The 40-concert, 30-date, 21-city tour began on January 3, 1974, and ended on February 14, 1974. The tour was one of the largest such undertakings of its era, and took place entirely in indoor sports arenas See more

The opening show took place at Chicago Stadium. It had a capacity audience of 18,500. The first song performed was a reworking of "Hero Blues", a previously unreleased song that Dylan had recorded back in the early 1960s. Over the course of two hours, Dylan … See more

While the shows were received with great enthusiasm on the part of the audiences, Dylan himself later disparaged the tour, feeling that it was overblown. "I think I was just playing a role on … See more

• Marcus, Greil, ed. (1979). Stranded: Rock and Roll for a Desert Island. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-50828-9. See more

As Dylan's first full-fledged tour since 1966, the announcement received an enormous amount of coverage from the music and general … See more

The tour generally got a positive reception from music critics. Robert Christgau referred to the tour arrangements as both crazy and strong and … See more

• Bob Dylan – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals
• Rick Danko – bass, vocals
• Levon Helm – drums, vocals
• Garth Hudson – organ, acoustic piano, synthesizer, clavinet See more