In 1975 Dylan played:
- March 23 – Kezar Stadium, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco – S.N.A.C.K. Benefit
(With Neil Young) - July 3 – Other End, New York City (only 3 songs)
- September 10 – WTTW-TV Studios, Chicago – The World Of John Hammond (TV) (3 songs)
- October 24 – Gerde’s Folk City, New York City – Mike Porco’s Birthday Party (1 song)
The real tour – Rolling Thunder Revue (part 1) – startet on October 30 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The dramatic finale of the tour took place on December 8 in Madison Square Garden, where, to an audience of 14,000, Dylan performed a benefit concert for imprisoned boxer and Dylan’s latest cause, Rubin Carter. The concert was titled “The Night of The Hurricane,” in reference to Dylan’s song, “Hurricane”, which was released in November 1975. Among those appearing on stage were Muhammad Ali and Coretta Scott King, wife of slain civil rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr..
25 concert in the autumn of 1975.
To pick only 5 highlights from 1975 is painful, but here goes..
September 10 – WTTW-TV Studios, Chicago
- Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
- Scarlet Rivera (violin)
- Rob Stoner (bass)
- Howie Wyeth (drums)
Hurricane
War Memorial Auditorium
Plymouth, Massachusetts
31 October 1975
Sara
Boston Music Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
21 November 1975 – Evening
Tangled Up In Blue
Forum de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 December 1975
Isis
Forum de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 December 1975
One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
Recommended concerts from 1975
Most of the Rolling Thunder concerts were great, here are some highlights.
- October 30, 1975 – War Memorial Auditorium, Plymouth, MA.
- October 31, 1975 – War Memorial Auditorium, Plymouth, MA.
- November 20, 1975 – Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA
- November 21, 1975 – Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA.
- December 4, 1975 – Forum de Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
- December 8, 1975 – Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY