Concert selection by Tony Attwood
Type into Wiki asking a question about Dylan in 1963 and it is quite likely you will find a note saying something to the effect that the 1963 concerts are “crucial historical documents, showing Dylan as a rapidly evolving artist….”
Unfortunately, for the casual observer, or indeed anyone not willing or able to pay for a recording, most of the recordings that are around are only available commercially, which is something of a shame, as they are such vital historical documents. But there are a few really good, recordings available without payment, particularly including the first one below. This really is an amazing historical document (just listen to the announcement halfway through!)
The performance:
- Hoeny just allow me one more chance
- Hollis Brown
- Masters of War
- Talkin World War III Blues
- Bob Dylan’s Dream
- Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues
We also do have two recordings of Bob performing at the Newport Festival in that year
So here is the last one for that year: North Country Blues from the Newport Folk Festival
If you know of a quality recording from any of the years listed below which is freely available on the internet, and would like to share it, please do email the link to me (along with any comments you want to make – although these are not essential). As ever the email address is Tony@schools.co.uk
Previous concerts covered in this series
- 2025: April 2025, Iowa
- 2024: Erfurt 8th October 2024
- 2024: The Mountain View, California concert in full on 3 August 2024.
- 2024: What Dylan played on 7 July 2024, and how it sounded.
- 2023: New York Beacon Theater
- 2022: London
- 2021: The Beacon Theatre NYC, 21 November 2o21
- 2020: All tour dates this year were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: 14 October Palo Alto.
- 2018: Macron, Georgia, 27 October
- 2017: 17 November New York
- 2016: Indio October 16
- 2015:Regensburg 11 November
- 2014: Toronto 17 November
- 2013: Blackpool (UK) 24 November
- 2012: Wisconsin: 5 November
- 2011: Bejing. 6 April
- 2010: Kansas City
- 2009: Paris, 8 April 2009
- 2008: Sudbury: 13 November
- 2007: St Louis
- 2006: Atlanta 5 May
- 2005: Birmingham NEC Arena (England)
- 2004: Glasgow.
- 2003: Louisville
- 2002: 9 February 2002: Atlanta. Sublime
- 2001: November 19, New York City
- 2000: Portsmouth. 25 September 2000.
- 1999: April 7 1999 Lisbon
- 1998: San Jose, California.
- 1997: August 7. Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto
- 1996: 17 June – Berlin
- 1995: Brighton (“The Brighton Centre”)
- 1994: Warsaw, 19 July
- 1993: Mansfield MA – the soundboard recording.
- 1992: Bob Dylan, Little Moses and the complete March 1992 concert
- 1991: Stuttgart. The worst show ever?
- 1990: Oxford, Mississippi. 25th October
- 1989: Vaughan, Ontario
- 1988: 30 June. New York.
- 1987: Wembley Arena
- 1986: 3 August 2024. Mountain View, California; 3 August 2024
- 1985: July 13: Live Aid.
- 1984: Newcastle: St James Park, 5th July 1984.
- 1983: Lone Star Cafe New York. (This was the only gig of the year, and the only recording is of very low quality and so not included on this site)
- 1982: 6 June session with Joan Baez
- 1981: Earls Court, London 28 June
- 1980: 15 January Seattle
- 1979: 18 November, Santa Monica
- 1978: Earls Court, London 1978
- 1977: The end of year rehearsal tape
- 1976: Fort Collins 23 May 1976
- 1976: January 1976: the rehearsals
- 1975: Rolling Thunder at the Falls
- 1974: Largo, Maryland; 15 January 1974
- 1973: We have no concert for this year but you might care to read Bob Dylan in 1973
- 1972: New Years Eve 1971
- 1971: Maddison Square Gardens. 1 August
- 1970: I regret I have no data on recordings for this year
- 1969: The Isle of Wight (four songs).
- 1968: Concert for Woodie Guthrie
- 1967: I regret we have no concerts for this year
- 1966: Manchester 1966, the full concert.
- 1965: The Hollywood Bowl 3 September
- 1964: The Festival Hall, London –
- 1963: Waltham, and the Newport Folk Festival
- 1962:
- 1961: The Carnegie Chapter Hall concert in full: 4 November 1961