[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message message_box_color=”mulled_wine” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-quote-left”]PV: You’re not preaching to us?
Dylan: No, no I’m not… I’m not… I’m not (pause) I could do a little bit of this and a little bit of
that but right now I’m just content to play these shows. I don’t have, uh… this is a stage
show we’re doing, it’s not, uh, a salvation ceremony.
-Paul Vincent Interview, San Francisco – November 18, 1980[/vc_message][/vc_column][/vc_row]

1980 Concerts

• Second Gospel Tour
  • From January 11 – Portland, Oregon –> February 9 – Charleston, West Virginia
  • 24 Concerts
  • Only religious songs
• 22nd Annual Grammy Award Ceremony
  • February 27 – Los Angeles, California
  • Gotta Server Somebody
• Third Gospel Tour
  • From April 17 – Toronto, Canada –> May 21 – Dayton, Ohio
  • 29 concerts
  • Only religious songs
• Musical Retrospective Tour
  • November 9 – San Francisco, California –> December 4 – Portland, Oregon
  • 19 concerts
  • Gradually more and more of his “old” songs began to infiltrate the setlists, the last show had about 50% non-religious songs
• A total of 72 concerts

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