The Bob Dylan England Tour 1965 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
during late April and early May 1965. The tour was documented by filmmaker
D. A. Pennebaker, who used the footage of the tour in his documentary ''
Dont Look Back
'' Look Back'' is a 1967 American documentary film directed by D. A. Pennebaker that covers Bob Dylan's 1965 concert tour in England.
In 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library ...
''.
Tour dates
Set lists
As Dylan was still playing exclusively
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ...
live, much of the material performed during this tour was written pre-1965. Each show was divided into two halves, with seven songs performed during the first, and eight during the second.
[Bjorner (August 7, 2000]
Manchester, England, May 7, 1965
Bjorner's Still on the Road. Retrieved July 27, 2010 The set consisted of two songs from ''
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963, by Columbia Records. Whereas his self-titled debut album ''Bob Dylan'' had contained only two original songs, this a ...
'', three from ''
The Times They Are a-Changin''', three from ''
Another Side of Bob Dylan'', a comic-relief concert staple; "If You Gotta Go, Go Now", issued as a single in Europe, and six songs off his then-recent album, ''
Bringing It All Back Home
''Bringing It All Back Home'' is the fifth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in April1965 by Columbia Records. In a major transition from his earlier sound, it was Dylan's first album to incorporate electric inst ...
,'' including the second side in its entirety.
; First half
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The Times They Are a-Changin'"
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To Ramona"
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Gates of Eden"
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If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Got to Stay All Night)"
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It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"
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Love Minus Zero/No Limit"
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Mr. Tambourine Man"
;Second Half
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Talkin' World War III Blues"
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Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released the following year on his album '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' and as the B-side of the single " Blowin' in the Wind". The song has been covered by several ot ...
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With God on Our Side"
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She Belongs to Me"
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It Ain't Me Babe
"It Ain't Me Babe" is a song by Bob Dylan that originally appeared on his fourth album '' Another Side of Bob Dylan'', which was released in 1964 by Columbia Records. According to music critic Oliver Trager, this song, along with others on the al ...
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The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" is a topical song written by the United States, American musician Bob Dylan. Recorded on October 23, 1963, the song was released on Dylan's 1964 album ''The Times They Are a-Changin' (album), The Times They A ...
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All I Really Want to Do"
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and featured on his '' Bringing It All Back Home'' album, released on March 22, 1965, by Columbia Records. The song was recorded on January 15, 1965, with Dylan's acous ...
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Set list per Olof Bjorner.
References
*Howard Sounes: ''Down the Highway. The Life of Bob Dylan.''. 2001.
External links
Bjorner's Still on the Road 1965: Tour dates & set lists
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