Sunday, June 21, 2026
at 0200 CEST. I am leaving for a vacation with my son and his family. Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Updates will happen when I have the chance and a good connection.

    Dylan related
  1. Last night's Bob Dylan Palm Desert setlist - (Bob Links)
  2. What Are the ‘Big 4′ of Bob Dylan Albums? (WPDH) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
  3. What It’s Like to See Bob Dylan from the Very Front Row in 2016 (Writers on the Storm) from Cliff Warnken
  4. Should We Cancel Homer? Ask Bob Dylan (Tod Worner) from Cliff Warnken
  5. On this day in 1966, Bob Dylan released “Blonde on Blonde” (Bob Dylan Center on Facebook) from Scott Miller
  6. Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde (1966) (Vinyl Stories) from Cliff Warnken
  7. Mother Of Muses part 2: To me writing a song was, you know, a miracle (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
  8. In Defense: Bob Dylan’s ‘Dylan’ (Cover Me) from Scott Miller
  9. The World’s First Folk-Rock Hit That Inspired Bob Dylan To Go Electric (After He Already Stole an Acoustic Version From Someone Else) (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
  10. Tangled Up in America Wilentz' book reviewed (Bookforum) from Scott Miller
  11. Rhett Miller Talks Old 97’s, Bob Dylan, Trains And More (Houston Press) from Scott Miller
  12. The Official 2022 Duluth Dylan Fest Trivia Contest: Let's Play 40 Questions (Ennyman's Territory) from Ed Newman
  13. Bob Dylan ‘Blonde on Blonde’: Twice As Good—Review (Best Classic Bands) from Greg Brodsky

    Other
  14. Why The Early Beatles Albums Are Under-Rated (Leading Us Absurd) from Scott Miller
  15. The Pink Floyd Recording Session That Unofficially Marked the End of Its Original Lineup: “That’s When He Changed” (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller
  16. The Short, Tragic Life of Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Explored in Revelatory New Books (Rolling Stone India) from Scott Miller

    Audio/Video
  17. The Dylan Hours: Streams live every Sunday, 9 - 11 am Pacific. Today: IN THE NAME OF ALL FATHERS + SONGS FOR SUMMER SOLSTICE ♫ •*¨*• (thesocalsound.org) from Lisa Finnie
  18. Old 97's "co-write w/ Bob Dylan" Champaign Illinois (Desolation Row) (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  19. Lucinda Williams recalls meeting Bob Dylan for the very first time (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  20. Bob Dylan: The dynamic catalyst of music industry evolution Guest Harold Lepidus (Garage to Stadiums) from Cliff Warnken
  21. Lucinda Williams performs a MicroShow in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio (YouTube) from Scott Miller, Jacob Daniel
  22. Video: Brian Epstein and the Making of the Beatles (The Strange Brew) from Scott Miller
  23. Bob Dylan 26-Jan-1980 ~ Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, USA (Audio, Complete Dylan Set) (YouTube) from Joanne
  24. 2 songs Bob Dylan said were some of the best he ever wrote (Rock and Roll Garage) by Rafael Polcaro
  25. Bob Dylan ~ October 25, 1998 in Chicago, IL - ALD Recording (Remastered with Artwork by Bennyboy) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
  26. Bob Dylan Greek Theatre Berkeley CA 6/13/2026 (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel

Saturday, June 20, 2026
at 0600 CEST

    Dylan related
  1. Bob Dylan is absolutely cooking on the road right now (LA Times) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
  2. The Plot Thickens: Julian Lage Plays Another Full Show With Bob Dylan (JamBase) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
  3. Analysis: Bob Dylan Isn't a Sloppy Guitarist. His Playing Has Just Been Misunderstood (ultimate guitar) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
  4. Being Bob Dylan's Stand-In Conor Lumsden, who stood in for Bob Dylan at the secret 2017 Nobel taping, shares his surreal story (Flagging Down the Double E's) from Ray Padgett
  5. Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde Marks 60 Years Since Landmark Double Album (Noise 11) from Scott Miller
  6. 60 Years Later, ‘Blonde on Blonde’ Remains Bob Dylan’s Defining Creative Peak (Glide) from Cliff Warnken
  7. Letters Never Sent #16: Eddie Cochran to Hulk Hogan Subscr. (Bob Dylan on Patreon)
  8. On This Day, June 19, 2020: Bob Dylan released his 39th studio album, ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ (KTLO) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
  9. “Rough and Rowdy Ways” was released on this day in 2020 (Bob Dylan Center on Facebook) from Scott Miller
  10. “I was going to quit”: the 1965 masterpiece that saved Bob Dylan’s career (Far Out) from Scott Miller, psamdancin
  11. Bob Dylan and the Perception of Reinvention (Easily Cultured) from Cliff Warnken
  12. ‘This is what Salvation must be like after a While’: Bob Dylan’s Critical Utopia (Academia) from Cliff Warnken
  13. A Complete Unknown: Bob Dylan and 1960s protest songs (Reynier Village Blog) from Cliff Warnken
  14. “The Ventures of Zimmerman” – Bob Dylan Comics (NSF) from Ugur Oral
  15. Jan’s Take 6: I Want You (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
  16. The Day the Music Died: Bob Dylan and the Death of JFK (UCD Clinton Institute) from Cliff Warnken

    Other
  17. Eric Burdon: the hellraiser who had it all and then lost it (Louder) from Scott Miller
  18. Drake tops Apple Music’s all-time most streamed artists list; Taylor Swift close behind at No.2 (MacDailyNews)
  19. The Rolling Stones: “There’s a thread that runs through it somehow…” (Uncut) from Scott Miller
  20. The 100 greatest songs of the 1960s (Paste) from Scott Miller
  21. On This Day in 1971, Carole King Started a 15-Week Stay at No. 1 with One of the Greatest Albums of All Time (American Songwriter) from Scott Miller

    Audio/Video
  22. Eric Burdon backstage Bob Dylan show @ Santa Barbara Bowl June 17, 2026 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  23. Eric Burdon - One More Cup Of Coffee (Live, 1976) ♫♥ (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  24. Remembering when Bob Dylan and Joan Baez’s beautifully sung ‘ Blowin’ in the Wind’ (The Music Man) from Cliff Warnken
  25. Ian Clayton with Ian Daley on CP Lee, Bob Dylan at the Free Trade Hall and the album Bringing It All Back Home (Spotify) from Rev
  26. The Beatles' "lost" first Top of the Pops performance has finally been found (Gold Radio) from Scott Miller
  27. Edie Brickell & Charlie Sexton - "Wanted Man" (Live for Farm Aid 2020) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
  28. “Six Days on the Road" - Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives @ 2026 DelFest (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel

    More 1300s
  29. Italian: Recensione: Bob Dylan – The 1974 Live Recordings + Through The Open Window: The Bootleg Series n. 18 (TomTomRock) from Marina Montesano
  30. House Of The Rising Sun 1930`s America to England 1964 and back again 2007 Bob Dylan (YouTube) from andrew nieurzyla
  31. Paul Simon – A Quiet Celebration Tour Live at Hollywood Bowl | June 7, 2026 | Full Concert (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
  32. Paul Simon - Edie Brickell - Waltz Across Texas (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
  33. Roger Waters & Mona Miari – Comfortably Numb Re-Imagined (Official Music Video) (YouTube) from Jacob Daniel
  34. 60 Years Ago, a Classic Album That Changed Rock Music Forever Was Released (Men's Journal) from Cliff Warnken 1500
  35. Bob Dylan fans figure out who introduced veteran songwriter to the stage on 2000s tour (Cult Following) from Cliff Warnken

Friday, June 19, 2026
at 0600 CEST

    Dylan related
  1. Last night's Bob Dylan Highland setlist - (Bob Links)
  2. Julian Lage Joins Bob Dylan’s Band In Santa Barbara (JamBase) from Scott Miller, Cliff Warnken
  3. When two of the world’s finest guitar players joined forces – Julian Lage on his jam with Derek Trucks (Guitar World) from Scott Miller
  4. This legendary musician's upcoming Texas show comes with unexpected restriction (My SA) from Cliff Warnken, Scott Miller
  5. ON HEARING BOB DYLAN FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN A Review of "A Complete Unknown" (folkWorks) from Scott Miller
  6. Mystery and Intrigue in Personal Branding According to Bob Dylan (Brand of a Leader) from Cliff Warnken
  7. “To live outside the law, you must be honest”: freedom and the law in Dylan’s lyrics 1964-1966 (elizabethbrake) from Cliff Warnken
  8. Dylan song of the year 1981: Angelina (Untold Dylan) from Scott Miller
  9. “I Is Another”: In Search of Bob Dylan’s Many Masks (Academia) from Cliff Warnken
  10. Blaze Foley & Townes Van Zandt met Bob Dylan one time in Austin, at Lucy In Disguise. A costume shop. (X) from Scott Miller
  11. Top 10 “Story Songs” # 1 Bob Dylan – (Lily Rosemary and The Jack Of Hearts) (The Muse Patrol) from Cliff Warnken
  12. How Billie Holiday Hovers Over Bob Dylan’s Sound (Steve Paul) by Steve Paul
  13. Bob Dylan Center Book Club: “After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace” Sept 17 (Bob Dylan Center) from Scott Miller

    Other
  14. Paul McCartney is turning 84, so naturally we ranked his 84 best songs (USA Today) from Scott Miller
  15. The Band’s ‘Music From Big Pink’ Is Back Via The Vinylphyle Reissue Series (uDiscoverMusic) from Scott Miller
  16. Curatorial Corner – Chimes of Freedom: From “Yankee Doodle” to “The Ballad of the Green Berets” to “Streets of Minneapolis” (springsteencenter) from Scott Miller
  17. Lucinda, Lucy Honor Blaze Foley On Tribute LP (Spin) from Scott Miller
  18. BOOK REVIEW: Mr Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of the Beatles by Philip Norman (God is in the TV) from Scott Miller (amazon.com - .co.uk - .de)
  19. Looking for Mr Moonlight (thebluemoment.com) from Scott Miller
  20. Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump (theguardian) from Scott Miller

    Audio/Video
  21. Bob Dylan I CAN TELL - Live @ Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara CA, June 17, 2026 (YouTube) from Cliff Warnken, Jacob Daniel
  22. WATCH: Bruce Springsteen performs at Obama Presidential Center dedication (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  23. Lucinda Williams (opening act for Bob Dylan) - The World's Gone Wrong - Berkeley, CA June 14, 2026 (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  24. Blaze Foley, Townes and Bob Dylan (YouTube) from Scott Miller
  25. The Beatles Mr. Moonlight StarClub 1962 HD (YouTube) from Scott Miller

    More 0900
  26. Danish: Nick Cave receives the THORNICO LE NON MOI Award (Instagram) from Hans-Henrik Dragsbæk Madsen
  27. Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams part of Bruce Springsteen’s Music America (Facebook) from Jacob Daniel
  28. Night Beat Post 125 — Bob Dylan and Tom Petty Part I: Subterranean (Night BeatNight Beat) by Mikal Gilmore 1100
  29. The Complete Bob Dylan Tribute Projects (Spotify) from Jacques Mees 1200
  30. ‘I’d listen to my body before it screamed for help’: Keith Richards on life as an 82-year-old great-grandad – and jousting with Mick Jagger (theguardian) from Martin Cowan
  31. Robert Plant on Dylan’s Masters of War (BBC Radio 6 on Instagram) from Tiernan Henry 1500
  32. Rough & Rowdy Tour (Dylan) (TDPRI) 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 62       401
Never Ending Tour, from 7 June 1988 -                     3423
Total 4158
Last update 21.04. 2026