Over here in Europe, there is already anticipation for the fall, when Bob Dylan brings his Rough And Rowdy World Wide Tour to Europe for the (presumingly) last time.
A very special moment of this album tour was probably the stop in Lyon in the summer of 2023. Two special concerts with incredible intensity!
Thanks to Woolhal, we have a great bunch of footage of the two concerts:
Check also out this nice review by Joachim Meckel on Boblinks:
It was once again a great experience. I found it very intense
to simultaneously follow the six great musicians and absorb the
long lyrics of the seventeen songs, which were perfectly
understandable. Amazing with what intensity Dylan and band play.
He played constantly alternating between sitting and standing at
the small grand piano. There were beautiful recitative passages
with bowed or plucked double bass and then again incredible
moments where he hammered heavily into the keys and drove the
two guitarists to ever new heights. "West L.A. Fadeaway" was a
nice surprise and an absolute highlight.
It's more like a jazz concert. The musicians are very
concentrated and don't pose one bit. After the band introduction
he asked, "These songs aren't easy to play, what do you think?"
The audience answered in the affirmative with increased applause.
There never seems to be a routine. At my last concert in Krefeld,
he did a lot of free improvising on the piano and contrasted the
band's playing with wild accents. This time he didn't play so
rhythmically, but accompanied the songs mostly melodically. It
was lovely to see Tony Garnier take a thieving delight in
Dylan's surprising playing on several occasions. It was a
wonderful evening in a very pleasant concert hall and I hope to
see the band again in Germany soon.