Overview
- Bob Dylan closed the U.S. summer tour on August 1 at Nashville’s Ascend Federal Credit Union Amphitheater with opener Jimmie Vaughan joining him onstage for three songs.
- The run was marked by the abrupt exits of longtime guitarists Doug Lancio and Bob Britt and a rapid rotation of replacements that included Julian Lage, Joel Paterson, and Jad Tariq.
- The Nashville set mixed older favorites with five songs from Rough and Rowdy Ways and an audio recording of the show, including Vaughan’s guest spots, was posted to a YouTube account credited as OldHenry Lee.
- Dylan is off the U.S. schedule until the European leg that begins October 17 in Oslo and reporting says Julian Lage will likely miss much of that run, making Paterson and Tariq the probable primary guitarists there.
- Vaughan’s appearance recalled his long association with Dylan dating to the 1990 Under the Red Sky sessions and underscored how the tour’s rare personnel instability is forcing fast, practical choices about who can travel and play future dates.