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Julian Lage rejoins Dylan’s shifting tour lineup
JamBase’s Scott Bernstein reported that Julian Lage rejoined Bob Dylan’s Long Hot Summer Tour ’26 at Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minnesota, on July 6 after missing the previous five shows. Cult Following’s Ewan Gleadow reported that Joel Paterson also played the 16-song set, his third appearance since Bob Britt quit the tour on June 27 and with Doug Lancio’s status still unconfirmed. The show closed with “I Shall Be Released,” continuing its rotation with “Every Grain of Sand.”
Why it matters
The current tour’s guitar lineup remains unusually fluid, making each new personnel shift significant for Dylan watchers and setlist followers.
Sources & driving stories
JAMBASE · Scott Bernstein
JamBase coverageCULT FOLLOWING · Ewan Gleadow
Cult Following coverageDylan’s former Harlem townhouse sells anonymously
Build Like New’s Robert Harris reported that Bob Dylan’s former townhouse at 265 West 139th Street in Harlem sold for $2.8 million in 2026, with the buyer undisclosed. Dylan bought the landmarked five-story home in 1986 and sold it in 2000 for $560,000. The current sellers, Isam Salah and Elaina Richardson, bought it in 2018 for $3.17 million, listed it in August 2025 for $3 million, reduced the price in January 2026, and had it under contract by February.
Why it matters
It is a concrete market update on a Dylan-linked property, notable for the anonymous buyer and sale price below the sellers’ 2018 purchase.
Sources & driving stories
BUILD LIKE NEW · Robert Harris
Build Like New coverageWorth noting
WORTH NOTING
Mystic Lake enforced no-phone policy
Twin Cities’ Jared Kaufman reported that the July 6 Shakopee show marked Dylan’s Twin Cities metro return after a long gap, with venue security enforcing no phones and press access not granted.
WORTH NOTING
Dylan-Dead RFK tapes revisited
Ray Padgett’s Flagging Down the Double E’s published Jesse Jarnow’s concluding anniversary look at Dylan and the Grateful Dead’s July 1986 RFK Stadium dates, including tape comparisons and archive.org links.
WORTH NOTING
Waters critiques Dylan rearrangements
Far Out’s Tim Coffman highlighted Roger Waters’ contrast between his preference for recognizable live arrangements and Dylan’s habit of reshaping older songs onstage.
Still unclear
OPEN QUESTION
Will Dylan settle on two guitarists?
Britt has quit, Lancio’s status is unclear, and Lage had other July commitments, so the tour’s band configuration may keep changing.
OPEN QUESTION
Who bought the Harlem townhouse?
The buyer remains undisclosed, and the $2.8 million sale closed below the sellers’ 2018 purchase price and original 2025 listing.