Music legend Bob Dylan is set to make his return to our shores later this year.

He's set to perform two arena shows in Christchurch and Auckland this August.

The singer/songwriter comes armed with a wealth of hits and a catalogue of more than 50 albums from a career spanning an impressive six decades.

From Blowin' In the Wind, to Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Dylan hits have become classic staples in music and pop culture.

Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, scored 11 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and the Songwriters' Halls of Fame.

More recently, he won a Nobel Prize in Literature.

Dylan was last in the country four years ago, but is now returning to play Auckland's Spark Arena on August 26 and Christchurch's Horncastle Arena on August 28.

Tickets go on sale 9 am, May 23 via Ticketmaster (Auckland) and Ticketek (Christchurch).