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Dylan revives 'I Shall Be Released' after 18 years
Bob Dylan closed his June 9 show at Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, Oregon, with 'I Shall Be Released,' his first live performance of the song since June 7, 2008. Rolling Stone's Andy Greene and Relix's Hana Gustafson reported the return as part of Dylan's Long Hot Summer Tour 26, which has already featured several setlist surprises across early U.S. dates. The song's reappearance adds to a run of Basement Tapes-era material resurfacing onstage this month.
Why it matters
It marks one of Dylan's biggest recent live catalog returns and points to a broader rotation of deep cuts on this tour.
Sources & driving stories
ROLLING STONE · Andy Greene
Rolling Stone coverageLIVE FOR LIVE MUSIC · Michael Broerman
Live For Live Music coverageDylan debuts 'Baby, Won't You Be My Baby' live
On June 4 in Troutdale, Oregon, Dylan played 'Baby, Won't You Be My Baby' live for the first time, nearly 59 years after recording it in the Big Pink basement. Rolling Stone and Relix both flagged the debut as the newest Basement Tapes-era addition to his live repertoire, coming at the start of the tour's U.S. leg. The performance followed more of the same setlist experimentation later in the week.
Why it matters
It shows Dylan is still expanding the live set with rarely heard Basement Tapes material.
Sources & driving stories
ROLLING STONE · Andy Greene
Rolling Stone coverageRELIX · Hana Gustafson
Relix coverageWorth noting
WORTH NOTING
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere returns after 2012
Rolling Stone's Andy Greene and Relix's Hana Gustafson both reported Dylan bringing the song back in Woodinville on June 6, showing the setlist changes extend beyond one encore slot.
WORTH NOTING
Dylan casts You Don't Know Me darkly
Far Out Magazine's Tom Taylor highlights Dylan's serial-killer framing of the song, adding another example of his unsettling readings of older standards.
Still unclear
OPEN QUESTION
Which Basement Tapes songs come next?
Dylan has already revived multiple Basement Tapes-era tracks on the summer tour, so the next dates will show whether this is an isolated run or a larger archive sweep.
OPEN QUESTION
Is the tour shifting away from Rough and Rowdy Ways?
Early reports frame the setlist changes as a move beyond the recent album-centered live period, but it is unclear whether that reset will hold.