This is an undated photo of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan as he plays his acoustic guitar with his harmonica at an unknown location.
This is an undated photo of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan as he plays his acoustic guitar with his harmonica at an unknown location. AP
This is an undated photo of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan as he plays his acoustic guitar with his harmonica at an unknown location. AP

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Bob Dylan announces tour stops in Mobile, Jackson, Baton Rouge and more

By Scott Hawkins

schawkins@sunherald.com

August 08, 2016 08:50 AM

Red Mountain Entertainment announced Monday morning three Alabama concert stops for Bob Dylan, including an 8 p.m. Nov. 16 performance at Mobile’s Saenger Theatre.

The legendary folk and rock ‘n’ roll singer songwriter musician also will perform at Von Braun Center Concert Hall in Huntsville, Oct. 29 and BJCCC Concert Hall in Birmingham.

The only Mississippi stop for the current tour listed on Dylan’s official website, bobdylan.com is an Oct. 27 concert at Jackson’s Thalia Mara Hall. Other stops in the region include an Oct. 25 show in Sreveport, Louisiana’s Municipal Auditorium and an Oct. 26 show at Baton Rouge’s River Center Theater.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.com or the venues’ box offices.

Tickets for the Mobile show are$59.50, $89.50 and $119.50.

Scott Hawkins: 228-896-2424, @ScottHawkins4

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