Bob’s 2020 Summer US Tour: Setlists for the first 13 shows

by mr tambourine

This is part one of a two part examination of the songs Bob might be performing on his forthcoming tour of the USA.   Part two will appear tomorrow.

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Bob’s 2020 Summer US Tour  Setlists

Show #1: June 4 2020, Bend, Oregon

1. Most Of The Time
2. Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
3. High Water (For Charley Patton)
4. When I Paint My Masterpiece
5. Can’t Wait
6. I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine
7. Union Sundown
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Pay In Blood
11. Girl From The North Country
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Gotta Serve Somebody
14. Soon After Midnight
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry
17. Disease Of Conceit

• 1 – first performance since 1992, Bob on guitar! New arrangement
• 2 – new arrangement, Bob on guitar
• 3 – new arrangement, first performance since 2018
• 6 – first performance since 2011
• 7 – first performance since 1992
• 15 – first performance since 2003, Bob on guitar!
• 17 – first performance since 1996, Bob solo on piano!

Show #2: June 6 2020, Ridgefield, Washington

1. Disease Of Conceit
2. It Ain’t Me Babe
3. Most Of The Time
4. When I Paint My Masterpiece
5. Can’t Wait
6. Sign On The Window
7. TV-Talking Song
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Scarlet Town
11. Girl From The North Country
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Gotta Serve Somebody
14. Soon After Midnight
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Tonight, I’ll Be Staying Here With You
17. It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry

• 1 – Bob solo on piano
• 3 – Bob on guitar
• 6 – live debut! (song from New Morning 1970 – 50 years ago!)
• 7 – first performance since 1990
• 10 – new arrangement
• 15 – Bob on guitar
• 16 – first performance since 2006, Bob solo on piano

Show #3: June 7, 2020, Auburn, Washington

1. Disease Of Conceit
2. Shelter From The Storm
3. Most Of The Time
4. When I Paint My Masterpiece
5. Shot Of Love
6. I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine
7. Union Sundown
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
10. Scarlet Town
11. Girl From The North Country
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Gotta Serve Somebody
14. Soon After Midnight
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Ballad Of A Thin Man
17. License To Kill

• 1 – Bob solo on piano
• 2 – first performance since 2015, new arrangement
• 3 – Bob on guitar
• 5 – first performance since 1989
• 15 – Bob on guitar
• 16 – Bob on guitar
• 17 – Bob solo on piano

Show #4: June 9 2020, Eugene, Oregon

1. Disease Of Conceit
2. Shelter From The Storm
3. Most Of The Time
4. When I Paint My Masterpiece
5. Shot Of Love
6. I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine
7. TV Talking Song
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
10. Scarlet Town
11. Girl From The North Country
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Gotta Serve Somebody
14. Soon After Midnight
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Ballad Of A Thin Man
17. Queen Jane Approximately

• 1 – Bob solo on piano
• 3 – Bob on guitar
• 15 – Bob on guitar
• 16 – Bob on guitar
• 17 – first performance since 2013

Show #5: June 12, 2020, Stateline, Nevada

1. Gotta Serve Somebody
2. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
3. Shot Of Love
4. Heart Of Mine
5. Lenny Bruce
6. Disease Of Conceit
7. Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
8. Every Grain Of Sand
9. I’ll Remember You
10. Sugar Baby
11. Duquesne Whistle
12. High Water (For Charley Patton)
13. Queen Jane Approximately
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Long And Wasted Years
17. It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry

• 2 – first singing version since 2014, Bob on guitar!
• 4 – first performance since 1992
• 8 – Bob solo on piano, first performance since 2013
• 9 – Bob solo on piano, first performance since 2005
• 10 – Bob solo on piano, first performance since 2012, new arrangement
• 15 – Bob on guitar

A new type of approach to a show, Las Vegas-y arrangements for the songs 1-5 and 11-13, 6-10 is a solo piano set for Bob. Reminiscent of old days of electric set and acoustic set.

4 Shot Of Love songs in 1 show (a rare occasion that that happened certainly)!

Show #6: June 13, 2020, Berkeley, California

Set 1

1. Gotta Serve Somebody
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Duquesne Whistle
4. High Water (For Charley Patton)
5. Heart Of Mine

Set 2 – solo piano

6. Disease Of Conceit
7. Ring Them Bells
8. Beyond The Horizon
9. Watching The River Flow
10. Sugar Baby

Set 3 – Band returns

11. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
12. Union Sundown
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Long And Wasted Years
17. Queen Jane Approximately

• 5 – Bob on guitar then piano!
• 7 – first performance since 2005
• 8 – first performance since 2009
• 9 – first performance since 2014

Show #7: June 14, 2020, Berkeley, California

Set 1

1. Early Roman Kings
2. Gotta Serve Somebody
3. When I Paint My Masterpiece
4. High Water (For Charley Patton)
5. Union Sundown

Set 2 – solo piano

6. Disease Of Conceit
7. License To Kill
8. Life Is Hard
9. Mama, You Been On My Mind
10. Sugar Baby

Set 3 – Band returns

11. Most Of The Time
12. Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
13. Shelter From The Storm
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Girl From The North Country
17. Forever Young

• 8 – live debut
• 9 – first performance since 2009
• 11 – Bob on guitar
• 15 – Bob on guitar
• 17 – first performance since 2011, Bob solo on piano!

Show #8: June 17, 2020, San Diego, California

Set 1 – with band

1. Workingman’s Blues #2
2. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
3. Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
4. Shot Of Love
5. Heart Of Mine

Set 2 – solo piano

6. Disease Of Conceit
7. Life Is Hard
8. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
9. Forever Young
10. Mama, You Been On My Mind

Set 3 – Band returns

11. Most Of The Time
12. Shelter From The Storm
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Union Sundown
17. Ballad Of A Thin Man
18. I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine

• 1 – first performance since 2018, new arrangement
• 2 – first performance since 2015, new arrangement
• 8 – first performance since 2011
• 11 – Bob on guitar
• 16 – Bob on guitar then piano
• 17 – Bob on guitar

Show #9: June 18, 2020, Los Angeles, California

Set 1

1. Most Of The Time
2. It Ain’t Me Babe
3. Sign On The Window
4. High Water (For Charley Patton)
5. Heart Of Mine

Set 2 – solo piano

6. Disease Of Conceit
7. Life Is Hard
8. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
9. Blowin’ In The Wind
10. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

Set 3

11. Shelter From The Storm
12. Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

16. Union Sundown
17. I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine

• 1 – Bob on guitar
• 5 – Bob on guitar
• 8 – first performance since 2017
• 16 – Bob on guitar

Show #10: June 20, 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada

Set 1

1. Gotta Serve Somebody (you might be in Las Vegas, havin’ lots of fun lyrics)
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Heart Of Mine
4. Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee
5. If Not For You
6. Union Sundown
7. Baby, Stop Crying

Set 2 – solo piano

8. Disease Of Conceit
9. One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
10. I Want You
11. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
12. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

Encore

13. Absolutely Sweet Marie
14. Under The Red Sky
15. Not Dark Yet
16. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

17. Hazel
18. Shooting Star

• 3 – Bob on guitar then piano
• 4 – Bob on guitar, first performance since 2015, new arrangement
• 5 – first performance since 2004
• 6 – Bob on guitar then piano
• 7 – Bob on guitar, first performance since 1978! New arrangement
• 9 – first performance since 1997
• 10 – first performance since 2005
• 11 – first performance since 1976!
• 13 – first performance since 2012
• 14 – first performance since 2013
• 16 – Bob on guitar
• 17 – first performance since 2005
• 18 – first performance since 2013

Crazy show! Bob having lots fun!

First show since 1978 with two Street Legal songs!

Show #11: June 21, 2020, Glendale, Arizona

Set 1

1. Gotta Serve Somebody
2. Most Of The Time
3. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
4. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
5. If Not For You
6. TV Talking Song
7. Baby, Stop Crying

Set 2 – solo piano

8. Disease Of Conceit
9. Life Is Hard
10. I Want You
11. Forever Young
12. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

Set 3

13. Hazel
14. Sign On The Window
15. Not Dark Yet
16. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

17. Long And Wasted Years
18. Shooting Star

• 2 – Bob on guitar
• 3 – Bob on guitar
• 4 – Bob on guitar
• 7 – Bob on guitar

Show #12: June 23, 2020, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Set 1

1. Absolutely Sweet Marie
2. Love Minus Zero, No Limit
3. Under The Red Sky
4. She Belongs To Me
5. I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine
6. Mississippi
7. Shelter From The Storm

Set 2 – solo piano

8. Senor (Tales Of Yankee Power)
9. I Want You
10. Life Is Hard
11. Beyond The Horizon
12. When The Deal Goes Down

Set 3

13. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (melody similar to Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright over the years)
14. Sign On The Window
15. Union Sundown
16. Not Dark Yet
17. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

18. Long And Wasted Years
19. Shooting Star
20. Disease Of Conceit

• 2 – Bob on guitar, first performance since 2012
• 4 – first performance since 2016
• 6 – first performance since 2012
• 12 – first performance since 2013
• 17 – Bob on guitar
• 20 – Bob solo piano

Show #13: June 24, 2020, Amarillo, Texas

Set 1

1. Chimes Of Freedom
2. Shooting Star
3. Queen Jane Approximately
4. Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee
5. Hazel
6. I Believe In You
7. Baby, Stop Crying

Set 2 – solo piano

8. Blowin’ In The Wind
9. The Times They Are A-Changin’
10. I Want You
11. Forever Young
12. Life Is Hard

Set 3

13. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
14. Sign On The Window
15. Union Sundown
16. Not Dark Yet
17. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Encore

18. Murder Most Foul

• 1 – first performance since 2012
• 6 – Bob on guitar, first performance since 2009
• 7 – Bob on guitar
• 9 – first performance since 2010
• 17 – Bob on guitar
• 18 – live debut!

Set lists for the remainder of the tour will follow shortly.

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