Bob Dylan – Tokyo, Japan (03/02/78)

Bob Dylan
Nippon Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan
2 March 1978

01 – A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
02 – Love Her With A Feeling (Tampa Red)
03 – Mr. Tambourine Man
04 – I Threw It All Away
05 – Shelter From The Storm
06 – Love Minus Zero/No Limit
07 – Girl From The North Country
08 – Ballad Of A Thin Man
09 – Maggie’s Farm
10 – To Ramona
11 – Like A Rolling Stone
12 – I Shall Be Released
13 – Is Your Love In Vain?
14 – Going, Going, Gone

According to Bjorner —- 15 – One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below), but…
15 – One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
16 – Blowin’ In The Wind
17 – Just Like A Woman
18 – Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan-Jacques Levy/Bob Dylan)
19 – Simple Twist Of Fate
20 – You’re A Big Girl Now
21 – All Along The Watchtower
22 – The Man In Me
23 – Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
24 – It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
25 – Forever Young

    (encore)

26 – The Times They Are A-Changin’

Concert # 9 of the 1978 Far East Tour. 1978 concert # 9.
Concert # 9 with the Far East Band 1978:
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar),
Billy Cross (lead guitar),
Alan Pasqua (keyboards),
Steven Soles (rhythm guitar, backup vocals),
David Mansfield (violin & mandolin),
Steve Douglas (horns),
Rob Stoner (bass),
Bobbye Hall (percussion),
Ian Wallace (drums),
Helena Springs, Jo Ann Harris, Debbie Dye (background vocals).

1 instrumental without Bob Dylan.

6, 17, 19 Bob Dylan (harmonica).

BobTalk
Thank you. So this is a brand new song, never been recorded before. (before Is Your Love In Vain?)
This one is called You’re A Good Girl Now. Good Girl Now. (before You’re A Big Girl Now)
Playing in the band tonight, on background vocals, on the left …
A man who’s been with us now for quite some time, Steve Douglas, give him a hand, he deserves it.
On the violin and the mandolin continuously, David Mansfield.
On the organ and the piano, Alan Pasqua. On the rhythm guitar, Mr. Steven Soles.
Bass guitar, Rob Stoner. On the drums, Ian Wallace. On the conga drums, Bobbye Hall.
Lead guitar Billy Cross. Thank you. This is called It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding.
Thank you. You’ve been an awfully good audience. I’ll leave you with this message here. (before Forever Young)
You’re wonderful. Here’s a song I wrote in 1963. It still means a lot to me. (before The Times They Are A-Changin’)

3 new songs (11%) compared to previous concert. No new songs for this tour.

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