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FOREVER YOUNG BOB DYLAN 2011 by Olof Björner A SUMMARY OF RECORDING & CONCERT ACTIVITIES, NEW RELEASES, RECORDINGS & BOOKS. © 2012 by Olof Björner All Rights Reserved. This text may be reproduced, re-transmitted, redistributed and otherwise propagated at will, provided that this notice remains intact and in place. Forever Young — Bob Dylan 2011 page 2 of 55 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 4 2 2011 AT A GLANCE ............................................................................................................................... 4 3 THE 2011 CALENDAR ........................................................................................................................... 5 4 TO MY FANS AND FOLLOWERS ........................................................................................................ 7 5 NEW RELEASES AND RECORDINGS................................................................................................. 8 5.1 Studs Terkel's Wax Museum .............................................................................................................. 8 5.2 The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams .............................................................................................. 8 5.3 Pure Dylan .......................................................................................................................................... 9 5.4 Beyond Here Lies Nothin' ................................................................................................................ 10 5.5 Life And Life Only ........................................................................................................................... 11 5.6 New recordings in circulation 2011 ................................................................................................. 12 5.6.1 Café 47, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 21 April 1963 ................................................................. 12 5.6.2 Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York City, New York, 17 August 1963 ............................. 12 5.6.3 Desire session outtake ............................................................................................................... 12 5.6.4 Lowell, Massachusetts, 2 November 1975 ............................................................................... 12 5.6.5 Mick Brown interview 1984 ..................................................................................................... 12 6 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES ...................................................................................... 12 6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 12 6.2 The musicians ................................................................................................................................... 12 6.3 The show .......................................................................................................................................... 12 6.4 Far East and Down Under Tour ....................................................................................................... 13 6.4.1 Dates and venues ....................................................................................................................... 13 6.4.2 The songs .................................................................................................................................. 15 6.4.3 Statistics .................................................................................................................................... 19 6.4.4 Comments ................................................................................................................................. 19 6.5 Europe Summer Tour ....................................................................................................................... 20 6.5.1 Dates and venues ....................................................................................................................... 20 6.5.2 The songs .................................................................................................................................. 22 6.5.3 Statistics .................................................................................................................................... 24 6.5.4 Comments ................................................................................................................................. 24 6.6 US Summer Tour.............................................................................................................................. 25 6.6.1 Dates and venues ....................................................................................................................... 25 6.6.2 The songs .................................................................................................................................. 27 6.6.3 Statistics .................................................................................................................................... 31 6.6.4 Comments ................................................................................................................................. 31 6.7 Europe Fall Tour .............................................................................................................................. 32 6.7.1 Dates and venues ....................................................................................................................... 32 Forever Young — Bob Dylan 2011 page 3 of 55 6.7.2 The songs .................................................................................................................................. 34 6.7.3 Statistics .................................................................................................................................... 38 6.7.4 Shows in Europe 1965-2011 ..................................................................................................... 39 6.8 Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 40 6.8.1 Song statistics ............................................................................................................................ 40 6.8.2 Show Statistics - Summary ....................................................................................................... 40 6.8.3 Album statistics ......................................................................................................................... 41 6.8.4 Alphabetical song list ................................................................................................................ 42 6.8.5 Top Ten songs 2011 .................................................................................................................. 43 6.8.6 Songs played only once in 2011 ............................................................................................... 44 6.8.7 Live debuts of Dylan songs ....................................................................................................... 44 6.8.8 Covers played in 2011............................................................................................................... 44 6.8.9 2011 vs 2010 vs 2009................................................................................................................ 44 7 NEW BOOKS 2011 ................................................................................................................................ 44 8 REFERENCES & SOURCES ................................................................................................................ 46 9 APPENDIX: THE SET-LISTS ............................................................................................................... 47 Forever Young — Bob Dylan 2011 page 4 of 55 1 INTRODUCTION Bob Dylan turned 70 and a lot of books and tributes were published. New books as well as updated editions of almost all the standard biographies appeared. The 24rd year of The Never Ending Tour continued and swept through three new countries and 14 new cities in The Far East, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the US with 89 new shows. Same band, same songs, only 5 songs were not played last year. No live debuts, no covers. Still Dylan managed to breath new life in many songs with inspired performances and the shows generally got great reviews. 2 2011 AT A GLANCE Forever Young — Bob Dylan 2011 page 5 of 55 3 THE 2011 CALENDAR 9 January Joan Baez turns 70! 16 January It is announced by Crain's New York Business that Bob Dylan has signed a new six-book deal with publishers Simon And Schuster. 13 February At the 53 rd Grammy Awards in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Bob Dylan performs Maggie’s Farm backed by Stu Kimball, Donnie Herron, Tony Garnier with Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers singing back-up. 25 February Suze Rotolo dies of lung cancer, aged 67, in Manhattan, New York City, USA. 3 April A spring tour of the Far East, Australia and New Zealand starts in Taipei, Taiwan. First ever Bob Dylan concert in Taiwan. 6 April First ever Bob Dylan concert in China in Beijing. 8 April Show in Shanghai, China. 10 April First ever Bob Dylan concert in Vietnam takes place in Ho Chi Minh City. 12 April The album Bob Dylan In Concert - Brandeis University 1963 , is released on Columbia