Dylan's cryptic content has turned his Instagram and Patreon into a captivating puzzle, fueling endless speculation

Published May 12, 2026 12:00PM (EDT)

Bob Dylan (Gary Miller/Getty Images)

Bob Dylan ’s Instagram account used to feature the type of bland, standard content you’d expect from a legacy artist: “On this date” historical posts, tour announcements, box set advertisements. That was how things were until January 25, 2025, when the account uploaded a grainy video of Les Paul and Eddie Van Halen , taken from a 1988 special called “Les Paul & Friends.”

But to know that, you’d have to know that, do a web search, or read the comments, because there was no caption on the post. Was this an error on the part of whoever manages Dylan’s social media? Was it a hint? Some kind of clue?…