HIGHWAY 61 – Bob Dylan 2002

 

6      THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 1

6.1       Introduction. 1

6.2       The musicians. 1

6.3       The show.. 1

6.4       US Winter Tour. 3

6.4.1     Dates and venues. 3

6.4.2     The songs. 4

6.4.3     Statistics. 8

6.4.4     Comments. 8

 

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6       THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

6.1      Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 107 new shows. There was only four legs this year due to the filming of Masked And Anonymous:

 

January – February

US Spring Tour

18 shows

April – May

Europe Spring Tour

29

August – September

US Summer Tour

23

October – November

US Fall Tour

37

 

6.2      The musicians

George Recile replaced David Kemper on drums. The last part of the Europe Tour he in turn was replaced temporarily by Jim Keltner.

Larry Campbell

electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, bouzouki, mandolin.

Charlie Sexton

electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal.

Tony Garnier

bass

George Recile

drums, US Spring, parts of Europe, US Summer and Fall

Jim Keltner

drums, parts of Europe Tour

 

6.3      The show

The first three legs:

Main set:        4 acoustic songs

                      4 electric

                      3 acoustic

                      4 electric

Encores:         2 electric

                      1 acoustic

                      1 electric

                      1 acoustic

                      1 electric (some shows)

                      1 acoustic  (some shows)

Starting with the Fall tour, it became increasingly difficult to categorize performances as either “electric” or “acoustic”. Many songs were performed with a mix of acoustic and electric instruments and the purely acoustic songs were played almost randomly. The main set consisted of 18 songs followed by a two or three song encore.

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6.4      US Winter Tour

6.4.1      Dates and venues

 

JANUARY

 

31

Orlando, Florida

TD Waterhouse Centre

 

FEBRUARY

 

  1

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

National Car Rental Center, Sunrise

  2

Tampa, Florida

Ice Palace Arena

  5

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum

  6

Charleston, South Carolina

North Charleston Coliseum

  8

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

  9

Atlanta, Georgia

Philips Arena

10

Charlotte, North Carolina

Cricket Arena

11

Charleston, West Virginia

Civic Center

13

Greenville, South Carolina

BI-LO Center

15

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta Richmond County Civic Center

16

Birmingham, Alabama

BJCC Arena

17

New Orleans, Louisiana

Senator Nat Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University Of New Orleans

18

Tupelo, Mississippi

BancorpSouth Center

20

Houston, Texas

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Reliant Astrodome

22

Dallas, Texas

Reunion Arena

23

Bossier City, Louisiana

Centurytel Center

24

Austin, Texas

Frank Erwin Center, University of Texas at Austin

 


 

 

 

6.4.2      The songs

AB      acoustic with the band

 

IN ORDER PLAYED

 

 

 

January

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

1

2

5

6

8

9

10

11

13

15

16

17

18

20

22

23

24

Σ

Wait For The Light To Shine

AB

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Girl From The North Country

AB

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

AB

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

16

Searching For A Soldier's Grave

AB

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

 

 

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

15

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

 

5

 

5

 

5

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

 

7

Just Like A Woman

 

6

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

3

Lonesome Day Blues

 

7

8

 

7

 

7

5

 

5

7

7

7

 

7

 

 

 

7

11

High Water (For Charley Patton)

 

8

7

8

 

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

17

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

9

 

 

9

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

9

 

9

2

2

 

 

7

John Brown

AB

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

 

11

11

11

11

11

11

 

11

11

12

16

Summer Days

 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9

12

12

13

18

Sugar Baby

 

13

13

13

 

13

13

13

 

13

 

 

13

13

13

 

13

13

14

13

Drifter's Escape

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

6

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

15

15

15

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

 

 

11

15

15

16

15

Love Sick

 

16

 

16

 

16

16

 

 

16

16

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

7

Like A Rolling Stone

 

17

17

17

17

 

 

17

17

 

17

17

17

15

15

 

16

16

17

14

Forever Young

AB

18

 

18

 

18

 

18

 

 

 

18

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

6

Honest With Me

 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

17

 

17

17

18

17

Blowin' In The Wind

AB

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

 

18

18

19

17

I Am The Man, Thomas

AB

 

1

1

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

8

To Ramona

AB

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Gotta Serve Somebody

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Tell Me That It Isn't True

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

 

9

 

 

2

 

9

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

The Wicked Messenger

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

15

6

Things Have Changed

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

6

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

8

4

Cry A While

 

 

 

7

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

7

7

7

 

7

Boots Of Spanish Leather

AB

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

2

4

Masters Of War

AB

 

 

10

10

10

 

10

 

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

 

7

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

 

5

Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go

AB

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Desolation Row

AB

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Floater (Too Much To Ask)

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Mississippi

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

13

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Country Pie

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

3

I Shall Be Released

AB

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

18

18

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

4

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

One Too Many Mornings

AB

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

10

11

4

Highway 61 Revisited

 

 

 

 

 

17

17

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

5

If Dogs Run Free

AB

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

My Back Pages

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

Positively 4th Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

2

Visions Of Johanna

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

10

3

All Along The Watchtower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

21

21

21

21

19

19

12

19

19

20

11

Duncan And Brady

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

1

1

1

7

This World Can't Stand Long

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Most Likely You Go Your Way

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

I Threw It All Away

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tombstone Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

1

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

2

Maggie's Farm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

5

3

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

1

Total # of songs

 

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

12

19

19

20

355

 

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IN SONG ORDER

 

 

 

January

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

1

2

5

6

8

9

10

11

13

15

16

17

18

20

22

23

24

Σ

All Along The Watchtower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

21

21

21

21

19

19

12

19

19

20

11

Blowin' In The Wind

AB

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

 

18

18

19

17

Boots Of Spanish Leather

AB

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

2

4

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

 

5

Country Pie

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

3

Cry A While

 

 

 

7

 

7

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

7

7

7

 

7

Desolation Row

AB

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

9

 

 

9

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

9

 

9

2

2

 

 

7

Drifter's Escape

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

6

Duncan And Brady

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

1

1

1

7

Floater (Too Much To Ask)

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Forever Young

AB

18

 

18

 

18

 

18

 

 

 

18

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

6

Girl From The North Country

AB

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Gotta Serve Somebody

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go

AB

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

5

High Water (For Charley Patton)

 

8

7

8

 

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

17

Highway 61 Revisited

 

 

 

 

 

17

17

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

Honest With Me

 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

17

 

17

17

18

17

I Am The Man, Thomas

AB

 

1

1

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

8

I Shall Be Released

AB

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

18

18

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

4

I Threw It All Away

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

If Dogs Run Free

AB

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

2

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

 

9

 

 

2

 

9

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

AB

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

16

John Brown

AB

10

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Just Like A Woman

 

6

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

3

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

8

4

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Like A Rolling Stone

 

17

17

17

17

 

 

17

17

 

17

17

17

15

15

 

16

16

17

14

Lonesome Day Blues

 

7

8

 

7

 

7

5

 

5

7

7

7

 

7

 

 

 

7

11

Love Sick

 

16

 

16

 

16

16

 

 

16

16

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

7

Maggie's Farm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

5

3

Masters Of War

AB

 

 

10

10

10

 

10

 

 

10

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

 

7

Mississippi

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

13

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

6

My Back Pages

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

One Too Many Mornings

AB

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

10

11

4

Positively 4th Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

2

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

15

15

15

 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

 

 

11

15

15

16

15

Searching For A Soldier's Grave

AB

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

 

 

 

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

15

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

1

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Sugar Baby

 

13

13

13

 

13

13

13

 

13

 

 

13

13

13

 

13

13

14

13

Summer Days

 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9

12

12

13

18

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

 

11

11

11

11

11

11

 

11

11

12

16

Tell Me That It Isn't True

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Things Have Changed

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

This World Can't Stand Long

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

To Ramona

AB

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Tombstone Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

 

5

 

5

 

5

5

 

5

 

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

 

7

Visions Of Johanna

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

10

3

Wait For The Light To Shine

AB

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The Wicked Messenger

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

15

6

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

1

Total # of songs

 

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

12

19

19

20

355

 

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6.4.3      Statistics

 

Number of shows

18

Number of circulating shows

18

Number of circulating & complete shows

18

Number of unique shows[1]

18

Number of different shows[2]

18

Number of different songs[3]

62

Number of unique songs[4]

62

Number of performed songs

355

Mean number of performed songs

19

Variation[5]:

3.1

 

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Electric

34

 54.8

202

 56.9

Acoustic w band

28

 45.2

153

 43.1

 

 

 

 

 

Albums

54

 87.1

313

 88.2

Singles

1

  1.6

2

  0.6

Outtakes

1

  1.6

4

  1.1

Covers

6

  9.7

36

 10.1

 

 

6.4.4      Comments

 

Same band, same show, same songs.

 

Recommended show

Dallas 22 February.

 

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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