Bob Dylan European tour opens in Stockholm

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STOCKHOLM (AFP) — Legendary singer and songwriter Bob Dylan embarks on a 31-concert European tour starting in Stockholm's Globen arena on Monday and ending on November 27, organizers said.

After gigs in Sweden, Germany, France, Italy and elsewhere, the tour will culminate with five shows at London's Brixton Academy and two concerts in Dublin.

It comes nearly three months after Dylan's North American tour with a five-piece band, and he is expected to feature a similar mix of old and new work, including classics like "Maggie's Farm" and "Lay, Lady, Lay" and songs from his latest studio album, "Love and Theft".

Dylan fans worldwide have already had much excitement recently with the release of director Martin Scorsese's epic documentary "No Direction Home" this...