Bob Dylan set to return to Australia in August

MUSIC legend Bob Dylan has delighted fans by announcing dates for an Australia tour, kicking off in just a few months.

MUSIC legend Bob Dylan is returning to Australia for a series of concerts across the country, starting in August.

The Nobel prize winner last performed in Australia in 2014 when he spent a month playing at sold-out gigs.

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Bob Dylan last performed in Australia in 2014. Picture: AFP/Fred Tanneau

Dylan, who will turn 77 on May 24, will begin his latest Aussie tour in Perth on August 8 before performances in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and Brisbane.

He will then head to New Zealand for shows in Auckland and Christchurch.

Dylan released his 38th studio album, Triplicate, in 2017. However, fans can expect to experience music spanning across the music icon’s career.

He has sold more than 100 million records globally and has released more than 50 albums. Dylan has also been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Dylan’s career spans six decades. Picture: AP/Chris Pizzello

Tickets for the shows in Australia will go on sale on May 23. During his career, Dylan has sold more than 100 million albums around the world, collected 11 Grammys and an Academy Award.

In April last year, he ended months of uncertainty when he accepted the 2016 Nobel prize in literature, becoming the first songwriter to do so.

He was also awarded the Presidential medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2012.

Originally published as Bob Dylan set to return to Australia in August