The Bob Dylan Center will celebrate its newest exhibition, “Going Electric: Bob Dylan ’65,” with two special performances by The Million Dollar Bashers, featuring members of Sonic Youth, X, Wilco and more on July 26 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Million Dollar Bashers are an ad hoc supergroup featuring Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth; John Doe of X; Nels Cline and Mikael Jorgensen of Wilco; Ethan Miller of Howlin Rain; singer-songwriter Sunny War; three-time U.S. Poet Laureate and Bob Dylan Center artist-in-residence Joy Harjo, accompanied by Doug Keith; dream-pop duo Dean & Britta of Luna; singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock; and singer-songwriter Emma Swift. Ranaldo will serve as musical director for the evening.
The name “Million Dollar Bashers” is a nod to the musicians, including Ranaldo, Shelley and Doe, who played on the soundtrack to the 2007 Todd Haynes-directed Dylan biopic “I’m Not There.” Dylan first recorded the song “Million Dollar Bash” with The Band in 1967 and officially released it as part of the “Basement Tapes” collection in 1975. The evening’s set list will highlight Dylan songs from 1965, when he shocked fans at the annual Newport Folk Festival by playing an electrified rock-and-roll set with members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The same year saw the release of Dylan’s landmark albums “Bringing It All Back Home” and “Highway 61 Revisited.”
The concerts will conclude a week of Dylan-related festivities in Tulsa, including the opening of the comprehensive exhibit “Going Electric: Bob Dylan ’65” and the return of the biannual World of Bob Dylan conference organized by the University of Tulsa.
“Going Electric: Bob Dylan ’65” is generously supported by Presenting Sponsors Bob and Debbie Russell.
Details:
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Cain’s Ballroom
423 N. Main Street Tulsa, OK 74103
Presale for Bob Dylan Center members on Wednesday, June 25, at 10 a.m. CT
Presale for World of Bob Dylan Conference registrants on Thursday, June 26, at 10 a.m. CT
General public on sale on Friday, June 27, at 10 a.m. CT.
Premium table seating and sponsorship opportunities support Bob Dylan Center’s outreach initiatives and public programs are available for the early, seated event. Interested parties may reach out to
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Early, seated show:
Doors: 6 p.m. CT
Performance: 6:30 p.m. CT
$40-$75 plus fees
Reserved seating and general admission seating are available.
Late, standing show:
Doors: 9 p.m. CT
Performance: 9:30 p.m. CT
$28-$35 plus fees
General admission, standing room only
Silver Circle Sponsors:
Leigh and John Reaves
Bronze Circle Sponsors:
The Argue Family
Dennis and Marian Bires
Bob and Bonnie Darby
James A. Higgins
Vincent LoVoi and Beatriz Pérez
The Parker Brothers
Mary Herr Tally and Rusty Tally
Jan Whitener
Edith and Glenn Wilson
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