CHINA DENIES BOB DYLAN PERMISSION TO PERFORM
China has denied Dylan permission to perform in Beijing and Shanghai. As a result, Dylan has canceled his Asian tour stops including Hong Kong and South Korea.
Ever since Björk made a call for Tibet independence at a Shanghai concert in 2008, Chinese officials have scrutinized performers coming through China.
The Guardian reported:
China’s ministry of culture, which vets planned concerts by overseas artists, appeared wary of Dylan’s past as an icon of the counterculture movement, said Jeffrey Wu, of the Taiwan-based promoters Brokers Brothers Herald.
