{"id":75253,"date":"2026-10-18T16:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/18\/bob-dylan-unveiled-new-guitarist-covered-randy-newman-at-tour-launch\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:08:36","slug":"bob-dylan-unveiled-new-guitarist-covered-randy-newman-at-tour-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/18\/bob-dylan-unveiled-new-guitarist-covered-randy-newman-at-tour-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Dylan Unveiled New Guitarist, Covered Randy Newman at Tour Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bob-dylan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bob-dylan\" data-tag=\"bob-dylan\">Bob Dylan<\/a> kicked off his <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bobdylan.com\/on-tour\/\">Lights of Autumn Tour<\/a> Saturday evening at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, with a stunning set that featured rarities, surprise covers, new arrangements of old favorites, and even the unveiling of yet another new guitarist, which is now his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/bob-dylan-guitartists-touring-band-lineup-1235587412\/\">sixth in just the past five months.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan. Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood) in Oslo last night. Lights of Autumn Tour \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LyLGvDjyEsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe show began in familiar fashion with \u201cTo Be Alone With You\u201d and \u201cMan in the Long Black Coat,\u201d but he then played the <em>Basement Tapes<\/em> classic \u201cCrash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)\u201d for the first time since 2005. And then four songs later, he broke out \u201cTangled Up in Blue\u201d for the first time since 2018. It was a radically stripped-down torch ballad rendition, reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DCkGij5wDrs&amp;list=RDDCkGij5wDrs&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the arrangement on the 1978 tour<\/a>, featuring many lyrical alterations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWay up north in the frozen woods,\u201d Dylan sang. \u201cTeardrops touch the sky\/The leaves are falling one by one\/And the mornings pass you by\/Sometimes it gets so quiet\/Sometimes it gets in the way\/Look here for another\/Tomorrow\u2019s another day\/And all the while I was alone\/The past was close behind\/I seen a lot of women\/But I never escaped her mind\/And she just grew\/Tangled up in blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan - Oslo 17th Oct 2026 - Tangled Up In Blue (NM recording, BB remaster - w\/ lyrics transcr.)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gNBzEG78HV0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJust as the shock of all this was sinking in, Dylan pulled out Randy Newman\u2019s 1974 song \u201cLouisiana 1927.\u201d It was not only the first time he\u2019d ever performed the song, but the first time he\u2019d ever played anything from Randy Newman\u2019s vast catalog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cLouisiana 1927\u201d chronicles the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which was a seismic event in the state\u2019s history that inspired Memphis Minnie\u2019s \u201cWhen the Levee Breaks,\u201d Bessie Smith\u2019s \u201cBlackwater Blues,\u201d Barbecue Bob\u2019s \u201cMississippi Heavy Water Blues,\u201d and Charley Patton\u2019s \u201cHigh Water Everywhere,\u201d which sparked Dylan 2001 song \u201cHigh Water (For Charley Patton).\u201d (Something clearly brought apocalyptic flooding to Dylan\u2019s mind considering his decision to play both \u201cCrash on the Levee\u201d and \u201cLouisiana 1927.\u201d It\u2019s tempting to interperet it as Dylan\u2019s commentary on the state of the world right now, but any attempt to read Dylan\u2019s mind is a pointless endeavor.)<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan. Dublin Blues from last night in Oslo. Song by Guy Clark. Lights of Autumn Tour \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05N6vR46G5s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe surprise covers continued five songs later with \u201cDublin Blues\u201d by Texas outlaw country artist Guy Clark. This isn\u2019t nearly as famous as Randy Newman\u2019s \u201cLouisiana 1927,\u201d but it\u2019s a stellar song that deserves the spotlight Dylan is shining on it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs all of this was playing out, hardcore Dylan fans were frantically trying to figure out who was playing guitar on the far side of the stage. New guitarist Joel Paterson was joined at various points by both <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/julianlage.com\/pages\/tour\">Julian Lage<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jadtariq.com\/#shows\">Jad Tariq<\/a> during the summer leg in the U.S., but they both had commitments in America that made it impossible for them to be in Norway for the tour opener. Paterson was back for the show alongside drummer Anton Fig and bassist Tony Garnier, and there was also a new guitarist that many fans believe is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mikesealmusic.com\/\">Mike Seal,<\/a> even though setlist guru <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/boblinks.com\/101726s.html\">Bill Pagel is playing it safe by listing him as \u201c?\u201d<\/a> in the band lineup that he includes under every song listing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDylan was no help in this endeavor since he didn\u2019t introduce his bandmates at any point. (He also didn\u2019t remove the tight hoodie on his head or say a single word to the crowd.) But Ray Padgett\u2019s <em>Flagging Down the Double E\u2019s<\/em> newsletter features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaggingdown.com\/p\/last-night-in-oslo-by-tom-wilkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a dispatch from the show by Tom Wilkins<\/a> that includes a close-up photo of the mystery guitarist. He looks quite a bit like a clean-shaven Mike Seal to our eyes, but we could be wrong. (In most normal situations, there would be a press release announcing the newest member of a major touring act or the musician would post the news himself. But Dylan\u2019s band is like Fight Club. You have to pretend you\u2019re not a part of it even while the tour is happening.)<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhat we can say for sure is that the main set wrapped up with \u201cI Shall Be Released,\u201d but Dylan returned to the stage for a rare encore. He went with \u201cYou Ain\u2019t Goin\u2019 Nowhere,\u201d which was the third <em>Basement Tapes<\/em> tune of the night. And at 19 songs, this was the longest Dylan show in recent memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe tour resumes October 19 in Horsens, Denmark, and then goes all across Europe before wrapping up with four nights at London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall, which Dylan hasn\u2019t played since 1964. Hopefully we\u2019ll have a positive ID on the new guitarist by that point. (Mike Seal, our apologies if the new guy is merely your doppelg\u00e4nger. And if it is you, congrats. We hope you last longer than some of the recent fellows. It\u2019s been like <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> up on that stage this year.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Bob Dylan\u2019s October 17 setlist at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"container \/\/ lrv-a-font-body-l u-line-height-28 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-font-size-18   \">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To Be Alone With You <\/li>\n<li>Man In The Long Black Coat <\/li>\n<li>Crash On The Levee <\/li>\n<li>Tryin\u2019 To Get To Heaven <\/li>\n<li>Early Roman Kings<\/li>\n<li>I Can Tell <\/li>\n<li>Tangled Up In Blue <\/li>\n<li>Share Your Love With Me<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana 1927 <\/li>\n<li>When I Paint My Masterpiece <\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ll Make It All Up To You <\/li>\n<li>Crossing the Rubicon <\/li>\n<li>Soon After Midnight <\/li>\n<li>Dublin Blues <\/li>\n<li>Under The Red Sky<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve Made Up My Mind To Give Myself To You<\/li>\n<li>Goodbye Jimmy Reed <\/li>\n<li>I Shall Be Released <\/li>\n<li>You Ain\u2019t Goin\u2019 Nowhere<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bob-dylan-new-guitarist-randy-newman-tour-launch-1235644415\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Dylan kicked off his Lights of Autumn Tour Saturday evening at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, with a stunning set that featured&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":75254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}