Manchester shows Bob Dylan’s art 60 years after Judas heckle

Sixty years after Bob Dylan was infamously heckled as a “Judas” at a Manchester concert, his artwork is being exhibited in the city.

The American musician attracted fame as an acoustic folk performer in the early 1960s, with songs Blowin’ In the Wind, Like A Rolling Stone and The Times They Are A-Changin’.

However the addition of electric guitar music to his repertoire dismayed many devotees, prompting a fan at the Manchester concert in 1966 to shout “Judas” over his perceived betrayal.

It proved to be a standout moment in modern music history and to mark the occasion, the city will display the singer’s artwork for the first time at Castle Fine Art Manchester this weekend.