Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello to play Assembly Hall

Union Board and IU Auditorium have announced that Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello will play Assembly Hall at 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Tickets for show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 7 and can be purchased at the IU Auditorium and all Ticketmaster locations, or online at ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $30, $45, and $55. \nIn deciding which musican to bring to campus homecoming weekend, Union Board President Sarah McDonough said that they were looking for a “big name concert” to fill Assembly Hall.\n“We haven’t had a concert at Assembly Hall in years. It holds more people (than the IU Auditorium) and we honestly believe that Dylan will draw the crowd,” McDonough said.\nDylan, who is no stranger to the stage, is headlining this tour to promote a new 51-song compilation CD titled “Dylan,” which will be released Oct. 1, according to Rolling Stone. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammy Awards in 1991. \nThis tour also marks Elvis Costello’s return to the stage as a solo artist. Costello, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 with his band The Attractions, has written songs for a variety of musicians and collaborated with artists like Paul McCartney and Burt Bacharach, according to Costello’s Web site. \nAmos Lee will open the show.\n“A concert featuring iconic musicians such as Dylan and Costello continues our tradition of celebrating IU and Homecoming with the best artists and entertainers in the world,” IU Auditorium Director Doug Booher said in a press release. “We are proud to partner with Union Board to present what will surely be a legendary event.”