Bob Dylan offers three more covers at Hollywood Bowl show
When it comes to his live shows, Bob Dylan is defiant. He rarely plays a song as it was released, nor the hits that fans cherish most. On May 16th, though, Dylan offered three covers for the Hollywood Bowl audience at his show with Willie Nelson.
Four songs in, Dylan covered ‘Axe & The Wind’ by George “Wild Child” Butler. He played this cover live for the first time on May 13th, opening night of the tour.
His eighth song was ‘I’ll Make It All Up to You’ by Charlie Rich, which he also played on May 13th. This was originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, who released it as a single, with ‘Break-Up’ on the other side, in 1958 on Sun Records.
His final cover of the night came as the twelfth song in his 15-song setlist, with a cover of Bobby “Blue” Bland’s ‘Share Your Love With Me’. Dylan has also played this live before; the first time was on January 3rd, 1974.
On two previous shows, Dylan has returned during an encore to offer up dizzying and unexpected covers. On May 15th, at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California, Dylan covered ‘Garden Party’, Ricky Nelson’s 1972 hit. On opening night, Dylan closed his set with a beautiful cover of The Pogues’ ‘Rainy Night In Soho’.
However, to the audience’s dismay, Dylan did not reappear for an encore. When he was done, he was done. He left them with his final song, ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright’.
Dylan and Willie Nelson are currently on a 35-stop tour to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour. Their tour will end on September 19th, 2025, in East Troy, Wisconsin.
The support acts for the tour will regularly change. However, they have announced that Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, the Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, Waxahatchee, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers are some of the artists who will be performing alongside them on the road.
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