Bob Dylan brought Billy Strings onstage for “All Along the Watchtower” at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Washington, on May 22, 2025. Dylan sang and played piano while Strings accompanied him on acoustic guitar. JamBase and iHeart reported the surprise collaboration the following day.
How to find the Spokane performance video
JamBase linked footage titled “All Along The Watchtower” – Bob Dylan with Billy Strings 5/22/25 Outlaw Music Festival Spokane, WA, credited to videographer Max “Funk Captain Max” Berde. iHeart also linked video of the performance. These reports point to footage, but do not establish that it is an official release from either artist.
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What happened onstage
Strings joined Dylan midway through Dylan’s set at the Outlaw Music Festival. Dylan was seated at the piano, and Strings played acoustic guitar. According to JamBase, Dylan had been performing a new arrangement of the song on that tour; Strings took several solos, and the two traded licks near the end. JamBase reports that Dylan said, “Thank you, Billy!” after the song.
Where “All Along the Watchtower” fell in Dylan’s set
JamBase’s published set list, with data attributed to setlist.fm, places the song ninth. The reported sequence was:
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- “Gotta Serve Somebody”
- “Simple Twist of Fate”
- “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”
The Spokane date was the sixth stop of the Outlaw Music Festival’s 10th-anniversary run. JamBase reported Dylan’s set lasted 75 minutes and came before Willie Nelson’s headlining performance.
The song’s album connection
“All Along the Watchtower” is from Dylan’s 1967 album John Wesley Harding, as noted by JamBase. That is the album containing Dylan’s song, not a release of the Spokane performance; the cited reports do not establish an official audio or physical release of the collaboration.
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Why the pairing caught attention
The performance brought together Dylan’s piano-led tour arrangement and Strings’ acoustic guitar playing, with the guest musician given room for multiple solos. The setting was a festival stop rather than a separately announced collaboration. iHeart also noted that Strings performs “All Along the Watchtower” at his own concerts.
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