Bob Dylan, 83, divides fans as he announces he will BAN phones from his newly-announced UK tour

Bob Dylan has sparked a immense statement amongst fans arsenic he revealed a caller strict norm astir nan usage of camera phones arsenic his concerts. 

The singer, 83, announced he will beryllium returning to nan UK later this twelvemonth to proceed to circuit his album, Rough and Rowdy Ways.

Bob will beryllium taking to nan shape successful London, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Wolverhampton and different cities wherever fans will beryllium banned from utilizing their phones. 

When arriving astatine nan venue, concertgoers will beryllium required to put their phones successful a unafraid pouch earlier Dylan's performance.

The pouch closes automatically and fans won't beryllium capable to retrieve their devices until Dylan has vanished performing and they make their measurement retired of nan venue.

Fans were speedy to return to X - formerly known arsenic Twitter - to kick astir nan telephone ban.

'Bob Dylan wants telephone free concerts. Where your telephone is locked successful a provided container until nan performance ends. What huffy times we person arrived at'.

'Can understand them wanting group to beryllium much coming successful nan moment, but astatine nan aforesaid clip it would beryllium weird not being capable to return immoderate photos aliases videos! At slightest they don’t return nan phones disconnected you, conscionable fastener their usage…'

Meanwhile different fans applauded Bob for banning camera devices arsenic they are excited to 'live successful nan moment'.

'Fair play to Bob Dylan banning mobile homes astatine his gigs, group request to study really to unrecorded successful nan infinitesimal & conscionable bask nan show.'

'The measurement it should be. Brain dormant morons who walk full concerts pinch their telephone retired signaling don't conscionable discarded it for themselves but those down them trying to watch.'

'Fantastic astir clip gigs were for illustration this, really perceive and prosecute pinch nan creator you’ve paid truthful overmuch money to watch….not done your telephone screen. Well done Bob'.

'Done this astatine his shows nan past mates of times his toured England. Surely group tin beryllium without their phones for 1.5 hours besides if you are hopeless to cheque it you tin conscionable spell backmost outside.'

'Phones, shouldn't beryllium successful his gigs anyway, arsenic it'd spoil nan atmosphere.'

Dylan will decorativeness nan US limb of his The Rough and Rowdy Ways circuit successful September earlier jetting crossed nan pond to footwear disconnected nan European limb successful Prague, Czech Republic connected October 4.

Dylan will later kick-off his UK limb of nan circuit successful Bournemouth connected November 1 earlier heading up to Liverpool connected November 3.

He will execute 2 nights successful Edinburgh astatine nan Usher Hall connected November 5 and 6 earlier heading to Nottingham.

Dylan will past return to nan shape successful Wolverhampton connected November 9 and 10 earlier completing his tour at nan Royal Albert Hall successful London connected November 12, 13, and 14.