Bob Dylan announces 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates
The 84-year-old singer-songwriter will play 13 shows on his acclaimed Rough and Rowdy Ways tour in November, following on from a string of summer gigs in the US.
Dylan's first UK performance takes place in Brighton on November 7, before heading across Britain and Ireland to Swansea, Coventry, Leeds, Glasgow, Belfast, Killarney and Dublin.
Concertgoers will be asked to put their phones and electronic devices in a special bag that will be sealed shut through the performance, as is custom on the tour which has been on the road since 2021.
The Yondr pouches close automatically inside the venue before reopening when audiences return to the concourse later on.
Dylan played his first gig in the UK at The King and Queen pub in Fitzrovia, London in 1962 and first performed in Ireland at the Adelphi Cinema on his famous 1966 world tour.
Tickets for the shows will go on sale at 10am on Friday 18 July.
Dylan is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in history and was played by Timothee Chalamet in the biopic A Complete Unknown last year, which centred on the Blowin' in the Wind singer's infamous decision to 'go electric' in the 1960s.
The Dune actor explained that he felt "validated" by the reclusive music legend's praise for his portrayal.
The 29-year-old star said: "He's a man of few words.
"He's probably said fewer words publicly in his life than I've said in this interview alone, so to get some sort of … affirmation - deeply validating. And everything we do in life, we want our heroes to, should they even know about us, affirm us, so the fact that he did, it's more than I could ever ask for, and hopefully he doesn't delete it."
Bob Dylan's Rough and Rowdy Ways tour 2025 UK and Ireland dates:
Fri 7th November: Brighton Centre, Brighton
Sun 9th November: Building Society Arena, Swansea
Mon 10th November: Building Society Arena, Swansea
Tues 11th November: Building Society Arena, Swansea
Thurs 13th November: Building Society Arena, Coventry
Fri 14th November: First Direct Arena, Leeds
Sun 16th November: Armadillo, Glasgow
Mon 17th November: Armadillo, Glasgow
Weds 19th November: Waterfront, Belfast
Thurs 20th November: Waterfront, Belfast
Sun 23rd November: INEC, Killarney
Mon 24th November: INEC, Killarney
Tues 25th November: 3Arena, Dublin
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