Bob Dylan has announced a new album, Fallen Angels, and new tour dates.
Classic Rock has reported the new album to be realised on 20 May. Limited information has been released about the album, but a press release confirming tour dates has also confirmed the album’s title of Fallen Angels.
Last year, Dylan dropped his 36th studio album, Shadows In The Night, which consisted of Frank Sinatra covers.
Dylan will play 27 dates on his North American tour between June and July. Mavis Staples will join him during the American leg of the tour. Dylan will also tour Japan in April.
Reports from Billboard suggest that Dylan returned to Hollywood’s Capitol Studios to record, where Sinatra himself recorded.
Engineer Al Schmitt confirmed that Dylan was working on a Shadows In The Night follow-up, but did not confirm whether the songs would be Sinatra covers.
"It's going along great," Schmitt said. "[Dylan] sounds great. His mood in the studio is fabulous. We’re having a good time. We’re like two old shoes together now, we’re so comfortable with one another now… He’s extraordinarily smart and he’s so aware of everything that’s going on, so he knows what’s happening at every moment."
Bob Dylan will play the following dates. Tickets for the North American leg go on sale on 18 March. For tickets and more information, click here.
4 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
5 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
6 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
9 APR 2016 - Miyagi, Japan Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi
11 APR 2016 - Osaka, Japan Festival Hall
12 APR 2016 - Osaka, Japan Festival Hall
13 APR 2016 - Osaka, Japan Festival Hall
15 APR 2016 - Nagoya, Japan Century Hall
18 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
19 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
21 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
22 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
25 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
26 APR 2016 - Tokyo, Japan Orchard Hall
28 APR 2016 - Yokohama, Japan Pacifico
4 JUN 2016 - Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
5 JUN 2016 - Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
7 JUN 2016 - Eugene, Oregon Cuthbert Amphitheater
9 JUN 2016 - Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
11 JUN 2016 - Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
13 JUN 2016 - San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
14 JUN 2016 - San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
16 JUN 2016 - Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
19 JUN 2016 - Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
21 JUN 2016 - Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
22 JUN 2016 - Lincoln, NE Pinewood Bowl Theater
24 JUN 2016 - Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival
25 JUN 2016 - Indianapolis, IN Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
26 JUN 2016 - Nashville, TN Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater
28 JUN 2016 - Kettering, OH Fraze Pavilion