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The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
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- The Herald Scotland
Bob Dylan announces UK and Ireland tour with two Glasgow dates
The shows will be phone-free, and people will be asked to put their phones in a Yondr pouch, which closes automatically when in the venue and unlocks in the venue's concourse. It comes amid a surge in interest in the Hurricane singer's career, following the release of the biopic A Complete Unknown last year, which starred Timothee Chalamet as Dylan and followed the story of his career beginnings and infamous decision to go electric in the mid-1960s. The singer is one of the most acclaimed songwriters of all time, winning 10 Grammys and being nominated on 38 further occasions. Dylan has had six UK top 10 singles and nine UK number one albums. Read More He began his career in 1962 with the single Mixed-Up Confusion, which failed to chart in the UK and US. But he shot to stardom with a string of successful singles in 1965, including The Times They Are A-Changin', Subterranean Homesick Blues and Like A Rolling Stone. He was the first songwriter to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, with the Swedish academy crediting him with 'having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition'. Dylan's songs have been covered by the likes of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Rolling Stones and Adele. Tickets for the tour will go on sale on Friday July 18 at 10am. Bob Dylan's 2025 UK and Ireland tour in full November 7 – Brighton Centre, Brighton November 9 – Building Society Arena, Swansea November 10 – Building Society Arena, Swansea November 11 – Building Society Arena, Swansea November 13 – Building Society Arena, Coventry November 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds November 16 – Armadillo, Glasgow November 17 – Armadillo, Glasgow November 19 – Waterfront, Belfast November 20 – Waterfront, Belfast November 23 – INEC, Killarney November 24 – INEC, Killarney November 25 – 3Arena, Dublin
The Herald Scotland
02-05-2025
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- The Herald Scotland
Bob Dylan to showcase 'emotional' paintings in London
His solo show Point Blank, which captures people playing instruments, couples, sportsmen and women, along with rooms and places, is based on original sketches created between 2021 and 2022. Point Blank will feature 97 new and unseen original paintings by Bob Dylan (Halcyon/PA) These drawings were then painted over with colours, to create 'living, breathing entities that have emotional resonance, colours used as weapons and mood setters, a means of storytelling', Dylan says. 'The idea was not only to observe the human condition, but to throw myself into it with great urgency,' he said. The drawing studies show a mirror which displays a set of lips, a saxophonist looking introspectively at his instrument and a cowboy whose pistol hangs on his belt in front of a rising sun. The solo show captures people playing instruments, couples, sportsmen and women, along with rooms and places (Halcyon/PA) Some of the drawings have been reworked as blue, red and neutral monochromatic studies, which may hark back to Pablo Picasso's early Blue Period. The Point Blank series started as a book of 'quick studies' that also includes accompanying prose. Kate Brown, creative director at Halcyon, said: 'These works on paper feel like memories, intangible windows into the life and imagination of one of the greatest storytellers who ever lived. 'People who attend the exhibition will discover that they provoke stories from our imagination. We consider the circumstances of the protagonists and ponder our movement through the spaces that the artist depicts.' The show is based on original sketches created between 2021 and 2022 (Halcyon/PA) Dylan previously had an exhibition at a Halcyon Gallery for his Drawn Blank Series, featuring graphite drawings he made while he was travelling between Europe and the Americas from 1989 to 1992 and later reworked with paint. He has said his works are a way to 'relax and refocus a restless mind' amid busy touring schedules. Paul Green, president and founder of Halcyon, said: 'It is nearly 18 years since Halcyon first started working with Bob Dylan and it has been an extraordinary experience to watch this cultural icon develop into such a critically revered and important visual artist so closely. 'This latest body of paintings feels like a more intimate connection to the artist than in any of his previous work and it is a great privilege to share them with the public for the first time.' Dylan, who has won 10 Grammys and been nominated 38 times, is one of the most acclaimed songwriters, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. His songs have been recorded more than 6,000 times, with artists as varied as The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix and Adele finding both commercial and critical success with covers. Point Blank will feature 97 new and unseen original paintings by global sensation Dylan (Halcyon/PA) Dylan began his career in 1962 with the single Mixed-Up Confusion, which failed to chart in the UK or the US – before hitting stardom with a string of singles in 1965, including The Times They Are A-Changin', Subterranean Homesick Blues and Like A Rolling Stone. This period of his newfound fame was recently covered in 2024 biopic A Complete Unknown starring Timothee Chalamet as the influential folk singer. It follows Dylan's early days in the 1960s, culminating in his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, after he had gone electric, and was nominated for eight Oscars and six Baftas. The free exhibition Bob Dylan: Point Blank will open at 148 New Bond Street on May 9.
