Bob Dylan did not show up to accept his Nobel Prize in Stockholm over the weekend, though he did submit a written acceptance speech and Patti Smith to perform as his proxy. Those were both nice gestures, but neither constitutes the lecture Dylan is expected to deliver in order to collect the $870,000 prize money. He has the chance to fulfill that obligation this April, when he'll play three concert dates in Sweden: in Stockholm on 4/1 and 4/2 and in Lund on 4/9. Nobel representative Sara Danius tells Reuters that she expects to arrange the lecture during that time period. Dylan must deliver the lecture within six months after 12/10/16, but it does not have to be in Stockholm.
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Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Lecture Looks Likely For April
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 06: Honoree Bob Dylan speaks onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The annual benefit raises critical funds for MusiCares’ Emergency Financial Assistance and Addiction Recovery programs. For more information visit musicares.org. (Photo by Michael Kovac/WireImage)
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