Invisible Hits is a column in which Tyler Wilcox scours the internet for the best (and strangest) bootlegs, rarities, outtakes, and live clips.
Only a pandemic could bring Bob Dylan’s so-called Never Ending Tour to a halt. Since 1988, Dylan has travelled the world relentlessly, often playing upwards of 100 shows a year in clubs, theaters, arenas—even minor league baseball stadiums.
This year looked no less busy for the legend, who turns 79 on May 24. He had a full slate of dates in Japan scheduled for spring and a coast-to-coast North American jaunt in the summer (not to mention the June 19 release of Rough and Rowdy Ways, his first album of original material since 2013).