BOB DYLAN : LIVE AT BEIJING WORKERS GYMNASIUM - 6TH APRIL 2011

Disc One (57:43)

1. Intro
2. Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking
3. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
4. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
5. Tangled Up In Blue
6. Honest With Me
7. Simple Twist Of Fate
8. Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
9. Love Sick
10. Rollin' And Tumblin'
11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

Disc Two (50:21)

1. Highway 61 Revisited
2. Spirit On The Water
3. Thunder On The Mountain
4. Ballad Of A Thin Man
5. Like A Rolling Stone
6. All Along The Watchtower
7. Forever Young

Label : BDBJ

Venue : Workers Gymnasium, Beijing, China

Recording Date : April 6, 2011

Quality : Audience Recording (A-)

Review :  This was Dylan's first-ever concert on Mainland China, part of a short Asian leg that also took in Taipei and Shanghai. The Workers Gymnasium crowd was a mix of expats and a surprisingly young, enthusiastic local audience who knew the songs well. Much was made in the press beforehand of the setlist supposedly being vetted by Chinese authorities, with some fans reading a bit of irony into the opener "Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking" and into "All Along The Watchtower" closing the first encore. Musically the show followed a fairly typical 2011 arrangement, with a lovely early "Simple Twist Of Fate" and a strong run through "Highway 61 Revisited," "Ballad Of A Thin Man" and "Like A Rolling Stone." Dylan capped the night with a rare second encore of "Forever Young," a warm and unexpected send-off that left the crowd stunned. This audience recording captures the atmosphere of that historic night nicely, with a clear, well-balanced sound throughout.