Expecting Rain

Not seen Bob as many times as many of the folks here, but I'm grateful for every single one.

First was the Phoenix Festival (Long Marsten Airfield) in around 1994

Second, third and fourth were all at the wonderful NEC in Birmingham in 1999, 2000 and 2002 respectively.

Had a bit of a financially enforced hiatus after that, although I would have gone to the show at the o2 London had work not conspired against me

More recently, I was at Feis and Hammersmith (second night) last year and I braved the delights of the Hop Farm Festival just over a month ago.

I'd like to add another poster to the wall before the year is out, but I can't see the tour returning to European shores much before summer 2013.

Update:

Nîmes, 2012
Lyon, 2012
Bayonne, 2012
Carhaix, 2012

Bilbao, Spain 11/07/2012

2003:
Duesseldorf

2004:
Bonn

2005:
Hamburg
Berlin
Hannover
Oberhausen
Munich

2006:
Gelsenkirchen

2007:
Muenster
Stuttgart
Frankfurt
Mannheim

2008:
Vienna

2009:
Munich
Saarbruecken
Strassbourg
Los Angeles, three times in a row

2010:
Linz
Dornbirn

2011:
Oslo
Luxembourg
Oberhausen
Mannheim
Hannover
Nuernberg

2012:
Berlin
Bonn
Bad Mergentheim

I'll bite (and test my memory at the same time)

01. October 16, 1994, New Haven, CT
02. December 8, 1995, Worcester, MA
03. April 14, 1996, New Haven, CT
04. April 19, 1997, Hartford, CT
05. August 4, 1997, Lenox, MA
06. August 18, 1997, Wallingford, CT
07. December 11, 1997, Philadelphia, PA
08. July 22, 1999, Mansfield, MA
09. November 14, 1999, Worcester, MA
10. November 20, 2001, Uncasville, CT
11. November 24, 2001, Boston, MA
12. November 17, 2002, Hartford, CT
13. November 20, 2004, Amherst, MA
14. April 22, 2005, Mashantucket, CT
15. August 29, 2006, New Britain, CT
16. June 27, 2007, Uncasville, CT
17. August 15, 2008, Mashantucket, CT
18. July 15, 2009, New Britain, CT

I hope my first this fall!

20/06/10 - Lyon, France
16/06/11 - Cork, Ireland
06/10/11 - Dublin, Ireland
08/10/11 - Glasgow, Scotland
09/10/11 - Glasgow, Scotland

7/17/99 - Camden, NJ
7/28/00 - Camden, NJ
8/20/03 - New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom) - The black-out show
3/24/04 - Boston, MA - Avalon - Saving Grace!
3/25/04 - Boston, MA - Avalon - Floater!
3/26/04 - Boston, MA - Avalon - Tell Me that it isn't True!
6/08/04 - Wilmington, DE - Kahunaville! - To be Alone with You! If Not For You!
11/7/04 - Pittsburgh, PA - Peterson Events Center
4/15/05 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre - Hazel & Tough Mama! & Chimes & Tomorrow is a Long Time!
4/16/05 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre - Lenny Bruce!
4/17/05 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre - I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine! The last It Takes a lot to Laugh!
11/17/09 - New York, NY - United Palace - If You Ever Go to Houston! Po' Boy!
11/18/09 - New York, NY - United Palace - The last It's All Good!
11/19/09 - New York, NY - United Palace
11/22/10 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 - The last Ain't Talkin!
11/23/10 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 - The last Masters of War! The best Highway 61 I've ever seen! Donnie on fiddle!
11/24/10 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 - No Highway 61!

Upcoming -
9/9/12 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Pavilion
Hopefully - Wells Fargo &/or Barclay Center


I've been lucky enough to catch quite a few rare moments over the years but am just happy to see Bob and his band, appreciating the songs (even LARS and H61!) regardless of how many times I've heard them (and happy when they get omitted

Here's mine:
Glasgow - 9 April 1989
Glasgow - 3 February 1991
Glasgow - 9 April 1995
Glasgow - 17September 2000
Glasgow - 23 June 2004
Benidorm, Spain - 9 July 2004
Glasgow - 11 April 2007

Salisbury, MD - August 30, 2012
Port Chester, NY - September 4, 2012







(so happy to finally be able to participate in this topic)

congrats raging glory ! hope you enjoyed the shows

I did, very much so! In fact, I am already plotting when I can go next. Thanks

Like a lot of Brits I suppose, my first chance to see Bob was in 1978. Apart from the Isle of Wight he hadn't played in the UK since 1966, so it was really the Earl's Court concerts that gave us the chance to see him.
I have to admit, it was a bit of an anti-climax because it was well...Bob..but I saw better later.

I keep a list handy with links to the setlists at boblinks.com. I should probably download those setlists, since nothing on the web lasts forever.

11/8/2002 - Pittsburgh, PA - I listened to all his old records (i.e. Blood on the Tracks, Freewheeling, etc) before this one. Not a good primer for latter-day Dylan.

9/3/2006 - State College, PA - He played Forever Young at this one. I was standing a few feet from the stage - great show.

11/17/2006 - Fairfax, VA - He played Señor at this one. Fantastic.

6/24/2007 - Hershey, PA - This was a hot day, but it wasn't a bad set at all.

10/11/2007 - Pittsburgh, PA - Great show, from row C! With Elvis Costello solo.

7/13/2009 - Washington, PA - Good show, was real close to the stage, & finally got to see Willie Nelson!

11/2/2010 - Akron, OH - This Wheel's on Fire! Great show, seats were really close to the stage, the band was on fire, and the crowd was really into it. First show I'd seen (since really getting into Dylan) with Charlie Sexton playing in the band, this was a great one.

11/9/2010 - State College, PA -The Bryce Jordan Center was done up in a really off-putting way for this show. But after having seen him at his best 7 days before, and knowing that I'd missed Blind Willie McTell in Pittsburgh 2 days before this show, there was no way this was going to live up to expectations.

8/29/2012 - Johnstown, PA - Saving Grace! Blind Willie McTell! This was perhaps the best I've seen yet. Dylan and his band were sharp, they seemed to be having a lot of fun, and the setlist was fantastic. Saving Grace in the six spot was fantastic, and then 6 songs later, finally, after years of waiting to hear it live, he played Blind Willie McTell.

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
9/4/12 - Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre (Grand Re-Opening)

August 16th Toronto, ON 2002
August 17th Charleston, SC 2004
November 21st New York, NY 2008
November 19th, New York, NY 2009
November 23rd, New York, NY 2010
November 24th, New York, NY 2010
August 17th, Philadelphia, PA 2011
and soon
November 21st, Brooklyn, NY 2012!!!!

1) June 21, 1986, Austin TX, Irwin Center
2) September 17, 1999, The Woodlands TX, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
3) April 20, 2003, Austin TX, The Backyard
4) April 22, 2003, Houston TX, Verizon Wireless Theatre
5) July 4, 2005, Fort Worth TX, Fort Worth Stockyards
6) April 14, 2006, San Antonio TX, Municipal Auditorium
7) August 2, 2009, The Woodlands TX, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8] August 4, 2010, Austin TX, The Backyard
9) July 24, 2010, Canyon Lake TX, Whitewater Ampitheatre

1) July 17, 2004, Monte do Gozo, Santiago (Spain)
2) July 8, 2006, Collado-Villalba, (Spain)
3) June 28, 2008, Vigo (Spain)
4) July 9, 2006, Valladolid (Spain)
5) July 3, 2010, Hop Farm Festival, Kent, (UK) --> Best one so far.
6) November 19, 2011, HMV Apollo, London (UK)

only been to one:
Hop Farm 29/06/2012
wish he would do more british shows

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Vancouver, BC 12/10/2012

Updated and upcoming...

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
05-11-12 Mexico City MX
05-12-12 Mexico City MX
08-28-12 Youngstown OH
08-29-12 Johnstown PA
08-30-12 Salisbury MD
09-01-12 Big Flats NY
09-02-12 Bethel NY
09-07-12 Holyoke MA
09-08-12 Uncasville CT
11-14-12 Toronto ON
11-16-12 Montreal QC
11-18-12 Boston MA
11-19-12 Philadelphia PA
11-20-12 Washington DC

I've seen 136 shows. 160 different songs. First show was LA Forum, Feb 14, 1974, worst seat in the house. Saw one other in the 70s, one of the Universal Amphitheater shows in 1978, not sure which one. Got turned off by Slow Train and the Christian songs, abandoned him out West for over ten years returning to the Dylan fold in 1992. Saw most of my shows in the late 90s and the early part of this millenium, mainly in California and Nevada. Rarest songs I've heard in concert are Highlands and Delia. Although I've never been disappointed by a Dylan concert, my favorite shows were the first one, the next one, the entire El Rey Theater run in 1997 (traded a few tickets with Paul Williams so we would each have tix for all the shows), some of the Amsterdam/London shows November, 2003, and Tokyo March 22 and 23, 2010. Buenos Aires 2008 was very cool, more for the audience vibe and opening acts than for Zimmy's show. Most recent show was the Hollywood Bowl, front row center, two weeks ago. Still takes me on a trip upon his magic swirling ship...

Fort Wayne, IN 8.24.2012
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Girl From The North Country
Things Have Changed
Tangled Up In Blue
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Make You Feel My Love
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
Visions Of Johanna
The Levee's Gonna Break
Forgetful Heart
Highway 61 Revisited
Simple Twist Of Fate
Thunder On The Mountain
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Like A Rolling Stone
All Along The Watchtower
Blowin' In The Wind


Indianapolis, IN 8.25.2012
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
To Ramona
Things Have Changed
Tangled Up In Blue
Rollin' and Tumblin'
Sugar Baby
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
Summer Days
Visions Of Johanna
Highway 61 Revisited
Simple Twist Of Fate
Thunder On The Mountain
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Like A Rolling Stone
All Along The Watchtower
Blowin' In The Wind

Just updated my list from the other night:

8/29/1993 Tinley Park, IL
8/26/1994 Merriville, IN
11/9/1996 Milwaukee, WI
11/10/1996 Mankato, MN
11/12/1996 Dubuque, IA
11/13/1996 Madison, WI
11/16/1996 Davenport, IA
4/27/1997 Boalsburg, PA
8/26/1997 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
8/27/1997 Noblesville, IN
8/28/1997 Tinley Park, IL
8/29/1997 St. Paul, MN
11/11/1997 Lisle, IL
11/12/1997 Milwaukee, WI
12/13/1997 Chicago, IL
12/14/1997 Chicago, IL
10/22/1998 Duluth, MN
10/23/1998 Minneapolis, MN
10/25/1998 Chicago, IL
2/6/1999 Nashville, TN
2/13/1999 Normal, IL
2/14/1999 South Bend, IN
7/3/1999 Duluth, MN
7/4/1999 Milwaukee, WI
7/9/1999 Tinley Park, IL
10/26/1999 Chicago, IL
10/26/1999 Chicago, IL
10/30/1999 Milwaukee, WI
10/31/1999 Chicago, IL
3/31/2000 Rochester, MN
4/1/2000 Sioux Falls, SD
4/3/2000 Cedar Rapids, IA
7/8/2000 Maryland Heights, MO
7/12/2000 Moline, IL
7/15/2000 East Troy, WI
10/29/2000 Madison, WI
10/31/2000 Evanston, IL
4/24/2001 Columbia, MO
4/25/2001 Cape Girardeau, MO
5/5/2001 Nashville, TN
8/10/2001 Des Moines, IA
8/11/2001 Sedalia, MO
8/12/2001 Springfield, IL
10/27/2001 Chicago, IL
10/28/2001 Milwaukee, WI
10/31/2001 Madison, WI
2/2/2002 Tampa, FL
11/1/2002 Rosemont, IL
11/7/2002 Ann Arbor, MI
3/3/2004 St. Louis, MO
3/6/2004 Chicago, IL
3/7/2004 Chicago, IL
3/8/2004 Chicago, IL
3/12/2004 Milwaukee, WI
8/25/2004 Peoria, IL
8/27/2004 Madison, WI
8/28/2004 Des Moines, IA
10/30/2004 Kenosha, WI
10/31/2004 DeKalb, IL
11/2/2004 Oshkosh, WI
4/2/2005 Chicago, IL
4/3/2005 Chicago, IL
4/6/2005 Chicago, IL
4/8/2005 Milwaukee, WI
4/9/2005 Milwaukee, WI
7/9/2005 Cedar Rapids, IA
7/10/2005 Schaumburg, IL
9/7/2006 Rochester, MN
10/27/2006 Hoffman Estates, IL
10/31/2006 Madison, WI
10/20/2007 Bloomington, IL
10/24/2007 Iowa City, IA
11/4/2008 Minneapolis, MN
11/5/2008 La Crosse, WI
7/1/2009 Milwaukee, WI
10/27/2009 Rockford, IL
10/31/2009 Chicago, IL
10/24/2010 Cedar Falls, IA
10/25/2010 Madison, WI
10/30/2010 Chicago, IL
8/14/2012 Sioux Falls, SD
11/5/2012 Madison, WI

11/1/2012: Grand Prarie, TX

Hope I get the chance to see him again, like Raging. Glad this year I was finally able to join in on this topic