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Dylan On Tour
Details, News, and Reviews of Bob Dylan Live In Concert
Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour
The Tour is Over
Last Week: London UK (final 3 shows of tour)
The Best Reviews
Last Night at the Royal Albert Hall (Flagging Down The Double E's) [8]
"So my question going into night one of the Royal Albert Hall was: Does this even feel like a Rough and Rowdy Ways show anymore?"
Last Night at the Royal Albert Hall…Again (Flagging Down The Double E's) [8]
"The man is one day away from ending this three-year tour and he’s still coming up with new arrangements for these same songs. Inspiring."
The Last Night, in London (Flagging Down The Double E's) [8]
"Most people I spoke to did not think he was hanging it up for good. I don’t either. But this is the end of an era—and, hopefully, the start of a new chapter."
Dylan in Royal Albert Hall, London, 12th of November 2024 (JohnnyBorganBlog) [8]
"There were some problems and frustrations during tonight’s show, but the one who keeps it all together is Dylan himself, though sometimes annoyed, he keeps on coming back with improvisations, vocals and harp solos that make even an uneven night a night to remember."
Yonder Stands Your Orphan With His Gun, Crying Like A Fire In The Sun (JohnnyBorganBlog) [8]
"It’s happening here and now. The opposite of repetition, even when last night’s version was fabulous. He not busy being born is busy dying. This was never an attempt of perfection. Its more like: 'Hang on to me, baby, let’s just hope the roof of Royal Albert stays on.'"
Strike Another Match, Go Start Anew, And It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (JohnnyBorganBlog) [8]
"Of course not only because he has performed before an audience more than 4000 times, not because he is one of the greatest poets of our times, not because he is one of the most influential artists, but because of his unique abilities to create art in the spur of the moment as a performing artist..."
Cracked Ritual from Rock Elder (The Arts Desk) [8]
"He still displays a startling range, from film noir bass to near-falsetto. He has soaked up so much blues and gospel, genres in which singers made the most of distortion, a way of singing designed to touch the heart and soul."
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Best of The Week
Our favorite stories and links from the past week
Deciphering the Role of Religion in Bob Dylan’s Life (Church Life Journal) [8]
"The upshot is not a reductive interpretation of Dylan, whereby religion becomes the only significant theme in his catalog, but rather a portrait of an artist who is an astute observer of the human condition in all of its manifold complexity."
Dubuque '96 Stage-Crashers Remember a Uniquely Wild Dylan Show (Flagging Down The Double E's) [8]
"So I decided, all right, this is ridiculous. I’m going to get up there and just dance for a while so that it’ll keep people from interrupting him."
Inside The New Dylan BioPic (Mojo) [8]
"Mangold notes that Dylan’s direct involvement with the project – a lucky break, due to a pause in his ‘Never Ending Tour’ brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic – helped shape the story even further."
Streisand's Upcoming Duet With Dylan 'Winding Up Her Husband James Brolin' (Radar Online) [1]
"Dylan sent Streisand one that read: 'You are my favorite star. Your self-determination, wit and temperament and sense of justice have always appealed to me.'"The Dylan Community on Social Media
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New Podcasts This Week
The latest streaming Dylan shows. Most links to Apple Podcasts
Songs of Experience
False Prophet (Eric Callahan)
Definitely Dylan
Post-Show Giddiness (Ren Harvieu)
Nothing Is Revealed
Never Ending Stories
Dylan Live 11/12/94 (TEASER)
Aussie Bourbon Lovers
What The Riff
Follow Your Dream
Ira Ingber (Guitarist played with Dylan)
formerly pig city
The Dylan Hours
Upcoming Dylan-Related Events
Selection from our constantly updated Bob Dylan Events Calendar
NEW
July 24-27, 2025 (Tulsa OK) The World of Bob Dylan
EXISTING
Nov 21 (Gainsborough UK) Girl From The North Country (MOVIE)
Dec 6-10 (Toronto) Don't Look Back
Dec 25 (United States) A Complete Unknown Movie Opening
Jan 17 (UK/Europe) A Complete Unknown Movie Opening
Jan 23 (Australia) A Complete Unknown Movie Opening
Jan 21 (New York) Mary Lee's Corvette - BOTT
Multi-Date Events
Oct 19 - Nov 16 (US Tour) The Last Waltz 2024 Tour
Sept '24 - June'25 - Bob Dylan in London Walking Tour
Chrome Horse - Tribute Shows - Regular Dates in US
Simply Dylan - Tribute Shows - Regular Dates in UK
Mar 3 - 13, 2025: Cat Power Australia 2025 Tour
Complete List of Worldwide: Bob Dylan Events Calendar
New Video
Chalamet on Becoming Bob Dylan (50 Minutes)
More proof at at least Timothée took this and Dylan *very* seriously. Impressive.
12 More Links Plus 12 More Reviews - Below for Paid Members.