Bob Dylan UK Tour

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Bob Dylan UK Tour

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Is anybody here going?

I'm going to Wembley Arena on Sunday 15th April.

I'd hoped he was going to play Brixton again so I could lose my Bob Dylan virginity at a small venue but alas it's just one night at Wembley.
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Interesting that you wrote Wemb Arena was hugely improved. Is that really possible? How to make an aircraft hangar seem less like one? I was very luccky to get a Brixton ticket.
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It's cleaner both inside and outside, the views are better, the seats are more comfortable and travelling there and back is better. The old Wembley Arena was just awful.

And it's less of an aircraft hangar than say, Earls Court. But I was hoping to see him in a smaller venue but his Bobness is only playing arenas this time round.
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Apparently Dylan is playing some guitar again. Here's the setlist from last night's Stockholm show:

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1. Cat's In The Well (Bob on electric guitar, Donnie on violin)
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
(Bob on electric guitar, Tony on standup bass)
3. Watching The River Flow (Bob on electric guitar)
4. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
(Bob on electric guitar, Tony on standup bass)
5. When The Deal Goes Down (Bob on electric guitar, Stu on acoustic guitar)
6. Honest With Me (Bob on electric keyboard)
7. Girl Of The North Country (Bob on electric keyboard and harp)
8. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on electric keyboard and harp)
9. Country Pie (Bob on electric keyboard)
10. Nettie Moore (Bob on electric keyboard, Donnie on violin)
11. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on electric keyboard, Donnie on electric mandolin)
12. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
(Bob on electric keyboard, Donnie on electric mandolin)
13. Summer Days (Bob on electric keyboard)
14. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on electric keyboard)

(encore)
15. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on electric keyboard)
16. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on electric keyboard)
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Post by martinfoyle »

An excellent sounding recording of last nights Oslo show is flying down on dime at the moment. Much appreciated around here since Bob isn't playing Dublin this time around. Has he been talking to Elvis and Van?

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Im going to the Bob Dylan show tomorrow in Copenhagen :D
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Post by Randlepmcmurphy »

Hello everyone as you can see this is my first post on the board and can i say its an honor to be here. I have been a member of a few other boards notably a Dylan one and if i'd known about this place believe me i'd of been here sooner. I'm seeing Dylan at Wembley in a couple of weeks on the sunday although my tickets are that far back i'm practically in the car park but at least im in there.
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Hello there. Hope it's a good experience. Would like to see the Modern Times songs live, I'd say they'll come across well.
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Got a ticket to tonight's show from a guy at work as his wife bowed out - great show and we got to meet up with Verbal Gymnastics for a couple of beers beforehand -

1. Cat's In The Well (Bob on electric guitar)
2. It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob on electric guitar)
3. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob on electric guitar)
4. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Bob on electric guitar)
5. The Levee's Gonna Break (Bob on keyboard)
6. Spirit On The Water (Bob on electric keyboard)
7. Highway 61 Revisited
(Bob on electric keyboard)
8. When The Deal Goes Down (Bob on electric keyboard)
9. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on electric keyboard)
10. Chimes Of Freedom (Bob on electric keyboard)
11. Blind Willie McTell (Bob on electric keyboard)
12. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
(Bob on electric keyboard)
13. Nettie Moore (Bob on electric keyboard)
14. Summer Days (Bob on electric keyboard)
15 Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on electric keyboard)

(encore)
16. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on electric keyboard)
17. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on electric keyboard)

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How was his voice?
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Post by Boy With A Problem »

His voice was better than it was when I last saw him about four years ago - the lyrics were coming through very clearly.
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Great to hear. I'm more enthusiastic about seeing him at least once more since the last album and on hearing that his voice is clear.
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It was a great show - the reinterpretation of It Ain't Me Babe really threw me.

I thought his voice was good too although he doesn't really sing.

I had a couple of great conversations with fans on the underground on my way home. One of the couples I was talking to had seen him something like 6 times already on this tour and were following him for all of the UK shows.

Who would like somebody enough to do something like that? :lol:
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Post by mood swung »

The Rolling Stone 40th anniversary edition has a nice interview with Ringo in which he mentions going to see Bob recently. Ringo went backstage during intermission and Bob asked if he could do a song for him. Ringo says, sure - Maggie's Farm, which cracked Bob and the boys up something awful, because they'd already done it. Unintelligibly.

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