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On This Day in Dylan History
For October 17, explore a featured Bob Dylan concert from the archive, including venue details, tour information, location, and available setlist data, plus other Dylan performances from this same calendar date in history.
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Featured performance
October 17, 1981
28 songs
- Gotta Serve Somebody
- I Believe in You
- Like a Rolling Stone
- I Want You
- Man Gave Names to All the Animals
- Maggie's Farm
- Girl From the North Country
- Ballad of a Thin Man
- In the Summertime
- All Along the Watchtower
- Forever Young
- The Rose
- The Times They Are A-Changin'
- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- Slow Train
- It's All in the Game
- Masters of War
- Heart of Mine
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- Solid Rock
- Just Like a Woman
- Just a Little Bit
- Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
- When You Gonna Wake Up?
- In the Garden
- Blowin' in the Wind
- It Ain't Me, Babe
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door (last song)
Also played on this date
- 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, 2012 — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium — San Francisco, 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