The legendary US musician and Nobel Literature Prize winner will take to the stage at Perugia's Arena Santa Giuliana to present his most recent album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, to the Italian public, for the first time since its worldwide release to critical and fan acclaim in June 2020.
Other acts completing the line-up at the Arena Santa Giuliana will include Stefano Bollani-Kyle Eastwood with Eastwood Symphonic on July 8, featuring the Umbria Jazz Orchestra, and on July 9 jazz icon, Herbie Hancock.
The Chicago-based legend, 81, effortlessly crosses genres and styles as a performer, composer, arranger, producer, and influencer for generations of musicians.
A winner of 14 Grammys, countless MTV Awards and an Academy Award, he's been an integral part of the jazz movement since his arrival on the scene in the '60s.
Also lighting up the festival will be Mika (July 10), Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals (July 13) and former drummer with The Police, Stewart Copeland and his special "Police Deranged for Orchestra" set (July 14).
Dylan, 81, will play five Italian dates this summer, including the Lucca Summer Festival on July 6.
The Duluth-born artist, who has been on a never-ending tour for decades, will play mostly Rough And Rowdy Ways numbers in Piazza Napoleone in the northern Tuscan city.
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