Ray Padgett’s Newsletter : Whats the most random Bobby Setlist!?

What's the most random setlist Dylan ever played?

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RAY PADGETT

Quick note: I’m not sure I’ve written a single newsletter without at some point consulting Olof’s Files (hell, I quote it in today’s). If you’ve ever done research on Dylan performances, I suspect you’ve found your way to the bjorner.com url too. The titular Olof Björner sadly passed away last year. Thankfully, it was just announced that Olof’s decades of meticulous work will be preserved and expanded on the Dylan-setlists site Bobserve. Read more about it here.

The immediately obvious answer is Toads Place 1990. Four sets full of never-played originals and off-the-wall covers. But that’s not exactly a “proper tour gig.” True, it came at the start of the tour, but the vibe was more like public-rehearsal. One of the band members even told me he hadn’t realized there would be an audience until the people started filing in.

The second instalment of our new Mailbag series in which I answer your questions! Here’s the first if you missed it.

No preamble. Let’s go.

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Greetings from Spain. My question is: what's the most "random" setlist Bob has ever played? I mean: from all the proper tour gigs (not special gigs and other appearances), in which one did he play the greatest number of rare songs?

—Felipe