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\n<\/p>\n

\nBy
\nGeorgina Littlejohn<\/a>
Last updated at 2:19 PM on 15th March 2011<\/p>\n

\n\"The<\/p>\n

The Times They Are a-Changin’: Folk legend Bob Dylan will play in Vietnam next month for the very first time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His songs were considered anthems for the anti-Vietnam war era of the Sixties.<\/p>\n

But it wasn’t just the Americans who were inspired by him but he also gained a legion fans in the communist country.<\/p>\n

And next month they will finally get the chance to see him play live when he performs there for the very first time.<\/p>\n

However, there may be some concerns that many will struggle to afford a ticket, with general admission entry costing 900,000 dong (\u00a326) – which is slightly higher than Vietnam’s monthly minimum wage.<\/p>\n

VIP tickets cost 2.5 million dong (\u00a375), and will include food and drinks as well as parking, VIP entrance, exclusive access to a VIP bar and tents, and executive washrooms.<\/p>\n

The gig will take place on April 10 at the 8,000-plus-capacity RMIT University in Ho Chi Minh City, which used to be known as Saigon. <\/p>\n

But despite the ticket prices, Rod Quinton, general manager of promoters Saigon Sound System said this will be a once-in-a-lifetime event because of the cultural and historical significance of Dylan playing in the country for the first time.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘We are bringing him here because Bob Dylan is a very important legend
\nof music and we think it’s important that Vietnamese people,
\nparticularly the younger generation, are exposed to his legacy and what
\nhe’s done for music.<\/p>\n

‘It will be something very special when Dylan and his band takes to the stage in Vietnam.’<\/p>\n

And he said despite what the Vietnamese may consider high prices for the tickets, he expected that all 8,250 will sell out.<\/p>\n

However, he added that they were currently only taking ticket
\nreservations because they were still working out details with the tax
\ndepartment.<\/p>\n

Dylan’s 1960s songs ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ and ‘The Times They Are
\na-Changin’ were inspirations for the American civil rights and anti-war
\nmovements.<\/p>\n

\n\"War-torn:<\/p>\n

War-torn: Dylan was inspired by the conflict in Vietnam to write anti-war song Blowin’ In The Wind<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His trip to Vietnam is part of his Asia tour which will also take in a concert in China, his first there too.<\/p>\n

Chinese officials allowed the concert in Beijing to go ahead after initially refusing permission last year when plans for the tour were first put in place.<\/p>\n

He will become among a handful of western music artists who have performed in the country including Bjork, Beyonce, Eric Clapton and Wham!, who were the first Western pop group to play there.<\/p>\n

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