Never Ending Tour 2015

Never Ending Tour 2015

Tour by Bob Dylan
Location	North America Europe
Start date	April 10, 2015
End date	November 22, 2015
Legs	3
No. of shows	28 in North America 59 in Europe 87 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology
Never Ending Tour 2014 (2014) Never Ending Tour 2015 (2015) Never Ending Tour 2016 (2016)

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Background

The first leg of the tour, taking place solely in North America, was announced on February 12, 2015, with several dates in Memphis, Tulsa, Kansas City and St. Louis being announced in the following days and weeks. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Dylan planned an extensive tour of Europe split between the summer and fall. During the summer Dylan and his band performed mainly at festivals and large arenas. During the fall Dylan and his band performed mainly in theatres and mid-sized arenas, including a five-night residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London. ^[7] His performances at the Royal Albert Hall were awarded a five-star review from the Financial Times ^[8] and his performances at the O₂ Apollo in Manchester were given a four-star rating by the Manchester Evening News . ^[9]

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on October 25, 2015 in London, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Set One "Things Have Changed" "She Belongs to Me" "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" "What'll I Do" "Duquesne Whistle" "Melancholy Mood" "Pay in Blood" "I'm a Fool to Want You" "Tangled Up in Blue"

Set Two "High Water (For Charley Patton)" "Why Try to Change Me Now?" "Early Roman Kings" "The Night We Called It a Day" "Spirit on the Water" "Scarlet Town" "All or Nothing at All" "Long and Wasted Years" "Autumn Leaves"

Encore "Blowin' in the Wind" "Love Sick"

Songs performed

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Blowin' in the Wind A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Another Side of Bob Dylan To Ramona Bringing It All Back Home She Belongs to Me Highway 61 Revisited Ballad of a Thin Man Desolation Row Blonde on Blonde Visions of Johanna John Wesley Harding All Along the Watchtower I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Blood on the Tracks Tangled Up in Blue Simple Twist of Fate Shelter from the Storm The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 Blind Willie McTell Time Out of Mind Love Sick 'Til I Fell in Love with You "Love and Theft" Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum High Water (For Charley Patton) Cry A While Modern Times Spirit on the Water Workingman Blues #2 The Levee's Gonna Break

Together Through Life Beyond Here Lies Nothin' Forgetful Heart Jolene Tempest Duquesne Whistle Soon After Midnight Long and Wasted Years Pay in Blood Scarlet Town Early Roman Kings Shadows in the Night I'm a Fool to Want You The Night We Called It a Day Stay With Me Autumn Leaves Why Try to Change Me Now Full Moon and Empty Arms Where Are You? What'll I Do That Lucky Old Sun Fallen Angels All or Nothing at All Come Rain or Come Shine Melancholy Mood Non-album songs Things Have Changed Waiting for You Non-album cover songs Sad Songs and Waltzes (Willie Nelson)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Box Office
North America
April 10, 2015	Atlantic City	United States	Borgata Events Center	—	—
April 11, 2015	Baltimore		Lyric Opera House	—	—
April 12, 2015	Richmond		Altria Theater	2,907 / 2,907	$226,795
April 14, 2015	Savannah		Johnny Mercer Theater	2,459 / 2,459	$182,949
April 15, 2015	Montgomery		Montgomery Performing Arts Center	1,706 / 1,706	$136,615
April 17, 2015	North Charleston		North Charleston Performing Arts Center	1,677 / 1,821	$140,402
April 18, 2015	St. Augustine		St. Augustine Amphitheatre	3,896 / 3,896	$239,652
April 19, 2015	Orlando		Walt Disney Theater	—	—
April 21, 2015	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall	2,146 / 2,146	$199,367
April 22, 2015	Fort Lauderdale		Au-Rene Theater	2,628 / 2,628	$222,756
April 24, 2015	Atlanta		Fox Theatre	4,042 / 4,577	$351,107
April 25, 2015	Durham		Durham Performing Arts Center	2,690 / 2,712	$209,281
April 26, 2015	Greenville		Peace Center	—	—
April 27, 2015	Nashville		Andrew Jackson Hall	2,240 / 2,358	$202,100
April 29, 2015	New Orleans		Saenger Theatre	2,591 / 2,591	$210,056
April 30, 2015	Memphis		Orpheum Theatre	2,355 / 2,355	$184,815
May 2, 2015	Thackerville		WinStar World Casino	—	—
May 3, 2015	Oklahoma City		Civic Center Music Hall	—	—
May 5, 2015	Houston		Bayou Music Center	—	—
May 6, 2015	Austin		Bass Concert Hall	—	—
May 7, 2015	San Antonio		Majestic Theatre	2,249 / 2,249	$170,126
May 9, 2015	Tulsa		The Joint	—	—
May 10, 2015	Kansas City		Municipal Auditorium Music Hall	—	—
May 11, 2015	St. Louis		Fox Theatre	—	—
May 13, 2015	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater	2,329 / 2,329	$192,198
May 15, 2015	Detroit		Fox Theatre	—	—
May 16, 2015	Columbus		Ohio Theatre	—	—
May 17, 2015	South Bend		Morris Performing Arts Center	2,032 / 2,513	$159,520
Europe: Summer
June 20, 2015	Mainz	Germany	Zollhafen Mainz	—	—
June 21, 2015	Tübingen		Kreissparkasse Sparkassen Carré	—	—
June 23, 2015	Bamberg		Brose Arena Bamberg	—	—
June 25, 2015	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Arena Stožice	—	—
June 26, 2015	Wiesen	Austria	Ottakringer Arena Wiesen	—	—
June 27, 2015	San Daniele	Italy	Stadio Zanussi San Daniele	— [lower-alpha 1]
June 29, 2015	Rome		Terme di Caracalla	—	—
July 1, 2015	Lucca		Piazza Napoleone Lucca	— [lower-alpha 2]
July 2, 2015	Turin		Pala Alpitour	—	—
July 4, 2015	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Reial de Pedralbes	— [lower-alpha 3]
July 5, 2015	Zaragoza		Pabellón Príncipe Felipe	—	—
July 6, 2015	Madrid		Barclaycard Center	—	—
July 8, 2015	Granada		Palacio Municipal de Deportes	—	—
July 9, 2015	Córdoba		Teatro de la Axerquía	—	—
July 11, 2015	San Sebastián		Donostia Arena 2016	—	—
July 12, 2015	Albi	France	Albi Cathedral	— [lower-alpha 4]
July 13, 2015	Saint Malô		Théâtre de Verdure	— [lower-alpha 5]
July 15, 2015	Locarno	Switzerland	Piazza Grande Locarno	— [lower-alpha 6]
July 16, 2015	Lörrach	Germany	Marktplatz Lörrach	— [lower-alpha 7]
Europe: Fall
October 1, 2015	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Konserthus	—	—
October 2, 2015
October 3, 2015
October 5, 2015	Stockholm	Sweden	Waterfront Auditorium	—	—
October 6, 2015
October 8, 2015	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falkonersalen	—	—
October 9, 2015
October 10, 2015	Malmö	Sweden	Malmö Live	—	—
October 12, 2015	Leipzig	Germany	Gewandhaus	—	—
October 13, 2015	Berlin		Tempodrom	—	—
October 14, 2015
October 15, 2015	Braunschweig		Volkswagen Halle	—	—
October 17, 2015	Saarbrücken		Saarlandhalle	—	—
October 18, 2015	Paris	France	Palais des Sports	—	—
October 19, 2015
October 21, 2015	London	England	Royal Albert Hall	—	—
October 22, 2015
October 23, 2015
October 24, 2015
October 25, 2015
October 27, 2015	Manchester		O2 Apollo Manchester	—	—
October 28, 2015
October 29, 2015	Cardiff	Wales	Motorpoint Arena Cardiff	4,728 / 4,820	$434,678
October 30, 2015	Southampton	England	Southampton Guildhall	—	—
November 1, 2015	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National	7,514 / 8,400	$550,417
November 2, 2015	Eindhoven	Netherlands	Muziekgebouw Frits Philips	—	—
November 5, 2015	Amsterdam		Carré Theatre	—	—
November 6, 2015
November 7, 2015
November 9, 2015	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle	—	—
November 10, 2015	Düsseldorf		Mitsubishi Electric Halle	—	—
November 11, 2015	Regensburg		Donau Arena	—	—
November 13, 2015	Basel	Switzerland	Musical Theater Basel	—	—
November 14, 2015
November 15, 2015	Bregenz	Austria	Festspielhaus Bregenz	—	—
November 16, 2015
November 18, 2015	Bologna	Italy	Teatro Auditorium Manzoni	—	—
November 19, 2015
November 21, 2015	Milan		Teatro degli Arcimboldi	—	—
November 22, 2015
Total				50,189 / 52,467 (96%)	$4,012,834

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

November 3, 2015	Rouen	Zénith de Rouen	Cancelled due to unforeseen logistical issues. [10]

Notes

1. The June 27, 2015 concert in San Daniele del Friuli is a part of Aria di Festa.
2. The July 1, 2015 concert in Lucca is a part of Lucca Summer Festival.
3. The July 4, 2015 concert in Barcelona is a part of Festival Jardins de Pedralbes.
4. The July 12, 2015 concert in Albi is a part of Festival Pause Guitare.
5. The July 13, 2015 concert in Saint Malô is a part of Festival de Poupet.
6. The July 15, 2015 concert in Locarno is a part of Moon and Stars Festival.
7. The July 16, 2015 concert in Lörrach is a part of Stimmen-Festival.

References

1. "Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour". The Guardian. June 12, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
2. "The Evolution of Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tour Begins". Rolling Stone Magazine. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
3. "Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
4. "Bob Dylan Announces Spring 2015 U.S. Tour". Ultimate Classic Rock. February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
5. "Bob Dylan announces US tour dates". Consequence of Sound. February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
6. "Bob Dylan coming to Kansas City in May". The Kansas City Star. February 25, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
7. "The legendary Bob Dylan announces run of 2015 Royal Albert Hall dates". Royal Albert Hall. April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
8. "Bob Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall: 'back in the groove'". Financial Times. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
9. "Review: Bob Dylan at O2 Apollo, Manchester". Manchester Evening News. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
10. "Bob Dylan annule son concert à Rouen pour des problèmes logistiques". Normandie. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

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