The American folk singer and songwriter known for his anti-war anthems gave a special concert on Sunday in the former Saigon, nearly 36 years after the Vietnam War ended.
Dylan, 69, jammed on stage in a black jacket, purple shirt and white hat in the warm evening air, singing favourites such as A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall and Highway 61 Revisited.
Only about half of the 8,000 seats at RMIT University were sold to a mix of Vietnamese and foreigners who danced on the grass as Dylan played guitar, harmonica and the keyboard.
Dylan's music during the tumultuous 1960s touched thousands of people in both nations.
Dylan is one of the top foreign artists to perform in Vietnam, where big-name concerts are still rare and the Communist government maintains strict controls over expression. Dylan's song list had to be preapproved by the government, but promoter Rod Quinton, general manager of Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon Sound System, said no restrictions were placed on the extensive set list submitted.
Dylan received criticism earlier this week following his first-ever shows in China for allowing the Communist government there to vet his song list.
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