Bob Dylan returned to Desert Trip in Indio, CA last night, playing the second consecutive weekend at the new festival. While Dylan’s setlist was nearly identical to the first weekend, save for the encore, his presence certainly commanded that much more attention. There was never any doubt that Dylan was one of America’s all-time greatest poets, but now that statement can be backed by the gravitas of a Nobel Prize in Literature. Very cool.
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In turn, Dylan treated fans to some of his biggest hits, opening with “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right.” Anyone who’s keeping score wil note that the set itself is identical to last week’s, with versions of “Tangled Up In Blue,” “Desolation Row,” “Ballad of a Thin Man” and more to highlight each performance.
Last night’s set diverged, however, in the encore. Dylan closed his show with two great songs, “Like A Rolling Stone” and “Why Try To Change Me Now,” leaving Desert Trip to bask in Dylan’s poetic wisdom.
Watch videos of “Ballad of a Thin Man” and “Like A Rolling Stone” below, courtesy of prestoff2000.
The full setlist can be seen below.