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5.7 Europe Fall Tour

5.7.1 Dates and venues

5.7.2 The songs

5.7.3 Statistics

5.7.4 Comments

5.7.5 Shows in Europe 1966-2000

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5.7 Europe Fall Tour

5.7.1 Dates and venues

SEPTEMBER

13	Dublin, Ireland	Vicar Street
14	Dublin, Ireland	The Point Theatre
16	Aberdeen, Scotland	Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre
17	Glasgow, Scotland	Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
19	Newcastle, England	Telewest Arena
20	Birmingham, England	National Exhibition Centre Arena
22	Sheffield, England	Sheffield Arena
23	Cardiff, Wales	International Arena
24	Portsmouth, England	Guildhall
25	Portsmouth, England	Guildhall
27	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Sportpaleis Ahoy
28	Hamburg, Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
29	Frankfurt, Germany	Menuhin Saal, Jahrhunderthalle

OCTOBER

1	Münster, Germany	Halle Münsterland
2	Brussels, Belgium	Vorst Nationaal
3	Paris, France	The Zenith
5	London, England	Wembley Arena
6	London, England	Wembley Arena

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5.7.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

		September													October
		13	14	16	17	19	20	22	23	24	25	27	28	29	1	2	3	5	6	S
Duncan And Brady	AB	1				1								1	1	1	1	1	1	8
To Ramona	AB	2								2		2		4		2	2	2		7
Desolation Row	AB	3		3					3					3					3	5
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB	4										4								2
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	18
Ring Them Bells	AB	6																		1
Country Pie		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	18
Can't Wait		8								8										2
Maggie's Farm		9										9					9			3
Just Like A Woman		10			8										11					3
Drifter's Escape		11			11						11	11			12					5
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		12	12	12			12	12	12	12		12	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	15
Things Have Changed		13		13	13	13	13	16	13		13	13	13	13	17	13	14	13	13	16
Like A Rolling Stone		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	14	18
Girl From The North Country	AB	15																	4	2
Highway 61 Revisited		16	16	16	16	18	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	19	18	18	18
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	19	18
'Til I Fell In Love With You		18																		1
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		19	18		12	12														4
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB		1				1	1				1	1							5
Song To Woody	AB		2											2					2	3
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		3		3	3	3	3				3	3			3	3	3		10
My Back Pages	AB		4						2				2							3
Searching For A Soldier's Grave	AB		6	6		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	16
Tryin' To Get To Heaven			8				10		10		10	8					10	10		7
Tombstone Blues			9						9		9		9			9		9		6
Simple Twist Of Fate			10																	1
The Wicked Messenger			11			11				11				11			11	11		6
Love Sick			13					13		13					14					4
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB		15	15		15			15							4				5
Forever Young	AB		19	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	17									9
Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go	AB			1					1		1									3
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB			2	2	2	2	2												5
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB			4																1
Under The Red Sky				8																1
All Along The Watchtower				9				9				16			9		17	16	16	7
Not Dark Yet				10				10				10		10						4
Cold Irons Bound				11			11	11	11				11			11			11	7
Cat's In The Well				18																1
Somebody Touched Me	AB				1					1										2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB				4															1
This World Can't Stand Long	AB				6															1
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)					9															1
Highlands					10															1
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB				15		15				15									3
To Be Alone With You					18															1
Delia	AB					4														1
Standing In The Doorway						8							8		8	8	8	8	10	7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues						9								9					9	3
Tell Me That It Isn't True						10										10				2
Man Of Peace						16														1
One Too Many Mornings	AB						4								4					2
Ballad Of A Thin Man							8													1
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)							9													1
Everything Is Broken							18				12									2
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB							4					4				4			3
Dignity								8					10	8	10					4
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB							15			2									2
The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest	AB								4		4									2
Blind Willie McTell									8										8	2
Watching The River Flow									16		16		16							3
Visions Of Johanna	AB									3					3					2
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB									4										1
Gotta Serve Somebody										9										1
If Not For You										10										1
Fourth Time Around	AB									15		15	15	15				4		5
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight										16										1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB										3									1
She Belongs To Me											8									1
I Shall Be Released	AB											17	17	17	18	17	18	17	17	8
Seeing The Real You At Last														16		16				2
John Brown	AB														2					1
If Dogs Run Free	AB														16	15	16	15	15	5
Make You Feel My Love																	12			1
Total # of songs		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	19	344

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHART

		September													October
		13	14	16	17	19	20	22	23	24	25	27	28	29	1	2	3	5	6	S
All Along The Watchtower				9				9				16			9		17	16	16	7
Ballad Of A Thin Man							8													1
The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest	AB								4		4									2
Blind Willie McTell									8										8	2
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	19	18
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB			4																1
Can't Wait		8								8										2
Cat's In The Well				18																1
Cold Irons Bound				11			11	11	11				11			11			11	7
Country Pie		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	18
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)							9													1
Delia	AB					4														1
Desolation Row	AB	3		3					3					3					3	5
Dignity								8					10	8	10					4
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB		15	15		15			15							4				5
Drifter's Escape		11			11						11	11			12					5
Duncan And Brady	AB	1				1								1	1	1	1	1	1	8
Everything Is Broken							18				12									2
Forever Young	AB		19	19	19	17	17	17	17	17	17									9
Fourth Time Around	AB									15		15	15	15				4		5
Girl From The North Country	AB	15																	4	2
Gotta Serve Somebody										9										1
Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go	AB			1					1		1									3
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB										3									1
Highlands					10															1
Highway 61 Revisited		16	16	16	16	18	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	19	18	18	18
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB		1				1	1				1	1							5
I Shall Be Released	AB											17	17	17	18	17	18	17	17	8
If Dogs Run Free	AB														16	15	16	15	15	5
If Not For You										10										1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight										16										1
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB				15		15				15									3
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB				4															1
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		3		3	3	3	3				3	3			3	3	3		10
John Brown	AB														2					1
Just Like A Woman		10			8										11					3
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		12	12	12			12	12	12	12		12	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	15
Like A Rolling Stone		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	14	18
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB							4					4				4			3
Love Sick			13					13		13					14					4
Maggie's Farm		9										9					9			3
Make You Feel My Love																	12			1
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB									4										1
Man Of Peace						16														1
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)					9															1
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB							15			2									2
My Back Pages	AB		4						2				2							3
Not Dark Yet				10				10				10		10						4
One Too Many Mornings	AB						4								4					2
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		19	18		12	12														4
Ring Them Bells	AB	6																		1
Searching For A Soldier's Grave	AB		6	6		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	16
Seeing The Real You At Last														16		16				2
She Belongs To Me											8									1
Simple Twist Of Fate			10																	1
Somebody Touched Me	AB				1					1										2
Song To Woody	AB		2											2					2	3
Standing In The Doorway						8							8		8	8	8	8	10	7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues						9								9					9	3
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	18
Tell Me That It Isn't True						10										10				2
Things Have Changed		13		13	13	13	13	16	13		13	13	13	13	17	13	14	13	13	16
This World Can't Stand Long	AB				6															1
'Til I Fell In Love With You		18																		1
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB			2	2	2	2	2												5
To Be Alone With You					18															1
To Ramona	AB	2								2		2		4		2	2	2		7
Tombstone Blues			9						9		9		9			9		9		6
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB	4										4								2
Tryin' To Get To Heaven			8				10		10		10	8					10	10		7
Under The Red Sky				8																1
Watching The River Flow									16		16		16							3
The Wicked Messenger			11			11				11				11			11	11		6
Visions Of Johanna	AB									3					3					2
Total # of songs		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	19	344

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5.7.3 Statistics

Shows:

Number of shows	18
Number of circulating shows
Number of circulating & complete shows
Number of unique shows[1]	18
Number of different shows[2]	18
Number of different songs[3]	74
Number of unique songs[4]	74
Number of performed songs	344
Mean number of performed songs	19
Variation[5]	3.9

Songs:

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	40	54.1	183	53.2
Acoustic w band	34	45.9	161	46.8
Albums	66	89.2	291	84.6
Singles	0	0.0	0	0.0
Outtakes	2	2.7	18	5.2
Covers	6	8.1	35	10.2

5.7.4 Comments

Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 27 September	First acoustic version of I Shall Be Released since New York City 8 December 1975!
Münster, Germany, 1 October	Live debut of If Dogs Run Free.

Recommended shows

Cardiff, Wales, 23 September and London, England, 5 October.

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5.7.5 Shows in Europe 1966-2000

Bob Dylan has played 428 shows in 29 different countries since 1966:

Country \ Yr	65	66	78	81	84	87	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	Total
Austria				1	1				2			2		1			4		11
Belgium					1	1	1	2	1				1	1		1		1	10
Czech Republic												1	3						4
Denmark				1	1	1		1	1				1	3		2		1	12
East Germany						1													1
England	8	9	7	8	2	7	2	6	8		7		9	3	3	6		7	92
Finland						1	1	1						1				1	5
France		1	5	3	4	1	1	4		4	3	3	4			2	1	1	37
Greece							2				2								4
Germany								2	6		2	6	10	9		8	1	10	54
Hungary									1										1
Iceland								1											1
Ireland		1			1		2		1		2		1					2	10
Israel						2					3								5
Italy					6	5	4		3	4	3	2		3		4		5	39
Luxembourg											1			1					2
The Netherlands			1		2	1	1		1		3		3	2		1		1	16
Northern Ireland		1							1		1		1			1			5
Norway				2				1	1				1	2		1		1	9
Poland												2							2
Portugal											2						2		4
Scotland		2					1		2				3			1		2	11
Slovenia																	1		1
Spain					2		3				6		6			1	11		29
Sweden		1	2	1	1	2	2		2	2				2		3		3	21
Switzerland				1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1			2	1	1	14
Turkey							1												1
Wales		1											1		1			1	4
West Germany			4	6	5	6													21
Yugoslavia									2										2
	8	16	19	23	27	30	21	19	33	11	36	17	45	28	4	33	21	37	428

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[1] a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same order;

[2] a show is different from another show if the set of songs are different, regardless of order

[3] electric and acoustic versions are counted as different songs

[4] a song is counted as unique regardless of how it is performed

[5] variation is computed as the quote between number of different songs and mean number of performed songs