Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter whose six-decade career reshaped popular music and literature alike. He rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a folk and protest songwriter, then famously pivoted to electric rock - a move that divided audiences but cemented his status as a restless innovator. In 2016 he became the first musician to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded for creating "new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." With an estimated 125 million records sold, he ranks among the best-selling artists in history.
Dylan released The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window 1956-1963 on October 31, 2025 - an 8-CD archival box set covering his earliest recordings, from a 1956 Minnesota music shop to the complete 1963 Carnegie Hall concert; it received a Metacritic score of 96.
Dylan concluded a 2025 European and UK leg of the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour on November 25, 2025, before teasing spring 2026 dates to fans online.
Dylan announced 27 new US spring 2026 tour dates in December 2025, extending the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour into its fifth consecutive year.
Dylan kicked off the 2026 US leg of the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour in Omaha on March 21, debuting a new acoustic guitar format and reviving songs not played since 2013.
Dylan quietly added over a dozen more summer 2026 US dates in April, including a New York City stop with Jimmie Vaughan and Lucinda Williams as support acts.
