Van Morrison [ tickets ] has booked a two-night stand at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl during which the legendary Irish singer/songwriter will perform in its entirety his classic 1968 album "Astral Weeks."

Set to take place Nov. 7-8, the shows will be divided into two halves, the first of which will feature Morrison and his band performing a number of songs from throughout his career, and the second of which will feature a "cover-to-cover recreation of the 'Astral Weeks' album," according to a press release.

"This is a welcomed opportunity for me to perform these songs the way I originally intended them to be," Morrison said in a prepared statement. "It's about the world of creation and of the imagination. That is what a song is: a little movie with melodies and music built around it, poetry in moving pictures in the mind. In the '60s and '70s, the record companies did not support the music, so I never got to take these songs on tour, and I certainly did not have the money to do it. These songs are as timeless and fresh right now as the day they were written and I am happy about taking them to the Hollywood Bowl."

The performances will be recorded and released in album form under the title "Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl." Morrison's new label, Listen to the Lion Records, will offer up a vinyl version prior to Christmas, and a CD version will surface in January.