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Featured performance

October 17, 2012

1. Watching the River Flow
2. Man in the Long Black Coat
3. Things Have Changed
4. Tangled Up in Blue
5. Cry a While
6. Joey
7. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
8. Visions of Johanna
9. Highway 61 Revisited
10. Forgetful Heart
11. Thunder on the Mountain
12. Ballad of a Thin Man
13. Like a Rolling Stone
14. All Along the Watchtower
15. Blowin' in the Wind (last song)

Also played on this date

• October 17, 1981 — MECCA Arena — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• October 17, 1978 — Chicago Stadium — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• October 17, 2001 — RIMAC Arena — La Jolla, California, United States
• October 17, 2002 — Wiltern Theatre — Los Angeles, California, United States
• October 17, 2015 — Saarlandhalle — Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
• October 17, 2017 — Eccles Theater — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• October 17, 2018 — Saenger Theatre — Mobile, Alabama, United States
• October 17, 2014 — Paramount Theatre — Seattle, Washington, United States
• October 17, 2019 — Mission Ballroom — Denver, Colorado, United States
• October 17, 2023 — Murat Theatre — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• October 17, 1988 — Radio City Music Hall — New York, New York, United States
• October 17, 1990 — Beacon Theatre — New York, New York, United States
• October 17, 1989 — D.A.R. Constitution Hall — Washington, Washington, D.C., United States
• October 17, 2003 — Docks — Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
• October 17, 2022 — AFAS Live — Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
• October 17, 2024 — Jahrhunderthalle — Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
• October 17, 2004 — Haas Pavilion — Berkeley, California, United States
• October 17, 2005 — Stockholm Globe Arena — Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
• October 17, 2006 — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium — San Francisco, California, United States
• October 17, 2007 — Freedom Hall — Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• October 17, 2010 — Littlejohn Coliseum — Clemson, South Carolina, United States
• October 17, 1996 — Cal Poly Recreation Center — San Luis Obispo, California, United States
• October 17, 2009 — Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• October 17, 2011 — Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy — Paris, Île-de-France, France
• October 17, 1965 — Baltimore Civic Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• October 17, 1991 — Auditorio de la Cartuja — Seville, Andalusia, Spain
• October 17, 1964 — Masonic Temple Theatre — Detroit, Michigan, United States