Legendary folk singer Bob Dylan, whose songs became anthems of the 1960s anti-Vietnam war movement, has played his first concert in the Communist country.
Dylan played a concert in Ho Chi Minh City – formerly Saigon – on Sunday evening.
Dylan, 69, jammed on stage playing guitar, harmonica and keyboard and singing hits including A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall and Highway 61 Revisited.
During the time of the Vietnam conflict, many of Dylan’s protest songs defined the mood of a generation, with young Americans marching for peace followed by similar protests in the UK and other western countries.
Around half of the 8,000 seats at RMIT University were sold, to a mix of Vietnamese and foreignersf Vietnamese and foreigners.
Dylan played a concert in Ho Chi Minh City – formerly Saigon – on Sunday evening.
Dylan, 69, jammed on stage playing guitar, harmonica and keyboard and singing hits including A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall and Highway 61 Revisited.
During the time of the Vietnam conflict, many of Dylan’s protest songs defined the mood of a generation, with young Americans marching for peace followed by similar protests in the UK and other western countries.
Around half of the 8,000 seats at RMIT University were sold, to a mix of Vietnamese and foreignersf Vietnamese and foreigners.