Dylan Tribute at Lincoln Center-set list and more

There I was sitting on a stool just sidestage as the house announcer for the Dylan tribute at Avery Fisher Hall. I introduced all the artists so I had quite a perch to view it all. Here’s the set list:

Bob Mould-If Not For You

Joan Osborne-To Make You Feel My Love

Natalie Merchant and Phillip Glass-The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol

Al Kooper-It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry

Spottiswoode and His Enemies-The Times They Are a Changing

Sandra Bernhardt-Like A Rolling Stone

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-Love Minus Zero/No Limit

Jamie Saft Trio-Ballad of a Thin Man

Lee Ranaldo-Positively 4th Street

Lauren Shera-Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright

Medeski, Martin and Wood with Oliver Wood-Buckets of Rain

Allen Toussaint-Mama You Been on My Mind

Jill Sobule-Ring Them Bells (with Cyndi Lauper)

Warren Haynes-I Shall Be Released (with Joan Osborne)

Rosanne Cash-License to Kill

Jay Farrar-Going, Going, Gone

Phil Lesh-Thunder on the Mountain (with Warren and Joan Osborne)

The Roots-Masters of War

Cat Power-Moonshiner (but it was actually House of the Rising Sun)

Ryan Adams-Isis

Patti Smith-Dark Eyes

Ramblin Jack Elliot with Jennifer O’Connor-Knocking on Heaven’s Door (with Patti Smith and Al Kooper on mandolin)

Phil Lesh was late, ran in just moments before he was going on stage and then planned out the song with the band and Joan Osborne and Warren Haynes right before they went out--amazing. Cat Power was supposed to do Moonshiner but it sure sounded like House of the Rising Sun to me. The Roots rocked it so hard. I hope someone got a recording of that. I’ll try to post some pics soon