Bob Dylan closed his âRough And Rowdy Waysâ North American tour last night (June 11) and included a cover of The Grateful Dead in his set.
The star has been on the road in support of his latest album since November 2021, taking a break between December 2021 and March 2022.
The dates concluded last night at Oakland, Californiaâs Fox Theater â his third of three nights at the venue. For the final song in his set, Dylan swapped the tour standard of âEvery Grain Of Sandâ for a cover of The Grateful Deadâs âFriend Of The Devilâ.
It was the first time since 2007 that Dylan had performed the Dead song live, although it used to be a staple of his sets in the late â90s. Listen to a recording of his latest cover of âFriend Of The Devilâ below.
Dylan himself got the cover treatment recently, with Angel Olsen putting her own spin on his 1964 song âOne Too Many Morningsâ. The cover was created for the soundtrack of the new Apple TV+ series Shining Girls, which stars The Handmaidâs Taleâs Elisabeth Moss.
Meanwhile, last month Post Malone revealed that Dylan had âkind of slid into my DMsâ. During an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, the host showed a clip of a teenage Post covering the iconic artist and asked if he had had the chance to meet him yet.
âI have not met Bob Dylan,â the rapper replied. âBut we have been â I donât know how much Iâm at liberty to discuss. But weâve been chatting. Weâve chatted.â
He added about interacting with Dylan: âItâs incredible⌠Heâs always just been a voice in my head. Iâve always just appreciated the music and appreciated the songwriting.â
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