The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.
Information The Never Ending Tour 1997 started in Japan in February. The tour was made up of eleven dates including three in Tokyo and two in Osaka.
Dylan travelled to North America to perform six concerts in Canada and nineteen concerts in the United States in the spring, including a performance at the Memphis In May festival on May 2. The tour ended in Huntsville, Alabama the following day.
The tour was interrupted in 1997 when Dylan was forced to cancel dates after suffering a serious medical issue in May. Columbia Records announced he was being hospitalized for a potentially fatal chest infection, histoplasmosis. Dylan continued to tour the United States throughout August.
In early October Dylan and the band travelled to the United Kingdom to perform three concerts in England and one in Wales. These were the only performances in Europe in 1997.
Dylan then returned to the United States to perform more concerts. The tour started in Starkville, Mississippi and came to an end in San Jose, California. Shortly after completing this tour, Dylan set out on tour again, this time performing in small club venues.
Shows DateCityCountryVenueAsiaFebruary 9, 1997TokyoJapanTokyo International ForumFebruary 10, 1997February 11, 1997February 13, 1997KurashikiKurashiki Shimin HakataFebruary 14, 1997FukuokaFukuoka SunpalaceFebruary 16, 1997NagoyaNagoya Congress CenterFebruary 17, 1997OsakaFestival HallFebruary 18, 1997February 20, 1997SendaiSendai Sun PlazaFebruary 22, 1997AkitaAkita Prefectural HallFebruary 24, 1997SapporoKōsei Nenkin KaikanNorth AmericaMarch 31, 1997St. John'sCanadaSt. Johns Memorial StadiumApril 1, 1997April 5, 1997MonctonMoncton ColiseumApril 6, 1997HalifaxHalifax Metro CentreApril 7, 1997FrederictonAitken CentreApril 8, 1997Saint JohnHarbour StationApril 9, 1997BangorUnited StatesBangor AuditoriumApril 10, 1997PortlandSullivan GymApril 11, 1997DurhamWhittemore CenterApril 12, 1997WalthamCharles A. Dana CenterApril 13, 1997WayneRecreation CenterApril 15, 1997NorthamptonJohn M. Greene HallApril 17, 1997ProvidenceMeehan AuditoriumApril 18, 1997GuilderlandRecreation and Convocation CenterApril 19, 1997West HartfordSports Center, University of HartfordApril 20, 1997West Long BranchWilliam T. Boylan GymnasiumApril 22, 1997Indiana, PAFisher Auditorium, Indiana University of Pennsylvania April 24, 1997UticaStanley Performing Arts CenterApril 25, 1997St. BonaventureReilly CenterApril 27, 1997BoalsburgTussey Mountain AmphitheatreApril 28, 1997WheelingCapitol Music HallApril 29, 1997MuncieEmens AuditoriumMay 1, 1997EvansvilleVanderburgh AuditoriumMay 2, 1997MemphisTom Lee ParkMay 3, 1997HuntsvilleVon Braun CenterAugust 3, 1997LincolnLoon MountainAugust 4, 1997LenoxMusic ShedAugust 5, 1997MontrealCanadaDu Maurier StadiumAugust 7, 1997TorontoMolson AmphitheatreAugust 8, 1997CorfuUnited StatesDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterAugust 9, 1997BurgettstownCoca-Cola Star Lake AmphitheatreAugust 10, 1997ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreAugust 12, 1997ScrantonMontage Performing Arts CenterAugust 13, 1997HersheyStar PavilionAugust 15, 1997Holmdel TownshipPNC Bank Arts CenterAugust 16, 1997MansfieldMansfield Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 17, 1997WantaghJones Beach AmphitheaterAugust 18, 1997WallingfordOakdale TheatreAugust 20, 1997PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing ArtsAugust 22, 1997Virginia BeachGTE AmphitheaterAugust 23, 1997ViennaWolf Trap Park for the Performing ArtsAugust 24, 1997August 26, 1997Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterAugust 27, 1997NoblesvilleDeer Creek Music CenterAugust 28, 1997Tinley ParkWorld AmphitheaterAugust 29, 1997Saint PaulMidway StadiumAugust 31, 1997Kansas CityLiberty Memorial ParkEuropeOctober 1, 1997BournemouthEnglandBournemouth International CentreOctober 2, 1997October 3, 1997CardiffWalesCardiff International ArenaOctober 5, 1997LondonEnglandWembley ArenaNorth AmericaOctober 24, 1997StarkvilleUnited StatesHumphrey ColiseumOctober 25, 1997JacksonThalía Mara HallOctober 26, 1997MobileMobile Civic CenterOctober 28, 1997AthensClassic CenterOctober 29, 1997October 30, 1997ColumbusColumbus Civic CenterOctober 31, 1997TuscaloosaColeman ColiseumNovember 1, 1997AshevilleThomas Wolfe AuditoriumNovember 2, 1997ColumbiaTownship AuditoriumNovember 4, 1997KnoxvilleJames White Civic ColiseumNovember 5, 1997HuntingtonHuntington Civic CenterNovember 7, 1997ColumbusColumbus Veterans Memorial AuditoriumNovember 8, 1997DaytonHara ArenaNovember 9, 1997BloomingtonIndiana University AuditoriumNovember 11, 1997LisleRice Athletic CenterNovember 12, 1997MilwaukeeEagles BallroomDecember 1, 1997AtlantaRoxy TheatreDecember 2, 1997December 4, 1997Washington, D.C.9:30 ClubDecember 5, 1997December 8, 1997New York CityIrving PlazaDecember 9, 1997BostonAvalon BallroomDecember 10, 1997PhiladelphiaTrocadero TheatreDecember 11, 1997December 13, 1997ChicagoMetro ChicagoDecember 14, 1997December 16, 1997Los AngelesEl Rey TheatreDecember 17, 1997December 18, 1997December 19, 1997December 20, 1997
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances This concert was a part of "Memphis in May". This concert was a part of "Spirit Fest".
Cancellations and rescheduled shows June 1, 1997Cork, IrelandMillstreet Co.The Great Irish Famine EventCancelled June 3, 1997Glasgow, ScotlandSE&CC Hall 4ConcertCancelled June 4, 1997Newcastle, EnglandNewcastle ArenaConcertCancelled June 6, 1997Manchester, EnglandNYNEX ArenaConcertCancelled June 7, 1997London, EnglandFinsbury ParkFleadh '97Cancelled June 8, 1997Birmingham, EnglandNEC LG ArenaConcertCancelled June 9, 1997Sheffield, EnglandSheffield ArenaConcertCancelled June 13, 1997Locarno, SwitzerlandPiazza GrandeRock Gegen Hass FestivalCancelled June 14, 1997Sion, SwitzerlandStade TourbillonRock Gegen Hass FestivalCancelled June 15, 1997Zurich, SwitzerlandPlatzspitzRock Gegen Hass FestivalCancelled June 18, 1997Burgenland, AustriaWiesenRock Legends In WiesenCancelled
References
External links
BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances