Bob Dylan will play a concert in the 3 Arena, Dublin, on May 11th next year. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, December 14th, at 9am.
The last time the singer played in Ireland was 2014.
The 75-year-old American singer-songwriter was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on October 13th "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". He has refused to attend the prize-giving ceremony in Stockholm on Saturday. However, the singer has supplied a speech which "will be read" at the event.
Bob Dylan (#NobelPrize in Literature 2016) has provided a speech which will be read at the Nobel banquet in Stockholm December 10.
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) December 5, 2016
BOB DYLAN@3arenadublin
— Aiken Promotions (@aikenpromotions) December 9, 2016
11 May 2017
Bob Dylan will play Dublin on 11 May 2017. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday 14 December at 9am! pic.twitter.com/GzWiYKYSma
Seven other UK dates were also announced:
May 3rd Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena
May 4th Bournemouth – International Centre
May 5th Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
May 7th Glasgow – Clyde Auditorium
May 8th Liverpool – Echo Arena
May 9th London – Wembley Arena
Tickets for all shows go on sale on Wednesday.
Dylan has won 11 Grammy Awards and also picked up an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for the song Things Have Changed from Wonder Boys. He has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
