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July 17, 2025

Updated: 05.19.2025 at 12:16 PM (EST)
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Consequence (JUL 15, 2025)
The song comes with a fun and free-spirited new Hannah Gray Hall-directed music video that pays tribute to Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues."
The Loud Magazine (JUL 14, 2025)
Dylan has announced a string of UK and Ireland dates for his ongoing ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ tour for November.

Dylan Articles

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Far Out Magazine (JUL 15, 2025)
Dylan was speaking with Bill Flanagan in 2017 when he showered Lewis with an incredible amount of praise.
Parade (JUL 15, 2025)
In a recent interview with Vulture, Dharma & Greg star Jenna Elfman opened up about Dylan's 1999 cameo on the hit sitcom.
Woman's World (JUL 15, 2025)
In a 1971 interview that wasn’t made public until 2020, Dylan revealed that he wrote his classic 1969 love song “Lay Lady Lay” for Streisand.
RadioX (JUL 14, 2025)
Dylan took the stage at JFK Stadium late in the day, accompanied by Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, and said a off-the-cuff remark about paying the mortgages on some of the farms.
Parade (JUL 15, 2025)
In 1986, Dylan was scheduled to hit the road with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for their co-headlining True Confessions Tour.
Rolling Stone (JUL 15, 2025)
In the spring of 1965, Dylan stood in an alley by London’s Savoy Hotel and practically invented the music video by flipping through cue cards displaying words from “Subterranean Homesick Blues” while the song played.
Singersroom (JUL 15, 2025)
Few artists have reshaped the landscape of music like Dylan, whose songs challenge authority, question morality, and explore the deepest corners of the human experience.
Showbiz Cheat Sheet (JUL 14, 2025)
Parton has covered three of Dylan’s songs in her career.
Parade (JUL 14, 2025)
“Dylan would be interesting because I think he made a great album in Blood on the Tracks, but I’m still not keen on the backings.
Denise Ippolito (JUL 14, 2025)
Dylan earned a Nobel Prize in Literature for his songwriting (I never knew that either).
Billboard (JUL 14, 2025)
Forty years ago, at the Live Aid festival in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, it took Dylan just a few moments to set in motion the music industry’s longest-running concert for a cause — Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid.
Atwood Magazine (JUL 14, 2025)
It Kind Of Is! It Started With A Bad Hangover And A Week Of Listening To Dylan Non-Stop.
Radio Ink (JUL 14, 2025)
Rehearing so many groundbreaking songs that Dylan created further reaffirmed not only his brilliance but his immense contributions to the world of music.
Express (JUL 14, 2025)
An album once dismissed as Dylan's nadir has experienced a resurgence of appreciation among fans who believe it to be an undiscovered treasure.

Blogs

Personal Posts

Untold Dylan (JUL 15, 2025)
The many plays of "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day" have etched “Judgment Day” into Dylan’s working memory, if we are to believe Dylan’s own account in Chronicles.

Reviews

Announcements or Analysis on Music, Film, Books Etc.

Dylan Revisited (JUL 15, 2025)
Joan Baez joins Dylan on stage for a memorable live performance that charts their diverging paths.
LBC (JUL 15, 2025)
It’s a show built around the music of a bona fide legend: Dylan.
Cult Following (JUL 14, 2025)
Roadmaps for the Soul is an excellent place to start with a few selections of critically acclaimed quality and a rush through the hits of the past.

Events

Announcements of Upcoming Events. See Calendar for Complete List.

Maverick Magazine (JUL 15, 2025)
Legendary songwriter and musician Dylan will return to the UK in 2025 for a string of live shows as part of his acclaimed Rough and Rowdy Ways tour.
Coventry Telegraph (JUL 15, 2025)
Dylan’s latest release marks a significant return to the music scene after years of anticipation.
Green Bay Press-Gazette (JUL 15, 2025)
Bob Dylan is getting some company in 2025 for the annual summer tribute concert series of his music in Door County.
Best Classic Bands (JUL 15, 2025)
Dylan is far busier than the average 84 year-old, announcing a 23-date 2025 tour of Europe, the U.K. and Ireland as part of his Rough and Rowdy Ways worldwide tour.

Mentions

Other Articles that Namecheck Bob Dylan

Far Out Magazine (JUL 13, 2025)
Bridges would take that piece of advice everywhere he went, not just into his own space in the world of acting but elsewhere, too, like music, and his lesser-known project The Abiders.
Vocal Media (JUL 13, 2025)
Even Bob Dylan has so many "story songs" that take you somewhere else, and Jimi Hendrix's cover of "All Along The Watchtower" would be my choice if I were limited to a 7" single.
Fox News (JUL 13, 2025)
Dylan was a performer at Live Aid. During his performance, he broke a guitar string while playing with the Rolling Stones members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood.

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NSF News and Magazine (JUN 25, 2025)
Dylan was due to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival on 31 August 1969; it was to be his first public performance in three years.
The Tribune (JAN 14, 2025)
A Complete Unknown is a masterpiece of a love letter to Dylan’s career, to the 1960s, to political and musical revolution, and to raw genius.
The Mirror US (JUN 20, 2024)
Known as a hidden gem, Knocked Out Loaded from 1986 is now praised by Dylan fans despite being critically dismissed at release.
American Songwriter (JUN 04, 2024)
The death of Roy Orbison in 1988 deeply affected the Traveling Wilburys, with Dylan contemplating the future of the band without one of its charismatic core members.
Expecting Rain (MAR 15, 2024)
In this revealing interview, Dylan discusses the inspirations and challenges behind his new album.
Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard (FEB 29, 2024)
It’s been prompted by reading the illustrated edition of Robert Shelton’s Dylan – No Direction Home, which I got from my aunt at Christmas.
Flagging Down the Double E's (DEC 06, 2023)
1993 is a year that is best known for its negative qualities: poor quality soundboard recordings, static setlists, and Dylan’s nasal vocal tone, as well as long stretches of improvisation starting in spring.
Jewish Standard (OCT 05, 2023)
One of those Dylan songs would have been “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” which begins with a wordless chorus, before Dylan sings, “Mama, take this badge off of me, I can’ t use it any more.
Media Loper (MAY 22, 2023)
Dylan’s vocal on "Country Death Song" is a perfect match for the killers’ last tales, telling a gravelly story about killers.
Far Out Magazine (APR 17, 2023)
Dylan's exploration of faith and spirituality parallels the journey that U2 underwent during their turbulent embrace of religion in their career.
The Jewish Standard (SEP 12, 2022)
Israeli singer-songwriter Zehava Ben led me to a Hebrew-language recording that rewrites the lyrics of "It’s All Right, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)," a famous Dylan song.
Albums I Wish Existed (JUL 27, 2021)
Woody Guthrie was a folk hero of Dylan's, and five days after arriving in New York from Minnesota in 1961, Dylan tracked him down in East Orange, New Jersey, and met him for the first time.
Uncle E's Musical Nightmares (JAN 03, 2014)
For instance, let’s talk about Dylan. I had never had more than a passing fascination in Dylan’s music and honestly had never purchased anything by him except his first single disc Greatest Hits LP, back when I was in my early teens.
StephenKPeeples.com (JUL 26, 2011)
Dylan was actually doing interviews with major press. In his NPR interview, he sounded relaxed, candid, at times eloquently poetic, always incisive.
Collect Rea (MAY 01, 2006)
Written entirely in the hand of Dylan, this 11 x 14.5-cardboard placard features the set list for one of Dylan's live concerts in the early 1990s and includes a number of his most memorable songs including "Heaven's Door."
Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (JAN 01, 2005)
For Dylan, the legal battles over the rights to his songs were not just about money but about artistic control and freedom.
Universal Music Publishing Group (JAN 01, 1900)
Malcolm Middleton's cover of Rainy Day Women No 12 35 pays tribute to Dylan's iconic 1960s work.
MSN (JAN 01, 1900)
Dylan’s unique voice and poetic lyrics set him apart and helped him become a generational icon.
CollectREAA (JAN 01, 1900)
Robert Zimmerman: To join Little Richard - Latin Club 2; Social Studies Club 4" is how Dylan is memorialized in this personally signed copy of the 1959 Hibbing (MN) High School yearbook.

New Event Announcements

  • Dylan Fest Pre-Party Taking Place In Hibbing [3] mesabitribune.com
  • Easy Riders And The Great Society To Celebrate Bob Dylan’s Day On May 24 [3] meghalayamonitor.com
  • Dylan Songs - A Jim Matteson Presentation [3] messagemedia.co
  • Improvised Bob Dylan [3] brooklyncc.com
  • Events Calendar (Next 30 Days)

  • MAY-19 / SEP-27 | UK Various: Hallelujah on Desolation Row / Barb Junger Tour (Concert)
  • APR-10 / AUG-09 | US Various: Joan Osborne Dylanology Tour (Concert)
  • APR-12 / JUN-29 | Across Europe: Cat Power - Royal Albert Hall Tour (EUROPE) (Concert)
  • APR-25 / MAY-30 | Toronto, ON, CA: Bob Dylan: Words and Music (Class)
  • MAY-03 / JUN-15 | London UK: Bob Dylan In London Walking Tour (Event)
  • MAY-09 / JUL-06 | London, ENG, UK: Point Blank (Event)
  • MAY-09 | Northville, MI: Bob Dylan Revue: Before the Flood & The Minor Pieces - Live Music (Concert)
  • MAY-13 / SEP-19 | USA: Bob Dylan - Outlaw Tour (Summer 2025) (Concert)
  • MAY-21 | Superior, WI: Duluth Dylan Fest 2025: Basement Tapes Band Concert (Concert, Birthday Tribute)
  • MAY-22 | New York, NY: The Bob Dylan 84th Birthday Bash Acoustic & Electric with opening set by The Last Waltz Band at Cutting Room (Concert)
  • MAY-22 | Oslo, NO: Blood On The Tracks - Classic Album Sunday (Event)
  • MAY-22 | Tulsa, OK: Bob Dylan Center Book Club: “Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story” (Event)
  • MAY-23 | Langley, WA, US: Celebrate Bob Day at Ott and Hunter (Event)
  • MAY-23 | Barnstable, MA: 12th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration (Concert)
  • MAY-23 | Bethlehem, PA: BobFest - A Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration (Concert)
  • MAY-23 | Lynn Haven, FL: Dylan '65 - '75 : Beyond A Complete Unknown (Concert)
  • MAY-23 | Cotuit, MA: Dylan Birthday Bash, 2025 (Concert)
  • MAY-23 | St. Charles, IL: ROCK ‘N RAVIOLI: BOB DYLAN BIRTHDAY BASH WITH POSITIVELY 4TH STREET (Concert)
  • MAY-23 | St. Augustine Beach, FL: Chrome Horse - The Bob Dylan Tribute (Concert)
  • MAY-23 | Canton, OH: Bob Dylan Birthday Tribute (Concert, Birthday Tribute)
  • MAY-23 | PBS Stations: Girl From The North Country (Play on Film • PBS Premiere) (Event)
  • MAY-24 | Stradbally, Co. Laois, IE: Celebrating Bob Dylan (Event)
  • MAY-24 | Buffalo, NY: Nietzsche's Legends: Bob Dylan Birthday Bash - 5.24.2025 (Concert)
  • MAY-24 | Lambertville, NJ: Bob Dylan Birthday Party (Event)
  • MAY-24 | New Orleans, LA: 2nd Bob Dylan Tribute Show (Concert)
  • MAY-24 | Saint Paul, MN: 5th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash (Concert)
  • MAY-24 | Arcata, CA: Bob Dylan's 84th Birthday Bash: Dylan-in-the-Round (Concert)
  • MAY-24 | Putnam Valley, NY: Bob Dylan Birthday Bash at TCCC (Birthday Tribute, Concert)
  • MAY-24 | Mellor Brook, BB, UK: Bob Dylan Birthday Tribute: The Zimmermen (Concert, Birthday Tribute)
  • MAY-24 | Duluth, MN: Duluth Dylan Fest 2025: Bob Dylan Front Porch Birthday Party (Concert, Birthday Tribute)
  • MAY-24 | Duluth, MN: Shelter From The Storm: Bob Dylan Tribute Concert (Concert)
  • MAY-24 | Saint Paul, MN: 5th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash (Concert)
  • MAY-24 | St. Paul, MN: 5TH ANNUAL BOB DYLAN BIRTHDAY BASH (Concert, Birthday Tribute)
  • MAY-24 | Saint John, NB, CA: 15th Annual Bob Dylan Tribute (Birthday Tribute, Concert)
  • MAY-25 | London, SE1, UK: SINGERS @ SUNDAY SPOT: BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE NIGHT (Concert)
  • MAY-25 | Berlin, BE, DE: Shot of Love – an evening with songs by Bob Dylan (Concert)
  • MAY-25 | Wakefield, RI: Saddle Up the Chicken - Playing the Music of Bob Dylan (Concert)
  • MAY-25 | Paris, FR: Sunday Tribute - Bob Dylan (Concert)
  • MAY-25 | Atlantic City, NJ: Night of Musical Legends: Dead Zep & Bob A Dylan’s “My Back Pages” Tribute (Concert)
  • MAY-28 | Portland, OR: THE FREEWHEELIN’ ROSE CITY: A BOB DYLAN NIGHT (Event)
  • More at the full Dylan Events Calendar

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