5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.6 US Spring Tour

5.6.1 Dates and venues

APRIL

18	Boulder, Colorado	Coors Events Center, University Of Colorado
20	Kearney, Nebraska	Tri-City Arena
21	Topeka, Kansas	Landon Arena, Kansas Expocentre
23	Lincoln, Nebraska	Pershing Auditorium
24	Columbia, Missouri	Hearnes Center, University Of Missouri
25	Cape Girardeau, Missouri	Show Me Center, Southeast Missouri State University
27	Knoxville, Tennessee	Chilhowee Park
28	Charlotte, North Carolina	Budweiser WEND/WRFX Stage, Center City Fest
29	Blacksburg, Virginia	Burruss Hall, Burruss Auditorium

MAY

1	Asheville, North Carolina	Asheville Civic Center
2	Dalton, Georgia	NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center
4	Atlanta, Georgia	Music Midtown 2001, Jose Cuervo 96 Rock Stage
5	Nashville, Tennessee	Nashville River Stages 2001, Pontiac Stage, Riverfront Park
6	Memphis, Tennessee	AutoZone Stage, Beale Street Music Festival

5.6.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

							April							May
		18	20	21	23	24		25	27	28	29	1	2		4	5	6	S
Roving Gambler	AB	1				1				1		1						4
To Ramona	AB	2						2	2									3
Desolation Row	AB	3	3	3		3			3		3		3		3		3	9
To Be Alone With You		4						6										2
Tears Of Rage		5																1
Things Have Changed		6	6		10	13		13	12	11	13	14	14		12	12	12	13
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	7			9					4								3
Masters Of War	AB	8	8			7										3		4
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	9	9	9		9		8	4		8	9	9		4	4	4	12
Standing In The Doorway		10		5						8		11	11					5
Drifter's Escape		11			11						11				10			4
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		12	12	12	12	12		12		10	12	13	13					10
Love Sick		13	13	13	13													4
Like A Rolling Stone		14	14	14	14	14		14	13	12	14	15	15		13	13	13	14
If Dogs Run Free	AB	15	15	15	15	15		15	14	13	15	16	16		14			12
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16	16		16	15	14	16	17	17		15		16	13
Girl From The North Country	AB	17				8												2
Highway 61 Revisited		18	18	18	18	18		18	17	16	18	19	19		17	15	14	14
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	19	19	19	19	19		19	18	17	19	20	20		18		17	13
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		20	20	20	20				11		20	21	21		11	11	11	11
Somebody Touched Me	AB		1															1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB		2								7							2
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)			4								4		4		6	6	6	6
Just Like A Woman			5												7		7	3
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB		7									8						2
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis			10			6			6			6	6		8	8	8	8
The Wicked Messenger			11			11				9		12				10		5
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB		17			17			16	15	17	18	18		16	14	15	10
Duncan And Brady	AB			1	1				1				1		1		1	6
Song To Woody	AB			2														1
Watching The River Flow				4							6							2
Maggie's Farm				6				10				4						3
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB			7														1
Fourth Time Around	AB			8									8					2
Make You Feel My Love				10		5												2
Cold Irons Bound				11				11	10				12				10	5
Forever Young	AB			17				17										2
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB				2	2					2	2			2	2	2	7
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB				3			3		3								3
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues					4													1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven					5						5							2
Seeing The Real You At Last					6					7								2
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB				7													1
Visions Of Johanna	AB				8							3						2
I Shall Be Released	AB				17													1
Everything Is Broken						4												1
Highlands						10												1
Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie	AB							1			1					1		3
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go								4										1
In The Garden								5										1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB							7										1
Searching For A Soldier's Grave	AB							9	5	5	10	10	10					6
Positively 4th Street									7							7		2
Country Pie									8	6								2
Not Dark Yet									9									1
My Back Pages	AB									2			2					2
One Too Many Mornings	AB										9							1
Where Teardrops Fall												5			9	9	9	4
John Brown	AB											7						1
Tell Me That It Isn't True													5					1
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB												7					1
This World Can't Stand Long	AB														5	5	5	3
Total # of songs		20	20	20	20	19		19	18	17	20	21	21		18	15	17	265

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHART

							April							May
		18	20	21	23	24		25	27	28	29	1	2		4	5	6	S
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16	16		16	15	14	16	17	17		15		16	13
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	19	19	19	19	19		19	18	17	19	20	20		18		17	13
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB				7													1
Cold Irons Bound				11				11	10				12				10	5
Country Pie									8	6								2
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)			4								4		4		6	6	6	6
Desolation Row	AB	3	3	3		3			3		3		3		3		3	9
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	7			9					4								3
Drifter's Escape		11			11						11				10			4
Duncan And Brady	AB			1	1				1				1		1		1	6
Everything Is Broken						4												1
Forever Young	AB			17				17										2
Fourth Time Around	AB			8									8					2
Girl From The North Country	AB	17				8												2
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB							7										1
Highlands						10												1
Highway 61 Revisited		18	18	18	18	18		18	17	16	18	19	19		17	15	14	14
I Shall Be Released	AB				17													1
If Dogs Run Free	AB	15	15	15	15	15		15	14	13	15	16	16		14			12
In The Garden								5										1
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB		7									8						2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB		2								7							2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB				3			3		3								3
John Brown	AB											7						1
Just Like A Woman			5												7		7	3
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues					4													1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB		17			17			16	15	17	18	18		16	14	15	10
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		12	12	12	12	12		12		10	12	13	13					10
Like A Rolling Stone		14	14	14	14	14		14	13	12	14	15	15		13	13	13	14
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB			7														1
Love Sick		13	13	13	13													4
Maggie's Farm				6				10				4						3
Make You Feel My Love				10		5												2
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB												7					1
Masters Of War	AB	8	8			7										3		4
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go								4										1
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB				2	2					2	2			2	2	2	7
My Back Pages	AB									2			2					2
Not Dark Yet									9									1
Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie	AB							1			1					1		3
One Too Many Mornings	AB										9							1
Positively 4th Street									7							7		2
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		20	20	20	20				11		20	21	21		11	11	11	11
Roving Gambler	AB	1				1				1		1						4
Searching For A Soldier's Grave	AB							9	5	5	10	10	10					6
Seeing The Real You At Last					6					7								2
Somebody Touched Me	AB		1															1
Song To Woody	AB			2														1
Standing In The Doorway		10		5						8		11	11					5
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis			10			6			6			6	6		8	8	8	8
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	9	9	9		9		8	4		8	9	9		4	4	4	12
Tears Of Rage		5																1
Tell Me That It Isn't True													5					1
Things Have Changed		6	6		10	13		13	12	11	13	14	14		12	12	12	13
This World Can't Stand Long	AB														5	5	5	3
To Be Alone With You		4						6										2
To Ramona	AB	2						2	2									3
Tryin' To Get To Heaven					5						5							2
Visions Of Johanna	AB				8							3						2
Watching The River Flow				4							6							2
Where Teardrops Fall												5			9	9	9	4
The Wicked Messenger			11			11				9		12				10		5
Total # of songs		20	20	20	20	19		19	18	17	20	21	21		18	15	17	265

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5.6.3 Statistics

Shows:

Number of shows	14
Number of circulating shows	14
Number of circulating & complete shows	14
Number of unique shows[1]	14
Number of different shows[2]	14
Number of different songs[3]	62
Number of unique songs[4]	62
Number of performed songs	265
Mean number of performed songs	18
Variation[5]	3.3

Songs:

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	31	50.0	144	54.3
Acoustic w band	31	50.0	121	45.7

Albums	54	87.1	227	85.7
Singles	1	1.6	2	0.8
Outtakes	1	1.6	13	4.9
Covers	6	9.7	23	8.7

5.6.4 Comments

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 25 April	First performance of In The Garden since Tambach, Germany 10 July 1996.
Asheville, North Carolina, 1 May	First performance of Where Teardrops Fall since Austin, Texas 26 October 1996.

Recommended show

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 25 April

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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