Beijing, April 07: American music legend Bob Dylan enthralled a packed crowd in Beijing Wednesday night at a concert that marked his debut in China.
Dylan, who will turn 70 in May, played 17 songs, and ended the concert with “Forever Young” at the Workers Gymnasium, Xinhua reported.
Hundred of mesmerized fans clapped and danced to the beat as Dylan played his popular songs. Many fans were clad in Dylan T-shirts.
The audience were mostly young Chinese fans in their 20s and 30s and a significant number of elderly foreigners living in China.
The VIP tickets for the concert were sold at 1,961.411 yuan each, a number to commemorate the day Dylan played his first major gig in New York City April 11, 1961, a promoter said.
Dylan is scheduled to perform in Shanghai Friday before making his debut in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Sunday. He will perform in Hong Kong April 12.
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