Last month, Bob Dylan wrapped up the most recent leg of his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour. And at his show in Belfast, he wrapped up the night with a Van Morrison song. Sorry, let me rephrase that; he wrapped up the night with a recent Van Morrison song.
At his November 20th show at Waterfront Hall in Belfast (Morrison’s hometown), Dylan ended the show with a performance of “Going Down to Bangor.” The track originally appeared on Morrison’s 2016 album Keep Me Singing. Dylan is a stickler for phones not being allowed at his shows, but an enterprising fan was still able to get a pretty good recording of it. Did anyone in the hall recognize the song? It’s hard to say, but, at the very least, you can tell that the response wasn’t overtly enthusiastic. Morrison himself has only played the song live a few times since releasing it.
Dylan has covered Van Morrison in the past, including “Into the Mystic” at a show in Spain in 2023 and the two toured together in 1998. In a Twitter post, Dylan promised more “R&RW” shows in 2026.
