I SHALL BE RELEASED BOB DYLAN 2005 by Olof Björner A SUMMARY OF RECORDING & CONCERT ACTIVITIES , NEW RELEASES , RECORDINGS & BOOKS . © 2010 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. I Shall Be Released — Bob Dylan 2005 page 2 of 69 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 2 2005 AT A GLANCE ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 3 THE 2005 CALENDAR ................................................................................................................................................... 3 4 NEW RELEASES AND RECORDINGS ....................................................................................................................... 6 4.1 LIVE AT THE GASLIGHT 1962 .................................................................................................................................... 6 4.2 MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE NORTH COUNTRY .............................................................................................. 6 4.3 THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL . 7: NEW DIRECTION HOME : THE SOUNDTRACK .............................................................. 7 4.4 LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL .......................................................................................................................................... 8 4.5 NO DIRECTION HOME -FILM BY MARTIN SCORSESE .................................................................................................. 8 4.6 THE BOB DYLAN SCRAPBOOK : 1956-1966 ................................................................................................................ 8 4.7 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH ............................................................................................................................ 8 4.8 WEB BOB .................................................................................................................................................................. 9 5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES .............................................................................................................. 9 5.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 5.2 THE MUSICIANS ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 5.3 THE SHOW ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 5.4 US SPRING TOUR WITH MERLE HAGGARD .............................................................................................................. 10 5.4.1 Dates and venues ............................................................................................................................................... 10 5.4.2 The songs ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 5.4.3 Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................. 23 5.4.4 Comments .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 5.5 US SUMMER TOUR WITH WILLIE NELSON ............................................................................................................... 25 5.5.1 Dates and venues ............................................................................................................................................... 25 5.5.2 The songs ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 5.5.3 Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................. 33 5.5.4 Comments .......................................................................................................................................................... 34 5.6 CANADA & US NORTH WEST SUMMER TOUR ......................................................................................................... 35 5.6.1 Dates and venues ............................................................................................................................................... 35 5.6.2 The songs ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 5.6.3 Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................. 39 5.6.4 Comments .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 5.7 EUROPE FALL TOUR ................................................................................................................................................ 40 5.7.1 Dates and venues ............................................................................................................................................... 40 5.7.2 The songs ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 5.7.3 Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 5.7.4 Comments .......................................................................................................................................................... 49 5.7.5 Shows in Europe 1965-2005 .............................................................................................................................. 50 5.8 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................... 51 5.8.1 Song statistics .................................................................................................................................................... 51 5.8.2 Show Statistics - Summary ................................................................................................................................. 51 5.8.3 Album statistics .................................................................................................................................................. 52 5.8.4 Alphabetical song list......................................................................................................................................... 53 5.8.5 Ten most played songs in 2005 .......................................................................................................................... 55 5.8.6 Covers played in 2005 ....................................................................................................................................... 55 5.8.7 Live debuts of Dylan songs ................................................................................................................................ 56 5.8.8 Played only once in 2005 ................................................................................................................................... 56 6 NEW BOOKS ................................................................................................................................................................. 56 7 REFERENCES & SOURCES ....................................................................................................................................... 57 8 APPENDIX: THE SET-LISTS ..................................................................................................................................... 58 I Shall Be Released — Bob Dylan 2005 page 3 of 69 1 INTRODUCTION This was the year with an almost never-ending flood of releases: Live At The Gaslight 1962, Music From The Motion Picture North Country, The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: New Direction Home: The Soundtrack, Live At Carnegie Hall, No Direction Home - A Film By Martin Scorsese (DVD), The Bob Dylan Scrapbook: 1956-1966, The Concert For Bangla Desh (DVD), Festival (DVD) And the Never-Ending Tour kept rolling on. Bob Dylan played 112 concerts in US and Europe in 2005. 2 2005 AT A GLANCE 3 THE 2005 CALENDAR 4 February Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson win the award for Most Creative Tour Package at the annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards in the Wiltern LG Theatre, Los Angeles. 7 March This year’s touring starts with a show in the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. It is a three-gig residency, the first of a series. Among the others: Oakland, California, 3 shows, Los Angeles, California, 5 shows, Chicago, Illinois, 5 shows and New York City, New York, also 5 shows. The band has