For much of Sunday night’s sold-out concert at San Diego’s The Rady Shell, audience members were asking the same question: “Is that even Bob Dylan?” Hidden beneath a black hood and seemingly determined to avoid every convention of modern live performance, Dylan delivered a show that was equal parts baffling, frustrating, moving, and brilliant. This is our full review of one of the strangest and ultimately most rewarding concerts we’ve ever witnessed.
At one point Sunday night, several people sitting near us at The Rady Shell began asking the same question. “Is that even Bob Dylan?” It sounds ridiculous, of course.
Nearly 5,000 people had purchased tickets to see one of the most influential musicians in history. His name was on the marquee. His songs filled the evening air. His legendary touring band occupied the stage…