Bob Dylan News

Bob Dylan revived Sugar Baby during his European tour on Saturday at Unipol Arena in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy, marking its first performance since 2012.

Bob Dylan's 1965 song "Like a Rolling Stone" helped inspire the magazine name chosen by Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason in San Francisco in 1967.

In a 2013 interview with The New Yorker, Bob Dylan praised Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah for its melodic construction and emotional resonance.

George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty released the Traveling Wilburys' first single, "Handle with Care," in October 1988 after Harrison repurposed a planned European bonus track as the group's launch song.

Bob Dylan joined The Band for an unannounced performance of cover songs at the Mississippi River Festival in Edwardsville, Illinois, in 1969.

In January 1959, Bob Dylan saw Buddy Holly perform at the Armory in Duluth, Minnesota, an encounter later associated with Dylan's artistic development.

In Bologna in 1997, Bob Dylan met Pope John Paul II, while Dylan's 1960s songs joined surreal storytelling with humor and folk-rock experimentation.

Bob Dylan recorded 14 tracks for Another Side of Bob Dylan with Tom Wilson in a New York City studio during 1964.

In 1969, Keith Richards praised Bob Dylan's solo performance at the Isle of Wight concert, saying Dylan's distinctive rhythm was most effective when he performed alone.

During his career, Jimi Hendrix admired Bob Dylan and sought to develop his lyric writing, a perspective later described by Patti Smith.

In 2025, Timothee Chalamet wore a Martine Rose shirt referencing Bob Dylan's 1965 London look at the London premiere of A Complete Unknown.

Bruce Springsteen has cited Bob Dylan as a teenage influence and covered Dylan's songs during his music career, although no specific time or location is given.

In 2022, U2 singer Bono cited Bob Dylan's 'The Times They Are a-Changin'' among pop history's greatest lyrics during a Fulbright Prize speech in Washington, DC.

In 1965, Mike Bloomfield's guitar work on Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited helped raise Bloomfield's profile in the United States.

Bob Dylan performed a piano-led, reworked set at Milan's Unipol Dome during an Italian concert run in 2026.

On December 11, 2025, Cameron Winter's Carnegie Hall performance in New York prompted comparisons with Bob Dylan through vocal echoes and songwriting, while displaying Winter's distinct style.

Bob Dylan reportedly met Pope Leo XIV in 2026, prompting renewed attention to Dylan's public persona and the songs previously cited by popes.

Robert Gordon and Joe Lauro presented Newport and the Great Folk Dream, a documentary revisiting Bob Dylan and the 1963-66 Newport Folk Festival, at its UK premiere in London on October 29, 2026.

Bob Dylan continued touring across Europe in 2026 while releasing extensive archival recordings, including a collection drawn from the 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue.