Yes. Bob Dylan performed “The Times They Are A-Changin’” on June 25, 2025, at FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee. JamBase reported it was his first performance of the song since he sang it at the White House on February 9, 2010; Dylan’s official setlist archive confirms the 2025 date and venue.
When and where Dylan performed the song
Dylan played “The Times They Are A-Changin’” at FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee, on June 25, 2025, during the Outlaw Music Festival Tour. The official Bob Dylan setlist archive lists the song for that date and venue.
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The “first time in 15 years” description comes from JamBase’s June 26, 2025 report, which identifies Dylan’s previous performance as February 9, 2010, at the White House event “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement.” The date comparison supports the 15-year shorthand; the prior-performance chronology is JamBase’s reporting, not a complete independent audit of every historical setlist.
Where it fell in the set—and how it was played
JamBase reported a 15-song set, with “The Times They Are A-Changin’” in the second position, immediately after “Gotta Serve Somebody.” The reported setlist was:
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- “Gotta Serve Somebody”
- “The Times They Are A-Changin’”
- “Forgetful Heart”
- “Axe and the Wind”
- “To Ramona”
- “Early Roman Kings”
- “Under the Red Sky”
- “I’ll Make It All Up to You”
- “All Along the Watchtower”
- “’Til I Fell in Love With You”
- “Desolation Row”
- “Love Sick”
- “Share Your Love With Me”
- “Blind Willie McTell”
- “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”
JamBase described the performance as mostly a solo piano rendition, with sparse backing from the band. That is the outlet’s account of the arrangement; it does not establish a complete official recording or a definitive musical analysis.
The song’s earlier performance history
“The Times They Are A-Changin’” is the title track of Dylan’s 1964 album. An earlier live performance is documented at Carnegie Hall on October 26, 1963: Sony Music Canada’s release information for The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 identifies the full concert and lists the song among its tracks.
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The Carnegie Hall concert and the Franklin performance are distinct performance contexts: the former is included in archival release information, while JamBase characterized the 2025 rendition as mostly piano-led. Those sources do not, by themselves, support a direct sonic comparison.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why the song still invites interpretation
The Bob Dylan Center frames the song as a call for political action, social justice, and personal responsibility in the face of oppression and progress. That is the Center’s interpretation, not a statement established here as Dylan’s own explanation or the only way to understand the song.
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The Center’s January 31, 2026 “Anatomy of a Song” event brought historical and musical context together with archival recordings and film footage, followed by a new arrangement by Brooklyn Rider. The event is further evidence of the song’s continued place in historical discussion and reinterpretation.
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