Overview
- Bob Britt posted on Facebook that he was “not fired” and that he left Dylan’s band of his own accord, a statement published by multiple outlets on July 1.
- Chicago guitarist Joel Paterson is reported to have played his first show with Dylan in Austin on Monday and is listed in recent set reports as the current touring guitarist.
- Julian Lage stepped in after Doug Lancio’s absence from the June 17 Santa Barbara show but has scaled back his involvement because of scheduling limits.
- Dylan’s North American summer tour is continuing through a scheduled August 1 finale in Nashville, with the band using substitutes to cover guitar parts as dates proceed.
- Britt, who had toured with Dylan since 2019, says he will return to session work including finishing an Etta gospel record, and the changing guitar lineup may mean a rotating cast of players for the remainder of the tour.