News just broke that Bob Dylan will return to his birthplace of Duluth to play at Bayfront Festival Park on July 9. WDIO reports:

An announcement has confirmed that Bob Dylan & His Band will come to Duluth and play at Duluth’s Bayfront Festival Park on Tuesday, July 9. The concert begins at 5:30 p.m. and is presented by Jam Productions and the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). All tickets are general admission and will go on sale on Friday, June 7 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $68.

Wilco, My Morning Jacket and the Richard Thompson Electric Trio will also perform. This is a Ticketmaster operation, but you can also buy tickets through the DECC.

We saw Dylan play Bayfront with Paul Simon in 2000, the last time he played northern Minnesota.

UPDATE: More info from Christa Lawler at the Duluth News Tribune.