Eminem is back and fans are counting down the days until his new album and tour dates for Summer and Fall 2013.  

Eminem's new album is finished, according to hip-hop producer and rapper Dr Dre and rumors are a release date of the Tuesday after Memorial Day (May 28th).  

He has confirmed dates Aug 15-25 in Europe and will close his time out there headlining this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK over the weekend August 23-25.  Reading Festival have announced this year's Headliners which include Green Day, Biffy Clyro and Eminem. Also playing the festival this year are Fall Out Boy, System of a Down, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, Nine Inch Nails, New Found Glory, Frank Turner, Brand New, Skrillex, The Lumineers and more. 

Rumors are circulating that Tyler the Creator, Kendrick Lamar will be the opening for Eminem for select tour dates and maybe the full tour, this is yet to be announced.  50 Cent is another name that has been circulating around as a potential guest act for Eminem's tour dates.   

His tour dates currently start August 15th in Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium and continue through Europe ending at the Leeds Festival on August 25th in Leeds, Great Britain, U.K. 

There are not dates selected for U.S. tour yet, but a U.S. tour is expected after Eminem's new album is released.  

Working on the new Eminem album has helped Dr. Dre rekindle his fire passion to create music as well.  

"Em is finishing up his project," Dr Dre told Power 106 FM. "And for me man, I've just gotten inspired again to go back into the studio." Dre went on to say, "I'm just really having fun with life and having fun with being creative and trying new and different things with myself, just trying to stay active. As you know, it's been almost 30 years for me in music. It's a little bit difficult to keep getting inspired to get back in there but you know, music is my first love and I'm going to continue to do that as long as I can."