Never Ending Tour 2013

Never Ending Tour 2013

Tour by Bob Dylan
Location	North America, Europe
Start date	April 5, 2013
End date	November 28, 2013
Legs	3
No. of shows	50 in North America 35 in Europe 85 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology
Never Ending Tour 2012 (2012) Never Ending Tour 2013 (2013) Never Ending Tour 2014 (2014)

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988. The 2013 tour marked the Never Ending Tour's 25th Anniversary. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Background

On December 3, 2012 it was stated in Isis Magazine that Dylan will be touring Asia in the Spring of 2013 with negotiations for venues being finalised. ^[4] It is rumoured that the tour has been moved to the summer of 2013 alongside dates in Australia including an appearance at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay, New South Wales and a concert at the Sydney Opera House. ^[5] However, on February 25, 2013 one concert in California, Pennsylvania was leaked at Ticketmaster. ^[6]

Thirteen dates for the first leg, in North America, were announced at Dylan's official website on February 27, 2013 beginning on April 5 in Buffalo, New York and currently ending in Saint Augustine, Florida on May. More concerts in the South Eastern States were added a week later. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

A summer tour of the US was announced in April 2013 called the Americanarama Festival of Music. The tour comprises 26 shows beginning on June 26 in West Palm Beach, Florida and ending on August 4 in Mountain View, California. ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Dylan's official website announced a European tour taking place between October and November on June 13, 2013. The tour included nine concerts in the UK, three concerts each in Glasgow, Blackpool ^[15] and London. The London concerts took place at the Royal Albert Hall, where Dylan hadn't performed since May 27, 1966. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Reception

The first leg of the tour was met with a very good reception by fans and critics alike. In Akron, Ohio one critic claimed "The performance enthralled the capacity crowd." ^[20] In Ithaca Zachary Zahos said "Seeing him move about, listening to what he's doing and witnessing how he continues to make himself relevant at 71 years young – How's that for inspiration." ^[21] In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania "Bob Dylan didn't utter a single word to the audience; he knew the music would tell them everything they needed to know." ^[22] And in California, Pennsylvania "Bob Dylan played with renewed vigour and the centerpiece was a jangly and textured version of 'Visions of Johanna' that was a slice of heaven." ^[23]

Opening acts

• Dawes: Spring 2013 (except April 27 & 28) ^[24]
• The Wild Feathers: April 27 & 28 2013
• Bob Weir: June 26 – 30
• Wilco: June 26 – August 4
• My Morning Jacket: June 26 – August 4 (except July 27) ^[25]
• Richard Thompson Electric Trio: July 2 – July 15
• Ryan Bingham: July 18 – August 4
• Garth Hudson (with Wilco): July 21 ^[26]
• Beck: July 27

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on November 28, 2013 in London, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

"Things Have Changed" "She Belongs to Me" "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" "What Good Am I?" "Duquesne Whistle" "Waiting for You" "Pay in Blood" "Tangled Up in Blue" "Love Sick"

"High Water (For Charley Patton)" "Simple Twist of Fate" "Early Roman Kings" "Forgetful Heart" "Spirit on the Water" "Scarlet Town" "Soon After Midnight" "Long and Wasted Years"

"All Along the Watchtower" "Blowin' in the Wind"

Songs performed

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Blowin' in the Wind Girl from the North Country A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall Don't Think Twice, It's All Right The Times They Are a-Changin' Boots of Spanish Leather Another Side of Bob Dylan I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) It Ain't Me Babe Bringing It All Back Home She Belongs to Me It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Highway 61 Revisited Ballad of a Thin Man Queen Jane Approximately Highway 61 Revisited Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Desolation Row Blonde on Blonde Rainy Day Women#12 & 35 Visions of Johanna Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine John Wesley Harding All Along the Watchtower Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II Watching the River Flow Blood on the Tracks Tangled Up in Blue Simple Twist of Fate Shot of Love Every Grain of Sand Oh Mercy Man in the Long Black Coat What Good Am I? Shooting Star Under the Red Sky Under the Red Sky

The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 Blind Willie McTell Time Out of Mind Love Sick Make You Feel My Love "Love And Theft" Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum Summer Days High Water (For Charley Patton) Honest With Me Cry A While Modern Times Thunder on the Mountain Spirit on the Water Rollin' and Tumblin' When the Deal Goes Down Workingman's Blues #2 The Levee's Gonna Break Ain't Talkin' Together Through Life Beyond Here Lies Nothin' Forgetful Heart Tempest Duquesne Whistle Soon After Midnight Long Wasted Years Pay in Blood Scarlet Town Early Roman Kings Roll on John Non-Album songs Positively 4th Street Things Have Changed Waiting for You Cover songs 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Originally by Richard Thompson) Let Your Light Shine on Me (trad.) Suzie Baby (Originally by Bobby Vee) The Weight (Originally by The Band) Twelve Gates to the City (trad.)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Box Office
North America [10]
April 5, 2013	Buffalo	United States	SUNY Alumni Arena	—	—
April 6, 2013	Amherst		William D. Mullins Memorial Center	—	—
April 8, 2013	Kingston		Thomas M. Ryan Center	—	—
April 9, 2013	Lowell		Paul E. Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell	—	—
April 10, 2013	Lewiston		Androscoggin Bank Colisée	—	—
April 12, 2013	Newark		Bob Carpenter Center	—	—
April 13, 2013	California		CUP Convocation Center	—	—
April 14, 2013	Ithaca		Barton Hall	—	—
April 16, 2013	Richmond		Landmark Theater	3,461 / 3,478	$170,875
April 18, 2013	Bethlehem		Stabler Arena	—	—
April 19, 2013	Akron		E. J. Thomas Hall	—	—
April 20, 2013	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium	—	—
April 21, 2013	Bowling Green		Stroh Center	—	—
April 23, 2013	St. Louis		Peabody Opera House	—	—
April 24, 2013	Springfield		JQH Arena	—	—
April 25, 2013	Champaign		Champaign Assembly Hall	—	—
April 27, 2013	Murray		CFSB Center	—	—
April 28, 2013	Louisville		The Louisville Palace	2,183 / 2,573	$127,808
April 30, 2013	Asheville		U.S. Cellular Center	—	—
May 1, 2013	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre	2,447 / 2,447	$180,364
May 2, 2013	Raleigh		Red Hat Amphitheater	—	—
May 4, 2013	Charleston		Family Circle Magazine Stadium	4,061 / 6,468	$154,348
May 5, 2013	Saint Augustine		St. Augustine Amphitheatre	—	—
Americanarama Festival of Music [14]
June 26, 2013	West Palm Beach	United States	Cruzan Amphitheatre	—	—
June 27, 2013	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre	—	—
June 29, 2013	Atlanta		Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood	—	—
June 30, 2013	Nashville		The Lawn at Riverfront Park	—	—
July 2, 2013	Memphis		AutoZone Park	—	—
July 3, 2013	Tuscaloosa		Tuscaloosa Amphitheater	3,050 / 7,052	$193,605
July 5, 2013	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center	—	—
July 6, 2013	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center	—	—
July 9, 2013	Duluth		Bayfront Park	5,733 / 8,000	$386,978
July 10, 2013	Saint Paul		Midway Stadium	14,223 / 14,223	$960,053
July 11, 2013	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center	—	—
July 12, 2013	Bridgeview		Toyota Park	11,075 / 13,068	$689,308
July 14, 2013	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre	—	—
July 15, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre	—	—
July 18, 2013	Corfu	United States	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center	—	—
July 19, 2013	Bridgeport		Webster Bank Arena	—	—
July 20, 2013	Mansfield		Comcast Center	—	—
July 21, 2013	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center	—	—
July 23, 2013	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion	—	—
July 24, 2013	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach	—	—
July 26, 2013	Hoboken		Pier A Park	13,553 / 14,530	$990,116
July 27, 2013	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater	—	—
July 28, 2013	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center	—	—
July 31, 2013	Greenwood Village		Comfort Dental Amphitheatre	—	—
August 1, 2013	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheatre	—	—
August 3, 2013	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	—	—
August 4, 2013	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre	—	—
Europe [19]
October 10, 2013	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum	—	—
October 12, 2013	Stockholm	Sweden	Waterfront Congress Centre	—	—
October 13, 2013
October 15, 2013	Copenhagen	Denmark	Falconer Salen	—	—
October 16, 2013
October 18, 2013	Hanover	Germany	Swiss Life Hall	—	—
October 19, 2013	Hamburg		Congress Center Hamburg	—	—
October 20, 2013
October 22, 2013	Düsseldorf		Mitsubishi Electric Halle	—	—
October 24, 2013	Berlin		Tempodrom	—	—
October 25, 2013
October 26, 2013
October 28, 2013	Geneva	Switzerland	SEG Geneva Arena	—	—
October 30, 2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall	—	—
October 31, 2013
November 2, 2013	Milan	Italy	Teatro degli Arcimboldi	—	—
November 3, 2013
November 4, 2013
November 6, 2013	Rome		Atlántico Live	—	—
November 7, 2013
November 8, 2013	Padova		Gran Teatro Geox	—	—
November 10, 2013	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National	6,755 / 8,399	$584,514
November 12, 2013	Paris	France	Le Grand Rex	—	—
November 13, 2013
November 14, 2013
November 16, 2013	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal	—	—
November 18, 2013	Glasgow	Scotland	Clyde Auditorium	—	—
November 19, 2013
November 20, 2013
November 22, 2013	Blackpool	England	Opera House Theatre, Blackpool	—	—
November 23, 2013
November 24, 2013
November 26, 2013	London		Royal Albert Hall	—	—
November 27, 2013
November 28, 2013
TOTAL				66,541 / 80,238 (83%)	$4,437,969

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

July 7, 2013	Columbus, Ohio	Nationwide Arena	Cancelled due to poor ticket sales. [27]
July 11, 2013	Peoria, Illinois	Chiefs Stadium	Moved to Peoria Civic Center. [28]
July 19, 2013	Bridgeport, Connecticut	The Ballpark at Harbor Yard	Moved to Webster Bank Arena. [29]
November 8, 2013	Florence	Teatro Comunale Florence	Moved to Gran Teatro Geox in Padova.

Personnel

• Bob Dylan — Piano, Harmonica, Vocals
• Tony Garnier — Bass guitar
• Stu Kimball — Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
• George G. Receli — Drums, Percussion
• Duke Robillard — Lead guitar (April 5 – June 30)
• Charlie Sexton — Lead guitar (July 2–14, 26 & 27, 31, October 10 – present)
• Colin Linden — Lead guitar (July 15–24, 28, August 1–4)

References

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24. "Video Premiere: Dawes – Stories Don't End: In The Studio". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
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29. "Bob Dylan's 'Americanarama' tour moving to Webster Bank Arena". CT News. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

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