Finally saw the real and best live Bob Dylan at the Smart Financial center in Sugarland last night. All day I had this good feeling knowing Bob had picked although a very fine venue for live music, a little bit small compared to Coachella in the California desert, or anywhere else this Nobel prize winner could easily fill. The lights went down and then the guys just assumed their places on stage and Bob set up shop behind his full piano and immediately they launched into what would be the tightest and cleanest delivery of Bob Dylan’s music catalog. No hat this time, just a full head of his trademark hair and at age 77, it made me wish for some. Now you normally hear people complain they can’t understand him, but tonight he was as crisp and as clear as you could hope for. I will try and come back with the setlist later and break it down, but for me the holiest Of holy is “ Like A Rolling Stone”. Bob did retool it but in a superior sound and emotionally. Best version in years.

I brought my wife and 19 year old son to see Bob in Asheville. We all enjoyed the performance. Despite hearing negative reviews we had a great time. He's still great at the harmonica! Loved it!

His voice was strong for the close to two hour show. Of course I enjoyed his old songs but his last song Every Grain of Sand was fabulous! He acknowledged the crowd a few times. It was my son’s first time seeing him and we had a great time. Listened to alot of his older music on the way home! Very happy I was able to see him again!

We saw Bob Dylan and his band in Orlando 2024-03-09. Four of us went, but I was the only Dylan fan. While the others were disappointed not to hear Blowin’ in the Wind, I thought the show was phenomenal. It is not a greatest hits show where they just play what you heard on the radio fifty years ago, but a modern show of new music and new arrangements of classic music. Even some of the newest songs were treated to new arrangements. While I was familiar with all of the songs, some of the arrangements still surprised and delighted me. The restrictions of recording devices was very welcome as no one was holding an iPad over their head blocking the view. The show started on time to the minute and finished when expected. When it was done, there were no annoying encore theatrics. When the music was over, the lights came on and we left. This was definitely the best concert I have ever seen.

I enjoyed every moment, I guess I just knew what to expect.

I wanted so much to love this performance and I believe I would have if Bob wasn't at the piano all night. His band was top notch and they did their best to hang on through the changes, unfortunately not every song is a blues. The piano playing was remedial at best and he clanged the keys haphazardly without any thought to actual harmony, dissonance is cool when it's intended; when the rest of the band is playing one chord and you are off in your own world playing another, you are either not listening or not caring. At one point I started laughing because, it really could be that he knows exactly what he's doing and he's just putting everyone on. If that's the case then it was the coolest show I've ever seen. I really hope that's the case. The uptake from all of this was the audience, no phones and everyone was in deep conversation before the show. Still I made it there and I'll never forget it, wouldn't have missed it for the world.