Dylan does not need to tour. He will be 84 years old in May, has recently sold his songwriting catalog to Universal Music for a rumored $300 million, and if he felt the need to play in front of a live audience, could easily set up shop for a couple of weeks in places like New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles and let the fans come to him — and they happily would.
The only answer to why Dylan is in Kalamazoo (or something similar) is that he wants to be there, playing small to mid-sized audiences in cities and towns that don’t usually get concerts by someone of his stature. The audiences have reciprocated the gesture by filling the theaters more than they usually do. Outside of the major cities, it’s usually not all that hard to find a good ticket to see Dylan.
