Art rock pioneer Bryan Ferry will make a rare Twin Cities concert appearance when he headlines St. Paul’s new Palace Theatre on Aug. 5.

The $67 and $57 tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. March 10 through Etix.

Ferry’s most recent Minnesota performance was in 2001 when the reunited Roxy Music played Northrop Auditorium. Ferry headlined Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre in 1994 as a solo act.

Born to a working-class family in England, Ferry studied art in college and moved to London in 1968 to pursue music. Two years later, he auditioned for the lead vocalist role in King Crimson and, while the band didn’t hire him, they encouraged him to start his own group.

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St. Paul Chamber Orchestra adds six fall concerts that will be streamed live for free Ferry then formed Roxy Music with an eclectic lineup including a saxophone/oboe player and nonmusician Brian Eno on synthesizers. From the start, Roxy Music pushed musical boundaries with an avant garde approach similar to that of David Bowie. In the decade the band was active, they evolved from art rock to disco to the sleek, sophisticated pop of their final effort, 1982’s “Avalon.” Eno left after two albums and went on to establish himself as a solo artist and an in-demand producer known for his work with U2 and Coldplay.

Roxy Music found success in England and across Europe while attracting a cult following in the U.S. The group’s sole hit on these shores, 1975’s “Love Is the Drug,” is an atypical, fairly straightforward rock song that still gets airplay. “Avalon” topped 1 million in sales and earned a reputation among audiophiles for its pristine production.

Ferry began recording solo in 1973, his own material and covers. He’s a big Bob Dylan fan in particular, starting with his radical reinterpretation of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” on his debut album and culminating with 2007’s “Dylanesque,” a collection of 11 of the Minnesota folk icon’s best-known tracks.

In 2014, Ferry released his latest record, “Avonmore,” with a series of guests including Johnny Marr, Flea, Nile Rodgers, Mark Knopfler, Maceo Parker and Ronnie Spector.