{"id":2475835,"date":"2026-06-25T20:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2475835"},"modified":"2026-06-25T20:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:47:10","slug":"a-guitar-virtuoso-joined-bob-dylans-band-how-long-will-this-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-guitar-virtuoso-joined-bob-dylans-band-how-long-will-this-last\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guitar Virtuoso Joined Bob Dylan&#8217;s Band. How Long Will This Last?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bob-dylan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bob-dylan\" data-tag=\"bob-dylan\">Bob Dylan<\/a> walked onto the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl in California on June 17 this year, there was no sign of guitarist Doug Lancio, who hadn\u2019t missed a single show since joining his backing band in 2021. Standing in Lancio\u2019s spot was guitarist Julian Lage, a one-time child prodigy, deeply established in the jazz community, who teaches at the New School\u2019s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, and has worked with everyone from Nels Cline and David Grisman to Yoko Ono, John Zorn, and Bill Frisell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan FULL SHOW @Santa  Barbara Bowl June 17, 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b19iqflB8LM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLage may not quite be a household name, but he\u2019s revered in musician circles, and is generally considered one of the most talented and versatile players on the planet. But in typical Dylan fashion, this stunning addition to his band wasn\u2019t preceded by any sort of announcement. His last <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW9kW7pEXnq\/\">Instagram post<\/a> was a photo 10 weeks back of Texas blues musician Little Hat Jones\u2019 1930 record \u201cKentucky Blues,\u201d and his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/BobDylan180\">surreal Patreon<\/a> is centered around fictional \u201cunsent letters\u201d between historical figures who never knew each. The most recent ones depict Tennessee Ernie Ford writing to Alfred Hitchcock, and Eddie Cochran to Hulk Hogan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSome fans thought that Lage might just be covering for Lancio for a single night. But he\u2019s been there for the past six shows, and there\u2019s no sign of Lancio coming back. Dylan\u2019s no-camera policy makes it difficult to see great video of these performances, but some intrepid fans have flouted the rules and posted clips onto YouTube. And there\u2019s plenty of clean audio available. Taken together, they show that Lage is adding distinctive touches to the material, working nicely with fellow guitarist Bob Britt, but also staying out of the spotlight and sticking closely with Dylan\u2019s arrangements.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan - Long Hot Summer Tour &amp;apos;26 - Live at Acrisure Arena, Palm Desert, CA 06\/20\/2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rz6dlk8lBdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt\u2019s pointless to try to speculate about why Lancio is out and why Lage suddenly appeared in his place, since neither of them have commented on the matter, and Dylan\u2019s camp operates in strict secrecy. But we can say that Lancio played the first seven shows of Dylan\u2019s Long Hot Summer Tour \u201926 (as the official T-shirts call it) this month before vanishing after the June 14 concert at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California. And a mid-tour departure like that is very rare. Dylan changes up his band members somewhat regularly \u2014 most recently the drummers have come and gone in something approaching Spinal Tap fashion \u2014 but it almost always happens between legs of the tour.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Dark&quot; Dylan - Every Grain of Sand (Bob Dylan @ The Rady Shell San Diego June 21, 2026)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZvWQWJWtVRM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThat doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s no precedent. Journeyman guitarist Duke Robillard, who played on Dylan\u2019s 1997 classic <em>Time Out of Mind<\/em>, went on to join the band on April 5, 2013, and left some time between the June 30 show in Nashville and the July 2 concert in Memphis that year. \u201c[Dylan] started acting really strange,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/entertainment\/2025\/01\/25\/duke-robillard-on-working-with-bob-dylan-forming-roomful-of-blues-and-forging-his-own-path\/\">Robillard told <\/a>Boston.com in 2025. \u201cI just decided I was too old to deal with it. He\u2019s got a reputation for being different and difficult when he wants to be. I just said, \u2018I\u2019m sorry, but I\u2019m going home.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen pressed in that interview, Robillard opted to not get into the gritty details. \u201cAll I can say is: It\u2019ll be in my book,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m writing a book, and that\u2019ll be one chapter.\u2026 It\u2019s a long story, very complex. I did something he didn\u2019t like and he shouldn\u2019t have got upset about. I just can\u2019t explain it. You\u2019re gonna have to wait, I\u2019m sorry [<em>laughs<\/em>]. It\u2019s too weird and long a story.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Dylan - &quot;All Along The Watchtower&quot; - Kingston, RI - 04\/08\/2013\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wfx4cbpdvlo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tCharlie Sexton, who originally played in Dylan\u2019s band between 1999 and 2002, came back to take over from Robillard in 2013. But he had other gigs booked that summer with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/court-yard-hounds-187419\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/court-yard-hounds-187419\/\">Court Yard Hounds<\/a>, a side project of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-chicks\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-chicks\/\">the Chicks<\/a>. It led to a bizarre situation where Sexton was with Dylan that summer whenever his schedule allowed, and Canadian guitarist Colin Linden served as his understudy.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJulian Lage is also about to run into some scheduling issues. He\u2019s in the clear for Dylan\u2019s June 26 show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but he\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/grammymuseum.org\/event\/a-new-york-evening-with-julian-lage\/\">scheduled to appear<\/a> at the Brooklyn venue National Sawdust on June 29 for a live performance and a discussion about his album <em>Scenes From Above<\/em> (released earlier this year on Blue Note Records). That same night, Dylan is playing at the Moody Amphitheater in Austin. Unless Lage has found a way to clone himself, he\u2019s not going to be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLage also has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.julianlage.com\/tour\">commitments<\/a> in July and throughout the end of the year, all the way into 2027, that\u2019ll make it impossible for him to stay in Dylan\u2019s band full-time. There could be some sort of Charlie Sexton\/Colin Linden arrangement where he comes in and out. But that seems fairly unlikely. It\u2019s more probable that either Lancio returns or some other guitarist joins the band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNo matter what happens, Lage has added a very impressive line to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9. He\u2019ll also have Dylan stories to tell for the rest of his life. Let\u2019s just hope he\u2019s keeping a diary. We\u2019d one day happily read a book titled \u201cThirteen Days on the Road With Bob Dylan.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Julian Lage - Live in Bristol (Full Performance)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3I_DfTWFq8U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Bob Dylan walked onto the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl in California on June 17 this year, there was no sign of guitarist Doug Lancio, who hadn\u2019t missed a single show since joining his backing band in 2021. Standing in Lancio\u2019s spot was guitarist Julian Lage, a one-time child prodigy, deeply established in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2475836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[29332,22477],"class_list":["post-2475835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-bob-dylan","tag-live-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-Guitar-Virtuoso-Joined-Bob-Dylans-Band-How-Long-Will.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475837,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475835\/revisions\/2475837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}