Photo credit: Kevin Mazur for Desert Trip

Desert Trip, the much-anticipated mega-festival of classic rock legends had its opening night yesterday, kicking off the two-weekend affair with sets from Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, with both acts treating their fans to crowd-pleasing setlists.

Bob Dylan, whose last two albums have focused on cover songs previously recorded by Frank Sinatra, came out in classic fashion by starting off his portion of the night with “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35,” a tune the folk icon has very rarely played in the last few years. The rest of the set followed in similar fashion, with Dylan bringing out favorites like “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” “Tangled Up in Blue,” “Desolation Row” and an encore taken from his 1963 sophomore Freewheelin’ album, the protest classic “Masters of War.”

The Rolling Stones delivered a collection of favorites during their set, with a couple surprises thrown in. “Start Me Up” opened up their show, and the band soon dipped into their blues material that will make up their upcoming Blue & Lonesome album by playing “Ride ‘Em on Down,” the first time they had played the Jimmy Reed tune live since 1962. Along with Stones classics like “Wild Horses,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” the group debuted a cover of The Beatles’ “Come Together,” a nod to Paul McCartney, who will play Desert Trip tonight. Frontman Mick Jagger joked before the song that they were going to try to cover a song from “some sort of unknown beat group.” Watch a video of that performance above. The Stones rounded out their set with an two-song encore of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”

Desert Trip continues tonight with music from Paul McCartney and Neil Young + Promise of the Real.