The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988. The tour was held to support Dylan's album Triplicate. The tour started on 1 April, 2017 and ended on November 25, 2017.
Background Six concerts taking place in the United Kingdom, across May 2017 were announced at BobDylan.com on December 8, 2016. The following day a concert at the 3Arena in Dublin was announced for May 11. Further mainland Europe concerts including Stockholm and Antwerp were announced on December 12.
On January 27, 2017, it was announced that Dylan would be performing at the fan-curated Firefly Music Festival, taking place at The Woodlands at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. On March 20, 2017, a further five concerts in the United States were announced, along with eighteen concerts taking place in Canada during the summer of 2017. These concerts include the first ever concert to take place at The Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, New York and Dylan's first concert appearance at Edmonton's new Rogers Place arena.
Set list This set list is representative of the performance on July 25, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Things Have Changed" "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" "Highway 61 Revisited" "Why Try to Change Me Now" "Summer Days" "Make You Feel My Love" "Duquesne Whistle" "Melancholy Mood" "Stormy Weather" "Pay in Blood" "Once Upon a Time" "Tangled Up in Blue" "Early Roman Kings" "Desolation Row" "Soon After Midnight" "That Old Black Magic" "Long and Wasted Years" "Autumn Leaves" Encore "Blowin' in the Wind" "Ballad of a Thin Man"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox OfficeEuropeApril 1, 2017StockholmSwedenWaterfront Congress Centre — —April 2, 2017April 4, 2017OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum — —April 6, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkCopenhagen Opera House — —April 7, 2017April 9, 2017LundSwedenSparbanken Skåne Arena — —April 11, 2017HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena7,022 / 8,150$537,147April 12, 2017LingenEmslandArena — —April 13, 2017DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle — —April 16, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live — —April 17, 2017April 18, 2017April 20, 2017ParisFranceZénith Paris — —April 21, 2017Grande Seine — —April 22, 2017Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal — —April 24, 2017AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena5,146 / 5,580$457,587April 25, 2017FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt — —April 26, 2017HanoverSwiss Life Hall — —April 28, 2017LondonEnglandLondon Palladium — —April 29, 2017April 30, 2017May 3, 2017CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff — —May 4, 2017BournemouthEnglandWindsor Hall — —May 5, 2017NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham — —May 7, 2017GlasgowScotlandSEC Armadillo — —May 8, 2017LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena Liverpool — —May 9, 2017LondonSSE Arena Wembley — —May 11, 2017DublinIreland3Arena — —North America (Summer)June 13, 2017Port ChesterUnited StatesCapitol Theatre — —June 14, 2017June 15, 2017June 17, 2017DoverThe Woodlands of D.I.S. — —June 18, 2017WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre — —June 20, 2017ShelburneThe Green at the Shelburne Museum3,043 / 3,043$228,225June 21, 2017ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts Center — —June 23, 2017KingstonThe Hutton Brickyards — —June 24, 2017June 25, 2017SyracuseLakeview Amphitheater3,054 / 4,724$244,931June 27, 2017KingstonCanadaRogers K-Rock Centre — —June 29, 2017OttawaCanadian Tire Centre — —June 30, 2017MontrealBell Centre7,330 / 7,330$470,060July 2, 2017BarrieBarrie Molson Centre — —July 4, 2017OshawaTribute Communities Centre — —July 5, 2017TorontoAir Canada Centre — —July 6, 2017LondonBudweiser Gardens4,150 / 4,481$257,325July 8, 2017DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena — —July 9, 2017MilwaukeeAmerican Family Insurance Amphitheater — —July 12, 2017WinnipegCanadaBell MTS Place — —July 14, 2017SaskatoonSaskTel Centre — —July 15, 2017Moose JawMosaic Place — —July 16, 2017CalgarySouthern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium — —July 19, 2017EdmontonRogers Place — —July 21, 2017Dawson CreekEnCana Events Centre — —July 22, 2017Prince GeorgeCN Centre — —July 24, 2017KelownaProspera Place — —July 25, 2017VancouverRogers Arena — —North America (Fall)October 13, 2017Valley CenterUnited StatesHarrah's Resort SoCal Events Center2,105 / 2,220$302,885October 14, 2017Las VegasThe Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan — —October 17, 2017Salt Lake CityDelta Performance Hall — —October 18, 2017October 21, 2017Broomfield1stBank Center — —October 23, 2017OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha — —October 24, 2017AmesStephens Auditorium — —October 25, 2017St. PaulXcel Energy Center — —October 27, 2017ChicagoWintrust Arena4,177 / 7,147$371,725October 28, 2017Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena — —October 29, 2017BloomingtonIU Auditorium — —November 1, 2017DetroitFox Theatre — —November 3, 2017AkronE.J. Thomas Hall — —November 5, 2017ColumbusPalace Theatre — —November 6, 2017PittsburghHeinz Hall — —November 8, 2017UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum4,195 / 5,514$255,605November 10, 2017RichmondRichmond Coliseum2,779 / 4,354$206,891November 11, 2017Upper DarbyTower Theater — —November 12, 2017November 14, 2017Washington, D.C.The Anthem4,245 / 4,245$355,690November 16, 2017BostonAgganis Arena — —November 17, 2017AlbanyPalace Theatre — —November 18, 2017BuffaloShea's Performing Arts Center — —November 20, 2017New York CityBeacon Theatre13,806 / 13,806$1,534,236November 21, 2017November 22, 2017November 24, 2017November 25, 2017TOTAL61,052 / 70,594 (86%)$5,222,307
Cancelled shows July 18, 2017Medicine HatCanalta CentreCancelled due to logistical issues.July 27, 2017VictoriaSave-On-Foods Memorial CentreCancelled due to scheduling issues.
Personnel
Bob Dylan — Vocals, Piano Tony Garnier — Bass Guitar, Double Bass Donnie Herron — Pedal Steel, Banjo, Mandolin Stu Kimball – Electric Guitar, Acoustic guitar George Receli – Drums Charlie Sexton — Electric Guitar
Notes
References
External links BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists BobDylan.com – Bob Dylan's Official Website Tour Page Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances