| MAGGIE'S FARM | July 25, 1965 | Newport Folk Festival |
| MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE | November 2, 1997 | Township Auditorium (Columbia, SC) |
| MAMA YOU BEEN ON MY MIND | August 8, 1964 | Forest Hills (New York City) |
| MAN GAVE NAMES TO ALL THE ANIMALS | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| THE MAN IN ME | February 20, 1978 | Budokan (Tokyo, Japan) |
| MAN IN THE LONG BLACK COAT | October 13, 1989 | Beacon Theater (NYC) |
| MAN OF PEACE | May 28, 1984 | Arena (Verona) |
| MAN ON THE STREET | probably summer 1961 | |
| The only known live performance of this song is found on the September 6, 1961 (First) Gaslight Tape. The song was likely already established in Dylan's repertoire, since the 6-song recording was made as an audition tape for Terri Thal [Van Ronk] to play for club owners and booking agents in New England. | ||
| MARGARITA | No live performance |
| MASTERS OF WAR | probably December 1962 / January 1963, in England | |
| According to Anthea Joseph, Dylan played this song at the Singers Club in London, on December 22, 1962. That date is not out of the question, but Joseph's description of the song -- particularly her reference to a "terrifying chorus" -- suggests that the song involved was "Hard Rain." Martin Carthy, according to Heylin, also remembers Dylan playing the song at a London club. The song appears to become a fixture in Dylan's repertoire on his return from England; Heylin suggests he unveils it to American audiences at a Gerdes hoot night, January 21, 1963 [although this may be a confused reference to the after-hours recording at Gerdes known as the "Banjo Tape"]. The first known concert recording is nearly three months later, at Town Hall (April 12). | ||
| MAYBE SOMEDAY | No live performance |
| MEET ME IN THE MORNING | No live performance |
| MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN | April 28, 1976 | University of West Florida (Pensacola) |
| MIGHTY QUINN | August 31, 1969 | Isle of Wight Festival |
| MILLION DOLLAR BASH | November 21, 2005 | Brixton Academy (London) |
| MILLION MILES | January 14, 1998 | Garde Arts Center (New London) |
| MINSTREL BOY | August 31, 1969 | Isle of Wight Festival |
| Only live performance of this song. | ||
| MISSISSIPPI | October 9, 2001 | Jackson County Fairgrounds (Central Point) |
| MR. TAMBOURINE MAN | May 17, 1964 | Festival Hall (London) | A recording of this debut performance apparently surfaced on an acetate during the summer of 2004. |
| MIXED UP CONFUSION | No known live performance |
| MONEY BLUES | No live performance |
| MOONLIGHT | October 6, 2001 | Key Arena (Seattle) |
| MOST LIKELY YOU GO YOUR WAY | January 3, 1974 | Stadium (Chicago) |
| MOST OF THE TIME | October 10, 1989 | Beacon Theater (NYC) |
| MOTORPSYCHO NITEMARE | No known live performance |
| MOZAMBIQUE | 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. | ||
| MY BACK PAGES | June 11, 1988 | Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View) |