The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988. In 2011, Dylan played a total of 89 shows, split across four legs, with shows in Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the US.
Background The tour started off with a concert in Taiwan, the first of Dylan's career. Then he, along with his band, performed two concerts in China, one in Beijing and one in Shanghai. These concerts were controversial and deemed by the media as Dylan 'selling out'. Dylan however did not see it that way at all. The concerts amongst the Chinese audience were successful.
After completing a tour of Asia and moving across to Australia and New Zealand, Dylan and the band performed an 11 date tour of Europe visiting several festivals such as Live at the Marquee, London Feis, Summer Sound Festival, Bergen Calling and Peace & Love.
Dylan and the band toured the United States during July and August performing 28 concerts in 22 States. Dylan performed as part of the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California, on July 15 and Meadow Brooks Music Festival in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on August 7. Dylan returned to Europe in the fall of the year to perform a string of concerts with Mark Knopfler.
Set lists
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance, and gross revenueDateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenueAsiaApril 3, 2011TaipeiTaiwanTaipei Arenarowspan="7" rowspan="4" rowspan="4" April 6, 2011BeijingChinaWorkers Indoor ArenaApril 8, 2011ShanghaiShanghai Grand StageApril 10, 2011Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamRMIT Sports GroundsApril 12, 2011Hong KongKITEC Star Hall5,087 / 5,836$562,887April 13, 2011April 15, 2011SingaporeMarina PromenadeOceaniaApril 17, 2011FremantleAustraliaFremantle ParkApril 19, 2011AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreB.B. King5,249 / 6,282$770,876April 20, 2011MelbourneRod Laver ArenaPaul Kelly12,566 / 14,662$1,528,180April 21, 2011April 23, 2011WollongongWIN Entertainment Centrerowspan="3" 3,214 / 3,890$531,134April 25, 2011Byron BayTyagarah Parkrowspan="2" rowspan="2" April 26, 2011April 27, 2011SydneySydney Entertainment CentrePaul Kelly10,672 / 12,405$1,615,030April 28, 2011April 30, 2011AucklandNew ZealandVector ArenaTim Finn6,673 / 7,127$694,302Europe/Middle EastJune 16, 2011CorkIrelandThe Docklandsrowspan="2" rowspan=11" rowspan="11" June 18, 2011LondonEnglandFinsbury ParkJune 20, 2011Tel AvivIsraelRamat Gan StadiumRickie Lee JonesJune 22, 2011MilanItalyAlcatrazrowspan="8" June 24, 2011SurseeSwitzerlandZirkusplatzJune 25, 2011MainzGermanyVolksparkJune 26, 2011HamburgHamburg StadtparkJune 27, 2011OdenseDenmarkThe Funen VillageJune 29, 2011BergenNorwayKoengenJune 30, 2011OsloOslo SpektrumJuly 2, 2011BorlängeSwedenBorganäsvägenNorth AmericaJuly 14, 2011Santa BarbaraUnited StatesSanta Barbara Bowlrowspan="7" 3,769 / 4,059$308,844July 15, 2011Costa MesaPacific Amphitheatrerowspan="7" rowspan="7" July 16, 2011Las VegasPearl Concert TheaterJuly 18, 2011PhoenixComerica TheatreJuly 19, 2011TucsonAnselmo Valencia Tori AmphitheaterJuly 21, 2011AlbuquerqueHard Rock PavilionJuly 23, 2011ThackervilleWinStar World CasinoJuly 24, 2011New BraunfelsWhitewater AmphitheaterLeon RussellJuly 26, 2011New OrleansLakefront Arena3,390 / 4,000$175,546July 27, 2011PensacolaPensacola Civic Centerrowspan="2" rowspan="2" July 28, 2011AtlantaDelta Classic Chastain Park AmphitheaterJuly 30, 2011MemphisMud Island Amphitheater4,147 / 4,700$213,163August 1, 2011NashvilleRyman Auditoriumrowspan="3" rowspan="3" August 2, 2011EvansvilleRoberts Municipal StadiumAugust 3, 2011ToledoToledo Zoo AmphitheaterAugust 5, 2011KetteringFraze PavilionThe Carolina Chocolate Drops3,828 / 4,307$175,841August 6, 2011ClevelandNautica PavilionLeon RussellAugust 7, 2011Rochester HillsMeadow Brook Hall3,976 / 7,701$182,429August 9, 2011HopewellConstellation Brands Performing Arts Centerrowspan="6" rowspan="6" August 10, 2011ScrantonToyota PavilionAugust 12, 2011BethelBethel Woods Center for the ArtsAugust 13, 2011WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheaterAugust 14, 2011Asbury ParkAsbury Park Convention HallAugust 16, 2011ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionAugust 17, 2011PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing Arts5,910 / 6,421$318,285August 19, 2011GilfordMeadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion3,385 / 5,795$173,806August 20, 2011BangorBangor Waterfront Pavilionrowspan="2" rowspan="2" August 21, 2011BostonHouse of BluesEuropeEurope Fall Tour:October 6, 2011DublinIrelandThe O2Mark Knopflerrowspan="3" rowspan="3" October 8, 2011GlasgowScotlandBraehead ArenaOctober 9, 2011October 10, 2011ManchesterEnglandManchester Evening News Arena9,242 / 10,669$906,544October 11, 2011NottinghamCapital FM Arenarowspan="5" rowspan="5" October 13, 2011CardiffWalesCardiff International ArenaOctober 14, 2011BournemouthEnglandBournemouth International CentreOctober 16, 2011LilleFranceZénith de LilleOctober 17, 2011ParisPalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyOctober 19, 2011AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis13,988 / 14,160$1,217,740October 20, 2011RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoyrowspan="6" rowspan="6" October 21, 2011Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhalOctober 23, 2011OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener ArenaOctober 25, 2011MannheimSAP ArenaOctober 26, 2011MunichOlympiahalleOctober 27, 2011LeipzigArena LeipzigOctober 29, 2011BerlinO2 World Berlin12,257 / 12,417$1,161,540October 31, 2011HamburgO2 World Hamburg9,184 / 11,159$893,036November 2, 2011HerningDenmarkJyske Bank Boxenrowspan="15" rowspan="15" November 3, 2011MalmöSwedenMalmö ArenaNovember 4, 2011StockholmEricsson GlobeNovember 6, 2011HanoverGermanyTUI ArenaNovember 7, 2011NurembergArena Nürnberger VersicherungNovember 8, 2011InnsbruckAustriaOlympiahalleNovember 9, 2011PaduaItalyPalaFabrisNovember 11, 2011FlorenceNelson Mandela ForumNovember 12, 2011RomePalaLottomaticaNovember 14, 2011MilanMediolanum ForumNovember 15, 2011GenevaSwitzerlandSEG Geneva ArenaNovember 16, 2011ZürichHallenstadionNovember 19, 2011LondonEnglandHMV Hammersmith ApolloNovember 20, 2011November 21, 2011
Band Bob Dylan – vocals, harmonica, organ, guitar Tony Garnier – bass Donnie Herron – violin, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel Stu Kimball – guitar George Recelli – drums Charlie Sexton – guitar
Notes
References
External links BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances