Bob Dylan to play concert in Mankato this spring
Back firmly at the forefront of popular culture following the release of his biopic, Bob Dylan is returning to his native Minnesota for a show in April.
The legendary songwriter will perform at Mankato's Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, the venue for his most recent return to Minnesota in 2019.
The show is booked for April 4, with tickets going on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.
It follows of the success of Dylan's Hollywood biopic, "A Complete Unknown," with Timothée Chalamet starring as the Hibbing native, premiering the movie in Minneapolis this past November.Since its release, the 83-year-old Dylan has added several more legs to his ongoing Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour, focusing on smaller market cities such as Mankato, Green Bay in Wisconsin, and Wichita, Kansas.
The Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour started in Wisconsin in November 2021 and supposedly concluded in London this past November, but has since been resurrected by Dylan.

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