The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

Information The tour started in Stockholm, Sweden at an intimate concert at Berns Salonger. Dylan performed five concerts in England. One of which was at the Roundhouse in London which was a concert especially for the members of the BobDylan.com fan club. Dylan also performed at the Edinburgh Playhouse, the first time he had performed in the city since April 1995.

After completing the 33 date European tour Dylan returned to the United States to perform a summer ballpark tour. He was joined on the tour by Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp. The tour consisted of 31 dates. Dylan performed at Summerfest in Milwaukee and Rothbury Festival in Rothbury, Michigan.

After the summer tour Dylan and the band toured the States again in the fall starting in Seattle. During the fall tour Dylan and his band performed three concerts at several venues during the tour including the Hollywood Palladium, Aragon Ballroom, Wang Theatre and United Palace Theater where the tour ended on November 19.

Opening acts Willie Nelson (July 1 – July 4, July 8 – August 16) The Wiyos (July 2 & July 4, July 8 – July 13, August 16) John Mellencamp (July 2 & July 4, July 8 – August 16) The Two Man Gentlemen Band (July 10 & 11) Johnny Rivers (October 13) John Doe (October 14) George Thorogood (October 15) Dion (November 17 – November 19)

Band Bob Dylan – Vocals, harmonica, organ, guitar Denny Freeman – Guitar (Until 16 August 2009) Charlie Sexton – Guitar (From 4 October 2009) Stu Kimball – Rhythm guitar George Recelli – Drums, percussion Tony Garnier – Bass

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold/availableBox officeEuropeMarch 22, 2009StockholmSwedenBerns SalongerMarch 23, 2009Globe Arena10,736 / 11,321 (95%)$741,280March 25, 2009OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum7,684 / 7,782 (99%)$702,767March 27, 2009JönköpingSwedenKinnarps Arena4,453 / 4,453 (100%)$314,871March 28, 2009MalmöMalmö Arena8,590 / 8,590 (100%)$591,637March 29, 2009CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen6,207 / 8,393 (74%)$656,674March 31, 2009HanoverGermanyAWD HallApril 1, 2009BerlinMax-Schmeling-HalleApril 2, 2009ErfurtMessehalleApril 4, 2009MunichZenithApril 5, 2009SaarbrückenSaarlandhalleApril 7, 2009ParisFrancePalais des congrès de Paris7,113 / 7,113 (100%)$710,935April 8, 2009April 10, 2009AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall14,928 / 16,500 (90%)$1,156,562April 11, 2009April 12, 2009April 14, 2009BaselSwitzerlandSt. JakobshalleApril 15, 2009MilanItalyMediolanum ForumApril 17, 2009RomePalaLottomaticaApril 18, 2009FlorenceNelson Mandela ForumApril 20, 2009GenevaSwitzerlandSEG Geneva ArenaApril 21, 2009StrasbourgFranceZénith de Strasbourg4,553 / 5,365 (85%)$331,049April 22, 2009BrusselsBelgiumForest NationalApril 24, 2009SheffieldEnglandSheffield ArenaApril 25, 2009LondonThe O2 Arena17,873 / 17,905 (99%)$1,031,037April 26, 2009The RoundhouseApril 28, 2009CardiffWalesInternational ArenaApril 29, 2009BirminghamEnglandNational Indoor ArenaMay 1, 2009LiverpoolEcho Arena LiverpoolMay 2, 2009GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference CentreMay 3, 2009EdinburghEdinburgh PlayhouseMay 5, 2009DublinIrelandThe O2May 6, 2009North America (With Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp)July 1, 2009MilwaukeeUnited StatesMarcus Amphitheater —July 2, 2009SaugetGCS Ballpark5,340 / 7,500 (71%)$360,450July 4, 2009South BendCoveleski Stadium7,590 / 8,000 (95%)$512,235July 5, 2009RothburyDouble JJ Resort —July 8, 2009LouisvilleLouisville Slugger Field6,225 / 7,500 (83%)$420,188July 10, 2009DaytonFifth Third Field7,883 / 7,883 (100%)$532,103July 11, 2009EastlakeClassic Park7,010 / 8,000 (88%)$473,175July 13, 2009WashingtonConsol Energy Park5,600 / 7,000 (80%)$378,000July 14, 2009AllentownCoca-Cola Park10,000 / 10,000 (100%)$675,000July 15, 2009New BritainNew Britain Stadium6,753 / 7,500 (90%)$455,828July 17, 2009Essex JunctionThe Champlain Valley ExpoJuly 18, 2009BethelBethel Woods Center for the Arts14,084 / 17,357 (81%)$707,560July 19, 2009SyracuseAlliance Bank Stadium6,651 / 7,500 (100%)$448,943July 21, 2009PawtucketMcCoy Stadium7,642 / 10,000 (76%)$515,835July 23, 2009LakewoodFirstEnergy Park8,456 / 8,456 (100%)$570,780July 24, 2009AberdeenRipken Stadium6,994 / 8,000 (87%)$472,095July 25, 2009NorfolkHarbor Park4,836 / 7,500 (64%)$326,430July 27, 2009DurhamDurham Bulls Athletic Park8,086 / 8,086 (100%)$545,805July 28, 2009SimpsonvilleHeritage Park AmphitheaterJuly 30, 2009AlpharettaVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreJuly 31, 2009Orange BeachThe Amphitheater at the WharfAugust 2, 2009The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion10,955 / 16,027 (68%)$567,883August 4, 2009Round RockDell Diamond8,825 / 8,825 (100%)$595,688August 5, 2009Corpus ChristiWhataburger Field5,082 / 6,000 (85%)$342,035August 7, 2009Grand PrairieQuikTrip Park4,724 / 7,500 (63%)$318,870August 8, 2009LubbockJones AT&T StadiumAugust 9, 2009AlbuquerqueJournal Pavilion8,156 / 15,000 (54%)$316,134August 12, 2009Lake ElsinoreLake Elsinore Diamond5,500 / 7,000 (79%)$371,250August 14, 2009FresnoChukchansi Park5,676 / 6,500 (87%)$383,130August 15, 2009StocktonBanner Island Ballpark7,536 / 7,536 (100%)$508,608August 16, 2009StatelineHarveys Outdoor ArenaNorth AmericaOctober 4, 2009SeattleUnited StatesMoore TheatreOctober 5, 2009WaMu TheaterOctober 7, 2009PortlandMemorial ColiseumOctober 8, 2009EugeneMcArthur CourtOctober 10, 2009BerkeleyGreek TheatreOctober 11, 2009October 13, 2009Los AngelesHollywood Palladium9,705 / 11,548 (84%)$506,153October 14, 2009October 15, 2009October 17, 2009PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumOctober 18, 2009ParadiseThe JointOctober 19, 2009Salt Lake CitySaltairOctober 21, 2009DenverMagness ArenaOctober 23, 2009SalinaBicentennial CenterOctober 24, 2009TulsaBrady TheaterOctober 25, 2009SpringfieldShrine MosqueOctober 27, 2009RockfordRockford MetrocentreOctober 29, 2009ChicagoAragon Ballroom9,451 / 10,500 (90%)$473,529October 30, 2009October 31, 2009November 2, 2009BloomingtonIU Auditorium2,949 / 2,949 (100%)$165,435November 3, 2009ColumbusLifestyle Communities Pavilion1,892 / 2,000 (95%)$89,870November 5, 2009CantonCanton Memorial Civic Center3,956 / 4,693 (84%)$189,887November 6, 2009DetroitFox TheatreNovember 7, 2009KitchenerCanadaKitchener Memorial Auditorium5,633 / 5,633 (100%)$333,564November 9, 2009PhiladelphiaUnited StatesLiacouras CenterNovember 11, 2009FairfaxPatriot Center3,785 / 8,000 (47%)$179,788November 13, 2009BostonWang Theatre7,629 / 10,344 (74%)$532,433November 14, 2009November 15, 2009November 17, 2009New York CityUnited Palace Theater9,621 / 9,960 (97%)$908,242November 18, 2009November 19, 2009Total306,362 / 357,719 (86%)$20,413,738

Cancellations and rescheduled shows July 29, 2009Sevierville, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkCancelled before official announcement.August 11, 2009Phoenix, ArizonaCamelback RanchCancelled due to extreme weather conditions.August 12, 2009Las VegasCashman FieldRescheduled to August 16, 2009 and moved to Harveys Outdoor Arena in Stateline.

Notes

Set lists

First leg (Europe) This set list is representative of the performance on April 25, 2009 in London, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

"Maggie's Farm" "The Times They Are a-Changin'" "Things Have Changed" "Chimes of Freedom" "Rollin' and Tumblin'" "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" "'Til I Fell in Love with You" "Workingman's Blues #2" "Highway 61 Revisited" "Ballad of Hollis Brown" "Po' Boy" "Honest With Me" "When the Deal Goes Down" "Thunder on the Mountain" "Like a Rolling Stone" Encore "All Along the Watchtower" "Spirit on the Water" "Blowin' in the Wind"

Second leg (North America) This set list is representative of the performance on August 4, 2009 in Round Rock, Texas. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

"Rainy Day Women ♯12 & 35" "This Wheel's on Fire" "The Levee's Gonna Break" "Spirit on the Water" "Honest With Me" "Forgetful Heart" "Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum" "I Feel a Change Comin' On" "Highway 61 Revisited" "Ain't Talkin'" "Thunder on the Mountain" Encore "Like a Rolling Stone" "Jolene" "All Along the Watchtower"

Third leg (North America) This set list is representative of the performance on October 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

"Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" "The Man in Me" "High Water (For Charley Patton)" "Sugar Baby" "Rollin' And Tumblin'" "Every Grain of Sand" "Cold Irons Bound "Spirit on the Water" "Honest With Me" "Po' Boy" "Highway 61 Revisited" "Nettie Moore" "Thunder on the Mountain" "Ballad of a Thin Man" Encore "Like a Rolling Stone" "Jolene" "All Along the Watchtower"

References

External links

BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists Bjorner's Still on the Road  – Information on recording sessions and performances