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Bob Dylan's Chinese fans will finally see this legendary musician after years of waiting.
The event organizer, Live Nation, has confirmed that Dylan will give two full concerts for the first time in China. Tickets go on sale next week for the singer's gigs at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium and Shanghai Grand Stage on April 6 and 8.
Dylan's band will fly all its equipment and stage settings to China.
"We've been trying to hold Mr Dylan's concert in China for years and finally we've made it," said Wei Ming, general manager of Live Nation. "Chinese fans will see an authentic Dylan concert like in New York, Sydney, or any other city in the world."
The China concert dates fit perfectly into Dylan's world touring schedule, according to the organizer. Wei said he believed the concerts would be sold out given that fans here have been waiting for such a long time.
Ticket prices will range from 280 ($42.60) to 1,280 yuan. The organizer will also market a VIP ticket, priced at 1,961.411 yuan, which will have on it the date, April 11, 1961, of Dylan's first official gig in New York.
There was talk of Dylan giving concerts in China last April but this was later seen as only a tentative probing into the Chinese market.
Although the official announcement of Dylan's 2011 concerts in China has not been made public, fans have expressed online their eagerness to see the singer perform live here.
"I've been keeping my eyes on Dylan's official website and the website published his concert in Hong Kong on April 12. Although Beijing and Shanghai have not been put on the schedule, I hope this time it will happen," said Ni Xiaobei, a 29-year-old wine dealer from Hebei province who has been a fan of Dylan since he was 15 years old.
"I will definitely go if he is coming. He is 69 years old and he is a living legend," Ni added.
Zheng Jun, the 44-year-old Chinese rocker who is also a big fan of Dylan, expressed the same wish to see the concerts.
"It would be a rare chance for Chinese fans to watch such a great musician's live performance," said Zheng, who founded his first band in 1987 and covered lots of Dylan's classic songs.
（中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑）
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Lee Hannon is Chief Editor at China Daily with 15-years experience in print and broadcast journalism. Born in England, Lee has traveled extensively around the world as a journalist including four years as a senior editor in Los Angeles. He now lives in Beijing and is happy to move to China and join the China Daily team.
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