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Here are the Bob Dylan concerts that I have attended and my favorite track from each set.

Lexington, Kentucky: August 21, 2004
"Ballad of Hollis Brown" -- one of my favorite older Dylan tracks: lyrical genius

Lexington, Kentucky: August 15, 2006
favorite track: "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" -- Dylan's refined grunts stuck in my head for weeks

Nashville, Tennessee: September 19, 2007
"Meet Me In The Morning" -- only time he's ever played this track... and Jack White was a star on vocals

Cincinnati, Ohio: October 15, 2007
"Ain't Talkin" -- a very menacing rendition... Dylan plays the villain well

Louisville, Kentucky: October 17, 2007
"Highway 61" -- the only Dylan show I've watched on Highway 61

Cincinnati, Ohio: August 22, 2008
"Nettie Moore" -- we still miss her

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: September 8, 2008
"High Water (For Charley Patton)" -- I get excited as soon as I hear the banjo... they're still looking for Charles Darwin...

Elizabeth, Indiana: August 23, 2009
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" -- another dark ballad

Tallahassee, Florida: October 11, 2010
"Forgetful Heart" -- I could swear the temperature dropped 30 degrees and he was a gunslinger as he delivered this dark number

Highland Heights, Kentucky: November 3, 2010
"Cold Irons Bound" -- one of my alltime favorites in a very balanced set

Last night in Santa Barbara.
He rocked the Bowl down - smiled the whole show.
Voice was clear and pierced to the heart.
A soul infusion!

1973 Denver Colorado with the Band (Awesome Concert)
1982 June Pasadena, CA Peace Sunday Concert with Joan Baez
2009 Round Rock, TX Dell Diamond Concert with John Mellencamp & Willie Nelson
2010 Austin, TX The Backyard
2011 New Braunfels, TX White Water Ampitheater with Leon Russel

On a scale of 1 to 10 for Bob Dylan Fans, I'm a 10
David Keith - Blanco, TX

2006 Birmingham, AL -- BJCC arena
2007 Atlanta -- Gwinett Arena
2009 Atlanta w/John Mellencamp.. -- Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Tonight! just a few hours from now!
2011 Atlanta -- Chastain Amphitheater

and hopefully many more to come

GOING TO NASHVILLE SHOW MONDAY!
woooooo should be great

Not many unfortunately. 2005 at Jackals Stadium in NJ with Willie Nelson
Last night's show in Bethel (also visited Big Pink - Dylan's home in woodstock)
Tomorrow's show in Asbury Park

Long live Dylan!

10/6/07 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
10/9/07 - Rochester, NY - Gordon Field House
8/17/08 - Saratoga Springs, NY - SPAC
8/19/08 - Canandaigua, NY - Marvin Sands PAC
11/19/08 - Oneonta, NY - Alumni Field House
11/21/08 - New York City, NY - The United Palace
7/18/09 - Bethel Woods, NY (Woodstock) - Center for the Arts
7/19/09 - Syracuse, NY - Alliance Bank Stadium
11/18/09 - New York City, NY - The United Palace
11/6/10 - Rochester, NY - Gordon Field House
11/16/10 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid Hudson Civic Center
11/17/10 - Binghamton, NY - Binghamton Events Center
11/19/10 - Amherst, MA - Mullins Center
11/20/10 - Lowell, MA - Tsongas Center
8/9/11 - Canandaigua, NY - Marvin Sands PAC

1978 Sept Uniondale N.Y.
1980 April Buffalo NY
1981 Oct East Rutherford NJ
1986 July MSG NY
1987 July Giants Stadium NJ
1988 July Jones Beach NY
1988 Oct Radio city NY
1989 July Jones Beach NY
1989 Oct Beacon Theatre NY
1990 Oct CW Post NY
1991 July Jones Beach NY
1992 Oct 30th Anniversary Concert NY
1993 Sept Jones Beach NY
1993 Sept Garden State Arts NJ
1993 Nov Supper Club NY
1994 Oct Roseland Ballroom NY
1995 Dec Beacon NY
1997 Aug Jones Beach NY
1998 Nov MSG NY
1999 July Tramps NY
1999 July Jones Beach NY
2000 July Jones Beach NY
2001 Nov MSG NY
2002 Aug Newport Folk Festival RI
2002 Aug Southhampton NY
2002 Nov Philly PA
2003 April Jazz Festival New Orleans
2003 Aug PNC Arts NJ
2003 Aug Bushkill PA
2004 Aug Yale Field CT
2004 Nov Ryan Center RI
2006 April Las Vegas
2006 Sept Dutchess County NY
2006 Nov Uniondale NY
2007 June Jones Beach NY
2008 Aug Prospect Park Brooklyn
2008 Nov Harlem, N.Y.
2010 Nov Bethlehem, Pa.
2011 Aug Jones Beach, NY

Updated...

07-09-88 Ottawa ON
07-30-89 Ottawa ON
06-01-90 Ottawa ON
06-02-90 Ottawa ON
08-22-92 Ottawa ON
09-02-93 Toronto ON
10-23-94 Syracuse NY
04-26-96 Montreal QC
08-05-97 Montreal QC
01-28-98 Syracuse NY
10-30-98 Ottawa ON
02-20-99 Lake Placid NY
07-18-00 Toronto ON
11-08-01 Toronto ON
08-10-02 Quebec QC
08-12-02 Montreal QC
08-13-02 Ottawa ON
08-16-02 Toronto ON
11-09-02 Elmira NY
08-08-03 Darien Lake NY
08-09-03 Holmdel NJ
08-22-03 Syracuse NY
08-23-03 Niagara Falls ON
03-19-04 Toronto ON
03-20-04 Toronto ON
03-21-04 Toronto ON
08-06-04 Cooperstown NY
11-13-04 Rochester NY
11-14-04 Binghamton NY
11-05-06 Ottawa ON
11-07-06 Toronto ON
11-08-06 Montreal QC
07-03-07 Quebec QC
07-04-07 Montreal QC
07-05-07 Ottawa ON
07-07-07 Rama ON
07-08-07 Rama ON
10-06-07 Albany NY
10-08-07 Syracuse NY
10-09-07 Rochester NY
05-17-08 Lewiston ME
05-19-08 Saint John NB
05-20-08 Moncton NB
05-21-08 Halifax NS
10-24-08 Vancouver BC
11-12-08 Oshawa ON
11-15-08 Kingston ON
11-16-08 Ottawa ON
11-18-08 Montreal QC
11-07-09 Kitchener ON
11-13-09 Boston MA
11-14-09 Boston MA
11-15-09 Boston MA
11-06-10 Rochester NY
11-17-10 Binghamton NY
11-19-10 Amherst MA
11-20-10 Lowell MA
08-09-11 Canandaigua NY
08-10-11 Scranton PA
08-12-11 Bethel NY

Are you lucky bastards rich or just homeless?
I manage 1 or 2 shows a year and only from 2007 onwards. Before I wasn't aware that Dylan was on the road.

There's people who don't do other holidays, you know.

i am SO JEALOUS of these people

my #1 wish is to be a millionaire so i could just follow bob all around the world...you'd get to see some great places!

Neither, but we do it.

We discussed this a little on the Pool and here; it's not hard; just save and save your time for each tour; he tours in blocks of a year not straight. Then you can follow complete tours.

This is what I do.

We discussed this a little on the Pool and here; it's not hard; just save and save your time for each tour; he tours in blocks of a year not straight. Then you can follow complete tours.

This is what I do.

So, it is a matter of conviction? I'm interested to understand on what this conviction is based, what do you get from following a complete tour instead of one or two shows a year. And I am not being ironic here, I'm dead serious, I'd really like to understand

P.S; Net disapprovers please abstain

July 18, 2000 Tor, Ont. - Probably the best of the three show's i've seen..remember being so happy that "song to woody" and "desolation row" were 2 of the first three songs he played, couldn't believe it! I also remember loving the new lyrics to "gotta serve somebody" mentioning Madonna, and Cher, and saying something about a "garbage pale", i guess referring to Toronto's homeless situation at the time. Oh and being mistakin (i guess) for Dylan himself when we pulled up outside the venue in a limo! People just starting surrounding us, ha ha!

Aug 16, 2002 Tor, Ont. - This show wasn't bad (believe me I would tell you if i thought it sucked). I remember being really excited hearing "masters of war" and "I shall be released". I also remember freaking out at the opening cords to "watchtower" thinking it was "hurricane"! I hit the guy (stranger) next to me in excitement, lightly of course, to which he just laughed. Highlight of the show was definitely "tangled up in blue" with that stop/start big drums arrangement. Incredible. Loved it.

October 27, 2008 Calgary, AB - Not a very good show, and i'm being generous. The sound was really bad in the Saddledome for one, and his voice was very froggy, when you could hear it. He mumbled quite a bit too. Plus, i'm not a big fan of Dylan behind the keyboard, of which he was atleast 80% of the show. His voice seems to get even worse when he plays it, for some reason. I also remember the crowd were very negative. The people around me were very dissapointed, saying some pretty nasty things, and there wasn't much applause over all. I don't remember any booing though. But with all that being said there were highlights, "just like a women" (bob on guitar center stage) was amazing, and "tweedle dum & tweedle dee" was done really well.

04/05/97 Moncton, NB, CA
08/06/02 Halifax, NS, CA
08/08/02 Moncton, NB, CA
08/09/02 Saint John. NB, CA
08/22/03 Syracuse, NY, US
08/23/03 Niagara Falls, ON, CA
08/06/04 Cooperstown, NY, US
04/13/05 Buffalo, NY, US
11/03/06 London, ON, CA
11/07/06 Toronto, ON, CA
07/07/07 Orillia, ON, CA
10/04/07 Portland, ME, US
10/05/07 Manchester, NH, US
05/19/08 Saint John, NB, CA
05/20/08 Moncton, NB, CA
05/21/08 Halifax, NS, CA
08/20/11 Bangor, ME, US
08/21/11 Boston, MA, US

well im by no means a regualar poster here and cannot speak for anyone else. but i assume it could be similiar for others, as it is for me. ive done a couple 'tours' whereby ive done 8 shows in a row. It may be based on obbsession or even addiction. you know when you have one piece of chocolate and you just have to have more? well bob is much better than chocolate!.. one concert is so transforming you just want "more an' more n' more"..Doing a run of shows is very exciting. you are travelling the same path Bob is travelling for a short period of time. you sometimes might be on the same plane as the band (although this is not a consideration. i merely mention as this has happened a few times and its an added bonus) being there each night feels like being closer than close. usually you are on the rail as well, as you learn the ropes each night. you become a part of the tour!.. rightly or wrongly,you feel an affinity with bob and the band. sometimes they recognise you .again, not what its about but another bonus that can happen. sometiimes you might get real lucky and bob will recognise you( in a nice way) Each show is a little different and theres always a chance of something special happening.these are just some possibilities people might do a run of shows.. Also you meet like minded bobnuts, doing the same thing or meet others, youve met on the net, just doing the one show. There is nothign else like it.. and once you've done it. you'll wonder why you didn't think of travelling to more than your local city before. I would do more if i could afford to.

Far too few...first time I saw him I was 12, last time was two days after my 24th birthday

Temple University, Philadelphia, 11.09.99
E Center, Camden, 07.28.00
First Union(now Wachovia) Center, Philadelphia, 11.15.02
Trocadero, Philadelphia, 03.31.04(the most powerful evening of live music of I've had the privilege of experiencing...I was maybe 20 feet from Dylan, staring into his eyes)
Reading, 08.23.06
Spectrum, Philadelphia, 11.18.06
Mann Center, Philadelphia, 08.17.11

All were incredible, top three Trocadero, Reading, Spectrum. Only one that wasn't a totally holy experience was Temple 99...sound was terrible, my young ears weren't attuned to Bob's live style, it just didn't connect. My next try, Camden 00, was a whole nother story and I became a disciple of live Bob. I can only regret all the opportunities to see him more that I've missed...resolved after the Mann show, my first in 5 years and one I nearly missed, not to let him pass through town without seeing him ever again

Now, I can update my short list :
Paris, 2007
(first time, magic)

Nantes, 2010
(front row, transe)

Paris, 2011
(energetic and strong performance)

07/04/2007, massive show..
Montreal Ever since his 50th, every time Dylan's birthday hits a decade, a latent and lucrative cottage industry re-emerges, offering a plethora of new editions and re-releases bearing Dylan's shining moniker.

Great show! Chimes of Freedom on the 4th of July.

Here's my updated list.

Aberdeen & Newcastle 2000 along with Barrowlands 2004 and Manchester 2002 were probably the best.

1. 6th June 1989 Glasgow SECC
2. 2nd February 1991 Glasgow SECC
3. 3rd February 1991 Glasgow SECC
4. 7th April 1995 Edinburgh Playhouse
5. 21st June 1998 Glasgow SECC
6. 16th September 2000 Aberdeen AECC
7. 17th September 2000 Glasgow SECC
8. 19th September 2000 Newcastle Newcastle Arena
9. 20th September 2000 Birmingham NEC
10. 13th July 2001 Stirling Stirling Castle
11. 8th May 2002 Newcastle Newcastle Arena
12. 9th May 2002 Manchester Evening News Arena
13. 11th May 2002 London Docklands Arena
14. 15th November 2003 London Wembley Arena
15. 20th NMovember 2003 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
16. 21st November 2003 Birmingham International Arena
17. 22nd June 2004 Newcastle Newcastle Arena
18. 23rd Jun 2004 Glasgow SECC
19. 24th June 2004 Glasgow Barrowlands
20. 17th November 2005 Glasgow SECC
21. 4th November 2007 Glasgow SECC
22. 12th November 2007 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
23. 2nd May 2009 Glasgow SECC
24. 3rd May 2009 Edinburgh Edinburgh Playhouse
25. 8th October 2011 Glasgow Braehead Arena
26. 9th October 2011 Glasgow Braehead Arena

11/13/2006 - Nassau Coliseum NY
06/29/2007 - Jones Beach NY
07/23/2009 - First Energy Park (Lakewood, NJ)
11/19/2009 - United Palace Theater NY
11/22/2010 - Terminal 5 NY
08/13/2011 - Jones Beach NY