May 1966: The show at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England is recorded for a possible later live recording. Widely bootlegged as the “Royal Albert Hall” concert, it was eventually officially released in 1999 as The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Live 1966 – “The Royal Albert Hall Concert.” | Bob Dylan

Dylan’s 1966 tour of the British Isles with The Band remains one of the most controversial periods of his career. Dylan started each concert with a solo 45 minute acoustic set. The trouble would start when Dylan returned with a full rock band for the second part of the show. Some fans booed and many walked out, angered by his embrace of rock music. At this concert you can even hear someone shout “Judas” from the crowd. Half a century later, the music still has the ability to provoke. Explore mor

Some of Dylan’s most fabled performances occurred during the idiosyncratic collection of artists, poets, and musicians dubbed the Rolling Thunder Revue. Recently the subject of an award-winning Martin Scorsese documentary, the Rolling Thunder performances sizzled with the kind of intensity that gave the tour a singular status. The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5 selected the best tracks that were professionally recorded from the first leg of the tour. On this performance, Dylan reimagines this mellow cou