| I AM A LONESOME HOBO | No live performance |
| I AND I | May 28, 1984 | Arena (Verona) |
| I BELIEVE IN YOU | October 20, 1979 | Saturday Night Live TV (NYC) |
| Although the television broadcast is usually listed as the first live performance of the song, SNL's standard practice was to run and record a dress rehearsal of the entire planned show, including the musical guest's performances, several hours before the actual live broadcast. | ||
| I DON'T BELIEVE YOU | October 10, 1964 | Town Hall (Philadelphia) |
| I DREAMED I SAW ST. AUGUSTINE | August 31, 1969 | Isle of Wight Festival |
| I NEED A WOMAN | No live performance |
| I PITY THE POOR IMMIGRANT | August 31, 1969 | Isle of Wight Festival |
| I SHALL BE FREE | No reported live performance |
| I SHALL BE FREE NO. 10 | No reported live performance |
| I SHALL BE RELEASED | October 30, 1975 | War Memorial Auditorium (Plymouth) |
| I THREW IT ALL AWAY | May 1, 1970 | Johnny Cash TV (Nashville) |
| Dylan performed this song twice before the show's studio audience; the circulating recording, from the TV broadcast, might be either version. | ||
| I WANT YOU | March 23, 1975 | SNACK benefit (San Francisco) |
| Performed with Neil Young and several members of The Band. | ||
| I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER | No live performance |
| I WILL LOVE HIM | April 19, 1980 | Massey Hall (Toronto) |
| I'D HATE TO BE YOU ON THAT DREADFUL DAY | No reported live performance |
| I'D HAVE YOU ANYTIME | No live performance |
| IDIOT WIND | April 18, 1976 | Civic Center (Lakeland) |
| Heylin lists the previous day's dress rehearsal as the live debut, since it was reportedly staged before an audience of about 150 employees of the Bellevue Biltmore Hotel in Clearwater. | ||
| IF DOGS RUN FREE | October 1, 2000 | Halle Munsterland (Munster) |
| IF I DON'T BE THERE BY MORNING | No live performance |
| IF NOT FOR YOU | April 14, 1992 | Entertainment Center (Sydney) |
| IF YOU BELONGED TO ME | No live performance |
| IF YOU GOTTA GO, GO NOW | October 24, 1964 | Symphony Hall (Boston) |
| The earliest known recording is from the October 31, 1964 Philharmonic Hall concert. The October 24 performance is imperfectly documented, but the report appears reliable. A slightly earlier performance in October is, of course, possible. | ||
| IF YOU SER HER, SAY HELLO | April 18, 1976 | Civic Center (Lakeland) |
| I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT | August 31, 1969 | Isle of Wight Festival |
| I'LL KEEP IT WITH MINE | No known live performance |
| I'LL REMEMBER YOU | September 22, 1985 | Farm Aid I (Champaign) |
| I'M NOT THERE (1956) | No live performance |
| IN THE GARDEN | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| IN THE SUMMERTIME | June 28, 1981 | Earls Court (London) |
| INSIDE OUT | No live performance |
| IS YOUR LOVE IN VAIN? | February 28, 1978 | Budokan Theater (Tokyo) |
| ISIS | October 30, 1975 | War Memorial Auditorium (Plymouth) |
| An earlier, after-hours performance of the song at the Other End was widely reported in July 1975. | ||
| IT AIN'T ME BABE | May 17, 1964 | Royal Festival Hall (London) |
| IT TAKES A LOT TO LAUGH, IT TAKES A TRAIN TO CRY | July 25, 1965 | Newport Fok Festival |
| At Newport, Dylan refers to the song by its original title, "Phantom Engineer," and plays it to its original, faster and more raucous melody/arrangement. The first live performance of the more languid album version comes at the first Concert For Bangla Desh, on the afternoon of August 1, 1971. | ||
| IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE | February 17, 1965 | Les Crane TV (New York City) |
| IT'S ALRIGHT MA (I'M ONLY BLEEDING) | July 1964 | Gaslight Cafe (New York City) |
| In the summer of 1964 Dylan played a short, unannounced set at the Gaslight, apparently trying out several of his newest songs in preparation for his Newport appearance. Paul Siebel remembered that the set included both "It's Alright Ma" and "Mr. Tambourine Man." The first known recording of the song dates to the October 10, 1964 Philadelphia concert. | ||