Bob Dylan will hit the road for a six-week North American tour in support of his forthcoming Columbia album "Love and Theft," due Sept. 11 in North America. The trek, beginning Oct. 5 in Spokane, Wash., and wrapping Nov. 24 in Boston, will hit Dylan's usual grab bag of arenas, theaters, and college campuses.

"Love and Theft," Dylan's first studio album since 1997's Grammy-winning "Time Out of Mind," features the artist's touring band of guitarist Charlie Sexton, bassist Tony Garnier, multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell, and drummer David Kemper. Album track "Po' Boy" is currently available for free download via the Windows Media format.

A select number of priority tickets will be available through Dylan's official Web site. The password required to obtain seats through that promotion will be posted Thursday (Aug. 29) on the site.

Here are Bob Dylan's tour dates:

Oct. 5: Spokane, Wash. (Spokane Arena)
Oct. 6: Seattle (Key Arena)
Oct. 7: Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum)
Oct. 9: Medford, Ore. (Jackson City Expo Hall)
Oct. 10: Sacramento, Calif. (Memorial Auditorium)
Oct. 12: San Jose, Calif. (Compaq Center)
Oct. 13: San Francisco (Bill Graham Civic Center)
Oct. 14: Santa Barbara, Calif. (UCSB Events Center)
Oct. 17: San Diego (Rimac Arena)
Oct. 19: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
Oct. 21: Denver (Denver Coliseum)
Oct. 23: Sioux City, Iowa (Orpheum Theater)
Oct. 24: La Cross, Wis. (La Crosse Center Arena)
Oct. 25: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
Oct. 27: Chicago (United Center)
Oct. 28: Milwaukee (US Cellular Arena)
Oct. 30: Green Bay, Wis. (Brown County Arena)
Oct. 31: Madison, Wis. (Kohl Center)
Nov. 2: Terre Haute, Ind. (Hulman Center)
Nov. 3: Nashville (Municipal Auditorium)
Nov. 4: Cincinnati (Cintas Center)
Nov. 6: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)
Nov. 8: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Nov. 9: Detroit (Cobo Arena)
Nov. 10: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)
Nov. 11: State College, Pa. (Bryce Jordan Arena)
Nov. 13: Syracuse, N.Y. (War Memorial)
Nov. 15: Washington, D.C. (War Memorial)
Nov. 17: Philadelphia (First Union Spectrum)
Nov. 19: New York (Madison Square Garden)
Nov. 21: Manchester, N.H. (Verizon Wireless Arena)
Nov. 23: Portland, Maine (Cumberland County Civic Center)
Nov. 24: Boston (Fleet Center)