Bob Dylan has a little gold shiny friend on stage with him every night of his Australian tour. It is his 2001 Academy Award.
Dylan wrote the song 'Things Have Changed' for the Michael Douglas movie The Wonder Boys. He was competing that year against Sting for 'The Emperor's New Groove', Bjork for 'Dancer In The Dark', Randy Newman for 'Meet The Parents' and Jorge Calandrelli for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.The trophy sits on the amplifier behind is keyboard and is not mentioned at al during the show.
Dylan performed in Melbourne on Friday and Sunday night and next heads to Adelaide tomorrow and then Perth on Thursday, before finishing off his southern hemisphere stint with two shows in Auckland on August 26 and 27.
Melbourne, Australia
Rod Laver Arena
August 17, 2007
1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
2. It Ain't Me, Babe
3. Watching The River Flow
4. Tangled Up In Blue
5. John Brown
6. The Levee's Gonna Break
7. When The Deal Goes Down
8. Things Have Changed
9. Desolation Row
10. Honest With Me
11. Spirit On The Water
12. Highway 61 Revisited
13. Nettie Moore
14. Summer Days
15. Ballad Of A Thin Man
16. Thunder On The Mountain
17. Like A Rolling Stone
Melbourne, Australia
Rod Laver Arena
August 19, 2007
1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
2. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
3. Watching The River Flow
4. Just Like A Woman
5. Rollin' And Tumblin'
6. When The Deal Goes Down
7. Highway 61 Revisited
8. Blind Willie McTell
9. My Back Pages
10. Honest With Me
11. Spirit On The Water
12. Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
13. Ain't Talkin'
14. Summer Days
15. I Believe In You
16. Thunder On The Mountain
17. All Along The Watchtower
