Hwy 61. Bob was a little far from the microphone for most of it. Shooting
star was okay but he sang the last verse twice.  I thought it was close
to hitting but never hit. Love sick, bob just talked thru it. Little
queenie was good musically and got the crowd going a little bit Bob never
vocally connected. Mr Blue sounded good. Early Roman Kings was a dud,
honestly; I'm not a fan of the song and if he wanted blues he
should've gone with goodbye jimmy reed. Can't wait was just bob on
the piano and him talking the lyrics, really not good.  Under the red
sky was really really good; glad I heard it - first for me I believe.
Things have changed was okay, it had a blues arrangement which was a
nice change. Stella Blue never hit for me, not melodic or unique. Six
Days on the Road was maybe the second best after UTRS , musically sounded
nice. Soon after Midnight sounded okay, nothing great though honestly.
Ballad of a thin man, just okay, but the crowd seemed to like it. 
Simple twist of fate I thought was gonna be good but it was mostly Bob on
the piano, talking the lyrics. Really not great but Willie's harmonica
player added a different kind of harmonica sound which did help save it. 
I'll be your baby tonight was okay but then the music crescendo stopped
a little abruptly and awkwardly. Shame. A rather poor show. And I
hate to say that.  Bob doesn't fare well outdoors I've found in the
past . Heck maybe it was the venue or the speakers or the crowd talking
but not a show that will go down in my top 75 percentile.  

Timothy Murphy 

It's been almost two weeks since the Outlaw Music Festival rolled into Hershey Park 
Stadium and I'm still processing everything I saw and heard that evening. Since 
only one review has been posted here I thought I'd share some of my impressions of 
Bob's set.

My daughter and I splurged for good seats so we were very close to the action.  Not 
only did we have a great view of the performers, but we were also in the shade of 
the massive stage.  It was a brutally hot day in Hershey and most of the crowd had 
to sit in the blazing sun for several hours.  When we arrived, shortly before 
Celisse started her set, the "sun line" was just two rows behind us.  It took a 
while to cool off after the long walk from the parking lot.

Celisse was fun to watch and her joy of performing was infectious.  She thanked 
everyone for coming early to see her and said that she still couldn't believe she 
was part of this tour.  Robert Plant and Allison Krauss were wonderful and sounded 
great.  Overall, the sound quality ranged from okay to good where we were sitting.  
The singers and the music sounded better the farther back you went, but I was glad 
to be in the shade.

We were trying to catch a glimpse of Bob and/or the band walking from the adjacent 
"green room" building to the stage but then suddenly there he was, approaching the 
piano in his white unbuttoned shirt.  Most of the people around us were on their 
feet and remained standing during the opening song, Highway 61.  Bob sounded good, 
though I had trouble hearing some of the lyrics.  A good opener for an arena show.  
I wish he had done a few more "hits" for the casual fans (Mr. Tambourine Man or 
Tangled Up in Blue, for example), but he delivered an interesting variety of songs.  
I love Shooting Star, though this performance lacked something that I can't pin 
down.  When I saw Bob in Akron in the fall he did not touch a harmonica, so I was 
very happy to hear him play the harp on several songs in this show.  For Shooting 
Star, his playing was rather tentative, but it got better later in the set.

After a strong delivery of Love Sick, Bob started talking.  I couldn't make out 
what he was saying, but my daughter caught it all.  Today is Ringo's birthday," 
he said.  "Happy Birthday, Ringo!  He's not here tonight, but he should be."  Then, 
instead of launching into a Beatles song, Bob did a lively version of Chuck Berry's 
Little Queenie and people were dancing at their seats.  The use of cell phones was 
prevalent throughout the show and this was when one of the ushers chided me for 
taking a video.  I had an aisle seat so I guess I was easy to spot.

Next came one of the highlights for me - Bob's unexpected cover of The Fleetwoods' 
Mr. Blue.  As a romantic young teenager in the early Sixties, I loved that song.  
I never imagined that Bob Dylan would ever sing this, but he did it justice, even 
without the two backup singers.  Thank you, Bob!  Another song I really enjoyed was 
his new take on Can't Wait -slow, mostly-spoken, and very effective.  My daughter 
really liked hearing Under the Red Sky, and the Dead fans in the crowd loved Stella 
Blue.  I don't know Six Days on the Road, but that one had the crowd jumping and 
dancing and the band was soaring.  After a gentle Soon after Midnight, Bob gave us 
a memorable Ballad of a Thin Man.  Perfect enunciation and a terrific harp solo at 
the end.  The set could have ended at that point and everyone would have been very 
happy, but we were then treated to an excellent Simple Twist of Fate in which 
Mickey Raphael (from Willie Nelson's band) played several exquisite harp solos.  
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight ended the set and was fun, though I thought the Akron 
version was better.

The band sounded very good, though from where we were sitting we couldn't see Jim 
Keltner on the drums at all.  I was surprised to learn later that he is almost as 
old as Bob!  Speaking of old performers, it was great to see Willie Nelson come 
onto the stage.  This was only his third show on the tour and in the big-screen 
close ups he looked like someone who had been sick.  But his voice was fine and 
the crowd loved him.

All in all, a terrific night of music and good fellowship.