Dylan show
by LMH on 4/7/25Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center - MankatoRating: 5 out of 5So grateful to get to see Dylan again after many years. So grateful for everything that Bob Dylan has given us over the many decades.

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He didn't name it and doesn't refer to it as such, but folk-rock legend Bob Dylan has been on what's become known as his Never Ending Tour since 1988. The longest the Minnesota native has gone without playing a concert since then was a three-month break he took in 1997 to recover from what could have been a fatal chest infection.
Dylan has played more than 2,500 gigs during this incredible run, and despite a catalog that dates back more than a half century, the shows aren't greatest-hits rehashes. The iconoclastic singer-songwriter tends to focus on whatever his latest musical project happens to be, and he often reworks his well-known songs significantly. Dylan's current backing band -- all of whom played on his 2012 studio album, Tempest -- has a bit of a country vibe, and usually features guitarists Stu Kimball and Charlie Sexton along with Tony Garnier (bass), drummer George Receli (drums), and Donnie Herron (pedal steel, lap steel, banjo, mandolin, violin, viola).
Dylan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and he would have landed there based on his work in the 1960s alone, when he wrote and recorded some of the most enduring and groundbreaking material in musical history. Though his '60s songbook includes classics like "Blowin' in the Wind," "Subterranean Homesick Blues," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "I Want You," he hasn't stopped writing and recording critically acclaimed material, and is constantly mining his archives to release previously unreleased material.
So grateful to get to see Dylan again after many years. So grateful for everything that Bob Dylan has given us over the many decades.
I really would have liked more of Dylan’s top songs. Also we were seated half the way back from stage and could not see Dylan because of poor lighting on stage. I understand that Dylan may not want bright lights but stage was so dim that you could not even see peoples faces. It would have been nice to have the ability to recognize him, I actually wondered if Dylan was even present? I asked people next to us if they could see the performers? They were disappointed also. I think that we may have been cheated and if he wants to play in a poorly lit bar, people should be notified before buying tickets.
I guess I was expecting to hear more of his 'old' songs, that we ALL are familiar with and love. Was disappointed because even the 4 'old' songs he sang were pretty much unrecognizable until he got to the chorus. The remainder of the songs, though, were from his newest album, and I don't like his 'new' sound near as much as his old songs and style.
The concert is what we excepted. But the pricing we feel was too high. He could have played a couple of his older songs. And acknowledged the fans. But it’s Dylan being Dylan.
Bad show all around 👎👎👎👎👎 Bad performance Bad music Bad event venue entry procedures All around bad event!!!!!!!!
Bob Dylan was absolutely amazing! His singing and harmonica and his piano playing were something very special and I loved every minute of his performance. I am sooo very glad that I was able to see him again. If you are able to see him you’ve just got to do it ❤️
For "fans"who come to hear the greatest hits,stay home.Mr.Dylan and his band did a masterful job in Mankato MN Friday 4/4.The majority of the set came from "Rough and Rowdy Ways."This work stands amongst his best.I've heard his 60's stuff more than enough over the years,and I appreciate that Mr.Dylan wants to showcase his more recent work.Bravo!!
Had a great time! Great vibe. Appreciated that he started on time and didn’t spend time talking or taking breaks.
Not sure why Bob is still touring, he doesn't seem to enjoy it. Never acknowledged the crowd, and gave a generally lifeless performance. Stood up after precisely 90 minutes and left the stage. Disappointing.
The show had such a cool underground vibe, you forgot there were thousands of people there. Bob and band were on point, his voice sounded the best it ever has. You feel the hype as soon as you sit down and it's electric. The ambiance is unmatched to any other concert I've been to.
I get that Bob Dylan was promoting a new album so 9 of the 17 songs were from the new album. I wish he had done a few more of his better known songs. When he did an older song it was unrecognizable until you were able to catch the lyrics because the arrangements were so different. He sat behind the piano the entire time and even played the guitar from the piano bench. He never spoke to the audience except to introduce the band, who were incredible. The lighting was too dim to see his face and I was fairly close.
Everything to the beautiful theater to bob dylan himself was just phenomenal.
Unrealistic expectations may have been part of my problem but this was an extreme waste of my time and money. I thought that seeing a legend like Bob Dylan would make it worth it but I was wrong. Even the songs I knew were unrecognizable to me. Difficult to understand would be an understatement. Yes, it was a disappointing performance.
Lets start with tpac...hot no air moving at all. Now about the music...it was really good but I paid to hear Bob Dylan sing. I don't know what happened, I know before hand he was not playing his old music, but I could not understand about 96% of what he sang. I would have loved to hear his new lyrics, but that did not happen. I got a t-shirt.
I am going to write this review from two points of view. First from my wife’s point of view. She enjoyed the concert and thought that Bob Dylan was incredibly brave to be out on the road performing at age 83. We have seen Bob Dylan a number of times over the years and she always enjoys it. She loved the lighting of the stage because she felt like it looked like a living room. On the other hand, I felt the entire experience was a waste of time and money. I love a number of Bob Dylan songs. Unfortunately, he didn’t play any of them. The stage lighting was so dim that you could not make out the faces of the musicians on the stage, despite the fact that we were in the 17th row. Two or three songs were recognizable to me only from the occasional lyric I could understand. The musical arrangements sounded nothing like the original songs in my opinion. While I have always admired Bob Dylan, and respect his music greatly, I think there’s a time to hang up the Spurs. Enough said.
Bob Dylan gave a disappointing performance. He did not interact or speak with the audience at all. Nothing. He did not perform any of his most popular songs. All of the songs he performed sounded the same. Dylan was way back on the stage under very dim lights and never came out from behind the piano. He didn't act like he cared at all that we were there or that he was enjoying being there himself.
This was probably my last chance to see an icon. I should have saved my money instead. The show was underwhelming, at best. The songs were not bad, but he didn't play anything - anything - from his glory days. The lighting was terrible and Dylan played in the shadows the whole time. Everyone wore black, so you couldn't even realistically focus on a different member of the band and get enjoyment out of that. Dylan played piano and several times during the night hit wrong notes during the performance. What was good? His harmonica performances. Those were good.
I had looked up the playlist because I know Dylan doesn't play the hits, unfortunately. I really enjoyed the songs that I found and listened to. So I thought I was ready. Dylan and band came out, set is subdued, not lit up, all had hats on, so couldn't see any faces. The band members all basically faced Dylan, so it was intimate...for them. Dylan stayed behind the piano the whole time, playing it and standing for harmonica portions. Musicians and all music was top rate, sounded great. Problem was, couldn't understand 90% of the words and isn't that what he's about? When he was just playing the piano, then I could, but that wasn't much. He's really a mumbler. Could have been the way that he was miked too but we'll never know. Our music hall is absolutely top rate and I can always understand words when there are singers, so I don't think that was it. The songs I had listened to before, sometimes I'd catch a phrase or words that helped me figure out which one it was but they are not at all generally familiar. To true fans who have all the albums, maybe they are. It was basically all blues, not any rock and roll, which is surprising given the tour's name. Very disappointed that nothing was said, not even hello, glad to be here, thank you Little Rock, nothing. Not at the beginning, no words between songs, not at the end. Then towards the end of the song that appeared to be the last one (or most known by audience) people got excited and stood up at the end of it. Afterwards a woman sitting next to me said that song was the one he won the Nobel Prize for because of the poetry. Would have loved to have heard the words!!! After that song, all on stage made their way to the back and formed a circle and stood there and took in the applause. Then they all exited. Of course all stood up, cheering and expecting an encore. Then the lights came up. It was over. No encore. So while I appreciated some things about it, overall I was underwhelmed and bored at times. I closed my eyes and took in the beautiful music to really enjoy and that was the best part. So it was an experience but I didn't love it and would not go again. Really I wanted to go 2-1/2 stars but couldn't and gave 3 just because he's iconic, I guess.
Dylan at the Robinson Center in Little Rock is the fifth time I have seen Bob. Twice this century and thrice in the last. The beauty of Bob as an old man is that he sounded like he was 85 when he was 18. A great show, old and new stuff. He can still write, sing, and put on a show.
Put bluntly, the concert was awful. None of his classics were played. The performance primarily consisted of blah music accompanied by a dull, plodding beat. Everyone was on their feet cheering at the beginning. By the end, people were leaving early.