Bob Links has posted tonight's set list:
Beijing, China
Workers Gymnasium
April 6, 2011
1. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking (Bob on keyboard)
2. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob on guitar)
3. Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Bob on guitar)
4. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob center stage on harp)
5. Honest With Me (Bob on keyboard)
6. Simple Twist Of Fate (Bob on guitar)
7. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (Bob on guitar)
8. Love Sick (Bob on keyboard)
9. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Bob on keyboard)
10. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob on keyboard)
11. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard then center stage on harp)
12. Spirit On The Water (Bob on keyboard and harp)
13. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
14. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob center stage on harp)
(1st encore)
15. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
16. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard then guitar)
(2nd encore)
17. Forever Young (Bob on keyboard and harp)
There was an article in today's Telegraph reporting that "Chinese authorities will monitor Bob Dylan's concert in Beijing later today to see if there are any inappropriate songs or messages about detained artist Ai Weiwei."
Last year it was reported that Dylan would not "sign a pledge promising 'not to hurt the feelings of the Chinese people' during his performances."
The Beijing set list was radically different that the one in Taipei on April 3. I found it interesting that Dylan opened with "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking", considering the circumstances. It was not an unusual choice, but he did not sing it at his previous concert, opening with "Gotta Serve Somebody" instead. Some of the other songs, particularly "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" and "Honest With Me", take on new meaning in such a setting.
Fans will have a field day analyzing Dylan's choices for his first ever concert in China. Was it subversive, or was it just another concert?
It will be interesting to find out if anyone's feelings were hurt, or if, indeed, they could decipher what Dylan was singing.
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