bob/willie slideshow from last nite:

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Sauget, Illinois
GCS Ballpark

July 2, 2009




1. Watching The River Flow (Bob on guitar)
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bob on guitar)
3. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
4. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
5. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
6. Just Like A Woman (Bob on keyboard)
7. Honest With Me (Bob on keyboard)
8. Forgetful Heart (Bob on harp center stage - no keyboard)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. This Dream Of You (Bob on guitar)
11. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)

(encore)

13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

Down to 14 songs because of Mellemcamp.
3 songs out of Modern Times
3 songs out of Together Through Life and premiere live of This Dream Of You

Would love to hear those new songs live...

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

South Bend, Indiana
Coveleski Stadium
July 4, 2009

1. Yankee Doodle Dandy (Bob on guitar) (song by George M. Cohan)
2. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob on guitar)
3. If You See Her, Say Hello (Bob on guitar then keyboard)
4. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Bob on keyboard)
5. This Wheel's On Fire (Bob on keyboard)
6. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob on keyboard)
7. Beyond The Horizon (Bob on keyboard)
8. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
9. Just Like A Woman (Bob on keyboard)
10. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
11. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
12. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

Only 12 songs and not a single one from TTL. I would have been disappointed if I had attended this gig.

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very good setlist, but waaay too short.

i love that setlist

Is it only me or are the recordings of the shows really deteriorating from tour to tour?

From what I can hear, the Intro song moving directly into Rainy Day Women must have been immensely great, but frankly the bootleg sounds terrible.

(This is something I first observed last fall. Before, not every recording was great, of course, but the outstanding ones really were excellent, now they are only very good...)

Hello Olorin,

Thanks for sharing Dylan's setlist. I'm looking forward to seeing him in Louisville this Wednesday night. My ticket says 5:30 and unfortunately I will have to be late. Do you remember what time Bob's set actually starts/ends? I'm guessing it's John Mellancamp opening, then Willie Nelson, with Bob ending the evening. Thanks for any info you can share regarding the timing.

Lurker Nancy

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MacPhisto
Is it only me or are the recordings of the shows really deteriorating from tour to tour?

From what I can hear, the Intro song moving directly into Rainy Day Women must have been immensely great, but frankly the bootleg sounds terrible.

(This is something I first observed last fall. Before, not every recording was great, of course, but the outstanding ones really were excellent, now they are only very good...)

unfortunately you're right - the most recent recording is barely listenable

Rothbury, Michigan
Rothbury
Double JJ Ranch
The Odeum stage

July 5, 2009

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on guitar)
2. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob on guitar)
3. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on keyboard)
4. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
5. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
6. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on banjo)
7. 'Til I Fell In Love With You (Bob center stage on harp)
8. Po' Boy (Bob on keyboard and harp)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on keyboard)
11. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Bob on keyboard)
12. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on viola)
13. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
14. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)

(encore)
15. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
16. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)
17. Blowin' In The Wind (Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on violin)

Is Bob already tired of his new album ? Only one song out of it. Nothing new or even interesting except Jolene and maybe Tangled Up In Blue which is rarely played. And the rest is already done, and done again for years... Till now, this US tour is quite disappointing.

To Lurker Nancy
You're welcome but I don't have the luck to go and see Bob's tour this summer for I actually live in France. I just copy Bob's setlist from a nice website [www.boblinks.com] (Thanks to Bill Pagel for caring about it) just like Adrian-L did for Rothbury's gig. So those gig can be discussed here on iorr.org. If you want to find more infos about your gig, you should have a look on that site and if you don't find, go to [www.expectingrain.com] and ask your question.

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Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville Slugger Field
July 8, 2009

1. Watching The River Flow (Bob on guitar)
2. Man In The Long Black Coat (Bob on guitar)
3. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob on guitar)
4. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
5. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard)
6. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
7. If You Ever Go To Houston (Bob on keyboard)
8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob on keyboard)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Po' Boy (Bob on keyboard)
11. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

Nicer setlist than the previous one. If You Ever Go To Houston + Hard Rain + Man In The Long Black Coat

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

7. If You Ever Go To Houston (Bob on keyboard)

weeeeee! thanks Bob

Ah, I don't know... although he played Houston and Long Black Coat I would prefer the night before. Tangled up in blue, Nettie Moore, Thin Man, Til I fell in love with you would have been huge favourites.

Am i alone in thinking that Nettie Moore is the best song to be played live from Modern Times (well I'd actually extend that statement to his last 3 studio albums).
Every time I heard it you could hear a needle drop and it was always intense.

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MacPhisto
Ah, I don't know... although he played Houston and Long Black Coat I would prefer the night before. Tangled up in blue, Nettie Moore, Thin Man, Til I fell in love with you would have been huge favourites.

Am i alone in thinking that Nettie Moore is the best song to be played live from Modern Times (well I'd actually extend that statement to his last 3 studio albums).
Every time I heard it you could hear a needle drop and it was always intense.

If you like Tangled Up In Blue, download the Minneapolis gig from Obama's election night, a fabulous version. You could find a link on Expecting Rain. Bad sound quality though.

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Bob Dylan TV on Youtube. Some live in the studio videos which are absolutely FANTASTIC :

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bob always likes to roll out the new songs slowly...

Dayton, Ohio
Fifth Third Field
July 10, 2009

1. Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Bob on guitar)
2. Lay, Lady, Lay (Bob on guitar)
3. Lonesome Day Blues (Bob on keyboard)
4. Love Sick (Bob on keyboard)
5. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
6. Beyond The Horizon (Bob on keyboard and harp)
7. Honest With Me (Bob on keyboard)
8. Make You Feel My Love (Bob on keyboard and harp)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. If You Ever Go To Houston (Bob on keyboard)
11. Summer Days (Bob on keyboard)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

Nice setlist.
The first four songs are fabulous.
Three songs out of TTL.

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

Eastlake, Ohio
Classic Park
July 11, 2009

1. Cat's In The Well (Bob on guitar)
2. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (Bob on guitar)
3. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
4. Blind Willie McTell (Bob on keyboard and harp)
5. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Bob center stage on harp, then keyboard)
6. If You Ever Go To Houston (Bob on keyboard)
7. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
8. Workingman's Blues #2 (Bob on keyboard)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard, Lucas Nelson on guitar)
10. Ain't Talkin' (Bob on keyboard, Lucas Nelson on guitar)
11. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard, Lucas Nelson on guitar)
(encore)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard, Lucas Nelson on guitar)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard, Lucas Nelson on guitar)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard, Lucas Nelson on guitar)

This is a f***ing good setlist ! But don't know who is Lucas Nelson. Willie's son ?

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My girlfriend and I were at the South Bend show. Yeah, the set was a bit truncated, but the performance was fuc*kin incredible. Bob was clearly enjoying himself and the band was cooking. Yankee Doodle/Rainy Day Women was inspired, as was This Wheel, but the band really hit the groove during Highway 61. Friggin incendiary. And Dylan was clearly up to the task of fronting such a killer ensemble. Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.

Year by year he gradually reduces the number of songs. If this continues he soon will be entering the stage, take a bow, then be off to the trailer with a good book and one more cup of coffee.

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Svartmer
Year by year he gradually reduces the number of songs. If this continues he soon will be entering the stage, take a bow, then be off to the trailer with a good book and one more cup of coffee.

The setlists of this summer tour are shorter because he tours together with other artists. Quite usual with Bob, he also shortens his set when he plays festivals. I'm sure on the next tour without other artists the set will be back to 16/17 songs again.


Washington, Pennsylvania
CONSOL Energy Park

July 13, 2009

1. Watching The River Flow (Bob on guitar, Donnie on lap steel)
2. It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob on guitar, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on acoustic guitar)
3. The Levee's Gonna Break
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on electric mandolin, Tony on standup bass)
4. Po' Boy
(Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass)
5. Rollin' And Tumblin'
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on electric mandolin, Stu on acoustic guitar)
6. Forgetful Heart
(Bob center stage on harp, Donnie on violin, Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass)
7. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on banjo, Tony on standup bass)
8. If You Ever Go To Houston
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on acoustic guitar)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel)
10. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on viola, Stu on acoustic guitar)
11. Summer Days
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on pedal steel then trumpet, Tony on standup bass)

(encore)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on pedal steel)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel, Tony on standup bass)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel)



Allentown, Pennsylvania
Coca-Cola Park

July 14, 2009

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on guitar, Donnie on lap steel)
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
(Bob on guitar, Donnie on lap steel, Stu on acoustic guitar, Tony on standup bass)
3. Rollin' And Tumblin's
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on electric mandolin, Denny on slide guitar, Stu on acoustic guitar)
4. Spirit On The Water
(Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on pedal steel, Tony on standup bass)
5. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
(Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on pedal steel)
6. Workingman's Blues #2
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on acoustic guitar)
7. Honest With Me (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel)
8. If You Ever Go To Houston
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on pedal steel, Stu on pedal steel, Tony on electric bass)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel)
10. Ain't Talkin' (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on viola, Stu on acoustic guitar)
11. Thunder On The Mountain
(Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel, Stu on acoustic guitar)

(encore)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on pedal steel)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel, Tony on standup bass)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on lap steel)

New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain Stadium

July 15, 2009

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob on guitar)
2. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Bob on guitar)
3. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
4. Tryin' To Get To Heaven (Bob on keyboard and harp)
5. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on banjo)
6. I Feel A Change Comin' On (Bob on keyboard)
7. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Bob on keyboard)
8. When The Deal Goes Down (Bob on keyboard)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on keyboard and harp)
11. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)

(encore)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

Three gigs in three days... and still bringing new songs ! Nice !

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

Essex Junction, Vermont
Champlain Valley Exposition (CVE)
grandstand
July 17, 2009

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on guitar)
2. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (Bob on guitar)
3. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Bob on guitar)
4. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
5. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboardand harp)
6. Things Have Changed (Bob on keyboard)
7. If You Ever Go To Houston (Bob on keyboard)
8. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on keyboard)
9. I Feel A Change Comin' On (Bob on keyboard)
10. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
11. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on banjo)
12. Summer Days (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
13. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

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Sorry for my english ; I'm a french little boy (but I like it)

Bethel, New York
Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
July 18, 2009

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on guitar)
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bob on guitar)
3. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
4. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Bob on keyboard)
5. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Bob on keyboard)
6. Po' Boy (Bob on keyboard)
7. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob on keyboard)
8. Workingman's Blues #2 (Bob on keyboard)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Forgetful Heart (Bob on harp center stage - no keyboard)
11. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
(encore)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

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Syracuse, New York
Alliance Bank Stadium

July 19, 2009

1. Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob on guitar, Donnie on electric mandolin)
2. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (Bob on guitar)
3. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
4. Million Miles (Bob on keyboard and harp)
5. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Bob on keyboard)
6. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard and harp)
7. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on banjo)
8. If You Ever Go To Houston (Bob on keyboard)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Nettie Moore (Bob on keyboard and harp, Donnie on viola)
11. Summer Days (Bob on keyboard, Donnie on trumpet)

(encore)
12. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
13. Jolene (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)

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UPI reports that the AFI Michael Douglas tribute, where Dylan performed last night, will be broadcast on TV Land on July 19.

And yesterday was the day of the broadcast:





I really like what he is doing here! Especially the singing in the last stanza is great.

By looking those setlists (thanks for bringing them here!) it is delightful to see how much Bob picks up songs from his last three albums. They seem to to make the core of the show, which are nicely covered by the older gems. This makes it very tasteful mix, with the orientation still being 'current', and not resting in in nostalgy (which, in the case of Dylan's back catalogue, could be too teaseful to resist for lesser talents (that is . all the rest of them)...).

- Doxa