Live Performance
Dylan premiered "Desolation Row" at the Forest Hills Music Festival in Queens, New York on August 28, 1965, after he "controversially went electric" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. It was part of the acoustic set Dylan played before bringing on his electric band. The displaced images and Kafkaesque cavalcade of historical characters were at first greeted with laughter.
Live versions are included on Dylan's MTV Unplugged, and Live 1966. The song is still featured in live performances as recent as November 2011.
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