Bob Dylan may be more popular this fall than any other time in his carear. Not only is his new album, Modern Times, receiving rave reviews and is currently number one on the charts, he is returning to larger venues next month with a high-profile arena tour.

Everyone who pigeonholes Bob Dylan as the “Bard of the 60s” just hasn’t been paying attention lately. Released on August 29^th, Dylan’s latest album, Modern Times sold 192,000 copies, per Nielsen SoundScan--Dylan's biggest sales week in the 15-year SoundScan era and his first number one album since 1976's Desire. The 65-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer appears in a new iPod commercial performing the album track "Someday Baby." His "When the Deal Goes Down" forms the soundtrack to a short film by Academy Award-nominated Capote director Bennett Miller and starring Scarlett Johansson. Dylan owns eight Grammys, an Oscar and Golden Globe for "Things Have Changed," and a Peabody Award. He has sold more than 100 million albums in a career that's lasted nearly half a century. He also DJ’s his own Sattellite Radio program on XM and in 2004, his memoir, Chronicles Volume I, was a New York Times Best Seller. He’s also been a perennial figure on the live music scene, performing about 140 nights per year. Next month, he is expected to debut songs from Modern Times in his first Arena Tour in nearly five years. The 24 city tour (more shows and cities are expected to be added), includes the following Facilities’ Prime Site Award winning Arenas: Xcel Energy Center, Cox Arena, Wachovia Spectrum, Air Canada Centre, Palace of Auburn Hills, Key Arena, Scotia Bank Place and Belle Centre