Key developments
Dylan plays Columbus Palace Theatre
Bob Dylan performed at the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, on April 10 as part of the Rough and Rowdy Ways/Never Ending Tour leg. The Columbus Dispatch said the show ran about 90 minutes and featured a 16-song set that opened with "All Along the Watchtower" and moved through Rough and Rowdy Ways material and older songs, with Dylan on electric piano and little onstage conversation. Hoodline's event listing matched the 8 p.m. start, 6:30 p.m. doors, and Yondr pouch venue setup.
Why it matters
It confirms another current tour stop and shows the setlist balance Dylan is using live.
Sources & driving stories
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The Columbus Dispatch coverageHOODLINE · Maya Collins
Hoodline coverageJazzTimes tracks Dylan's jazz influence
JazzTimes published a feature on April 10 framing Bob Dylan as a model for jazz performance and composition, centered on saxophonist Javon Jackson and guitarist Bill Frisell. Jackson, coming off Jackson Plays Dylan, talks about Dylan's gospel-and-blues simplicity and political voice, while Frisell traces his own entry point through Keith Jarrett's "Somewhere Before" and describes multiple arrangements of "Masters of War" over time. The piece links Dylan's melodies, chord changes, and text to improvisation and ongoing reinterpretation.
Why it matters
It shows Dylan's catalog remains active material for new jazz arrangements and performance ideas.
Sources & driving stories
JAZZTIMES
JazzTimes coverageWorth noting
WORTH NOTING
NPR reviews Polito's Dylan thesis
The review of After the Flood says Robert Polito argues Dylan's last 30 years are as creative and essential as his first 30, with close attention to Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft, and Rough and Rowdy Ways.
WORTH NOTING
Cambridge Bobchat dates confirmed
The Cambridge Bob Dylan Society posted 2026 meeting dates, including April 23, June 25, August 27, October 29, and December 10.
Still unclear
OPEN QUESTION
Will the tour keep leaning on Rough and Rowdy Ways?
The Columbus setlist suggests Dylan is still balancing recent songs with reworked older material, and it will be worth watching whether that mix stays stable across the next dates.
OPEN QUESTION
Will more jazz players rework Dylan's catalog?
JazzTimes shows renewed attention to Dylan as a source for improvisation and arrangement, raising the question of whether more cross-genre recordings or live collaborations will follow.