Flagging Down the Double E's

Flagging Down the Double E's

New Dylan Songs Heard Only on the 1986 Tour

1986-02-12, Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia

Ray Padgett
Feb 12, 2026
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As I mentioned yesterday, the tour’s most surprising songs were not the originals Bob had never played before. They were not the covers he’d never played before. They were the songs where you see it on the setlist and go “Huh? What the heck is that?” Google can’t provide for us no easy answers.

There were four such songs this tour. Or, depending on how y…

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