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Featured performance

May 17, 1980

Akron Civic Theatre
Akron, Ohio, United States
Tour: Slow Train Coming
Artist: Bob Dylan
17 songs
  1. Gotta Serve Somebody
  2. I Believe in You
  3. When You Gonna Wake Up?
  4. Ain't Gonna Go to Hell for Anybody
  5. Cover Down, Break Through
  6. Precious Angel
  7. Man Gave Names to All the Animals
  8. Slow Train
  9. Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)
  10. Solid Rock
  11. Saving Grace
  12. Saved
  13. What Can I Do for You?
  14. In the Garden
  15. Are You Ready?
  16. Pressing On
  17. Blessed Be the Name (last song)

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