Bob Dylan announces first UK tour in five years — here’s how to get tickets

By George Storr

Published: Thursday, 14 July 2022 at 12:00 am

Bob Dylan has announced a landmark UK tour set to take place later this year. In this guide, we’re providing the latest news and updates on the tour, plus everything you need to know on venues, dates and — perhaps most importantly — how you can get tickets and see Dylan in the flesh.

It’s the first time in over five years that Dylan has toured Britain, though he did appear alongside Neil Young in Hyde Park, in 2019.

Named after Dylan’s 2020 album, the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour kicks off with four nights at The London Palladium in October, before taking the 81-year-old song-writing icon and his band on the road around some of the UK’s top venues. While he’s best known for vintage hits — like Lay Lady Lay, Blowin’ in the Wind and The Times They Are a-Changin’ — this tour is likely to feature a mix of newer and older material.

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Interestingly, Dylan has banned smartphones at all of the performances on his tour, according to a press release. Attendees will have to lock their devices into a ‘Yondr case’ which will remain in their possession, but prevent them from accessing their phone during the show. The case locks using a device similar to a retail security tag.

The enduring popularity of Dylan’s music was underlined earlier this month when a one-off re-recording of Blowin’ in the Wind sold for £1.48m at Christie’s famous London auction house. In-person bidding on the day reached £1.2m but the eventual sale price was even higher. The producer of the record, T Bone Burnett, described it as: “The pinnacle of recorded sound,” as reported by NME.

So, Dylan’s showing no signs of hanging up his microphone yet, but how and when can you see him play live in the UK?