The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.
Background The Never Ending Tour 2001 started in Japan, where Dylan had not performed since 1997. Dylan then toured Australia where he had not played since 1998.
After finishing his Australasian tour Dylan started to tour the United States performing fourteen shows throughout late April and early May. Shortly after completing the spring tour Dylan recorded his 31st studio album Love and Theft.
Dylan toured Europe in late June and throughout July performing at several music festivals including Roskilde Festival in Denmark.
Dylan returned to North America to perform concerts in August including several concerts at State Fairs. The United States Summer Tour came to an end on August 25 in Lancaster, California. Dylan returned to touring on October 5 in Spokane, Washington and ended in Boston on November 24. This was Dylan's 23rd performance in Boston.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueAsiaFebruary 25, 2001OmiyaJapanSonic City Main HallFebruary 27, 2001SendaiSun PlazaFebruary 28, 2001AkitaAkita Prefectural HallMarch 2, 2001YokohamaPacifico YokohamaMarch 3, 2001TokyoTokyo International ForumMarch 4, 2001March 6, 2001OsakaKosei-Nenkin HallMarch 7, 2001March 9, 2001FukuokaSun PalaceMarch 10, 2001HiroshimaKosei-Nenkin HallMarch 12, 2001NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly HallMarch 13, 2001HamamatsuAct City HamamatsuMarch 13, 2001TokyoNippon BudokanAustraliaMarch 18, 2001PerthAustraliaPerth Entertainment CentreMarch 20, 2001AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment CentreMarch 21, 2001MelbourneRod Laver ArenaMarch 23, 2001TamworthTamworth Regional Entertainment CentreMarch 24, 2001NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment CentreMarch 25, 2001SydneyCentennial ParkMarch 28, 2001CairnsCairns Convention CentreMarch 30, 2001BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment CentreMarch 31, 2001BallinaKingsford Smith ParkNorth America (First Leg)April 18, 2001BoulderUnited StatesCoors Events CenterApril 20, 2001KearneyViaero Event CenterApril 21, 2001TopekaLandon ArenaApril 23, 2001LincolnPershing AuditoriumApril 24, 2001ColumbiaHearnes CenterApril 25, 2001Cape GirardeauShow Me CenterApril 27, 2001KnoxvilleChilhowee ParkApril 28, 2001CharlotteBudweiser WEND/WRFX StageApril 29, 2001BlacksburgBurruss AuditoriumMay 1, 2001AshevilleAsheville Civic CenterMay 2, 2001DaltonTrade & Convention CenterMay 4, 2001AtlantaJose Cuervo 96 Rock StageMay 5, 2001NashvilleRiverfront ParkMay 6, 2001MemphisAutoZone StageEuropeJune 24, 2001TrondheimNorwaySentrum/TorgetJune 26, 2001BergenNygårdsparkenJune 28, 2001LangesundKorshavnJune 29, 2001GothenburgSwedenTrädgårdsföreningenJune 30, 2001RoskildeDenmarkDyrskuepladsenJuly 1, 2001HelsingborgSwedenSofiero CastleJuly 3, 2001BorgholmBorgholm CastleJuly 5, 2001BraunschweigGermanyStadthalleJuly 7, 2001Schwäbisch GmündUniversitätsparkJuly 8, 2001MontreuxSwitzerlandStravinsky HallJuly 10, 2001BresciaItalyPiazza del DuomoJuly 12, 2001LiverpoolEnglandKing's DockJuly 13, 2001StirlingScotlandStirling CastleJuly 15, 2001KilkennyIrelandNowlan ParkJuly 17, 2001LoerrachGermanyRötteln CastleJuly 18, 2001Bad ReichenhallAlte SalineJuly 20, 2001La SpeziaItalyStadio Alberto PiccoJuly 22, 2001PescaraTeatro D'AnnunzioJuly 24, 2001AnzioStadio ComunaleJuly 25, 2001PerugiaParco Arena D. San GiulianaJuly 26, 2001NaplesArena FlegreaJuly 28, 2001TaorminaTeatro GrecoNorth America (Second Leg)August 10, 2001Des MoinesUnited StatesIowa State Fair GrandstandAugust 11, 2001SedaliaMissouri State FairgroundsAugust 12, 2001SpringfieldIllinois State FairgroundsAugust 14, 2001Little RockRiverfest AmphitheaterAugust 15, 2001Oklahoma CityZoo AmphitheaterAugust 16, 2001WichitaCentury II Convention HallAugust 18, 2001PuebloColorado State Fair Events CenterAugust 19, 2001VailGerald Ford AmphitheaterAugust 20, 2001TellurideTown ParkAugust 21, 2001August 23, 2001Sun City WestSundome for the Performing ArtsAugust 24, 2001ParadiseThe JointAugust 25, 2001LancasterApollo ParkNorth America (Third Leg)October 5, 2001SpokaneUnited StatesVeterans Memorial ArenaOctober 6, 2001SeattleKeyArenaOctober 7, 2001CorvallisGill ColiseumOctober 9, 2001MedfordCompton ArenaOctober 10, 2001SacramentoSacramento Convention Center ComplexOctober 12, 2001San JoseHP Pavilion at San JoseOctober 13, 2001San FranciscoBill Graham Civic AuditoriumOctober 14, 2001Santa BarbaraUC Santa Barbara Events CenterOctober 17, 2001San DiegoRIMAC ArenaOctober 19, 2001Los AngelesStaples CenterOctober 21, 2001DenverDenver ColiseumOctober 23, 2001Sioux CityOrpheum TheatreOctober 24, 2001La CrosseLa Crosse CenterOctober 25, 2001Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterOctober 27, 2001ChicagoUnited CenterOctober 28, 2001MilwaukeeU.S. Cellular ArenaOctober 30, 2001AshwaubenonBrown County Veterans Memorial ArenaOctober 31, 2001MadisonKohl CenterNovember 2, 2001Terre HauteHulman CenterNovember 3, 2001NashvilleMunicipal AuditoriumNovember 4, 2001CincinnatiCintas CenterNovember 6, 2001Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaNovember 8, 2001TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreNovember 9, 2001DetroitUnited StatesCobo ArenaNovember 10, 2001ColumbusNationwide ArenaNovember 11, 2001University ParkBryce Jordan CenterNovember 13, 2001SyracuseOnondaga County War MemorialNovember 14, 2001MorgantownWVU ColiseumNovember 15, 2001Washington, D.C.MCI CenterNovember 17, 2001PhiladelphiaFirst Union SpectrumNovember 19, 2001New York CityMadison Square GardenNovember 20, 2001UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaNovember 21, 2001ManchesterVerizon Wireless ArenaNovember 23, 2001PortlandCumberland County Civic CenterNovember 24, 2001BostonTD Garden
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows July 6, 2001Steinbach-Hallenberg, GermanyNaturtheaterCancelled July 19, 2001Udine, ItalyPrimo Maggio SquareCancelled
Box office score data VenueCityTickets Sold / Available Gross RevenueSonic HallOmiya, Japan2,505 / 2,505 (100%)$204,158Tri-City ArenaKearney, Nebraska5,000 / 5,000 (100%)$147,500Burruss AuditoriumBlacksburg, Virginia2,800 / 2,800 (100%)$84,000NygaardsparkenBergen, Norway6,000 / 6,000 (100%)$433,068KrogshavnLangesund, Norway4,500 / 4,500 (100%)$317,073Borgholms SlottBorgholm, Sweden4,500 / 4,500 (100%)$184,500Stravinsky AuditoriumMontreux, Switzerland3,500 / 3,500 (100%)$686,856King DockLiverpool, England4,200 / 4,200 (100%)$216,104CastleStirling, Scotland7,000 / 7,000 (100%)$404,504Century II Convention HallWichita, Kansas5,244 / 5,700 (92%)$167,808Gerald Ford AmphitheaterVail, Colorado2,715 / 2,715 (100%)$128,963RIMAC ArenaLa Jolla, California4,741 / 5,500 (86%)$168,306Cumberland County Civic CenterPortland, Maine8,726 / 9,500 (92%)$257,417TOTAL61,431 / 63,420 (97%)$3,400,257
References
External links
BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances