Happy Birthday Bob Weir: Bobby Plays Dylan

  • Oct 16, 2016
  • 7:07 am PDT
  • Andy Kahn
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 Photo by Sterling Munksgard

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Today is the 69th birthday of founding Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir. Bobby’s been busy lately, staying active with and having just issued a solo album Blue Mountain which he’s currently supporting with a tour.

This birthday-edition of Sunday Cinema focuses on Bobby performing the work of recently awarded Nobel Prize Laureate Bob Dylan. Weir and the Dead famously toured with Dylan in 1987 playing many of the iconic singer-songwriter’s compositions together. Many of Dylan’s most beloved songs such as “All Along The Watchtower,” “When I Paint My Masterpiece” and others were staples of later Dead setlists and Weir has performed the Nobel winner’s songs in various settings with different lineups throughout his career.

Below is a set of videos featuring Bobby playing Dylan as solo performer, with the Grateful Dead, Dead & Company and moe. as well as with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Jonathan Wilson.

[Ballad Of A Thin Man – Grateful Dead – March 27, 1988 – Hampton Coliseum ]

[When I Paint My Masterpiece – Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir & John Kahn – December 17, 1987 – San Francisco, CA]

[All Along The Watchtower – Grateful Dead – October 17, 1994 – Madison Square Garden]

[Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again – moe. – September 24, 2011 – Mohawk, NY]

[Desolation Row (and Loose Lucy) – Bob Weir Solo – September 8, 2012 – Bearsville, NY]

[It’s All Over Now (Baby Blue) – Jonathan Wilson & Bob Weir – March 2, 2013 – Ventura Majestic Theater – Ventura, CA]

[Queen Jane Approximately – Dead & Company – June 28, 2016 – Hartford, CT]

[A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall – Dead & Company – July 9, 2016 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre]

[Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Dead & Company – July 23, 2016 – The Gorge]

[She Belongs To Me – Jerry Garica, Phil Lesh & Bob Weir]

Tour Dates for
Bob Weir

  • Oct
    23
    2018
    • Seattle, WA

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Moore Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Oct
    24
    2018
    • Missoula, MT

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at The Wilma Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Oct
    26
    2018
    • Salt Lake City, UT

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Oct
    27
    2018
    • Albuquerque, NM

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Kiva Auditorium 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Oct
    29
    2018
    • Denver, CO

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Paramount Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Oct
    31
    2018
    • Chicago, IL

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Chicago Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    1
    2018
    • Chicago, IL

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Chicago Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    5
    2018
    • Nashville, TN

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Ryman Auditorium 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    6
    2018
    • Louisville, KY

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at The Louisville Palace Theater 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    8
    2018
    • Syracuse, NY

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Landmark Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    9
    2018
    • Port Chester, NY

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at The Capitol Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    10
    2018
    • Port Chester, NY

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at The Capitol Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    12
    2018
    • Washington, DC

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Warner Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    13
    2018
    • Philadelphia, PA

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at The Fillmore Philadelphia 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    15
    2018
    • Boston, MA

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Boch Center Wang Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    16
    2018
    • Boston, MA

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Boch Center Wang Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    18
    2018
    • New York City, NY

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Beacon Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
  • Nov
    19
    2018
    • New York City, NY

    Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at Beacon Theatre 

    Bob WeirJay LaneDon Was
    • 77750 Playa del Carmen
    • Riviera Maya Q.R.
    • Mexico
    Jan
    17
    2019
    • Riviera Maya, Mexico
    • 4 days • Jan 17 - 20, 2019

    Dead & Company at Playing In The Sand 

    Dead & Company

    Exact performance date not yet confirmed.