Bob Dylan and The Band are set to release an epic box set featuring 27 discs that delve into their 1974 reunion tour

Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan and The Band came together for a whirlwind of 40 concerts over 42 days, often performing two shows a night. Their double live album, Before The Flood, captured some recordings from their shows in New York and Los Angeles, but that was just a small fraction of what they recorded during the tour.

Now, the rest is finally being released on September 20 in the box set Bob Dylan: The 1974 Live Recordings, which includes 27 discs and 431 tracks. This collection features newly mixed recordings from all of Dylan’s concerts, accompanied by notes from Elizabeth Nelson. (Please note that songs by The Band are not included in this box set.) You can get an exclusive preview of "Forever Young" from the February 9, 1974 concert in Seattle, Washington!

In September, Third Man Records will also release a three-disc box set dedicated to the songs not included on Before The Flood, titled The 1974 Live Recordings – The Missing Songs From Before the Flood.

This tour marked Bob Dylan's return to the stage after an eight-year hiatus. During this time, The Band transitioned from being Dylan's anonymous backing group to one of America's most popular rock bands, with hits like "The Weight," "Up On Cripple Creek," and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

The demand to see them back together was unprecedented, resembling the height of Beatlemania a decade earlier. Promoters received 5.5 million ticket requests, a figure that, as rock historian Clinton Heylin notes in his Dylan biography Behind The Shades, represented nearly 4% of the American population.

This was at the peak of the Watergate scandal and the end of the Vietnam War. The weary America was thirsty for happier times, evidenced by the phenomenal success of George Lucas’s film American Graffiti, the Beach Boys’ hit collection Endless Summer, the Broadway musical Grease, and the new sitcom Happy Days.

Few cultural figures embodied the previous decade as much as Dylan. "I was considered the songwriter of a generation or the voice of a generation," he told Robert Hilburn in 1992. "That was the label imposed on me at the time. I had to deal with it. When I went back on tour, nothing was working for me. I had lost my purpose. I didn’t know what I was doing out there; people were throwing flowers at me and all that. I didn’t know what they expected from me. It was a crazy time."

The tour kicked off on January 3, 1974, at the Chicago Stadium. Dylan opened with the very obscure 1963 studio cover "Hero Blues," and later that night, he performed "All Along The Watchtower" and "Forever Young" live for the first time. He also accompanied The Band as they played several of their original songs—a practice he abandoned during the second concert later that evening and never resumed for the rest of the tour.

Recordings were made during most of the tour in preparation for Before The Flood, which hit stores on June 20, 1974. The 40 concerts were recorded by members of the audience, but the 27 professional recordings stayed locked away for the past 50 years. They are now being released due to European copyright legislation that states all recordings fall into the public domain if they remain unpublished for 50 years after their creation. This is why Dylan’s camp has released several copyright-protected albums over the last decade. The 2016 box set, The 1966 Live Recordings, sometimes used audience recordings. However, this 1974 collection relies solely on professional recordings.

 

 

Here’s the complete tracklist for Bob Dylan – The 1974 Live Recordings (available for pre-order now):

 

    DISC 1
    January 3, 1974 – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL

     

    1. Hero Blues
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Tough Mama
    4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    5. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
    6. All Along the Watchtower
    7. Song to Woody
    8. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
    9. Nobody ‘Cept You
    10. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    11. Forever Young
    12. Something There Is About You
    13. Like a Rolling Stone
    14. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 2
    January 4, 1974 – Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL

     

    1. Hero Blues
    2. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    3. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    4. Tough Mama
    5. Ballad of a Thin Man
    6. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
    7. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    8. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    9. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
    10. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
    11. Nobody ‘Cept You
    12. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    13. Maggie’s Farm

     

    DISC 3
    January 6, 1974 (Afternoon) – The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

     

    1. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    5. Tough Mama
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. To Ramona
    11. Mama, You Been on My Mind
    12. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
    13. Nobody ‘Cept You
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
    16. Forever Young
    17. Something There Is About You
    18. Like a Rolling Stone

     

    DISC 4
    January 6, 1974 (Evening) – The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

     

    1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    5. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
    12. Song to Woody
    13. Mr. Tambourine Man
    14. Nobody ‘Cept You
    15. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    16. Forever Young
    17. Something There Is About You
    18. Like a Rolling Stone
    19. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 5
    January 7, 1974 – The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

     

    1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    5. I Don’t Believe You
      (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. Just Like a Woman
    11. Girl from the North Country
    12. Wedding Song
    13. Nobody ‘Cept You
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 6
    January 9, 1974 – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada

     

    1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    5. It Take a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. Just Like a Woman
    11. Girl from the North Country
    12. Wedding Song
    13. Nobody ‘Cept You
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 7
    January 11, 1974 – Montreal Forum, Montreal, Canada

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Nobody ‘Cept You
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 8
    January 14, 1974 (Afternoon) – Boston Gardens, Boston, MA

     

    1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    5. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 9
    January 15, 1974 – Capital Centre, Largo, MD

     

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Wedding Song
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 10
    January 16, 1974 – Capital Centre, Largo, MD

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. One Too Many Mornings
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Nobody ‘Cept You
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 11
    January 17, 1974 – Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 12
    January 19, 1974 (Afternoon) – Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL

     

    1. All Along the Watchtower
    2. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    3. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    4. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    6. Gates of Eden
    7. Just Like a Woman
    8. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    9. Forever Young
    10. Something There Is About You
    11. Like a Rolling Stone
    12. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 13
    January 21, 1974 – The Omni, Atlanta, GA

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 14
    January 22, 1974 – The Omni, Atlanta, GA

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    8. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    9. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    11. Gates of Eden
    12. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
    13. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    14. Forever Young
    15. Something There Is About You
    16. Like a Rolling Stone
    17. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 15
    January 26, 1974 (Afternoon) – Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 16
    January 26, 1974 (Evening) – Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Something There Is About You
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)

     

    DISC 17
    January 30, 1974 – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. All Along the Watchtower
    5. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    6. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – released on Before the Flood
    7. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    8. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    9. Gates of Eden
    10. Just Like a Woman
    11. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – Incomplete
    12. Forever Young
    13. Something There Is About You
    14. Like a Rolling Stone
    15. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    16. Blowin’ in the Wind

     

    DISC 18
    January 31, 1974 (Afternoon) – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

     

    1. All Along the Watchtower
    2. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    3. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    4. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    6. Gates of Eden – Incomplete
    7. Forever Young
    8. Highway 61 Revisited – released on A Musical History (The Band)
    9. Like a Rolling Stone – Incomplete

     

    DISC 19
    January 31, 1974 (Evening) – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower – Incomplete
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Highway 61 Revisited
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    19. Blowin’ in the Wind

     

    DISC 20
    February 9, 1974 (Afternoon) – Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. All Along the Watchtower
    5. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    6. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    7. She Belongs to Me
    8. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    9. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
    10. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    11. Wedding Song
    12. Forever Young
    13. Highway 61 Revisited

     

    DISC 21
    February 9, 1974 (Evening) – Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA

     

    1. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    2. Just Like a Woman
    3. Wedding Song
    4. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    5. It’s All Right, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    6. Forever Young
    7. Highway 61 Revisited
    8. Like a Rolling Stone
    9. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    10. Blowin’ in the Wind

     

    DISC 22
    February 11, 1974 (Afternoon) – Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

     

    1. All Along the Watchtower
    2. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    3. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    4. She Belongs to Me
    5. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    6. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
    7. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    8. Wedding Song
    9. Forever Young
    10. Highway 61 Revisited
    11. Like a Rolling Stone – Incomplete
    12. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    13. Blowin’ in the Wind

     

    DISC 23
    February 11, 1974 (Evening) – Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    11. Just Like a Woman
    12. Gates of Eden
    13. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Incomplete
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Highway 61 Revisited – Incomplete
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Maggie’s Farm
    19. Blowin’ in the Wind

     

    DISC 24
    February 13, 1974 – The Forum, Inglewood, CA

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay – released on Before the Flood
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 – released on Before the Flood
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. She Belongs to Me
    11. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    12. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
    13. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
    14. Just Like a Woman
    15. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    16. Forever Young
    17. Highway 61 Revisited
    18. Like a Rolling Stone – released on Before the Flood
    19. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    20. Blowin’ in the Wind – released on Before the Flood (first two verses only)

     

    DISC 25
    February 14, 1974 (Afternoon) – The Forum, Inglewood, CA

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man – released on Before the Flood
    7. All Along the Watchtower – released on Before the Flood
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
    10. She Belongs to Me
    11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
    12. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    13. Just Like a Woman
    14. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
    15. Forever Young
    16. Highway 61 Revisited
    17. Like a Rolling Stone
    18. Blowin’ in the Wind – released on Before the Flood (last verse only)

     

    DISC 26
    February 14, 1974 (Evening) – The Forum, Inglewood, CA (Pt. 1)

     

    1. Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine) – released on Before the Flood
    2. Lay, Lady, Lay
    3. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
    4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    5. It Ain’t Me, Babe – released on Before the Flood
    6. Ballad of a Thin Man
    7. All Along the Watchtower
    8. Ballad of Hollis Brown
    9. Mr. Tambourine Man
    10. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

     

    DISC 27
    February 14, 1974 (Evening) – The Forum, Inglewood, CA (Pt. 2)

     

    1. She Belongs to Me
    2. The Times They Are A-Changin’
    3. Just Like a Woman – released on Before the Flood
    4. Gates of Eden
    5. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – released on Before the Flood
    6. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – released on Before the Flood
    7. Forever Young
    8. Highway 61 Revisited – released on Before the Flood
    9. Like a Rolling Stone
    10. Maggie’s Farm
    11. Blowin’ in the Wind

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