Never Ending Tour 2002

Never Ending Tour 2002
Tour by Bob Dylan
Start date	January 31, 2002
End date	November 22, 2002
Legs	3
No. of shows	78 in North America; 29 in Europe; 107 in Total
Bob Dylan concert chronology
	Never Ending Tour 2001 ; (2001); Never Ending Tour 2002; (2002); Never Ending Tour 2003 ; (2003);

Last updated June 23, 2024

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

Tour

The Never Ending Tour 2002 started in Florida, where Dylan had not performed since September 1999.^[3] The tour continued through the southern United States.^[4]

The tour then moved on to Europe where Dylan played twenty seven cities in twelve countries including nine concerts in Germany and seven in England.^[5]

After performing Europe Dylan returned to North America performing in Canada and the United States. During this leg of the tour Dylan returned to the Newport Folk Festival. This was the first time he performed at the festival since the controversial performance there in July 1965.^[6]^[7]

After completing his US summer tour, Dylan performed a round tour of the United States starting in Seattle, Washington, on October 4 and coming to an end in Fairfax, Virginia, on November 22. It was after this last performance that Charlie Sexton left Bob Dylan's band. He returned to Dylan's band line-up in Summer 2009.^[8]^[9]

Tour dates

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Date	City	Country	Venue
North America (First Leg)^[11]
January 31, 2002	Orlando	United States	TD Waterhouse Centre
February 1, 2002	Sunrise		National Car Rental Center
February 2, 2002	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
February 5, 2002	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
February 6, 2002	North Charleston		North Charleston Coliseum
February 8, 2002	Winston-Salem		Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 9, 2002	Atlanta		Philips Arena
February 10, 2002	Charlotte		Cricket Arena
February 11, 2002	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center
February 13, 2002	Greenville		BI-LO Center
February 15, 2002	Augusta		James Brown Arena
February 16, 2002	Birmingham		Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
February 17, 2002	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
February 18, 2002	Tupelo		BancorpSouth Center
February 20, 2002^[A]	Houston		Reliant Astrodome
February 22, 2002	Dallas		Reunion Arena
February 23, 2002	Bossier City		CenturyTel Center
February 24, 2002	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
Europe^[12]
April 5, 2002	Stockholm	Sweden	Globe Arena
April 7, 2002	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
April 8, 2002	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
April 9, 2002	Hamburg	Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
April 11, 2002	Berlin		Treptow Arena
April 12, 2002	Leipzig		Gewandhaus
April 13, 2002	Hanover		TUI Arena
April 15, 2002	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
April 16, 2002	Stuttgart		Schleyerhalle
April 17, 2002	Munich		Olympiahalle
April 19, 2002	Ravenna	Italy	Palazzo Mauro de André
April 20, 2002	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
April 21, 2002	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
April 23, 2002	Innsbruck	Austria	Messehalle
April 24, 2002	Nuremberg	Germany	Frankenhalle
April 25, 2002	Strasbourg	France	Rhénus Sport
April 27, 2002	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena
April 28, 2002	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
April 29, 2002	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
April 30, 2002	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
May 2, 2002	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
May 4, 2002	Brighton	England	Brighton Centre
May 5, 2002	Bournemouth	England	Bournemouth International Centre
May 6, 2002	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
May 8, 2002	Newcastle	England	Metro Radio Arena
May 9, 2002	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
May 10, 2002	Birmingham		NEC LG Arena
May 11, 2002	London		London Arena
May 12, 2002	London		London Arena
North America (Second Leg)^[13]
August 2, 2002	Worcester	United States	Worcester Palladium
August 3, 2002^[B]	Newport		Fort Adams State Park
August 4, 2002	Augusta		Augusta Civic Center
August 6, 2002	Halifax	Canada	Halifax Metro Centre
August 8, 2002	Moncton		Moncton Coliseum
August 9, 2002	Saint John		Harbour Station
August 10, 2002	Quebec City		L'Agora du Vieux Port
August 12, 2002	Montreal		Molson Centre
August 13, 2002	Ottawa		Corel Centre
August 15, 2002	Hamburg	United States	Grand Stand
August 16, 2002	Toronto	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
August 18, 2002^[C]	Baltimore	United States	Pimlico Race Course
August 19, 2002^[D]	Southampton		Southampton College
August 21, 2002	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
August 22, 2002	Sioux Falls		Sioux Falls Stadium
August 23, 2002	Fargo		Newman Outdoor Field
August 24, 2002	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
August 26, 2002	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
August 27, 2002	Edmonton		Skyreach Centre
August 28, 2002	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
August 30, 2002	Park City	United States	Deer Valley Outdoor Amphitheatre
August 31, 2002	Grand Junction		Mesa County Fairgrounds
September 1, 2002^[E]	Aspen		Buttermilk Mountain
North America (Third Leg)^[14]
October 4, 2002	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
October 5, 2002	Eugene		McArthur Court
October 7, 2002	Red Bluff		Pauline Davis Pavilion
October 8, 2002	Sacramento		Sacramento Convention Center Complex
October 9, 2002	Sacramento		Sacramento Convention Center Complex
October 11, 2002	Berkeley		Hearst Greek Theatre
October 12, 2002	Berkeley		Hearst Greek Theatre
October 13, 2002^[F]	Stateline		Harrah's Lake Tahoe
October 15, 2002	Los Angeles		Wiltern Theatre
October 16, 2002
October 17, 2002
October 19, 2002	San Diego		San Diego State University
October 20, 2002	Paradise		The Joint
October 21, 2002^[G]	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 23, 2002	Tucson		Valencia Tori Amphitheater
October 25, 2002	Bernalillo		Santa Ana Events Center
October 26, 2002	Denver		Pepsi Center
October 28, 2002	Kansas City		Uptown Theatre
October 29, 2002	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
October 30, 2002	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
November 1, 2002	Rosemont		Allstate Arena
November 2, 2002	Trotwood		Hara Arena
November 3, 2002	Kent		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
November 5, 2002^[F]	Indianapolis		Murat Theater
November 7, 2002	Ann Arbor		Crisler Arena
November 8, 2002	Pittsburgh		AJ Palumbo Center
November 9, 2002	Elmira		First Arena
November 11, 2002	New York City		Madison Square Garden
November 13, 2002	New York City		Madison Square Garden
November 15, 2002	Philadelphia		First Union Center
November 16, 2002	Boston		FleetCenter
November 17, 2002	Hartford		XL Center
November 20, 2002	Kingston		Ryan Center
November 21, 2002	Wilkes-Barre		First Union Arena
November 22, 2002	Fairfax		Patriot Center

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo".

^B This concert was a part of "Newport Folk Festival".

^C This concert was a part of "Harley-Davidson, 100th Anniversary".

^D This concert was a part of "All For The Sea Annual Benefit Concert".

^E This concert was a part of "Janus Jazz Festival".

^F Dylan performed two shows that evening.

^G This concert was a part of "Arizona State Fair".

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
The Palladium	Dallas, Texas	2,200 / 2,200 (100%)	$77,000
Uptown Theater	Kansas City, Missouri	2,200 / 2,200 (100%)	$99,000
Murat Shrine	Indianapolis, Indiana	3,798 / 4,000 (95%)	$123,435
Palumbo Center	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	4,406 / 4,406 (100%)	$154,210
TOTAL		12,604 / 12,806 (98%)	$453,645

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The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's ongoing touring schedule which began on June 7, 1988. During the course of the tour, musicians have come and gone as the band has continued to evolve. The tour amassed a huge fan base with some fans traveling from around the world to attend as many Dylan shows as possible.