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Dylan Expands Tours And Archives
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Executive Summary
Dylan adds full 2026 tour dates while a 1975 copyright release and Outlaw rumors point to a busy year ahead.
- Dylan released the full US Spring Tour 2026 schedule in one announcement
- The new 2026 run continues the Rough and Rowdy Ways era on the road
- A 50th anniversary Copyright Collection for 1975 is expected to appear briefly on streaming
- The 1975 set is said to include studio, rehearsal, and live recordings
- Rumors suggest Dylan may return to Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival in 2026
- Recent shows in Glasgow, Belfast, Killarney, and Dublin showed the band evolving set arrangements
- New releases tied to Dylan include Point Blank and a Chronicles audiobook narrated by Sean Penn
Quick Facts
- What: New 2026 tour dates, archival release plans, and festival rumors
- Where: United States, with touring also spanning Europe and other regions
- Why: To extend the tour, preserve copyright, and keep new material available
- Who: Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, and the John Doe Folk Trio
- When: Announced in late 2025 and set for 2026 release windows
Coverage Timeline: 1553 Days
Featured Article
In a recent Substack interview conducted in Tulsa, archivist Mark Davidson outlines the development of Bob Dylan's archive, book projects, and museum exhibitions.
Additional Articles
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In December 2025, Bob Dylan's Live 1975 Copyright Collection appeared as a Europe-focused digital streaming release preserving Rolling Thunder Revue concert recordings.
Bob Dylan Live at the Outlaw Festival Reviewed: Emotional Pogues Cover Caps Off a Night of Surprises
On May 13, 2025, Bob Dylan performed a surprise-filled set at the Outlaw Music Festival in Phoenix, Arizona.
In a 2026 article for DylanRevisited, the writer reviews Bob Dylan’s Live 1962-66 – Rare Performances from the Copyright Collections, focusing on concerts in the USA, UK, and Australia.
On Jerry Garcia's 83rd birthday, Bob Dylan performed an Outlaw Music Festival set at Jones Beach on Long Island, New York.
On 2025-11-28, Bob Dylan performed in Killarney and Dublin, Ireland, as Record Store Day released two Dylan items including The Original Freewheelin' Bob Dylan reissue and Masters of War seven inch with a Lomax interview.
At 2024–2025 Outlaw Music Festival dates in Hartford and Mansfield, Bob Dylan performed largely from behind his piano, delivering musically strong but visually restrained sets.
On October 22, 2023, Mixing Up the Medicine opened at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, highlighting unreleased material from Dylan's vault.
On Mar 1, 2024, Bob Dylan performed a Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour concert at Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
During the summer 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour, Bob Dylan performed a revamped 15-song set at large U.S. amphitheaters, including Alpharetta, Georgia.
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On July 2025, bob-dylan.org.uk published an archive page compiling multiple Bob Dylan posts including concert series entries and essays on The Philosophy of Modern Song.
On Jan 25, 2026, Cult Following published a review of I’m Not Supposed to Care, a bootleg album documenting Bob Dylan’s late-1990s tour.
On 2025-11-15, an article examined Bob Dylan’s 1963 Carnegie Hall recording to highlight broader problems with managing and releasing archival live performances.
On Jun 15, 2024, photographer Guido Harari discussed from Italy his experiences shooting Bob Dylan's 1984 European tour and the Real Live album cover for an online interview.
Dylan performs nine new songs on the Outlaw Tour in Alpharetta, GA and Charlotte, NC, with Celisse opening and Plant-Krauss medley during the summer leg.
Recently, Bob Dylan announced the complete US Spring Tour 2026 schedule while fans anticipate a brief 1975 Copyright Collection streaming release.
Bob Dylan and his band completed two nights in Glasgow and Belfast and planned two more shows in Killarney and Dublin during late 2025.
Bob Dylan announced on X that the Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour will continue into Spring 2026 with dates in Swansea, Coventry, Leeds, Glasgow, Belfast, and Killarney.
In August 2025, high-quality transfers of Bob Dylan's first Columbia session master reels appeared online and Bob Dylan recorded at White Lake Studios in Colonie, New York on Aug. 5–6, 2025.
On Aug 19, 2024, Greil Marcus published an Ask Greil column on Substack discussing Bob Dylan's 1974 tour box set and 420-related song speculation.
Bob Dylan performed on Jun 21, 2024 at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA and Jun 22, 2024 at PNC Bank Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC as part of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour.
Bob Dylan performed at the Outlaw Music Festival in Clarkston, Michigan, where he added All Along the Watchtower to his set, while subsequently withdrawing from the tour finale in Gilford, New Hampshire.
The author announces on Substack a page collecting Dylan reviews and writings spanning 2018 to 2025.
Dylan spent two days at White Lake Studios in New York on August 5–6, 2025, during Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival tour.
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Third Man Records and Columbia/Legacy release Vault 61 The 1974 Live Recordings: The Missing Songs From Before The Flood, documenting Dylan and The Band’s 1974 tour across major venues in North America.
On 2025-03-25, Bob Dylan opened his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Tulsa Theater.
On 2025-08-02, CultFollowing reported Bob Dylan's first Outlaw Music Festival show of August at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.
On Friday night, Bob Dylan opened the Outlaw Music Festival at the Ameris Bank Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia with a new lineup.
On Oct 20 weekend, the author visited the Dylan Center in Tulsa to preview the Mixing Up the Medicine exhibition and related events.
On 2023-10-24, bookreferees.org published a review of Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine, detailing the archive housed at The Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa.
With the Helsinki tour imminent, Daily Dylan reported on a Bootleg Series alternate take, new Hamburg ticket drops, and Dylan’s iron gates installed in Masquerade in Manhattan.
Bob Dylan added June to July shows to Dylan's website with Bob Dylan In Concert billing, featuring Lucinda Williams and the John Doe Folk Trio, after a late-March run across the Midwest.
Bob Dylan announces a March 24, 2025 Rochester, Minnesota show at Mayo Civic Center Arena as part of the Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour.
Rogovoy Report previews holiday weekend performances in Massachusetts on December 27 and 28, 2021.
Bob Dylan is listed among the ten best Twin Cities concerts for April 3-9, 2025, in Minnesota.
Jan 10, 1974 Toronto show highlights Dylan's 1974 North American tour with The Band.
On August 5–6, 2025, Bob Dylan recorded at White Lake Studios in Albany, New York, while touring North America with Willie Nelson.
On needsomefun.net, Dylan is discussed through 1960s newspaper clippings referencing 1962 Finland festival, 1964 Brown University events, and 1966 Paris arrival.
On recNcxD0GxPXFXdlL, Ugur compiles Bob Dylan newspaper clippings from 1963 to 1979 for Need Some Fun.