Bob Dylan's Outlaw Music Festival Setlist: Classics, Surprises, and Fan Favorites
Bob Dylan recently performed at the Outlaw Music Festival in Wantagh, New York, where he played a setlist that included some of his classic hits like "All Along the Watchtower," "To Ramona," and "Desolation Row." The show featured songs from his early years, with a few changes made to accommodate tracks from his album "Highway 61 Revisited."
Dylan, who has been part of the Outlaw Music Festival since last year, will resume his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour in September. Recent changes to his setlist included adding songs like "Highway 61 Revisited" and "Searching for a Soldier’s Grave," while dropping "Positively 4th Street" and "Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35."
Fans have been delighted by the return of favorites like "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "The Times They Are A-Changin'" on this tour, some of which had not been performed in years. The setlist has evolved over the course of the Outlaw Music Festival tour, with surprises like the cover of the Butler number "Axe and the Wind" initially puzzling listeners.
Dylan's setlist for the Outlaw Music Festival shows has seen a mix of old and new songs, with dedicated fans deciphering the mystery of unfamiliar tracks like "Axe and the Wind." The tour has brought back rare performances of songs like "Mr. Tambourine Man," adding to the excitement of Dylan's live performances.