The Man and His Band

Static setlist again???

As we all know, the last european tour of Bob showed up with a more or less static setlist. There was "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" in Oslo and 1st Stockholm show, "Summer Days" at Stockholm second show and Copenhagen. But then the songs were stucked like Bob performed on the final show in Royal Albert Hall. Those who were there, including me, had a great time in London town with those 3 final shows:

London, England

Royal Albert Hall

November 28, 2013

1. Things Have Changed (Bob center stage) 2. She Belongs To Me (Bob center stage with harp) 3. Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Bob on grand piano, Donnie on electric mandolin) 4. What Good Am I? (Bob on grand piano, Tony on standup bass) 5. Duquesne Whistle (Bob on grand piano, Tony on standup bass) 6. Waiting For You (Bob on grand piano) 7. Pay In Blood (Bob center stage) 8. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob on grand piano) 9. Love Sick (Bob center stage with harp, Donnie on electric mandolin) (Intermission) 10. High Water (For Charley Patton) (Bob center stage with harp, Donnie on banjo, Tony on standup bass) 11. Simple Twist Of Fate (Bob on grand piano) 12. Early Roman Kings (Bob on grand piano) 13. Forgetful Heart (Bob center stage with harp, Donnie on violin, Tony on standup bass) 14. Spirit On The Water (Bob on grand piano, Tony on standup bass) 15. Scarlet Town (Bob on grand piano, Donnie on banjo, Tony on standup bass) 16. Soon After Midnight (Bob on grand piano) 17. Long And Wasted Years (Bob center stage) (encore) 18. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on grand piano) 19. Blowin' In The Wind (Bob on grand piano with harp then center stage with harp, Donnie on violin)

But I said: more or less static setlists

Beside the fantastic first 2 performances of "Roll On John" in Blackpool and the first Royal Albert Hall Gig, he also scratched "Early Roman Kings" out of the list in Milano. That place was occupied then by "A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall - Desolation Row - Visions Of Johanna". And then there were the legendary 2 Rome shows some of us will never forget. What a venue, what a crowd, all those friends at the rail, Tony and Charlie passing by the rail a minute before they hit the stage, where Bob surprised us all with these songs:

Rome, Italy

Atlantico

November 6, 2013

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat 2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 3. Watching The River Flow 4. Blind Willie McTell 5. Honest With Me 6. Make You Feel My Love 7. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum 8. Queen Jane Approximately 9. Highway 61 Revisited (Intermission) 10. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 11. Ain't Talkin' 12. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 13. Boots Of Spanish Leather 14. The Levee's Gonna Break 15. Every Grain Of Sand 16. Like A Rolling Stone (encore) 17. All Along The Watchtower

Rome, Italy

Atlantico

November 7, 2013

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 2. It Ain't Me, Babe 3. Man In The Long Black Coat 4. Positively 4th Street 5. Summer Days 6. Make You Feel My Love 7. Rollin' And Tumblin' 8. When The Deal Goes Down 9. Highway 61 Revisited (Intermission) 10. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues 11. Girl Of The North Country 12. Under The Red Sky 13. Ain't Talkin' 14. Thunder On The Mountain 15. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) 16. Ballad Of A Thin Man (encore) 17. Blowin' In The Wind

Even the shows with those static setlists were amazing, and if you ever heard the crowd pleaser "Long And Wasted Years" you know what it´s all about :) So let´s see what Bob has in mind for blowing the japanese fans away, it will be all good, I´m pretty sure!

Preparing, always a good start :)

So I decide to travel to Japan first time in my life. Well, see the world with Bob was always a good choice in the past. But Japan looks kind of an adventure to me, or shall I say: will I get lost in translation? Let´s see, if I use ideas as my maps things won´t go wrong! And of course, lots of Bobcats are joining me on the blossom trip, so loneliness will not take over. So let´s start, flights are booked, hotels too. And most of the concert tickets are in hand. Not that easy to get them from Japan. Tickest sites were only in japanese, omy. But one company offered tickets for foreigners with only adding a few Yen on top of the normal face value. That was okay for me. And a japanese friend was helpful too, in offering me some tickets which he got back from folks that could not go. Everything looks good right now. And yes, for travels inside Japan, I got myself the JapanRailPass. A ticket for foreigners to use most of the bullet-trains in the country. Let´s see how that will work out.
But still a month to go, stay tuned, I will keep you informed :)