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Dylan’s Tour Remains a Work in Revision
“Blind Willie McTell” is the latest reported addition to Dylan’s European-tour repertoire. Cult Following’s headline yesterday placed it in a 17-song show, potentially extending the rotation documented at the opening concerts. The report needs fuller confirmation, but it gives listeners a specific question to follow: how much of this changing repertoire will carry forward?
The “Blind Willie McTell” report was yesterday’s worthwhile update, though the available information stops at the headline. It does not establish the concert’s date, venue or complete setlist, or whether this was the song’s first appearance on the tour. It should not be folded into the Gothenburg account.
The firmer reference point remains October 19 in Gothenburg. Jambands documented the return of “Girl From the North Country” and “Spirit on the Water,” with Mike Seal alongside Joel Paterson on guitar. Those details were already covered in the previous briefing; further coverage adds texture rather than another concert’s worth of change.
Key Points
- Song selection is only part of the interest. Johnny Borgan’s Gothenburg review describes Dylan directing the musicians from the piano through gestures and rhythmic cues. That eyewitness account offers a useful way to hear the repertoire changes: as arrangements being worked through by an ensemble, not simply rarities being checked off.
Implications
If confirmed, “Blind Willie McTell” would broaden the documented rotation. It would not, by itself, establish a lasting change in the show’s format: Gothenburg still included Rough and Rowdy Ways material alongside older songs.
Watchpoints
Watch
A fuller report or corroborating setlist identifying the date and venue of the reported “Blind Willie McTell” performance.
Watch
Whether subsequent concerts sustain the repertoire changes and the guitar pairing reported in Gothenburg.
Fallout
A modest live-performance update, with repertoire rotation still the most useful thread to follow.
The European Tour’s Changing Repertoire
The opening concerts have made song choice and ensemble adaptation central to following Dylan’s current live work.
Fresh developments
Cult Following reported “Blind Willie McTell” in a headline about a 17-song show. The performance’s circumstances remain unverified in the available reporting.
Why we noticed
Confirmation would extend the run’s documented repertoire changes beyond the Gothenburg returns already discussed, rather than merely add another account of the same concert.
Watch for:
- Confirmation of the performance’s date, venue and setlist.
- Evidence of which returning songs persist across later shows.
Final Thought
The interesting distinction is between a song returning and a performance taking shape. The early tour offers evidence of both; yesterday supplied a possible addition, not yet a new chapter.