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Dylan revives Basement Tapes rarities in live set
Across the opening Oregon and Washington dates of his current tour, Bob Dylan repeatedly reached back to Basement Tapes-era material. Rolling Stone Australia reported that 'Baby, Won't You Be My Baby' debuted in Troutdale on June 4, its first live outing since the Big Pink sessions nearly 60 years ago, and that 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere' opened the June 6 Woodinville show. Stereogum reported that Eugene on June 9 ended with 'I Shall Be Released,' the song's first live performance since a 2008 Warsaw concert.
Why it matters
It shows Dylan is using the tour to surface rare deep-catalog material rather than rely only on standard setlist staples.
Sources & driving stories
ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA · Neil Griffiths
Rolling Stone Australia coverageSTEREOGUM
Stereogum coverageBob Dylan Center adds new audio system
4RFV reported that the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa has installed a Genelec Smart IP audio system across its roughly 30,000-square-foot, two-floor building. The setup includes 23 Genelec 4430A speakers, 13 4040A speakers, and 7370A and 7350A subwoofers to support ambient sound, film installations, curated playlists, exhibit-specific playback, and the theater space. The center said the upgrade improves clarity and coverage for experiences such as 'Going Electric: Bob Dylan '65.'
Why it matters
It materially changes how visitors hear and experience the archive and exhibits.
Sources & driving stories
4RFV · Mark Hornby
4RFV coverageWorth noting
WORTH NOTING
Dylan-Beatles book gets fresh coverage
Today's articles on Jim Windolf's 'Where the Music Had to Go' revisit Dylan's relationship with the Beatles and the conflicting accounts around their first meeting.
Still unclear
OPEN QUESTION
Will the tour keep mining Basement Tapes songs?
Three of the first four shows reportedly featured surprise Basement Tapes material, so it remains unclear whether Dylan will keep extending that run.