Well, Dylan's appearence is to take place in just a couple of days, on Tuesday, July 11th. This is the information provided by Donostia's web site (in Spanish):
Here you have the note:
Dylan to sing for Basque peace
By the way, I find the paragraph "after Mikel Laboa, a 'living legend of Basque music', according to the organisers" to be a bit patronizing.14 minutes ago
Bob Dylan, the 1960s peace movement icon, will headline a free concert in the Basque city of San Sebastian lending support to the peace process in the region.
The concert at Zurriola Beach Sunday will be a "happening that will be remembered as a milestone in the path of peace", according to the event's organisers, who expect 50,000 people to attend.
"We are living days of hope when at last peace is possible. The gathering of thousands of people united by the music and over political ideas of any kind looks like the best way to symbolise this moment," a statement said.
In June Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced that his government would open talks with the armed Basque movement ETA to try to end nearly four decades of separatist unrest which has killed 850 people.
Three months after the group declared a permanent ceasefire, Zapatero said the time was right for dialogue but cautioned that it would be "a long, hard and difficult" process.
US-born Dylan, 65, author of peace anthems such as "Blowing in the Wind" and "Masters of War", will come on stage at around 9:00 pm (1900 GMT), after Mikel Laboa, a "living legend of Basque music", according to the organisers.
The evening will then continue with a fireworks display and sets from experimental electronics star Javi Pez and Barcelona-based group Macaco.
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