| SAD-EYED LADY OF THE LOWLANDS | No live performance | |
| Two informal performances are known: the Denver Hotel Tape recording, made by Robert Shelton in the early hours of March 13, 1966; and another hotel room performance, after the April 19, 1966 Melbourne concert, for Australian poet Adrian Rawlins. | ||
| SALLY GAL | probably summer 1961 | |
| Heylin inexplicably lists the debut as September 22, 1962 (Carnegie Hall), but this is more likely the song's farewell appearance; performances throughout the previous year seem to be well-documented. A recording of the song from one of Dylan's September 29, 1961 Gerdes sets reportedly survives, but does not circulate, while a recording from an October 1961 Oscar Brand radio broadcast circulates commonly. Some reported performances of the song might actually be Woody Guthrie's "Sally Girl," complicating efforts to trace the Dylan composition's history. | ||
| SANTA FE | No live performance |
| SARA | October 30, 1975 | War Memorial Auditorium (Plymouth) |
| SAVED | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| SAVING GRACE | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| SEEING THE REAL YOU AT LAST | February 5, 1986 | Athletic Park (Wellington) |
| SEŅOR | June 1, 1978 | Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles) |
| SERIES OF DREAMS | September 8, 1993 | Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA) |
| SEVEN CURSES | October 26, 1963 | Carnegie Hall (New York City) |
| While the song is first reported at the Carnegie Hall concert, it is also likely that Dylan aired the song at his mostly undocumented October 25 concert in Philadelphia, more or less a dress rehearsal for the New York City showcase concert. Some sources also report a performance of this song at the April 12, 1963 Town Hall concert, but those reports apparently trace back to a composite Columbia concert recording incorrectly identified in the label's files as coming only from Town Hall. No other live performances of the song are known. | ||
| SEVEN DAYS | 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. | ||
| SEVEN DEADLY SINS | No live performance |
| SHE BELONGS TO ME | March 27, 1965 | Civic Auditorium (Santa Monica) |
| Apparently unveiled for Dylan's first live audience after the finish of the spring 1965 Dylan/Baez tour, although a performance at one of Dylan's earlier solo 1965 appearances is not out of the question. Given the song's clear references to Baez, a performance at one of the double bills seems unlikely. | ||
| SHELTER FROM THE STORM | 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. | ||
| SHE'S MY BABY | No live performance |
| SHE'S YOUR LOVER NOW | No known live performance |
| SHOOTING STAR | June 9, 1990 | Alpine Valley Music Theater (East Troy, WI) |
| SHOT OF LOVE | July 1, 1981 | Earls Court (London) |
| SIGN LANGUAGE | No live performance |
| SIGN ON THE CROSS | No live performance |
| SIGN ON THE WINDOW | No live performance |
| SILVIO | June 21, 1988 | Blossom Music Center (Cuyahoga Falls) |
| SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE | September 10, 1975 | John Hammond tribute (Chicago TV) |
| SITTING ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE | No live performance |
| SLOW TRAIN | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| SOLID ROCK | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| SOMEDAY BABY | No live performance |
| SOMEONE'S GOT A HOLD OF MY HEART | No live performance | |
| However, Dylan's live performances of the later incarnation of this song, "Tight Connection To My Heart," incorporate some elements of the song's original form. | ||
| SOMETHING THERE IS ABOUT YOU | January 3, 1974 | Stadium (Chicago) |
| SOMETHING'S BURNING, BABY | No live performance |
| SONG TO WOODY | probably winter 1961 | Gaslight (New York City) |
| Heylin inexplicably finds the debut on the September 6, 1961 Gaslight Tape, despite reporting that Dylan played the song every night of his April 1961 Gerdes booking. Noel (Paul) Stookey remembers the debut as part of a three-song set at the Gaslight, but impossibly reports it as late in the spring. Dylan wrote the song in mid-February, and first aired it for Guthrie himself at the Gleason home in East Orange about a week later. It apparently entered his club set shortly afterwards, before his first Gerdes booking. | ||
| SPANISH HARLEM INCIDENT | October 31, 1964 | Philharmonic Hall (NYC) |
| Only known live performance of this song. | ||
| SPIRIT IN THE WATER | October 22, 2006 | Cox Arena (San Diego) |
| STANDING IN THE DOORWAY | June 15, 2000 | Roseland Theater (Portland, OR) |
| STANDING ON THE HIGHWAY | probably fall 1961 | |
| Weberman reports a performance at the November 4, 1961 Carnegie Chapter Hall concert; David Hajdu reports a slightly later premiere, after the recording of Bob Dylan. Dylan also played the song on Cynthia Gooding's "Folksinger's Choice" radio program early in 1962, after cutting a demo of it for Leeds. | ||
| STEEL BARS | No live performance |
| STEPCHILD | September 15, 1978 | Civic Center (Augusta, ME) |
| STUCK INSIDE OF MOBILE | April 28, 1976 | University of West Florida (Pensacola) |
| SUBTERRANNEAN HOMESICK BLUES | June 7, 1988 | Pavilion (Concord, CA) |
| SUGAR BABY | October 5, 2001 | Arena (Spokane) |
| SUMMER DAYS | October 5, 2001 | Arena (Spokane) |
| SWEETHEART LIKE YOU | No live performance |