The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988. His tally for this year was 100 shows.
Background The Never Ending Tour 1989 started in Sweden with a performance at Christinehof's Slottspark on May 22. This was only the fourth time that Dylan had performed in Sweden. He then performed in Finland, his second performance there, before returning to Sweden. He then performed two concerts in Dublin, Ireland, the first time that he had performed there since 1965. Dylan then performed in Glasgow, Scotland his second only performance in the city. The first being in 1966. After performing concerts in Birmingham and London Dylan performed in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, Dylan performed three concerts in Spain, four in Italy, a single concert in Turkey and two concerts in Greece.
After finishing the European tour Dylan returned to the United States performing at many of the same venues that he had performed in the year before, on the first year of the Never Ending Tour. Dylan continued to perform in the United States and Canada until November 15.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueEuropeMay 27, 1989TomelillaSwedenChristinehof CastleMay 28, 1989StockholmGloben ArenaMay 30, 1989HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice HallJune 3, 1989DublinIrelandRDS ArenaJune 4, 1989June 6, 1989GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreJune 7, 1989BirminghamEnglandNational Exhibition CentreJune 8, 1989LondonWembley ArenaJune 10, 1989The HagueNetherlandsStatenhaleJune 11, 1989BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalJune 13, 1989FréjusFranceAmphithéâtre de FréjusJune 15, 1989MadridSpainPalacio de Deportes de la ComunidadJune 16, 1989BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de BarcelonaJune 17, 1989San SebastiánVelódromo de AnoetaJune 19, 1989MilanItalyPalatrussardiJune 20, 1989RomePalazzo della Civiltà ItalianaJune 21, 1989Cava de' TirreniStadio Simonetta LambertiJune 22, 1989LivornoStadio Armando PicchiJune 24, 1989IstanbulTurkeyCemil Topuzlu Open-Air TheatreJune 26, 1989PatrasGreecePapacharalambeio National StadiumJune 28, 1989AthensPanathenaic StadiumNorth AmericaJuly 1, 1989PeoriaUnited StatesPeoria Civic CenterJuly 2, 1989Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music TheaterJuly 3, 1989MilwaukeeMarcus AmphitheaterJuly 5, 1989RochesterHoward C. Baldwin Memorial PavilionJuly 6, 1989July 8, 1989NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music CenterJuly 9, 1989Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterJuly 11, 1989HarrisburgSkyline Sports ComplexJuly 12, 1989AllentownAllentown FairgroundsJuly 13, 1989MansfieldGreat Woods Performing Arts CenterJuly 15, 1989Old Orchard BeachThe Ball ParkJuly 16, 1989BristolLake CompounceJuly 17, 1989StanhopeWaterloo VillageJuly 19, 1989ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionJuly 20, 1989Atlantic CityBally's Atlantic CityJuly 21, 1989HolmdelGarden State Arts CenterJuly 23, 1989WantaghJones Beach Marine TheaterJuly 25, 1989CanandaiguaFinger Lakes Performing Arts CenterJuly 26, 1989Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterJuly 28, 1989PittsburghPittsburgh Civic ArenaJuly 29, 1989VaughanCanadaKingswood Music TheatreJuly 30, 1989OttawaOttawa Civic CentreJuly 31, 1989JolietteAmphitheatre JolietteAugust 3, 1989Saint PaulUnited StatesHarriet Island PavilionAugust 4, 1989MadisonDane County ColiseumAugust 5, 1989Grand RapidsWelsh AuditoriumAugust 6, 1989ColumbusCooper StadiumAugust 8, 1989ToledoJohn F. Savage HallAugust 9, 1989St. LouisThe MunyAugust 10, 1989CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterAugust 12, 1989DoswellKings DominionAugust 13, 1989CharlotteCarowinds PaladiumAugust 15, 1989AtlantaChastain Park AmphitheatreAugust 16, 1989August 18, 1989LouisvilleFreedom HallAugust 19, 1989SpringfieldIllinois State Fair GrandstandAugust 20, 1989NashvilleStarwood AmphitheatreAugust 22, 1989Bonner SpringsSandstone AmphitheaterAugust 23, 1989Oklahoma CityZoo AmphitheaterAugust 25, 1989New OrleansLakefront ArenaAugust 26, 1989HoustonThe SummitAugust 27, 1989DallasCoca-Cola Starplex AmphitheatreAugust 29, 1989Las CrucesPan American CenterAugust 30, 1989Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green AmphitheatreSeptember 1, 1989Park CityPark West Amphitheater September 3, 1989BerkeleyHearst Greek TheatreSeptember 5, 1989Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara BowlSeptember 6, 1989San DiegoStarlight BowlSeptember 8, 1989Costa MesaPacific AmphitheatreSeptember 9, 1989Los AngelesGreek TheatreSeptember 10, 1989October 10, 1989New York CityBeacon TheatreOctober 11, 1989October 12, 1989October 13, 1989October 15, 1989Upper Darby TownshipTower TheaterOctober 16, 1989October 17, 1989Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution HallOctober 18, 1989October 20, 1989PoughkeepsieMid-Hudson Civic CenterOctober 22, 1989KingstonKeaney GymnasiumOctober 23, 1989BostonOpera HouseOctober 24, 1989October 25, 1989October 27, 1989TroyHouston Field HouseOctober 29, 1989IthacaPark AuditoriumOctober 31, 1989ChicagoArie Crown TheaterNovember 1, 1989Ann ArborHill AuditoriumNovember 2, 1989ClevelandState TheatreNovember 4, 1989Indiana, PAFisher Auditorium, Indiana University of PennsylvaniaNovember 6, 1989BlacksburgCassell ColiseumNovember 7, 1989NorfolkChrysler HallNovember 8, 1989DurhamCameron Indoor StadiumNovember 10, 1989AtlantaFox TheatreNovember 12, 1989SunriseSunrise Musical TheaterNovember 13, 1989November 14, 1989TampaTampa Festival HallNovember 15, 1989
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References
External links BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances