Bob Dylan in Oslo 2026
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About the event
Bob Dylan plays Oslo Spektrum on 17 October 2026. The concert is sold out.
Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941 and moved to New York in 1961, releasing his debut album the following year. Across six decades he has sold an estimated 125 million records, won ten Grammy Awards and, in 2016, the Nobel Prize in Literature for creating new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.
Key figures
Oslo Spektrum11,500About 10,000 seated - 4,700 permanent seats plus 5,600 removable - and up to 11,500 with a standing crowd
Born24 May 1941Duluth, Minnesota, as Robert Allen Zimmerman
Debut album1962Bob Dylan, released 19 March
Records sold125 millionworldwide, estimated
Nobel Prize in Literature2016for new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition
Grammy Awards10including Album of the Year for Time Out of Mind
Bob Dylan — key albums
| Album | Year |
|---|---|
| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | 1963 |
| Bringing It All Back Home | 1965 |
| Highway 61 Revisited | 1965 |
| Blonde on Blonde | 1966 |
| Blood on the Tracks | 1975 |
| Time Out of Mind | 1997 |
Bob Dylan — best-known songs
| Song | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Like a Rolling Stone | 1965 | from Highway 61 Revisited |
| Blowin' in the Wind | 1963 | from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan |
| The Times They Are a-Changin' | 1964 | the title track |
| Knockin' on Heaven's Door | 1973 | written for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid |
| Mr. Tambourine Man | 1965 | a hit for The Byrds the same year |
Stay in Oslo
Check-in 16 Oct, check-out 18 Oct 2026 — 2 nights around 17 October 2026. Change the dates to stay longer.
AREA
Find stays in OsloGetting there
- AirportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL), about 37 km
- From the airportFlytoget airport express train or airport bus, about 20 min — bus NOK 160 single / NOK 260 return
- Public transportMetro, tram, bus and ferry: Tickets from machines or 7-Eleven; pre-bought NOK 30, bought on board NOK 50 (Ruter)
- TaxiOslo Taxi, Norgestaxi, Taxi2 — Take one from a stand or book by phone; street hailing is not the custom and stand fares run higher
- Time zoneEurope/Oslo
Host country
- Currency: Norwegian krone
- Language: Norwegian
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Oslo
- Phone: +47
- Emergency: 112
- Electricity: 230 V, 50 Hz, plugs C/F