Folk rock legend Bob Dylan and guitar legend and Dire Straits founder Mark Knopfler shook the whole rock world few days ago, by announcing they've planned a 30-date tour of Europe next Autumn... together! Dylan will share the stage with Knopfler and his current band starting from October 6, 2011 in Dublin and ending in November 16 in Zurich. The tour will touch 29 different towns all across Ireland, UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Switzerland. Bob Dylan has always admired the work of Mark Knopler from the seventies on, the two collaborated together many times, most notably in 1979 when Knopfler played lead guitar on Dylan's Slow Train Coming album (Bob said about it that this was the best guitar backing since the days of Mike Bloomfield and Robbie Robertson) and in 1983 when Knopfler played guitar and co-produced Dylan's album Infidels. At the moment of receiving the news, Mark Knopfler and his band were in the middle of recording their brand new album, but Knopfler was more than happy to delay the recordings to hit the road with Dylan in Europe. Knopfler said on his website: "I’m much looking forward to going out on the road with Bob in such a special year. Also, it was an honour to be asked to record one of Bob's songs on the forthcoming Amnesty International 50th anniversary album to mark his 70th birthday." A big event not to be missed for all good music lovers in this 2011 European Autumn!!!