Friday, December 5, 2025:

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Karl Erik

Thanks to:

Friday:
Joerg Passarge, Allan Wachs, John O'Brien, Michael Sutton, John Faldborg, Manfred Schwarz, Recordmecca, Sven Simonsen, Johnny Borgan, Tiernan Henry, Nicolas Cornet, Tommy Lidgren, Alexander Pivecka, Michael Brenner, Robby Prince, Markus Hengefeld, Svein Gulbrandsen, Marcel Roth, Fabian Strosche, Luc Geiller, juergen muenstermann, Jengiz Haas, Tapio Raunio, David Rose, Evert Douna, Shahbaz Ahmad Khan, Frank-Juergen Witt, Joachim Meckel, David Finn, Hendrik Soeten, andrea brillo, Kees Goubitz, Harold “Puzzy” Wolfe, Simon Martin, Graham Stephenson, Robert Hempelman, Bogue Productions, john spoor, D Vestergaard, Lars Banke, Michel Pomarede, Nick Bozanich, William Conlon, Christer Svensson, Steve Lockwood, Jürgen Villers In memory of Walter Pickel, Anthony Bozanich, Jan Dekker, Carsten Hackel, Jonathan Collie, Johannes Andersen, Ben Fowler, Mieko Zuckerman, Francesca Chiarelli, Asger Schnack, Ake Jonsson, Folke Regen with late great Kai-Anders Nilsson, Andreas Volkert, Tom Davidson, Juergen Wasser, roger van der kamp, Yngve Kero, Carine Attias, Louis Renza, Peter Schermann, Niels Andersen, Eivind Preus, stefano bardini, Hilda Irene Fernhout, Willie Ryan, Nicholas J Percival, David Rydin, Jane Seff, Billy Nordin, Peter Umland, Philip Martin, Leighton Grist, Alan Forsyth, Sveinbjorn K Thorkelsson, Ramon Dorca Mercader, Peter Brookart, Magne Karlstad, Michael Groth, James Salvucci, Richard Christ, Eike Schallehn, Bernhard Seuser, Norbert Schmidt, Ed Grazda, Thomas Backner, Robert Cataliotti, Ulrike Mallin-Roebbecke, Domingo Pereira Santana, John Duncan, Enoch Hendry, Moe Magid, Joachim Dersch, Robert Schlochoff, Richard Pearlman, Mark Forrester, Stan Damen, Edward Wierenga, David Woodger, Roger Moseng, Scott Johnson, Donald Smith, Christopher Dunn, Sigrid Trumpy, Phillip Long, Tom Garvey, Steven Nixson, Marco Chemello, Hrvoje Jeregovic, Brian Ahlborn, Etchings by Zalon, Michael Anderson, Grainne Boyle, Rainer Maria Vesely, Richard Paddock, Rochus Ensslin, Paula Jones, John Flynn, Karen Moulton, Montague Street Journal, Harry Reeser, stephen goldberg, Kristian Skoglund, Dan Levy, Barry Isenstein, Peter White, Thomas Gallati, Bob Sagerer, Darren Hirst, Sam Trumpold, Mark Osipow, Robert Hudson, Marcus Gerlach, Eric Asimov, Liam O Meara, Bruce Allardice, Matt Fletcher, David Fulton, Jeffery Wilday, Joseph Jennings, Martyn Pass, Sean Finn, Robert Grasing, Peter Labella, Randall B. Davis, Matt Hagele, Robert Harwood, John Stokes, Denis Grilliat, Tom Wilkins, Terry Gans, Arthur Lieb, Robbert van der Vos, Barry Ollman, Joan Muntanyola, Neil Clark, Hans Borsje, Effric Smith, Klaus Danielowski, Paul Wolters, William Perkins, Marc Percansky, Andrew Baldwin, Alan Dubow, Jeremy Schildcrout, BennieB Promotions, Keith Venturoni, Theodore Raikin, Shane O'Brien, Leif Hansson, Brian Boyd, Reid Vaccari, Sebastian Grüber, Jeff Beresford-Howe, Michael Garrett, Ron Mura, Stephen Rapposelli, Jon Lasser, Thomas Bourgeron, Erik Magnusson, Dave Cox, John Wise, John Collins, Peter Callas, Donald Tine, Timothy Burns, William Rigby, Coral Press, Casey Martin, Curtis Lindsay, Roland Pabst, Aleko Djankov, David Farr, Elyse Buffenbarger, Bernard von Bothmer, Michael Sobsey, Anthony Jones, Alex Linden, Henry Swanick, David Thoburn, Michael Gold, Keith Smith, Daniel Fyfe, Orjan Gerhardsson, Boundary Books, Christer Sandberg, Knut Nergaard, Nigel Gittoes, Tomas Pütter

Saturday:
Christoph Wegmann, Winston Berry, Ivan Forgac, Paul Ryles, Elke Vogelsänger, Martin Burger, roger griffiths, Graham Cole, Ryan Emanuel, Thomas Schreck, KThomas Mayr, Werner Auernhammer, Jürg Bollinger, Dave Ely, Stefan Pauleit, The Bigstockbroker, Richard Stombres, Richard Zahnhausen, Daniel Martin, Manfred Baumgartner, Matthew MacCann, Jesús Castro Ruiz, Knut-Arne Wensaas, Kim Larsen, Susan Scarberry-García, Thomas Waldherr, Justin Bond, Howard Trafford, Graley Herren, Craig Stolow, James Klagge, Ernesto Spinelli, Will Atkinson, Michele Stroppa, Jack Gibson, Alan Gordon, Dan Jordan, Gregory Byrne, Niels J Dinnesen, Hans Kuliew, Jose Ignacio Barbero, Oliver Trager, Benoît Narinx, Eric Tolchin, Richard Fox, Markus Siebler, Jean-Pierre Roosen, Fundación para la preservación del Dylanismo, Aceite 69, Jeffrey Harrison, Robert Polito, Klaus Kiesheyer, anonymous, Richard Winpenny, Erhard Grundl, Liamy Mac Nally, Richard Larson, Charles Silver, Reidar Løfaldli, Jokerman1979, Chris Gregory, Niall Carroll, Henner Menz, William Mitchell, Kim Hannisdal, Leif Sandtner, Richard Sonnecken, Joshua Nelson, Carol Bertolotti, Lammert van Raan, Riccardo Creutzburg, Thomas Brislin, Liam Laurence Smyth, Frank Cipriano, Peter Gregory, Gerald Williams, Ernest Pancsofar, Nick Train, geert langendries, schrader, Alan Goldsmith, James Pilewski, james odonnell, Lee Kaufman, Cadena Studios, Leo Mellon, Peter Shanks, Steinar Utne, Monika Hedwig, William Fugate, Regine Coy

Sunday:
Thomas Kalcher, Massimo Fontana, bernhard mueller, Richard Reiter, Norman Yamada, Thomas Michalzik, Peter Holst, Richard Hillier, james joughin, Ronald Lamars, Andrew Bell, Robert J Bostock, Jonas Näsvall, Craig Danuloff, Paul Robert Thomas, Klaus Hornischer, Kenneth Kurzweil, Robert Schilling, Peter Ashbrook, Patrick Eady, Christian Noack, Sean McArdle, Joshua Martin in memory of Bobby Martin, Manfred Lieb, George Walsh, Ola Holmgren, Robert Yountz, Douglas Coon, Reimund Belling, Rolf Lie, Steinar Gismerøy Olafsen, Alfred Masciocchi, Philip Bruno, Richard Boselmann, Adrian Cusack, David Forquer, Hans-Guenther Pawelcik, Daniel McCaffrey, Mario Bernardes, Hugh McMichael, Kaj Borum, Donald Jensen, Leo Ensel, Michael Grabmeier, Carsten Weigelt, Marsh Birchard In Memoriam Reverend Jamie Gripton 20 years, Michael Lawson, Carmen Fernandez, Michael Moors, Peeter Mark, Mario Schmidt, William McGuire, Edward Mulhall, Joe Reubens, Christoph Nahrgang, Douglas Kamholz, Arthur Henderson, David Bond, Simon McAslan, Edward Sludden, Jorgen Lindstrom, Juhani Heino, Robert Wright, Greg Brodsky, Alan Berg, George Ballantyne, Robin Smith, Otto Thompson, David Mandel, Olaf Kalemba, Michael Schoppik

Monday:
Rüdiger Willmer, Markus Basten, Søren Mørch Jensen, Oscar Rinaldi, Angus Macswan, A C C Ashford, Jasper van Scheltt, Ferdinand Lubberts, Jürgen Rosch, David Murray, Robert Fischer, Ulf Gyllenspetz, Lewis Radin, M.R.A. Bressers, Quint Buchholz, Guido Drexlin, John Hanley, Jerry DeCicca, arcadian, Gary Baughn, Nigel Russell, Arnie Bernstein, Chris Henry, Per Harald Nilsen, Alan Campbell, Jon Maatta, Chris Rushby, Carolyn Curry, David Thomas, Groeber Michael, Justin Bairamian, Glenn William Johannesen, Mitchell Bigel, Joseph Deschenes, Craig McCoy, Jeffrey Poushter, Richard Genz, Howard Davidson, Krister Olsson, Martin McGowan, Andrew Hirsch, Paul Summergrad, Simon Olivier, Peter Rice, David Lawson, Geoff Ashby, Jonathan Katz, Randy Roye, Dennis Ellam, Thom Hickey, Byron Eknoyan, Jesper Brandt Jakobsen, Fred Campbell, Robert Stapperfenne, Thor Pettersen, Woolhall aka Andrew Nieurzyla, Kevin Landry, Markus Atzmüller, Bert Fehlow, Bernd Kowalkowski, Rudy Contratti, Fred Lawton, Juan Antonio Manso Diaz-Portas

Tuesday:
Sigbjørn Haug Flyen, Megan Edwards, Peter Schalken, Mark D. Scheithauer, Massimo Martinelli, William MacInnes, Erin Callahan, Lawrence Yudelson, Coralie Gilchrist, Mark Cowan-Aston, Colin Moore, David Bryan, Jill Adaman, James Rogers, Mike S, Chris Ashley, Jim Lawton, Paul Kamphusmann, Eugene Sheehan, Stevan Weine, Heather Benjamin James in memory of Leila Seneca, Andrew Baxley, Ouida Freeman, Karl Hauser-Engelmann, Ted Burnworth, Laurence Bergenfeld, James Hoffman, Niels Henrik Pedersen, Bill Utter, Alessandro Allemandi, Lyndon Johnson, Jacob Daniel, Noel Mayeske, U.S. Hockey Report, Hans Johnsson, Paul Metsa, Hennie Nijhuis, Jose Manuel Rey Bosque, Tom Moore, Thomas Cole, John Hinchey, Yves Couture, Sean Evans, Paul Gibboney, Ledge Vineyards, Alena Jones, Andrew Goldstein, Paul Karafillis, Craig Kaylor

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
at 0600 CET

    Dylan related
  1. Bob Dylan's New Tour Skips Big Cities for Small-Town America (newser) from Scott Miller
  2. Bob Dylan’s Controversial Protest Song Nearly Got Him Into Legal Trouble 50 Years Ago (Collider) from Cliff Warnken
  3. The Songs Are My Lexicon (The Brooklyn Rail 2005) from Scott Miller
  4. Benjamin Hedin - Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader, 2005 book from amazon.com - .co.uk - .de

    Other
  5. Raul Malo – Voice of a Generation, and Mavericks Frontman – Has Died (Saving Country Music) from Scott Miller, Jacob Daniel
  6. “We were afraid the record company was going to chuck us, so I started playing these chords. It all came about pretty quickly – like magic”: Dave Davies on the Kinks’ argumentative energy, mixed feelings on Van Halen, and Jeff Beck, the “loose cannon” (Guitar World) from Scott Miller
  7. Inside Elliott Landy’s Iconic Photos of the Band (Rolling Stone) from Cliff Warnken
  8. Nick Cave’s Veiled World documentary is a captivating look at the musician’s songwriting genius (Independent) from Scott Miller
  9. George Harrison’s childhood home to open for guided tours (Merseynews Live) from Scott Miller
  10. ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ Doc From ‘Elvis’ Biopic Director Gets Release Date, Teaser Trailer (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky

    Audio/Video
  11. Bob Dylan vs. The Fans (with Rebecca Slaman) (Definitely Dylan) by Laura ( Apple Podcasts - Spotify)
  12. An absolutely, unquestionably "Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan in Boston, December 9, 1995 (YouTube) from Carol Casper, Jacob Daniel, Scott Miller
  13. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go Raul Malo (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  14. Bob Dylan: the Concert Series. 18 November 2005 (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
  15. BOB DYLAN'S SONGS OF SOCIAL PROTEST Part Four: Oxford Town, Only a Pawn, Hattie Carroll (YouTube) by Chris Gregory
  16. The Mavericks - Full Concert Stream - Albuquerque, NM - 7/23/2022 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
  17. 45th Anniversary Tribute To John Lennon At Strawberry Fields NYC 1/3 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
  18. Bob Dylan - When I Paint My Masterpiece - Swansea 11/11/2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  19. video1575657013 Terri Thal it's alright, ma (I'M ONLY READING): A BOB DYLAN BOOK CLUB (YouTube) from Marc Percansky

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
at 0600 CET

    Dylan related
  1. BEHIND THE PICTURE FRAME, Genesis Publications Signed (?) item (Come Writers And Critics) from Michel Pomarede
  2. The role David Lynch and Bob Dylan played in Serbia’s Oscar entry ’Sun Never Again’ (Screen Daily) from Scott Miller
  3. Ace Records’ second volume of black artists’ Dylan covers out in January 2026 (Americana UK) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
  4. Bob Dylan: Christmas in the Heart "and the great Chicago session guitarist Phil Upchurch" (theguardian) from Scott Miller
  5. Phil Upchurch in interview on Bob Dylan Provides a rare insight into Bob Dylan's working process (Süddeutsche/Facebook) from Scott Miller
  6. 2009: Christmas in the Heart - Bob Dylan (Together Through Life) from Scott Miller
  7. Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and The Beatles Changed Each Other – and the World Windolf book, April 2026 (Waterstones) from Martin Cowan
  8. From A Buick 6 part 7: The steam shovel and the dump truck (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
  9. No Nobel Prize for Music, but an honorary degree nevertheless. But why was Bob not pleased? (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
  10. The rocky friendship of Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard (The Joker and the Thief)

    Other
  11. John Lennon Was Killed 45 Years Ago Today. Relive the Beatles Frontman's Most Legendary Career Moments in Photos (People) from Scott Miller
  12. Musicians must embrace ‘unstoppable force’ of AI, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart urges (theguardian) from Scott Miller
  13. A plan to get Paul Westerberg back Let's get devious - It just might work! (John's Substack) by John Nogowski
  14. Phil Upchurch, Famed Guitarist Who Worked With Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson, Dead at 84 (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
  15. Trump claims rave reviews for hosting Kennedy Center Honors – before ceremony even ends (theguardian) from Scott Miller

    Audio/Video
  16. Tedeschi Trucks & Hot Tuna - "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" (Bob Dylan cover) - December 5, 2025 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  17. Dylans Minnesota (ORF) from Ed Newman
  18. “I knew a little bit about history, too –” : A Conversation with Court Carney (Infinity Goes Up On Trial) by Erin Callahan

    More 1300
  19. Friends remember Hopkinton musician, former Roomful of Blues bassist, struck and killed Roderick MacLeod (10 WJAR) from psamdancin
  20. Grammy-nominated musician Roderick MacLeod killed by driver with more than 100 arrests (NY POst) from psamdancin
  21. The Bridge web site has been updated with details of issue 83, which is being mailed out today. - (two-riders.co.uk) from John Wraith 1400
  22. RAUL MALO, GOLDEN-VOICED ‘MAESTRO’ OF THE MAVERICKS, DEAD AT 60 Subscr. (Rolling Stone) from Steve Lockwood 1500
  23. Raul Malo, Lush-Voiced Frontman of the Mavericks, Dies at 60 Shared article (NY Times) 1600

Monday, December 8, 2025
at 0600 CET

    Dylan related
  1. Bob Dylan Announces 2026 Tour (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky
  2. On Tour (bobdylan.com)
  3. The Advance Man Who Announced Rolling Thunder to Small-Town America "Bob came after me. He was restrained by a couple of security people." (Flagging Down the Double E's) by Ray Padgett

    Other
  4. Willie Nelson is 92 and Feeling Lucky ... writing new material with Bob Dylan: “I can’t read your mind. The letters are too small.” (GQ)

    Audio/Video
  5. "Knockin' On Dylan's Door (BobFest)" "Bob, Beatles, Wilburys and remembering John Lennon" Select: Listen Live 88.1 FM WCWP 9-11 pm EST (WCWP 88.1 FM) from G. Walsh
  6. Remembering the life and legacy of guitarist Steve Cropper, who died at age 84 (abc News) from psamdancin s
  7. 10 Bob Dylan Songs That Feel Like Short Stories (NSF) from Ugur Oral
  8. Geese - "Tombstone Blues" (Bob Dylan cover), May 24, 2024, Bloomington, IN (YouTube) from Mike Smith
  9. A rare "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from back when it wasn't rare: June 2, 1990, at NAC, Ottawa, ON (YouTube) from Carol Casper

    More 1400
  10. Bob Dylan Announces Extensive 2026 United States Tour (Rolling Stone/ Yahoo) from Cliff Warnken
  11. Highway of Diamonds - Black America Sings Bob Dylan. CD: amazon.com - .co.uk - .de, Vinyl: amazon.com - .co.uk - .de. from Harold Lepidus 1600
  12. The Byrds’ ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’ Offered a Message of Hope in Troubled Times (Something Else!) from Cliff Warnken


Archives

Number of Dylan concerts a year, according to Olof's Files
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 60s
 0  36  33  19  45  67  48   0   2   2 252
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 70s
  0   1   1   0  40  31  26   0  114  26 239
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 80s
 70  54   0   0  27  0  60  36  71  99 417
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 90s
 93 101  92  80 104 116  86  94 110 119 995
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 00s
112 106 107  98 111 113  99  98  97  98 1039
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 10s
102 89 86 85 92 87 75 82 84 77 859
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 20s
00 22 82 75 78 82 27       366
Never Ending Tour, from 7 June 1988 -                     3388
Total 4123
Last update 08.12. 2025