The Hypothetical 2020 Bob Dylan Tour, Part 1

by mr tambourine      (Videos selected by Tony)

Bob was first supposed to have a Japanese Tour in April, from April 1 to April 24. It was cancelled.   Then, there was an American Summer Tour announced from June 4 to July 12. Also cancelled.

But…

What if the pandemic had actually started after July 12, for example in late July/early August, just so Bob could do his tours?

Let’s imagine that.   And let’s also imagine the singles coming out in the same dates along with the album.

Here we go.

March 27, 2020

Bob releases Murder Most Foul, first original song in 8 years, briefly before the tour.

April 1, 2020

Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. Highway 61 Revisited
4. Simple Twist Of Fate
5. Can’t Wait
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
7. Honest With Me
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Pay In Blood
11. Lenny Bruce
12. Early Roman Kings
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Thunder On The Mountain
16. Soon After Midnight (following band intros)
17. Gotta Serve Somebody
18. Man Of Peace (Bob on guitar) (first performance since 2000)

Encore

19. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on guitar)
20. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

April 2, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. Highway 61 Revisited
4. Simple Twist Of Fate
5. Can’t Wait
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
7. Honest With Me
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Pay In Blood
11. Lenny Bruce
12. Early Roman Kings
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Thunder On The Mountain
16. Soon After Midnight
17. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

18. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on guitar)
19. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

April 4, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. Highway 61 Revisited
4. Simple Twist Of Fate
5. Can’t Wait
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
7. Honest With Me
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Pay In Blood
11. Lenny Bruce
12. Early Roman Kings
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Thunder On The Mountain
16. Just Like A Woman (Bob on piano, then guitar) (first performance since 2010)
17. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

18. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on guitar)
19. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

April 5, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. It Ain’t Me Babe
3. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on guitar then piano)
4. Simple Twist Of Fate
5. Can’t Wait
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
7. Honest With Me
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Pay In Blood
11. Lenny Bruce
12. Early Roman Kings
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Thunder On The Mountain
16. Just Like A Woman
17. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

18. Murder Most Foul (live debut)

April 6, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Ballad Of A Thin Man
2. It Ain’t Me, Babe
3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
4. Simple Twist Of Fate
5. Can’t Wait
6. When I Paint My Masterpiece
7. Honest With Me
8. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. Pay In Blood
11. Lenny Bruce
12. Early Roman Kings
13. Girl From The North Country
14. Not Dark Yet
15. Thunder On The Mountain
16. Spirit On The Water (tour debut, first performance since 2018)
17. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

18. Murder Most Foul

April 8, 2020: Osaka, Japan: Zepp Namba

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Ballad Of A Thin Man
4. Can’t Wait
5. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
6. Honest With Me
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Pay In Blood
9. Lenny Bruce
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Girl From The North Country
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Just Like A Woman (Bob on guitar)
14. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

15. Murder Most Foul

April 9, 2020: Osaka, Japan: Zepp Namba

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Ballad Of A Thin Man
4. Can’t Wait
5. Just Like A Woman
6. Honest With Me
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Pay In Blood
9. Lenny Bruce
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Girl From The North Country
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Soon After Midnight
14. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

15. Murder Most Foul

April 10, 2020: Osaka, Japan: Zepp Namba

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Man Of Peace (Bob on guitar)
4. Can’t Wait
5. Just Like A Woman (Bob on guitar)
6. Honest With Me
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Pay In Blood
9. Lenny Bruce
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Girl From The North Country
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Soon After Midnight
14. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

15. Murder Most Foul

April 14, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp Tokyo

1. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (Bob on guitar) (first singing version since 2014, previously played as an instrumental show closer without Bob in 2019)
2. Girl From The North Country
3. Like A Rolling Stone (tour debut)
4. Things Have Changed
5. When I Paint My Masterpiece
6. Honest With Me
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Man Of Peace
9. Pay In Blood
10. Lenny Bruce
11. Early Roman Kings
12. Not Dark Yet
13. Just Like A Woman
14. Gotta Serve Somebody
15. No Time To Think (live debut)

Encore

16. Long And Wasted Years (tour debut)
17. Ballad Of A Thin Man

April 15, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp Tokyo

1. With God On Our Side (Bob on guitar) (first performance since 1995)
2. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
3. Girl From The North Country
4. Things Have Changed
5. When I Paint My Masterpiece
6. Lonesome Day Blues (first performance since 2017)
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Pay In Blood
9. Lenny Bruce
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Not Dark Yet
12. Just Like A Woman
13. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

14. Long And Wasted Years
15. Ballad Of A Thin Man

April 17, 2020

Bob releases second single “I Contain Multitudes”, making it the second unreleased song to be released out of the blue. Speculations about the new album begin.

April 17, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed (Bob on guitar)
2. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (Bob on guitar)
3. With God On Our Side (Bob on guitar)
4. Lonesome Day Blues
5. When I Paint My Masterpiece
6. Girl From The North Country
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Pay In Blood
9. Lenny Bruce
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Not Dark Yet
12. Just Like A Woman
13. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

14. Long And Wasted Years
15. Ballad Of A Thin Man

April 19, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
4. Girl From The North Country
5. Lonesome Day Blues
6. With God On Our Side
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Man Of Peace
9. Lenny Bruce
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Not Dark Yet
12. Just Like A Woman
13. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

14. Long And Wasted Years
15. Ballad Of A Thin Man

April 20, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Ballad Of A Thin Man
4. Girl From The North Country
5. Lonesome Day Blues
6. With God On Our Side
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Man Of Peace
9. I Contain Multitudes (live debut) (Bob introduced it with “this is a new song”!)
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Not Dark Yet
12. Just Like A Woman
13. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

14. Soon After Midnight
15. Billy 4 (instrumental) (first performance since 2009, second performance overall) (Bob on guitar then piano)
16. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (instrumental without Bob)

April 21, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Things Have Changed
2. When I Paint My Masterpiece
3. Ballad Of A Thin Man
4. Girl From The North Country
5. Lonesome Day Blues
6. With God On Our Side
7. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
8. Man Of Peace
9. I Contain Multitudes
10. Early Roman Kings
11. Not Dark Yet
12. Soon After Midnight
13. Gotta Serve Somebody

Encore

14. Just Like A Woman
15. Billy 4 (Bob on guitar, singing version, new lyrics)

April 24, 2020: Tokyo, Japan: Zepp DiverCity

1. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob on guitar)
2. I Contain Multitudes
3. Lonesome Day Blues
4. Billy 4 (Bob on guitar)
5. With God On Our Side
6. Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
7. Man Of Peace
8. Girl From The North Country
9. Early Roman Kings
10. Not Dark Yet
11. Just Like A Woman
12. Gotta Serve Somebody
13. Long And Wasted Years
14. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (instrumental with Bob on guitar)

Encore

15. Murder Most Foul

 

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