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Bob Dylan to visit Taiwan
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Rock singer-turned-anti-war icon Bob Dylan is to visit Taiwan in July. According to our understanding, the singer’s agent has agreed to have him participate as a part of Taipei County’s annual Ho-Hai-Yan Rock Festival, in response to an invitation from President Chen Shui-bian. It will cost the presidential office nearly eight million NT dollars to bring Dylan to Taiwan.
“How many times must the canon balls fly, before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,” said President Chen as he read lyrics from Bob Dylan’s Blowing in the Wind to express his emotions in reaction to China’s enactment of its anti-secession law.
As tensions rise in the Taiwan Strait, President Chen chose Dylan’s lyrics to convey his feelings. At the time, there were media speculations about Dylan’s visit, but now, ETTV has been able to confirm with the press officer of Taipei Country, Liao Chih-chien, who’s in charge of the Ho-Hai-Yan Rock Festival. “ We’re still working on the details. There’s still a few minor things that we have yet to work out,” said Liao.
Although Liao is trying to keep details of Dylan’s upcoming visit at a low profile, ETTV has information confirming that Dylan’s agent has already agreed to have the anti-war icon perform in Taiwan, and that the artist’s fee is to be around NT$ 7.87 million. “We happened to be talking to Dylan’s agent, and we expressed our interest in having him perform as a part of the Ho-Hai-Yan Rock Festival,” said Liao.
The organizer will announce Dylan’s visit as early as the middle of May, if plans go according to schedule. This announcement will once again bring Taiwan into the focus of international attention. |
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