@stereogum: @Bob Dylan has been enjoying his latest tour leg, busting out live rarities like “Baby, Won’t You Be My Baby” and “I Shall Be Released,” and frequently performing with his face obscured by the hood of a North Face jacket. But something is happening with his band and we don’t know what it is. Guitarist Doug Lancio, who replaced Charlie Sexton in 2021, was absent at the June 17 show in Santa Barbara, CA, replaced by jazz virtuoso Julian Lage, and it’s been that way ever since. Dylan said nothing the entire night at that show, and ‘The Los Angeles Times’ reported a few days later that a rep “had no word on whether Lage was a permanent addition.” Incidentally, that was one of this month’s shows where Dylan played the aforementioned “I Shall Be Released” — now a part of his set for the first time in 18 years. On June 24 in Tucson, AZ, Dylan even played some guitar himself — a rarity these days — when he opened with “Watching The River Flow.” On Saturday (June 27), guitarist Bob Britt (who had been with Dylan since 2019) posted “Sayonara Bobby” on Facebook with an image of a flight plan from Austin, TX to Nashville, TN, where he lives. If there was any doubt, Britt responded to a commenter’s “Ruh roh” with “I quit.” Dylan’s Long Hot Summer Tour ‘26 is scheduled to hit Austin’s Moody Amphitheater tonight. Band members TBD. 
#BobDylan #guitarist #DougLancio #BobBritt #JulianLage

Cordoba :

This would’ve went viral in 1968

Jakob2004 :

Something is happening with his band but we don’t know what is is😭

fitz :

Katey Segal (married with children) talks about when she rehearsed as backup singer for Dylan, and in a moody moment he just dismissed the entire band , including her, and that was just a rehearsal, she never performed live on stage with him. To say he’d by difficult to work for is an understatement.

lukestine1 :

don’t worry bob you still have me

Max Arvin :

He is still Dylan 😁

Paul Malin :

seen Dylan tons. his 03 lineup with Campbell and Sexton was my peak. Lage blew that out of the water recently. wowza.

sparkymarky :

Who cares? It’s his band

jaykaybaybay :

Excellent song choice. Something tells me Bob will be just fine 👍

I'm not You :

Joel Paterson played the only guitar for Bob the other night

Carla Gailing Shaw :

Let Bob be. It’s HIS band.

dylan :

Julian Lage is sick tho

caseyolson1493 :

Two of my favorite musicians, Bob Dylan and Julian Lage! Julian is such a creative, fresh talent in jazz and rock

patlynchmusic :

that's actually really funny

albert :

song choice✌️

Saturn River :

Lage’s talents are wasted here. If you want to see Julian Lage really shine, try to see him play with John Zorn’s masada quartet.

Leon :

Ok

Dwayne Austin :

partykingbaby :

Guys that were with him less than 10 years 😂

dominic :

He’s going folk again

mariemacdonald25 :

🥰🥰🥰