Flagging Down the Double E's

Flagging Down the Double E's

The Beginning of the 'Modern Times' Era

2006-10-17, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

Ray Padgett
Nov 12, 2025
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Photo by Art Siegel via Flickr

Researching this subscriber-requested show (thanks John!) led me to a delightful old series of blog posts by Allan Jones, editor of the UK music magazine Uncut. He attended the first five shows of Dylan’s Fall 2006 North American tour to hear the debuts of songs from Bob’s brand-new album Modern Times. Dylan only trickled o…

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