| JAMMIN' ME | No live performance |
| JESUS IS THE ONE | July 9, 1981 | Drammenhalle (Drammen) |
| JET PILOT | No live performance |
| JOEY | July 4, 1987 | Sullivan Stadium (Foxboro) |
| An earlier, after-hours performance of the song at the Other End was widely reported in July 1975. | ||
| JOHN BROWN | October 1962 | Gaslight Cafe (New York City) |
| Dylan reportedly wrote this song in mid- to late September for Pops Staples, shortly after meeting him at a New York gospel festival earlier in the month. A performance of the song predating the Gaslight recording would not be surprising. | ||
| JOHN WESLEY HARDING | No live performance |
| JOKERMAN | March 22, 1984 | David Letterman TV (NYC) |
| JULIUS AND ETHEL | No live performance |
| JUST LIKE A WOMAN | March 26, 1966 | Agridome (Vancouver) |
| While the first documented performance of "JLAW" comes from the Vancouver date, it likely was first aired at one of the tour dates from the previous week. While Dylan played the song informally for Robert Shelton before his Denver concert two weeks earlier, he apparently did not incorporate it into his acoustic set until after the short tour break after the Denver show. | ||
| JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES | August 28, 1965 | Forest Hills (New York City) |