Last night at Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, Minnesota, Bob Dylan’s already-fluid 2026 tour lineup shifted again, the fourth change this summer. Dylan went back to the two-guitar sound for his home state gig as Julian Lage rejoined the band after missing the last five shows.
Joel Paterson had been the lone guitarist in the band since he made his Bob Dylan debut in Austin on June 29. The return of Lage gave Paterson a chance to show off his skills on slide. Julian Lage stepped away from the tour to fulfill previously scheduled shows of his own.
When Bob Dylan kicked off his Long Hot Summer Tour ’26 in Portland, Oregon on June 4, he was backed by guitarists Bob Britt and Doug Lancio, bassist Tony Garnier and drummer Anton Fig. The first lineup change came on June 17 in Santa Barbara, where Lage replaced Doug Lancio…