Never Ending Tour 2019

Never Ending Tour 2019

Tour by Bob Dylan
Location	Europe North America
Start date	March 31, 2019
End date	December 8, 2019
Legs	3
No. of shows	38 in Europe 39 in North America 77 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology
Never Ending Tour 2018 (2018) Never Ending Tour 2019 (2019) Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour (2021–24)

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 concert of 2019 was announced on November 27, 2018. Taking place in Hyde Park, London, Dylan and his band appeared alongside Neil Young and Promise of the Real. The event was originally scheduled to be part of the British Summer Time concert series. However Barclaycard's sponsorship of the event was removed at Young's insistence. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Also on November 27, concerts in Finland, Sweden and Norway were confirmed by local news outlets. ^[7]

On April 16 in Vienna Dylan spoke to the audience for the first time in over three years. He aborted "Blowin' in the Wind" before addressing an audience member taking photographs. He stated: "Take pictures or don’t take pictures. We can either play or we can pose. Okay?" ^[8]

The concert on April 19 in Innsbruck was the 3,000th show of the Never Ending Tour. ^[9]

At the concert in Nowlan Park, Ireland, Dylan performed a duet of the song "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" with Neil Young.

A twenty-six date tour of North America was announced on September 9, 2019. These shows were mainly scheduled for College and University venues with Dylan also returning to the Met Philadelphia for the second year running. ^{[10] [11] [12]} On September 23, a ten-date residency was announced for New York City's Beacon Theatre starting on November 23 and coming to an end on December 6, 2019. ^{[13] [14]}

On October 11, the first show of the North American leg of the tour, Dylan introduced two new members of the touring band: drummer Matt Chamberlain, replacing George Receli, and additional guitarist Bob Britt, who had previously played on Time Out of Mind. ^[15] The tour received extremely positive reviews with several critics describing the shows, and Dylan's singing in particular, as his best in years. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on April 4, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Things Have Changed"
2. "It Ain't Me Babe"
3. "Highway 61 Revisited"
4. "Simple Twist of Fate"
5. "Cry A While"
6. "When I Paint My Masterpiece"
7. "Honest with Me"
8. "Tryin' to Get to Heaven"
9. "Scarlet Town"
10. "Make You Feel My Love"
11. "Pay in Blood"
12. "Like a Rolling Stone"
13. "Early Roman Kings"
14. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
15. "Love Sick"
16. "Thunder on the Mountain"
17. "Soon After Midnight"
18. "Gotta Serve Somebody"

Encore

19. "Blowin' in the Wind"
20. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"

Songs performed

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

• "Blowin' in the Wind"
• "Girl from the North Country"
• "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"

The Times They Are a-Changin'

• "Boots of Spanish Leather"

Another Side of Bob Dylan

• "It Ain't Me Babe"

Bringing It All Back Home

• "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"

Highway 61 Revisited

• "Like a Rolling Stone"
• "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"
• "Ballad of a Thin Man"
• "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II

• "When I Paint My Masterpiece"

Blood on the Tracks

• "Simple Twist of Fate"

Slow Train Coming

• "Gotta Serve Somebody"

Shot of Love

• "Lenny Bruce"

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3

• "Dignity"

Time Out of Mind

• "Love Sick"
• "Tryin' to Get to Heaven"
• "Not Dark Yet"
• "Make You Feel My Love"
• "Can't Wait"

"Love and Theft"

• "Honest with Me"
• "Cry A While"

Modern Times

• "Thunder on the Mountain"

Together Through Life

• "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"

Tempest (Bob Dylan album)

• "Soon After Midnight"
• "Long and Wasted Years"
• "Pay in Blood"
• "Scarlet Town"
• "Early Roman Kings"

The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete

• "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?"

Non-album songs

• "Things Have Changed"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Box Office
Europe
March 31, 2019	Düsseldorf	Germany	Mitsubishi Electric Halle	—	—
April 2, 2019	Würzburg		s.Oliver Arena	—	—
April 4, 2019	Berlin		Mercedes-Benz Arena	6,800 / 7,520	$576,599
April 5, 2019	Magdeburg		GETEC Arena	—	—
April 7, 2019	Prague	Czech Republic	Lucerna Great Hall	—	—
April 8, 2019
April 9, 2019
April 11, 2019	Paris	France	Grand Rex	—	—
April 12, 2019
April 13, 2019
April 16, 2019	Vienna	Austria	Konzerthaus	—	—
April 17, 2019
April 19, 2019	Innsbruck	Olympiahalle	—	—
April 20, 2019	Augsburg	Germany	Schwabenhalle	—	—
April 22, 2019	Locarno	Switzerland	Palexpo Locarno	—	—
April 25, 2019	Pamplona	Spain	Navarra Arena	—	—
April 26, 2019	Bilbao		Bizkaia Arena	—	—
April 28, 2019	Gijón		Palacio de Deportes de Gijon	—	—
April 29, 2019	Santiago		Pavillón Multiusos Fontes do Sar	—	—
May 1, 2019	Porto	Portugal	Coliseu do Porto	—	—
May 3, 2019	Seville	Spain	Fibes Sevilla Auditorio	—	—
May 4, 2019	Málaga		Marenostrum Castle Park	—	—
May 5, 2019	Murcia		Plaza de Toros de Murcia	—	—
May 7, 2019	Valencia		Plaza de Toros de Valencia	—	—
June 21, 2019	Bergen	Norway	Koengen	—	—
June 24, 2019	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena	—	—
June 26, 2019	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe	—	—
June 28, 2019	Gothenburg		Scandinavium	—	—
June 29, 2019	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum	—	—
June 30, 2019	Karlstad	Sweden	Karlstad CCC	—	—
July 3, 2019 [lower-alpha 1]	Roskilde	Denmark	Darupvej	—	—
July 5, 2019	Hamburg	Germany	Barclaycard Arena	—	—
July 6, 2019	Braunschweig		Volkswagen Halle	—	—
July 7, 2019	Mainz		Volkspark	—	—
July 9, 2019	Erfurt		Messe Erfurt	—	—
July 10, 2019 [lower-alpha 2]	Stuttgart		Schlossplatz	—	—
July 12, 2019 [lower-alpha 3]	London	England	Hyde Park	—	—
July 14, 2019 [lower-alpha 3]	Kilkenny	Ireland	Nowlan Park	—	—
North America
October 11, 2019	Irvine	United States	Bren Events Center	—	—
October 12, 2019	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl	—	—
October 14, 2019	Palo Alto		Frost Amphitheater	—	—
October 17, 2019	Denver		Mission Ballroom	—	—
October 19, 2019	Lincoln		Pinnacle Bank Arena	—	—
October 20, 2019	Kansas City		Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland	—	—
October 22, 2019	St. Louis		Stifel Theatre	—	—
October 23, 2019	Ames		Stephens Auditorium	—	—
October 24, 2019	Mankato		Mankato Civic Center	—	—
October 26, 2019	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom	—	—
October 27, 2019	Bloomington		Indiana University Auditorium	—	—
October 29, 2019	Normal		Braden Auditorium	—	—
October 30, 2019	Chicago		Credit Union 1 Arena	—	—
November 1, 2019	South Bend		Morris Performing Arts Center	—	—
November 2, 2019	Muncie		Emens Auditorium	—	—
November 4, 2019	Columbus		Mershon Auditorium	—	—
November 5, 2019	East Lansing		Wharton Center for the Performing Arts	—	—
November 6, 2019	Ann Arbor		Hill Auditorium	—	—
November 8, 2019	Highland Heights		BB&T Arena	—	—
November 9, 2019	Akron		E. J. Thomas Hall	—	—
November 10, 2019	Moon		UPMC Events Center	—	—
November 12, 2019	Baltimore		UMBC Event Center	—	—
November 13, 2019	Petersburg		VSU Multipurpose Center	—	—
November 15, 2019	University Park		Eisenhower Auditorium	—	—
November 17, 2019	Ithaca		IC Athletics and Events Center	—	—
November 19, 2019	Lowell		Tsongas Center	—	—
November 20, 2019	Providence		Providence Performing Arts Center	—	—
November 21, 2019	Philadelphia		The Met Philadelphia	—	—
November 23, 2019	New York City		Beacon Theatre	27,198 / 27,474	$2,942,740
November 24, 2019
November 26, 2019
November 27, 2019
November 29, 2019
November 30, 2019
December 2, 2019
December 3, 2019
December 5, 2019
December 6, 2019
December 8, 2019	Washington, D.C.		The Anthem	—	—
Total				33,998 / 34,994 (97%)	$3,519,339

Notes

1. The July 3, 2019 concert in Roskilde is part of the Roskilde Festival.
2. The July 10, 2019 concert in Stuttgart was part of the Jazzopen Stuttgart.
3. The July 12 concert in London and the July 14, 2019 concert in Kilkenny were co-headlining concerts with Neil Young and Promise of the Real.

References

1. "Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour". The Guardian . June 12, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. "The Evolution of Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tour Begins". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
4. "Bob Dylan and Neil Young to headline British Summer Time festival". The Guardian . November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
5. "Bob Dylan and Neil Young co-headline UK festival". BBC. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
6. "Already Great: Bob Dylan and Neil Young to co-headline huge 2019 show at BST Hyde Park". NME. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
7. "Ikonen Bob Dylan spelar i Finland". Vasabladet. November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
8. "Greene, Andy, "Bob Dylan Is Not a Fan of You Taking His Photo Onstage"". Rolling Stone. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
9. "Still On The Road: 2019 EU Spring Tour". Bjorner. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
10. Greene, Andy (9 September 2019). "Bob Dylan Plots North American Fall Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
11. Sodomsky, Sam (9 September 2019). "Bob Dylan Announces U.S. Tour". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
12. Gottsegen, Will. "Bob Dylan Announces New Fall Tour Dates". SPIN. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
13. Bernstein, Scott. "Bob Dylan Announces Beacon Theatre Residency 2019". JamBase. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
14. Pearis, Bill (23 September 2019). "Bob Dylan announces 10-show Beacon Theatre run". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
15. Greene, Andy (2019-10-12). "Hear Bob Dylan Perform 'Lenny Bruce' for First Time in 11 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
16. Kot, Greg (31 October 2019). "Review: Bob Dylan in fine voice at UIC? Yes, you read that right". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
17. "Singing his best in decades, Bob Dylan seemed recharged in Mankato concert". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
18. Levy, Piet. "Bob Dylan delivers his best Milwaukee performance of the decade at the Rave's Eagles Ballroom". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2021-01-30.

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