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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Dylan of the Day | RAY PADGETT Flagging Down The Double E’s NEWSLETTER - Stage Diving in Dubuque

Dubuque '96 Stage-Crashers Remember a Uniquely Wild Bob Dylan Show

1996-11-12, Five Flags Center, Dubuque, IA

Stage Diving in Dubuque, the bootleg was called, and the title was no exaggeration. One night in Dubuque, Iowa, fans crashed the stage. Not just a few fans, and not just briefly. Dozens (hundreds?) of fans, mostly teenagers, came and went all night, song after song. Jumping around, dancing, crowd-surfing, kissing Bob, putting their hats on the band members, and, yes, stage diving.

If you’ve never seen it, watch this video for a few minutes. I’ve cued it up to start near the end, but you can pretty much click around wherever. After the first person gets up about a half hour in, basically onstage chaos remains throughout.

Here’s Bronwen’s bit onstage:


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Made me crave for more Silvio! So this is for Ray!

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