Tour by Bob Dylan | |
Location | United Kingdom |
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Associated album | Bringing It All Back Home |
Start date | April 30, 1965 |
End date | May 10, 1965 |
Bob Dylan concert chronology |
The Bob Dylan England Tour 1965 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan during late April and early May 1965. The tour was documented by filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, who used the footage of the tour in his documentary Dont Look Back .
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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April 30, 1965 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield City Hall |
May 1, 1965 | Liverpool | Liverpool Odeon Theatre | |
May 2, 1965 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | |
May 5, 1965 | Birmingham | Birmingham Town Hall | |
May 6, 1965 | Newcastle | Newcastle City Hall | |
May 7, 1965 | Manchester | Free Trade Hall | |
May 9, 1965 | London | Royal Albert Hall | |
May 10, 1965 | |||
As Dylan was still playing exclusively folk music live, much of the material performed during this tour was written pre-1965. Each show was divided into two halves, with seven songs performed during the first, and eight during the second. [1] The set consisted of two songs from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan , three from The Times They Are a-Changin' , three from Another Side of Bob Dylan , a comic-relief concert staple; "If You Gotta Go, Go Now", issued as a single in Europe, and six songs off his then-recent album, Bringing It All Back Home, including the second side in its entirety.
Set list per Olof Bjorner. [1]
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