Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan
CRESTA – Join in the celebration of Bob Dylan's 75th birthday at Barnyard.
American singer-songwriter, Bob Dylan turned 75 on 24 May and Danny de Wet, known for being band members in eVoid, Petit Cheval, Wonderboom and Hey Now, HEY NOW NOW will host a concert to celebrate the event.
De Wet claims he can prove that he’s the biggest Dylan fan in the country because he has had a nose job to have his nose made bigger just to resemble the artist. Each performer is expected to play their favourite Bob Dylan songs along with their own hit tunes at Barnyard Cresta on 29 May at 8pm.
Top of the bill are local band Jasper Dan, the band that won the Barnyard /Music Mate Road To Splashy Fen competition and shared a stage with Iron Maiden on 21 May.
“Dirty Moonshine and Made in Wrong, two kick-ass acts with fast growing fan bases, will also be strutting their stuff on a night that will see the introduction of Gauteng’s latest rock ‘n roll sensation, a draw-dropping schoolboy band called Oh! Calamity, with kids that play with skill and flair that belies their tender ages. Their parents were Bob Dylan fans, so they grew up listening to the greatest songwriter ever, whether they liked it or not,” De Wet added.
Other special guests include:
- Deo Phoenix, Mark Kenyon and Darren Drawbridge from Seven Side Story, who will sing Damsel, a Dylan song made famous by ’80s SA band, Tribe After Tribe
- The Mighty Quinn and Clay Tin who plan on performing Mr Tambourine Man
- Joe Berg and Danny de Wet who will sing Echo Star, a song about Dylan’s first girlfriend written by SA legend Jonathan Handley of The Radio Rats.
- Eddie Carvalho who will sing Don’t Think It’s Alright.
Here is a sneak preview of Joe Berg and Danny de Wet’s rendition of Echo Star.
Tickets can be bought for R100 at the Barnyard Theatre or visit the Barnyard Cresta website. The performance will be streamed live online as the South African Bob Dylan 75th Birthday Tribute Concert.
Details: Barnyard Cresta, 011 478 5300.
