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Last Night in Davenport (by Travis Vogan)

2025-04-08, Adler Theatre, Davenport, IA

Photo via @billyplatt

Last night, Bob Dylan played Davenport, his second tour stop in Iowa (I was at the first, in Sioux City). The big news last night can be summarized in the three words that pop up repeatedly on the Boblinks setlist:

“Bob on guitar”

For most of this tour, he has played guitar once per show, to open “It Ain’t Me Babe.” When he was still playing “All Along the Watchtower,” that got a little guitar intro as well. But last night, out of nowhere, Dylan played guitar on foursongs. I believe that’s a Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour record. For two of the songs, this is his first time playing guitar on them the entire three-year-and-counting tour, and for one, it’s his first time playing guitar on it ever.

Author and academic Travis Vogan was on the scene to report in for us on what I’m dubbing Bob Dylan Shredfest 2025™. Over to Travis!

Read on . . . .

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