Dylan in Britain

Talk in the Discovery Zone

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Saturday 10 May, 2pm

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To mark the 60th anniversary of Bob Dylan's first UK tour in May 1965 - which included a show here in Liverpool at the Odeon Theatre - the See You Down The Front podcast has joined with Dylan expert Chris Hockenhull for an illustrated talk to discuss the legendary singer's early visits to the UK and their impact.

 

Bob Dylan's visits, tours and one-off gigs in Britain in the 1960s and 70s contained some important and widely discussed moments in his career including the infamous 'Judas' heckle that greeted his move away from acoustic music, his headlining slot at the Isle of Wight festival and his return to Europe after almost a decade for a run of Earl's Court shows as well as the huge outdoor `Picnic' gig at Blackbushe Aerodrome in front of a reputed 200,000 people.

 

Plus there will be the story of how, for a BBC TV show, Chris re-created Dylan's celebrated photograph surrounded by local children in Dublin Street, Liverpool, from 1966, bringing back many of those who had appeared in the original shot four decades later.

 

Entry is free and the talk will take place at 2pm in the museum's Discovery Zone.  

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