| WAITIN' FOR YOU | November 21, 2005 | Brixton Academy (london) |
| WALKIN' DOWN THE LINE | No known live performance |
| WALLFLOWER | No live performance |
| WALLS OF RED WING | April 12, 1963 | Town Hall (New York City) |
| What seems to be an earlier recording of this song circulates, usually ascribed to an "unknown folk club" in late 1962 or early 1963. That recording appears likely from a brief, "warmup" set Dylan played in the Village in the early spring of 1963, shortly before the Town Hall concert. | ||
| WANTED MAN | No live performance |
| WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW | November 21, 1978 | Special Events Arena (El Paso) |
| WATERED DOWN LOVE | June 10, 1981 | Poplar Creek Music Theater (Chicago) |
| WE BETTER TALK THIS OVER | July 4, 1978 | Pavilion (Paris) |
| WEDDING SONG | January 7, 1974 | Spectrum (Philadelphia) |
| WELL WELL WELL | No live performance |
| WENT TO SEE THE GYPSY | No live performance |
| WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| WHAT GOOD AM I? | October 10, 1989 | Beacon Theater (NYC) |
| WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED? | January 12, 1990 | Toad's Place (New Haven) |
| WHATCHA GONNA DO | No known live performance |
| WHEN HE RETURNS | November 1, 1979 | Warfield (San Francisco) |
| WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE | January 1, 1972 | Academy of Music (NYC) |
| WHEN I'VE GOT TROUBLES | probably 1959 | |
| This song appears on the Ric Kangas Tape, and is said to be the earliest recording of a Dylan composition. | ||
| WHEN THE DEAL GOES DOWN | October 11, 2006 | Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver) |
| WHEN THE NIGHT COMES FALLING | February 5, 1986 | Athletic Park (Wellington) |
| WHEN THE SHIP COMES IN | August 28, 1963 | March on Washington (DC) |
| The debut performance of this song was for many years listed as October 26, 1963 (Carnegie Hall). The actual debut (a duet with Joan Baez) was established only after video of the performance surfaced, a quarter century after the event. It is remarkable that so public a performance, at a widely reported event, somehow did not make its way into the standard accounts of Dylan's early career. | ||
| WHEN YOU GONNA WAKE UP | 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. | ||
| WHERE ARE YOU TONIGHT? | July 15, 1978 | Blackbushe Aerodrome (Camberley) |
| WHO KILLED DAVY MOORE? | April 12, 1963 | Town Hall (New York City) |
| WICKED MESSENGER | July 12, 1987 | Giants Stadium (East Rutherford) |
| WIGGLE WIGGLE | January 12, 1990 | Toad's Place (New Haven) |
| WILBURY TWIST | No live performance |
| WINTERLUDE | No live performance |
| WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE | April 12, 1963 | Town Hall (New York City) |
| WORKINGMAN'S BLUES #2 | October 11, 2006 | Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver) |