Sheffield last night – two reviews - Europe tour news (20)

Thanks to Nick Hall for his pithy review:

“Dylan kicked ass tonight in Sheffield! Truly, a great gig!”


Thanks also to Gerald Bamford, who’s been going to see Dylan since being enlisted to boo at the 1966 Cardiff gig.

He’s now the song and dance man in Back Pages, the Norfolk-based Dylan tribute band. Hmmm… Dylan played My Back Pages for the first time on the tour in Sheffield last night. I wonder…?

“Sheffield was a strong, enjoyable gig. It had a cohesive style which made it hang together. The newer material came across strongly. Highlight was High Water. The band was in control of the material throughout, with some deft arrangements. They even looked darned good.

“The sound from our seats near the front was excellent. But the crowd insisted on standing, for what was really a laid-back gig intended for listening, not bopping.

“A fine performance. On to London for Sunday’s gig.”

Sheffield last night - Europe tour news (19)

* Setlist - latest show – Sheffield, Saturday 14 April:

Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine)
Watching The River Flow
She Belongs To Me
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
The Levee's Gonna Break
Spirit On The Water
Highway 61 Revisited
My Back Pages
Rollin' And Tumblin'
When The Deal Goes Down
High Water (For Charley Patton)
Stuck Inside Of Mobile (with the Memphis Blues Again)
Nettie Moore
Summer Days
Like A Rolling Stone
Thunder On The Mountain
All Along The Watchtower


* Tour debuts in latest show:

My Back Pages
She Belongs To Me


* Different songs on the tour so far (13 shows): 48


* Performances of songs played on the tour so far:

All Along The Watchtower (13 performances)
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (13)
Like A Rolling Stone (13)
Rollin' And Tumblin' (13)
Summer Days (13)
Thunder On The Mountain (13)

When The Deal Goes Down (12)

Highway 61 Revisited (11)
Spirit On The Water (11)

Nettie Moore (10)

Cat's In The Well (9)
Watching The River Flow (9)

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (5)
It Ain't Me, Babe (5)
Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine) (5)
Stuck Inside of Mobile (with the Memphis Blues Again) (5)

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (4)
Tangled Up In Blue (4)

Ain't Talkin' (3)
Desolation Row (3)
High Water (for Charley Patton) (3)
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (3)
The Levee's Gonna Break (3)

Country Pie (2)
Girl Of The North Country (2)
Honest With Me (2)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (2)
Masters Of War (2)
To Ramona (2)
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (2)
Visions Of Johanna (2)

Boots of Spanish Leather
Chimes Of Freedom
House Of The Risin’ Sun
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
John Brown
Lay Lady Lay
Man In The Long Black Coat
Not Dark Yet
She Belongs To Me
Simple Twist Of Fate
Tears Of Rage
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
This Wheel's On Fire
Things Have Changed
'Til I Fell In Love With You
Under The Red Sky


* Itinerary:

April:
15 London
16 London
17 Birmingham
19 Düsseldorf
20 Stuttgart
21 Frankfurt
23 Paris
25 Geneva
26 Turin
27 Milan
29 Zürich
30 Mannheim

May:
2 Leipzig
3 Berlin
5 Herning


* Gigs already played

March
27 Stockholm
28 Stockholm
30 Oslo

April:
1 Gothenburg
2 Copenhagen
4 Hamburg
5 Münster
6 Brussels
8 Amsterdam
9 Amsterdam
11 Glasgow
12 Newcastle
14 Sheffield


The Dylan Daily welcomes setlists and reviews of YOUR gig – please email tour@dylandaily.com as soon as possible after the show.

Thanks for set lists to: Gerald, Melissa, Ken, John, Renate, Hans, Martin, Michel, Theo, Heinrich, Rainer, Katrin, Jurgen, Mary, Tomas, Christian, Suzanne, Jon, Gustav, Per, Brian, Karl, Sven.




Gerry Smith