Bob Dylan performs ‘You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere’ for the first time in 14 years

Bob Dylan revisited deep cuts from his catalog, performing The Basement Tapes song “You Ain’t Goin Nowhere” for the first time in 14 years during his show at Chateau Saint Michel Winery in Woodinville, Washington, on Saturday night (June 6).

The legendary songwriter opened the show with the 1967 song, which was last performed live in 2012, with guitarists Doug Lancio and Bob Britt providing light backing vocals.

Although the song itself has long enjoyed a second life through cover versions, most notably by The Byrds and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968, Dylan himself rarely returned to the song on stage.

These performances are the latest sign that Dylan continues to unearth his vast back catalog on the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, which has been going on for more than five years since it began in late 2021. Last weekend, Dylan extended his tour until the end of 2026 with additional dates in North America. He has previously wowed audiences on similar tours, including performing a cover of the Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ in memory of the late Shane McGowan at a November 2024 Dublin show, and performing a traditional folk ballad he hadn’t heard in 34 years at a show in Ireland.

Dylan’s chart legacy is one of the most influential in music history. He has had 11 albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, including two No. 1 entries, Together Through Life (2009) and Modern Times (2006), as well as “Like a Rolling Stone,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965 and 1966. It also includes singles such as “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35,” which peaked at No. 2 in 2016. It remains one of the most influential rock recordings to ever appear on the charts.

He recently co-wrote Willie Nelson’s new album Dream Chaser, due for release in May 2026, and was reported last year to be working on new material with members of his touring band in Albany, New York.