Who are the five best folk singers of all time? Think about it — Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan, and Bob Dylan. Because he spits hot fire.
Now, the 74-year-old music icon is taking that heat back on the road. This morning, Dylan announced a new album, Fallen Angels, the follow-up to his 2015 Frank Sinatra covers record Shadows in the Night, with a 27-date summer tour of North America.
Dylan is bringing Mavis Staples along for the ride, and there is plenty of chances to see them in New England. Dylan’s tour comes to Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, on July 2, and he plays the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion on July 11. Both shows are on sale March 18.
Dylan will also play Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut (July 3), State Theatre’s Thompson’s Point in Portland, Maine (July 16), and Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire (July 17).
Full dates are below, via Rolling Stone…
Bob Dylan 2016 North American Tour Dates
June 4 & 5 – Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
June 7 – Eugene, Oregon @ Cuthbert Amphitheater
June 9 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
June 11 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
June 13 & 14 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
June 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium
June 19 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 21 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
June 22 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinewood Bowl Theater
June 24 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival
June 25 – Indianapolis, IN @ Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
June 26 – Nashville, TN @ Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater
June 28 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion
June 29 – Toledo, OH @ Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
June 30 – Lewiston, NY @ Artpark
July 2 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood
July 3 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino
July 5 & 6 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
July 8 – Queens, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
July 12 – Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC
July 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Mann Center
July 14 – Boston, MA @ Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
July 16 – Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point
July 17 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion