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All Along the Watchtower

Song Category: Cover Songs
Times Fully Played: 849
Live Releases: 66
Broadcasts: 72
Date Last Played: 2.18.24 (30 days ago)
Shortest Version: 2:22 (02.23.97)
Longest Version: 21:26 (07.26.95)

Aborted Count : 2
Aborted* Count : 1
Fake Count : 1
Partial Count : 1
Reprise Count : 93
Tease Count : 2

Opener Count : 5
Set 1 Closer Count : 8
Set 2 Opener Count : 3
Closer Count : 169
Encore Count : 443
2nd Encore Count : 6
The wind began to howl
Composer
Dylan (1968)
Song History
"Watchtower" is one of the all time most played encore songs. The band is thought to have been covering this song since at least their third show ever. Dave was known to have been covering it solo since before the band came together. The song became an early favorite; at many older shows, the crowd would scream "Watchtower" throughout the entire show. Watchtower is one of the most guested songs and features many popular jams. It sounds hardly anything like Bob Dylan's original nor the more well-known Jimi Hendrix cover. The song even has evolved over the years, dropping a verse, gaining a Stefan solo feature intro, and a high note during "the wind began to howl." Due to the chord progression's similarity to the ending section of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," DMB's performances of this song have occasionally featured lyrical and/or musical references to Stairway, most notably on 12.1.98 and on the majority of its 2008, 2009, 2018, and 2019 performances.

"All Along the Watchtower" originally appears on Bob Dylan's 1967 album John Wesley Harding. Jimi Hendrix's cover appears on the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1968 album Electric Ladyland, as well as on just about every Hendrix compilation.
Color Legend
Show Type
Dave & Carter  (1)
Dave & Tim  (72)
Dave Solo  (29)
Dead & Co.  (1)
DMB  (837)
Gov't Mule  (1)
Keller Williams  (1)
Phil Lesh & Friends  (2)
Phish  (1)
Ritz Power Jam  (1)
Warren Haynes Band  (1)
Personnel
Dave Solo  (40)
Dave and Tim  (66)
Boyd Tinsley  (681)
Carter Beauford  (820)
Dave Matthews  (838)
LeRoi Moore  (515)
Peter Griesar  (40)
Stefan Lessard  (820)
Al Laughlin  (1)
Alecia Chakour  (1)
Alex Koford  (1)
Andy Hess  (2)
Antonio Sánchez  (1)
Barry Sless  (1)
Béla Fleck  (4)
Ben Harper  (12)
Ben Wilson  (1)
Bob Weir  (3)
Branford Marsalis  (1)
Brendan Hill  (1)
Bruce Hornsby  (1)
Buddy Strong  (138)
Butch Taylor  (146)
Captain Kirk  (1)
Carlos Malta  (1)
Carlos Santana  (5)
Celisse  (2)
Chan Kinchla  (2)
Clark Gayton  (1)
Clifton Anderson  (1)
Corey Harris  (2)
Dan Myers  (1)
Danny Louis  (2)
David Leach  (1)
David Ryan Harris  (4)
Derek Trucks  (2)
DJ IZ  (1)
Doug Wanamaker  (1)
Eddie Allen  (1)
Edwin McCain  (2)
Elliott Peck  (1)
Eric Krasno  (3)
Ernesto Laboy  (1)
Futureman  (2)
G. Love  (1)
Gary Clark, Jr.  (3)
Grahame Lesh  (1)
Greg Howard  (6)
Isaiah Sharkey  (1)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma  (1)
Jamal Millner  (1)
Jay Lane  (1)
Jeff Chimenti  (1)
Jeff Coffin  (307)
John Mayer  (1)
John Molo  (1)
John Popper  (12)
John Purcell  (1)
Jon Fishman  (1)
Juan Nelson  (1)
Karl Denson  (1)
Karl Perazzo  (1)
Keller Williams  (1)
Kristin Asbury  (1)
Lasim Richards  (1)
Ledisi  (1)
Lenny Kravitz  (1)
Leon Mobley  (9)
Marc Quiñones  (1)
Marcus Mumford  (1)
Matt Abts  (2)
Matt Brewer  (1)
Matt Cappy  (1)
Mic Jordan  (1)
Michael J. Fox  (1)
Mickey Hart  (1)
Mickey Raphael  (1)
Miguel Valdez  (2)
Mike Gordon  (1)
Mike McCready  (1)
Mix Master Mike  (1)
Mookie Siegel  (1)
Neil Young  (6)
Nigel Hall  (1)
Oliver Charles  (1)
Oteil Burbridge  (1)
Page McConnell  (1)
Phil Lesh  (1)
Rashawn Ross  (322)
Ray Parker, Jr.  (1)
Richard Hardy  (1)
Robert Randolph  (14)
Ron Holloway  (1)
Ron Johnson  (1)
Ronald Khalis Bell  (1)
Stanley Jordan  (2)
Steve Berlin  (1)
Steve Jordan  (1)
Susan Tedeschi  (2)
Tad Kinchla  (1)
Terence Higgins  (1)
Tim Reynolds  (329)
Trey Anastasio  (3)
Warren Haynes  (22)
Wayne Cobham  (1)
Zac Brown  (3)
Zach Schreiber  (1)
1991
8.31
9.20
10.22
1992
2.13
3.20
4.5
5.2
5.13
5.20
5.26
6.9
6.17
7.4
7.8
7.21
7.28
7.31
8.4
9.1
9.29
9.30
10.27
10.31
11.3
11.6
11.24
12.4
12.9
12.23
12.29
1993
1.20
1.29
1.30
2.3
2.5
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.25
aborted*
reprise
2.27
3.1
3.6
3.7
3.10
3.12
3.17
3.20
3.23
4.1
4.7
4.9
4.9
4.10
4.22
5.19
5.23
5.25
6.12
6.21
6.22
8.2
8.10
8.16
8.18
8.19
9.14
9.16
10.1
10.8
10.15
10.20
10.24
10.26
10.27
10.30
11.5
11.10
tease
11.18
11.19
11.27
12.4
12.11
12.31
1994
1.3
1.10
1.29
2.5
2.10
2.16
2.19
2.21
2.22
2.26
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.10
3.17
3.19
3.26
3.31
4.5
4.13
4.19
4.21
4.26
4.28
4.29
5.2
5.12
5.14
7.17
7.22
7.23
7.28
8.2
8.13
8.24
8.25
8.28
9.4
10.3
10.5
10.7
10.11
10.14
10.20
10.27
10.28
10.29
11.3
11.7
11.13
11.18
11.20
11.23
11.26
11.29
12.3
12.4
12.9
12.10
12.12
12.15
12.27
12.30
1995
1.27
2.3
2.5
2.7
2.11
2.17
2.21
tease
2.24
2.26
3.8
3.11
3.17
3.22
3.25
3.30
4.2
4.5
4.7
4.8
4.16
4.17
4.21
4.22
4.25
4.27
4.29
5.5
5.6
5.10
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.21
6.26
7.8
7.20
7.21
7.22
7.23
7.25
7.26
7.28
8.3
8.7
8.11
8.12
8.15
8.17
8.18
8.23
8.26
8.27
8.29
8.31
9.3
9.24
10.1
12.27
12.28
12.29
12.30
12.31
1996
2.1
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.11
2.14
2.16
2.17
2.19
4.14
4.30
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.14
5.15
5.23
5.25
5.26
partial
5.29
5.30
5.31
6.4
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.11
6.12
6.15
6.18
6.19
6.21
6.22
6.23
6.30
7.5
7.6
7.8
7.10
7.13
7.18
7.19
7.20
7.21
7.24
7.26
7.27
7.28
7.29
7.30
8.4
8.30
8.31
9.1
9.3
9.4
9.8
9.9
9.27
9.28
10.1
10.3
10.4
10.6
10.7
10.10
10.11
10.16
10.19
10.22
10.24
10.28
10.29
10.31
11.5
11.12
11.15
11.16
11.20
12.2
12.3
12.8
12.31
1997
2.23
10.19
11.1
12.5
1998
5.2
5.3
5.5
5.11
5.13
5.15
5.17
5.21
5.25
 6.7
6.13
6.23
6.27
6.29
7.1
7.1
7.2
7.5
7.6
7.9
7.10
7.12
7.22
7.24
7.25
7.26
7.29
7.31
8.1
8.4
8.5
8.8
8.11
8.13
8.14
8.15
8.20
8.21
8.22
8.23
8.26
8.30
10.15
10.26
10.30
10.31
11.4
11.14
11.16
 12.1
 12.3
12.11
12.19
1999
1.19
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.26
1.27
1.29
2.2
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.9
2.12
2.13
2.16
2.19
2.21
2.23
2.26
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.9
3.12
3.14
5.13
 5.22
 5.26
 5.29
6.12
6.14
6.15
6.16
6.19
6.23
6.26
6.28
7.7
7.10
7.15
7.17
7.22
7.24
7.25
7.28
7.31
 8.1
8.3
 8.6
 9.11
9.12
2000
6.20
6.24
 6.27
 6.29
 7.3
 7.9
 7.12
 7.13
 7.15
 7.19
 7.25
 7.28
 7.29
 8.1
 8.4
 8.6
8.19
8.22
 8.25
 8.29
 8.31
 9.1
9.4
9.6
9.8
 9.9
 9.12
 9.15
9.18
9.20
10.29
12.3
12.4
12.7
12.8
12.9
12.11
12.12
12.16
12.17
2001
1.20
3.21
4.21
4.28
5.1
5.2
5.4
5.5
5.8
5.9
5.12
5.14
5.15
5.18
5.22
5.26
 5.27
6.3
6.12
aborted
 6.17
 6.20
 6.24
 7.6
 7.11
 7.15
 7.21
 7.25
 7.27
 7.30
 8.1
 8.4
 8.8
 8.10
 8.25
9.29
10.14
10.20
10.21
10.25
11.12
2002
 2.9
3.16
 4.27
 4.29
 5.2
 5.13
 5.16
 5.23
 5.29
 7.11
 7.13
 7.16
 7.20
 8.3
 8.8
 8.11
 8.27
 8.31
 9.3
 9.8
9.21
10.24
 12.11
 12.13
 12.16
 12.21
2003
3.23
3.28
 7.15
 7.18
 7.21
 7.26
 7.30
 8.2
 8.5
 8.8
 8.25
 8.27
 8.30
 9.3
 9.6
 9.9
 9.11
 9.13
 9.16
 9.20
 9.24
2004
6.30
 7.17
 7.20
 7.24
 8.1
 8.20
 8.29
 9.5
 9.12
 10.1
 10.3
 10.5
 10.6
 10.8
2005
 3.21
 3.23
 3.24
 3.27
 4.30
4.30
 5.9
 5.17
 6.1
 6.2
 6.4
 6.7
 6.10
 6.13
 6.19
 6.26
 6.29
 7.6
 7.10
 7.14
 7.17
 7.31
 8.21
 8.28
 9.5
 9.11
9.18
 12.4
 12.9
2006
2.28
5.13
5.15
aborted
 9.3
 9.9
 9.12
12.16
2007
 8.5
 8.8
 8.10
 8.14
 8.15
 8.20
 8.23
 8.26
 9.2
 9.8
 9.15
 9.19
 9.22
 11.13
 11.15
2008
5.20
8.31
9.6
9.10
9.26
9.28
10.3
10.26
2009
4.15
4.17
4.22
reprise
reprise
4.25
4.28
5.2
reprise
reprise
5.6
5.8
reprise
reprise
5.29
6.6
reprise
6.13
reprise
reprise
6.17
6.19
reprise
reprise
6.26
reprise
6.28
7.2
reprise
7.11
reprise
reprise
7.21
7.24
reprise
reprise
7.25
reprise
7.31
reprise
8.4
8.8
reprise
reprise
8.12
8.29
reprise
9.23
reprise
reprise
9.29
10.2
reprise
2010
2.16
reprise
2.20
2.25
2.28
3.1
3.4
3.9
3.12
3.15
5.29
6.2
6.5
6.8
reprise
6.13
6.15
6.19
6.23
6.30
7.4
7.13
7.17
7.20
7.25
8.20
8.25
8.28
8.31
9.4
9.10
9.17
reprise
10.2
10.10
11.3
11.5
11.10
11.12
11.19
12.7
12.9
12.10
2011
6.26
7.10
7.28
8.20
8.26
9.4
10.23
11.18
2012
5.19
5.20
5.29
6.12
6.22
6.24
6.26
7.6
7.11
7.13
7.15
9.2
9.8
9.12
11.30
12.5
12.7
12.8
12.11
12.15
12.18
12.19
12.22
2013
4.27
6.7
6.16
7.6
8.27
9.6
9.7
12.3
12.8
2014
1.16
4.19
5.16
5.17
5.23
5.30
6.13
8.31
2015
1.16
3.16
5.19
fake
6.3
7.8
7.10
7.15
7.31
8.29
9.2
9.27
10.8
10.15
10.18
11.1
11.5
11.11
2016
2.26
5.18
6.11
6.17
6.21
6.24
6.29
7.9
7.13
7.16
7.22
7.26
8.29
9.2
10.11
11.12
2017
2.25
3.21
3.26
4.4
4.11
5.7
6.3
6.11
6.16
2018
1.12
6.29
7.18
7.21
7.24
7.28
9.2
9.10
reprise
12.2
reprise
reprise
12.5
12.7
reprise
reprise
12.11
12.14
reprise
2019
2.17
reprise
3.8
3.12
reprise
3.17
reprise
reprise
3.19
3.22
reprise
reprise
3.25
3.28
reprise
reprise
4.1
4.6
reprise
reprise
5.1
5.4
reprise
5.14
reprise
reprise
5.17
6.15
reprise
6.19
reprise
6.28
reprise
7.2
reprise
7.6
reprise
7.10
reprise
7.12
reprise
7.15
7.23
reprise
7.26
reprise
9.1
reprise
9.6
reprise
9.10
reprise
9.27
reprise
10.5
reprise
10.8
reprise
10.18
reprise
10.19
reprise
2020
2.16
2021
8.13
reprise
8.18
reprise
8.21
reprise
8.28
reprise
9.4
9.11
reprise
9.18
reprise
reprise
9.26
9.29
reprise
2022
2.19
3.26
5.14
reprise
5.25
reprise
6.3
reprise
6.7
7.3
reprise
7.12
reprise
7.16
reprise
9.3
11.4
2023
1.28
2.17
5.26
6.23
reprise
6.30
reprise
7.3
7.8
reprise
7.11
reprise
7.14
reprise
7.18
7.26
reprise
7.29
reprise
8.24
reprise
8.26
reprise
8.29
reprise
9.3
reprise
11.13
reprise
11.17
12.12
reprise
2024
2.18
reprise
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