Sunday, May 9, 1965
Last updated on August 9, 2024
Location: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
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I know it’s corny, but I heard him do [Mr. Tambourine Man] at the Albert Hall [May 9, 1965], and I was aching for him to do it and knowing Dylan I thought he might not do it. Just to be awkward, just to be perverse. It was the infamous show where all the folkies thought he’d sold out. How crap is that? It was fantastic. First half is folky, and then the second half was electric with The Band – it was the all-time concert. But then of course, somebody starts going, He’s deserted the folk world! Yeah, no wonder, look at you mate. So he did it there, the first time I’d ever heard it live. A really good song, very much of the period. Totally nailed that year. I was lucky to be there.
Paul McCartney – From Bob Dylan’s Greatest Songs: Chosen By Paul McCartney, Bono, Nick Cave And More! (mojo4music.com)
(comment read: They got the year wrong when Paul saw Dylan with The Band (really still The Hawks) backing him. That was the 1966 tour. The Beatles did see Bob perform in 1965 and 1966, but the concerts with The Band/Hawks were 1966.)
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