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Dylan's Rolling Thunder Tour Legacy
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Executive Summary
Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue is revisited as a theatrical, collaborative tour that redefined his live work and deepened his artistic legacy
- Roger McGuinn recalls first hearing Dylan at Gerdes Folk City around 1961
- McGuinn says he misread Mr Tambourine Man chords until noticing Dylan's voicing at Newport
- The Byrds helped turn Dylan songs into major folk rock radio hits
- Dylan said he wanted something different and described it as like a circus
- Rolling Thunder Revue began as a secretive, traveling artists colony with painted faces and costumes
- Early shows were small theaters with camaraderie; later stadium dates felt less intimate
- The tour featured rotating guests including Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Allen Ginsberg, and others
Quick Facts
- What: A theatrical Rolling Thunder Revue retrospective and recollection
- Where: New York, Malibu, and concert stops across North America
- Why: To revisit how Dylan transformed live performance and collaboration
- Who: Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, and rotating guest performers
- When: From the early 1960s through the mid 1970s
Coverage Timeline: 3453 Days
Featured Article
In an in-depth online interview, Roger McGuinn recounts Bob Dylan collaborations from the 1960s through Rolling Thunder Revue and later tours.
Additional Articles
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In 2019, Martin Scorsese released the documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese on Netflix in the United States.
On May 26 in Red Bank, New Jersey, former Bob Dylan collaborator Rob Stoner will join Pat Guadagno's BobFest at the Count Basie Center for the Arts.
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On May 30, 2019, NPR published First Listen coverage of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings featuring a 10 track sampler.
Flagging Down the Double E features sound engineer David Hendel discussing Bob Dylan's 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue and unveiling Mobile and Austin soundboard recordings.
In this essay, the author uses Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue and Martin Scorsese's Netflix documentary to reflect on American ideals and contradictions in the United States.
The article describes how Bob Dylan used the mid-1970s Rolling Thunder Revue tour across the United States to realize Beat generation ideals.
On its 2019 Netflix release, Martin Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue revisited Bob Dylan's 1975 tour through a hybrid of documentary and invented material.
On May 26, Pat Guadagno's BobFest staged a Rolling Thunder Revue-themed tribute at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue performances in the mid 1970s across the northeast United States are documented by Martin Scorsese for Netflix.
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Rolling Thunder Revue, a Netflix film by Martin Scorsese about the 1975 tour, was released on Jun 12, 2019 alongside a 14-CD box set.
Flagging Down the Double E's shares a 2022 interview in which Kinky Friedman discusses collaborations with Bob Dylan during and after the Rolling Thunder Revue.
CultFollowing reviews Best of The Rolling Thunder Revue (Pt. 1), a compilation of Bob Dylan live recordings from the 1975 tour, emphasizing Madison Square Garden and other dates.
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez engage in backstage conversations and onstage duets during the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue across multiple venues.
Bob Dylan's 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue concert at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado is recounted through producer Rick Wurpel's detailed production memories.
Martin Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue film, about Dylan's 1975-76 tour, is examined across US venues and international references.
Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue toured the United States in the mid-1970s with a large rotating lineup.
In an interview recorded in 2022, Kinky Friedman recounted Bob Dylan collaborations on tour, at the Houston Astrodome, and during a televised Chabad telethon.
On November 27, 1975, Bob Dylan performed at the Bangor Municipal Auditorium in Bangor, Maine, as part of the Rolling Thunder Revue, with the show captured on a notable audience tape.
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On January 5, 1976, Bob Dylan released Desire, and on January 25, 1976, a second Hurricane benefit took place at the Astrodome in Houston.
On May 23, 1976, Bob Dylan performed a rain-soaked Rolling Thunder Revue concert at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Bob Dylan discussed developing the Rolling Thunder Revue during a Malibu visit with Roger McGuinn, a move that culminated in the 1975-76 tour.
Musicians recall the 1975-76 Rolling Thunder Revue tour across the USA and Canada.
Joni Mitchell and Dylan perform Coyote during the 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue at Gordon Lightfoot's house in Nova Scotia, later featured in Martin Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue.
On 2025-11-20, Cult Following published a review of Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue New York City performance.
On 2025-08-07, CultFollowing published a review of Bob Dylan's Going Mobile bootleg, highlighting a Rolling Thunder Revue Alabama performance.
Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue performance features Joan Baez guesting and Roger McGuinn, highlighting a tense yet accomplished set.
Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue review highlights a Montreal Forum performance during the 1970s and rare live tracks.
On November 27, 1975, Bob Dylan performed a four hour Rolling Thunder Revue show in Bangor, Maine.
Bobserve reports, as of Sep 2024, that Dylan has shared bills with more than 400 acts across venues worldwide.
In 1975-1976, Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue toured the United States with a rotating cast, concluding in May 1976 after 57 shows.
Roger McGuinn recalls joining Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue on its 1975–76 U.S. tour, citing intimate venues and a communal artists' atmosphere in locations including Clearwater, Florida.
Bob Dylan’s 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue, featuring Joan Baez and others, emphasized intimate venues and is presented as a model for supporting grassroots music today in the UK context.
Eric Andersen and Scarlet Rivera perform at Weber Hall in Duluth, Minnesota on Saturday July 23 to benefit the Duluth Armory, recalling Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue.
On the eve of America's bicentennial, Ray Padgett discusses the Rolling Thunder Revue and its 50th anniversary on Infinity Goes Up on Trial, with a focus on the Plymouth start.