Bob Dylan launched the 2026 leg of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour Saturday evening at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, Nebraska. (NME reports)
He made some big changes by playing six Rough and Rowdy Ways songs as opposed to the usual nine, ditching his grand piano in favor of a tiny keyboard in the center of the stage, and rearranging the music by having guitarists Bob Britt and Doug Lancio play acoustic instead of electric. An electric guitar sat on Dylan’s amp all night, but he never touched it.
Over the weekend, the Nobel-winning songwriter extended his long-running ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ tour into late 2026, adding further North American dates to the run, which took Dylan to the Chateau Ste Michelle Winery in Woodinville on Saturday night (June 6).
He opened the show with ‘Basement Tapes’ cut ‘You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere’, with guitarists Doug Lancio and Bob Britt providing some light vocals to the track, which he hadn’t played in concert since 2012.
The song itself has been covered by the likes of The Byrds and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, making it slightly less surprising than the addition of ‘Baby’, Won’t You Be My Baby’ to the opening night’s setlist.
