangled Up In Blue, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door and Girl From The North Country.
Dylan has released more than 50 albums and sold more than 100 million records globally. He has 11 Grammy Awards to his name, an Academy Award for Things Have Changed (Best Original Song) and has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In 2012 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from then president Barack Obama and in 2016 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Bob Dylan performs at Newcastle Entertainment Centre on August 22 (all ages).
Tickets are on sale at 9am on May 23 through Ticketek.
For more information go to bobdylan.com or chuggentertainment.com.