Never Ending Tour 2008

Never Ending Tour 2008

Tour by Bob Dylan
Dylan performing on tour in 2008
Start date	February 2, 2008
End date	November 21, 2008
Legs	5
No. of shows	59 in North America 30 in Europe 8 in South America 97 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology
Never Ending Tour 2007 (2007) Never Ending Tour 2008 (2008) Never Ending Tour 2009 (2009)

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

Information

The tour began with three shows at the House of Blues in Dallas ^{[3] [4]} before performing in Latin America and South America. Dylan performed three shows in Brazil, including one at the HSBC Arena and two shows at Via Funchal in São Paulo. ^{[5] [6]}

After completing the South of the South Tour ^[7] Dylan went on a brief tour to the United States and Canada. ^[8] After touring North America Dylan and the band travelled to Europe to perform 30 shows ^[9] including an appearance at Rock In Rio Lisbon and Optimus Alive!. ^[10]

Dylan then returned to the United States to start a summer tour starting in Philadelphia ^[11] on August 8 and coming to an end on September in Santa Barbara. ^[12] Dylan and the band continued to tour North America throughout the fall of 2008 where the tour finally came to a close on November 21, 2008 at the United Palace Theater in New York City ^[13] after 98 concerts. ^[14]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Box Office
South of the South [15]
February 21, 2008	Dallas	United States	House of Blues	—	—
February 22, 2008
February 23, 2008
February 26, 2008	Mexico City	Mexico	National Auditorium	17,452 / 19,366	$1,155,468 [16]
February 27, 2008
February 29, 2008	Monterrey		Arena Monterrey	—	—
March 2, 2008	Guadalajara		Telmex Auditorium
March 5, 2008	São Paulo	Brazil	Via Funchal	4,937 / 5,000	$1,090,150 [17]
March 6, 2008
March 8, 2008	Rio de Janeiro		HSBC Arena	4,694 / 5,300	$429,366 [18]
March 11, 2008	Santiago	Chile	Arena Santiago	—	—
March 13, 2008	Córdoba	Argentina	Orfeo Superdomo
March 15, 2008	Buenos Aires		José Amalfitani Stadium
March 18, 2008	Rosario		Hipódromo Rosario
March 20, 2008	Punta del Este	Uruguay	Punta del Este Resort y Casino
March 25, 2008 [lower-alpha 1]	Zacatecas	Mexico	Plaza De Armas En Zacatecas
North America [19]
May 16, 2008	Worcester	United States	Worcester Palladium	—	—
May 17, 2008	Lewiston		Androscoggin Bank Colisée
May 19, 2008	Saint John	Canada	Harbour Station
May 20, 2008	Moncton		Moncton Coliseum
May 21, 2008	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre	8,525 / 8,525	$531,237 [20]
May 23, 2008	St. John's		Mile One Centre	6,952 / 10,378	$675,011 [21]
May 24, 2008
Europe [22]
May 26, 2008	Reykjavík	Iceland	Laugardalshöll	—	—
May 28, 2008	Odense	Denmark	Arena Fyn
May 30, 2008	Stavanger	Norway	Viking Stadion
June 1, 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
June 3, 2008	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Ice Palace
June 4, 2008	Tallinn	Estonia	Saku Suurhall
June 5, 2008	Vilnius	Lithuania	Siemens Arena
June 7, 2008	Warsaw	Poland	Klub Stodoła
June 9, 2008	Ostrava	Czech Republic	ČEZ Aréna
June 10, 2008	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
June 11, 2008	Salzburg		Eisarena Salzburg
June 13, 2008 [lower-alpha 2]	Varaždin	Croatia	Stadion Varteks
June 15, 2008	Trento	Italy	Palazzo delle Albere
June 16, 2008 [lower-alpha 3]	Bergamo		Lazaretto
June 18, 2008	Aosta		Parco Castello Baron Gamba
June 19, 2008	Grenoble	France	Palais des Sports
June 20, 2008	Toulouse		Zénith de Toulouse
June 22, 2008	Encamp	Andorra	Campo de Fútbol Municipal d'Encamp
June 23, 2008 [lower-alpha 4]	Zaragoza	Spain	Feria de Zaragoza
June 24, 2008	Pamplona		Pabellón Anaitasuna
June 27, 2008	Vigo		Recinto Ferial de Vigo
June 28, 2008 [lower-alpha 5]	Hoyos del Espino		Finca de Mesegosillo
July 1, 2008	Cuenca		Complejo Deportivo La Fuensanta
July 2, 2008	Alicante		Pabellón Pedro Ferrándiz
July 4, 2008	Lorca		Plaza de Toros de Lorca
July 5, 2008	Jaén		Recinto Ferial de Jaén
July 6, 2008 [lower-alpha 6]	Madrid		Ciudad del Rock
July 8, 2008	Jerez		Estadio Municipal de Chapín
July 10, 2008	Mérida		Plaza de Toros de Mérida
July 11, 2008 [lower-alpha 7]	Oeiras	Portugal	Passeio Marítimo de Algés
North America [23] [24]
August 8, 2008	Philadelphia	United States	Electric Factory	—	—
August 9, 2008 [lower-alpha 8]	Pittsburgh		SouthSide Works
August 10, 2008 [lower-alpha 9]	Baltimore		Pimlico Race Course
August 12, 2008	Brooklyn		Prospect Park Bandshell
August 13, 2008	Asbury Park		Asbury Park Convention Hall
August 15, 2008	Ledyard		MGM Grand at Foxwoods
August 16, 2008	Atlantic City		Borgata Events Center
August 17, 2008 [lower-alpha 10]	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center	10,072 / 25,228	$543,815
August 19, 2008	Hopewell		CMAC Performing Arts Center	4,280 / 14,348	$181,547
August 20, 2008	Hamilton	Canada	Copps Coliseum	—	—
August 22, 2008	Cincinnati	United States	National City Pavilion	3,466 / 4,114	$212,042
August 23, 2008	Elizabeth		Horseshoe Indiana Outdoor Stage	—	—
August 24, 2008	Evansville		Mesker Amphitheatre	4,688 / 6,246	$183,575
August 26, 2008	Little Rock		Riverfest Amphitheatre	—	—
August 27, 2008	Tulsa		Brady Theater
August 28, 2008	Kansas City		Uptown Theatre
August 30, 2008 [lower-alpha 11]	Snowmass Village		Snowmass Town Park
August 31, 2008	Park City		Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
September 1, 2008	Paradise		The Joint
September 3, 2008	Santa Monica		Santa Monica Civic Auditorium	3,460 / 3,460	$240,470
September 4, 2008	Temecula		Pechanga Theatre	—	—
September 6, 2008 [lower-alpha 12]	San Diego		Qualcomm Stadium
September 7, 2008	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
October 23, 2008	Victoria	Canada	Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre	4,090 / 5,243	$230,557
October 24, 2008	Vancouver		General Motors Place	7,077 / 8,814	$355,045
October 25, 2008	Kamloops		Interior Savings Centre	4,620 / 4,620	$252,788
October 27, 2008	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome	6,721 / 8,943	$356,991
October 29, 2008	Edmonton		Rexall Place	8,322 / 9,800	$393,515
October 30, 2008	Lethbridge		ENMAX Centre	3,981 / 5,211	$195,372
November 1, 2008	Regina		Brandt Centre	—	—
November 2, 2008	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
November 4, 2008	Minneapolis	United States	Northrop Auditorium	4,751 / 4,751	$319,996
November 5, 2008	La Crosse		La Crosse Center	3,251 / 5,130	$140,141
November 6, 2008	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater	—	—
November 8, 2008	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
November 9, 2008	Sault Ste. Marie	Canada	Essar Centre
November 11, 2008	London		John Labatt Centre
November 12, 2008	Oshawa		General Motors Centre
November 13, 2008	Sudbury		Sudbury Community Arena
November 15, 2008	Kingston		K-Rock Centre
November 16, 2008	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place
November 18, 2008	Montreal		Bell Centre
November 19, 2008	Oneonta	United States	Alumni Field House at SUNY Oneonta
November 21, 2008	New York City		United Palace

Notes

1. The March 25, 2008 concert in Zacatecas was part of XXII Festival Cultural Zacatecas.
2. The June 13, 2008 concert in Varaždin was part of Radar Festival.
3. The June 16, 2008 concert in Lazaretto was part of Summer Sound Festival.
4. The June 23, 2008 concert in Zaragoza was part of Expo 2008.
5. The June 28, 2008 concert in Hoyos del Espino was part of Músicos en la Naturaleza.
6. The July 6, 2008 concert in Madrid was part of Rock in Rio Madrid.
7. The July 11, 2008 concert in Oeiras was part of Optimus Alive!.
8. The August 9, 2008 concert in Pittsburgh was part of New American Music Union Festival.
9. The August 10, 2008 concert in Baltimore was part of Virgin Festival.
10. The August 17, 2008 concert in Saratoga Springs was part of Saratoga Music Festival.
11. The August 30, 2008 concert in Snowmass Village was part of Jazz Aspen Labor Day Festival.
12. The September 6, 2008 concert in San Diego was part of Concerts on the Green at Qualcomm.

References

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External links

• BobLinks  – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
• Bjorner's Still on the Road  – Information on recording sessions and performances