HIGHWAY 61 – Bob Dylan 2002

6 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 1

6.5 Europe Spring Tour. 1

6.5.1 Dates and venues. 1

6.5.2 The songs. 2

6.5.3 Statistics. 9

6.5.4 Comments. 9

6.5.5 Shows in Europe 1965-2002. 10

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6 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

6.5 Europe Spring Tour

6.5.1 Dates and venues

APRIL

5	Stockholm, Sweden	Globe Arena
7	Oslo, Norway	Spektrum
8	Copenhagen, Denmark	Forum
9	Hamburg, Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
11	Berlin, Germany	Arena
12	Leipzig, Germany	Messehalle 7
13	Hannover, Germany	Stadionsporthalle
15	Frankfurt, Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
16	Stuttgart, Germany	Schleyerhalle
17	München, Germany	Olympiahalle
19	Ravenna, Italy	Palazzo Mauro de André
20	Milano, Italy	Filaforum, Assago
21	Zürich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion
23	Innsbruck, Austria	Olympiahalle
24	Nürnberg, Germany	Frankenhalle
25	Strasbourg, France	Hall Rhenus
27	Oberhausen, Germany	Arena
28	Brussels, Belgium	Vorst Nationaal
29	Paris, France	Zénith
30	Paris, France	Zénith

MAY

2	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Sportpaleis Ahoy
4	Brighton, England	Brighton Centre
5	Bournemouth, England	Bournemouth International Centre
6	Cardiff, Wales	Cardiff International Arena
8	Newcastle, England	Telewest Arena
9	Manchester, England	Manchester Evening News Arena
10	Birmingham, England	National Exhibition Centre Arena
11	London, England	Docklands Arena
12	London, England	Docklands Arena

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6.5.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

IN ORDER PLAYED

		April
		5	7	8	9	11	12	13	15	16	17	19	20	21	23	24
Humming Bird	AB	1			1						1		1		1
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	3		3		3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	4	11		11	11					9				11
Man Of Constant Sorrow		5	16						16	16				16
Lay Lady Lay		6
Solid Rock		7	5	5		5	5	8	7	5			5	5	6
Positively 4th Street		8	7	13									6
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		9						5				5				5
Make You Feel My Love		10						13					13
Maggie's Farm		11					8
Summer Days		12	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Sugar Baby		13		8											7
Drifter's Escape		14			14			14			14				14
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15					15		15	15		15		15
Things Have Changed		16									13
Like A Rolling Stone		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Forever Young	AB	18					18					4		18
Honest With Me		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Wait For The Light To Shine	AB		1				1							1
Desolation Row	AB		3		3		3								3
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB		4
Floater (Too Much To Ask)			6		6			7			6
Lonesome Day Blues			8		5	7			8				7
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB		9		9				10					9
Visions Of Johanna	AB		10			9					10		9
Ballad Of A Thin Man			12
The Wicked Messenger			14			14			14				14			14
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat			15	15	15	15		15					15			15
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB		18			18			18				18
All Along The Watchtower			21			8		21				14	21			21
Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go	AB			1						1						1
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB			4									4
Moonlight				6		6			6			8				8
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis				7					5		5		8
Masters Of War	AB			9		10		10		9			10			11
One Too Many Mornings	AB			10			4							4
Tangled Up In Blue	AB			11			11		11			10		11		9
Cold Irons Bound				14			14			14				14
Not Fade Away				16		16	16	16			16		16
I Shall Be Released	AB			18						18		18				18
Girl From The North Country	AB				4
Subterranean Homesick Blues					7						7	7		8		7
Standing In The Doorway					8											13
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB				10					11				10
Love Sick					12	12						16			16
Country Pie					16											16
If Dogs Run Free	AB				18			18			18				18
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB					1			1			1
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB					4							11			10
Highway 61 Revisited						21				8					8
Can't Wait							6									6
Cry A While							7			6
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB						9				4					4
Fourth Time Around	AB						10			4					10
Not Dark Yet							13							13
Unidentified Instrumental	AB							1
To Ramona	AB							4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues								6
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB							9	9		11				9
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB							11				9
My Back Pages	AB								4						4
Shelter From The Storm									13
Every Grain Of Sand										7
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB									10		11
Simple Twist Of Fate										13
In The Garden											8
Cat's In The Well											15				15
I Threw It All Away												6
Just Like A Woman												13
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You														6
High Water (For Charley Patton)														7
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB														2
Absolutely Sweet Marie															5
I Believe In You															13
I'll Remember You	AB															2
Total # of songs		20	21	20	20	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	21

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		April					May
		25	27	28	29	30	2	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	S
Humming Bird	AB		1		1					1						8
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB									2				2		15
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	3		3	3		3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	22
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	9	4		9	11			11			11		11		13
Man Of Constant Sorrow		16					16	16								8
Lay Lady Lay																1
Solid Rock							5			5	5			5		15
Positively 4th Street			6							6						6
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		5		5	5			5					6			9
Make You Feel My Love					13											4
Maggie's Farm																2
Summer Days		12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	29
Sugar Baby		7					7	12					13		13	8
Drifter's Escape			14			14			14			14				9
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15		15	15		15	15		15		15	15		15	15
Things Have Changed			16			16				16		16				6
Like A Rolling Stone		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	29
Forever Young	AB	18			18				18			18	18		11	10
Honest With Me		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	17	29
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	18		28
Wait For The Light To Shine	AB						1		1		1					6
Desolation Row	AB		3			3			3							7
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB															1
Floater (Too Much To Ask)						8			6					6		7
Lonesome Day Blues						7	8	8		7		8		8		11
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB			9					4						9	7
Visions Of Johanna	AB			10		10				10		10		10		9
Ballad Of A Thin Man																1
The Wicked Messenger				14			14			14			14		14	10
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat			15			15			15		15			15		12
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB			18		18				18					18	8
All Along The Watchtower		21		21	21	21	21	21		21		21		19	19	16
Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go	AB			1												4
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB						4				4					4
Moonlight				8	6					12		6	7		6	11
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis										8		5			5	7
Masters Of War	AB		10	11			9	10		9		9	10			13
One Too Many Mornings	AB											4				4
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	11	11		11		11	11		11	11		11			14
Cold Irons Bound		14			14			14			14			14		9
Not Fade Away									16							7
I Shall Be Released	AB							18								5
Girl From The North Country	AB	2														2
Subterranean Homesick Blues			8		8			7	7		7			7	7	12
Standing In The Doorway											12					3
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB	10			10				10		10				10	8
Love Sick				16	16						16		16			8
Country Pie																2
If Dogs Run Free	AB		18				18				18					7
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB	1				1		1						1	1	8
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB								9							4
Highway 61 Revisited						5			21		21					6
Can't Wait								6								3
Cry A While		8	7	7	7				8		8		8		8	10
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB				4					4				4		6
Fourth Time Around	AB					9							9			5
Not Dark Yet						13			13							4
Unidentified Instrumental	AB															1
To Ramona	AB							4							2	3
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues													5			2
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB						10	9			9			9		8
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB			4		4										4
My Back Pages	AB															2
Shelter From The Storm																1
Every Grain Of Sand			13													2
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB		9										4			4
Simple Twist Of Fate						6										2
In The Garden																1
Cat's In The Well																2
I Threw It All Away																1
Just Like A Woman											6					2
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You																1
High Water (For Charley Patton)																1
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB											2				2
Absolutely Sweet Marie									5							2
I Believe In You				13												2
I'll Remember You	AB															1
I Want You	AB	4				2										2
I Don't Believe You		6										7				2
Shooting Star		13														1
You're A Big Girl Now	AB		2										2			2
Watching The River Flow			5				6									2
When I Paint My Masterpiece	AB			2												1
If You See Her, Say Hello				6												1
She Belongs To Me	AB				2											1
I Threw It All Away	AB						2									1
Blind Willie McTell							12					12		12		3
If Not For You	AB							2	2							2
Song To Woody	AB										2					1
Maggie's Farm	AB											1	1			2
If You See Her, Say Hello	AB														4	1
Total # of songs		21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	593

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IN SONG ORDER

		April
		5	7	8	9	11	12	13	15	16	17	19	20	21	23	24
Absolutely Sweet Marie															5
All Along The Watchtower			21			8		21				14	21			21
Ballad Of A Thin Man			12
Blind Willie McTell
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB					4							11			10
Can't Wait							6									6
Cat's In The Well											15				15
Cold Irons Bound				14			14			14				14
Country Pie					16											16
Cry A While							7			6
Desolation Row	AB		3		3		3								3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	4	11		11	11					9				11
Drifter's Escape		14			14			14			14				14
Every Grain Of Sand										7
Floater (Too Much To Ask)			6		6			7			6
Forever Young	AB	18					18					4		18
Fourth Time Around	AB						10			4					10
Girl From The North Country	AB				4
Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go	AB			1						1						1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB				10					11				10
High Water (For Charley Patton)														7
Highway 61 Revisited						21				8					8
Honest With Me		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Humming Bird	AB	1			1						1		1		1
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB					1			1			1
I Believe In You															13
I Don't Believe You
I Shall Be Released	AB			18						18		18				18
I Threw It All Away												6
I Threw It All Away	AB
I Want You	AB
If Dogs Run Free	AB				18			18			18				18
If Not For You	AB
If You See Her, Say Hello
If You See Her, Say Hello	AB
I'll Remember You	AB															2
In The Garden											8
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB							11				9
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB						9				4					4
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	3		3		3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3
Just Like A Woman												13
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues								6
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB		18			18			18				18
Lay Lady Lay		6
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat			15	15	15	15		15					15			15
Like A Rolling Stone		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Lonesome Day Blues			8		5	7			8				7
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB		4
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB			4									4
Love Sick					12	12						16			16
Maggie's Farm		11					8
Maggie's Farm	AB
Make You Feel My Love		10						13					13
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB		9		9				10					9
Man Of Constant Sorrow		5	16						16	16				16
Masters Of War	AB			9		10		10		9			10			11
Moonlight				6		6			6			8				8
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB							9	9		11				9
My Back Pages	AB								4						4
Not Dark Yet							13							13
Not Fade Away				16		16	16	16			16		16
One Too Many Mornings	AB			10			4							4
Positively 4th Street		8	7	13									6
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15					15		15	15		15		15
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB														2
She Belongs To Me	AB
Shelter From The Storm									13
Shooting Star
Simple Twist Of Fate										13
Solid Rock		7	5	5		5	5	8	7	5			5	5	6
Song To Woody	AB
Standing In The Doorway					8											13
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis				7					5		5		8
Subterranean Homesick Blues					7						7	7		8		7
Sugar Baby		13		8											7
Summer Days		12	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Tangled Up In Blue	AB			11			11		11			10		11		9
Things Have Changed		16									13
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
To Ramona	AB							4
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB									10		11
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You														6
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		9						5				5				5
Unidentified Instrumental	AB							1
Visions Of Johanna	AB		10			9					10		9
Wait For The Light To Shine	AB		1				1							1
Watching The River Flow
When I Paint My Masterpiece	AB
The Wicked Messenger			14			14			14				14			14
You're A Big Girl Now	AB
Total # of songs		20	21	20	20	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	21

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		April					May
		25	27	28	29	30	2	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	S
Absolutely Sweet Marie									5							2
All Along The Watchtower		21		21	21	21	21	21		21		21		19	19	16
Ballad Of A Thin Man																1
Blind Willie McTell							12					12		12		3
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	18		28
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB								9							4
Can't Wait								6								3
Cat's In The Well																2
Cold Irons Bound		14			14			14			14			14		9
Country Pie																2
Cry A While		8	7	7	7				8		8		8		8	10
Desolation Row	AB		3			3			3							7
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	9	4		9	11			11			11		11		13
Drifter's Escape			14			14			14			14				9
Every Grain Of Sand			13													2
Floater (Too Much To Ask)						8			6					6		7
Forever Young	AB	18			18				18			18	18		11	10
Fourth Time Around	AB					9							9			5
Girl From The North Country	AB	2														2
Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go	AB			1												4
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB	10			10				10		10				10	8
High Water (For Charley Patton)																1
Highway 61 Revisited						5			21		21					6
Honest With Me		19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	17	17	29
Humming Bird	AB		1		1					1						8
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB	1				1		1						1	1	8
I Believe In You				13												2
I Don't Believe You		6										7				2
I Shall Be Released	AB							18								5
I Threw It All Away																1
I Threw It All Away	AB						2									1
I Want You	AB	4				2										2
If Dogs Run Free	AB		18				18				18					7
If Not For You	AB							2	2							2
If You See Her, Say Hello				6												1
If You See Her, Say Hello	AB														4	1
I'll Remember You	AB															1
In The Garden																1
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB			4		4										4
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB				4					4				4		6
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	3		3	3		3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	22
Just Like A Woman											6					2
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues													5			2
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB			18		18				18					18	8
Lay Lady Lay																1
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat			15			15			15		15			15		12
Like A Rolling Stone		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	29
Lonesome Day Blues						7	8	8		7		8		8		11
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB															1
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB						4				4					4
Love Sick				16	16						16		16			8
Maggie's Farm																2
Maggie's Farm	AB											1	1			2
Make You Feel My Love					13											4
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB			9					4						9	7
Man Of Constant Sorrow		16					16	16								8
Masters Of War	AB		10	11			9	10		9		9	10			13
Moonlight				8	6					12		6	7		6	11
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB						10	9			9			9		8
My Back Pages	AB															2
Not Dark Yet						13			13							4
Not Fade Away									16							7
One Too Many Mornings	AB											4				4
Positively 4th Street			6							6						6
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15		15	15		15	15		15		15	15		15	15
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB											2				2
She Belongs To Me	AB				2											1
Shelter From The Storm																1
Shooting Star		13														1
Simple Twist Of Fate						6										2
Solid Rock							5			5	5			5		15
Song To Woody	AB										2					1
Standing In The Doorway											12					3
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis										8		5			5	7
Subterranean Homesick Blues			8		8			7	7		7			7	7	12
Sugar Baby		7					7	12					13		13	8
Summer Days		12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	29
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	11	11		11		11	11		11	11		11			14
Things Have Changed			16			16				16		16				6
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB									2				2		15
To Ramona	AB							4							2	3
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB		9										4			4
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You																1
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		5		5	5			5					6			9
Unidentified Instrumental	AB															1
Visions Of Johanna	AB			10		10				10		10		10		9
Wait For The Light To Shine	AB						1		1		1					6
Watching The River Flow			5				6									2
When I Paint My Masterpiece	AB			2												1
The Wicked Messenger				14			14			14			14		14	10
You're A Big Girl Now	AB		2										2			2
Total # of songs		21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	593

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6.5.3 Statistics

Shows:

Number of shows	29
Number of circulating shows	29
Number of circulating & complete shows	29
Number of unique shows[1]	29
Number of different shows[2]	29
Number of different songs[3]	91
Number of unique songs[4]	88
Number of performed songs	593
Mean number of performed songs	20
Variation[5]	4.5

Songs:

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	49	53.8	337	56.8
Acoustic w band	42	46.2	256	43.2
Albums	80	88.9	536	90.4
Singles	1	1.1	6	1.0
Outtakes	2	2.2	9	1.5
Covers	7	7.8	42	7.1

6.5.4 Comments

First show in Stockholm, Sweden, 5 April 2002 saw the return of Solid Rock to the set list after 22 years.

In Hamburg, Germany, 9 April 2002, Subterranean Homesick Blues was played for the first time since Glasgow 3 February 1991.

George Recile suffered from health problems with one of his arms and was replaced by Jim Keltner starting with the show in Innsbruck, Austria, 23 April 2002. This show also started a new trend: songs that traditionally have been played in the electric mode now got an acoustic treatment. First out is Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power).

Recommended shows

Oslo, Norway 7 April, Hamburg, Germany 9 April, Berlin, Germany 11 April, Manchester, England 9 May.

Guest

Brady Blade played percussion at the show in Frankfurt 15 April.

6.5.5 Shows in Europe 1965-2002

Bob Dylan has played 480 shows in 29 different countries since 1965:

Country \ Yr	65	66	78	81	84	87	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	Tot
Austria				1	1				2			2		1			4			1	12
Belgium					1	1	1	2	1				1	1		1		1		1	11
Czech Republic												1	3								4
Denmark		1		1	1	1		1	1				1	3		2		1	1	1	15
East Germany						1															1
England	8	9	7	8	2	7	2	6	8		7		9	3	3	6		7	1	7	100
Finland						1	1	1						1				1			5
France		1	5	3	4	1	1	4		4	3	3	4			2	1	1		3	40
Greece							2				2										4
Germany								2	6		2	6	10	9		8	1	10	4	9	67
Hungary									1												1
Iceland								1													1
Ireland		1			1		2		1		2		1					2	1		11
Israel						2					3										5
Italy					6	5	4		3	4	3	2		3		4		5	7	2	48
Luxembourg											1			1							2
The Netherlands			1		2	1	1		1		3		3	2		1		1		1	17
Northern Ireland		1							1		1		1			1					5
Norway				2				1	1				1	2		1		1	3	1	13
Poland												2									2
Portugal											2						2				4
Scotland		2					1		2				3			1		2	1		12
Slovenia																	1				1
Spain					2		3				6		6			1	11				29
Sweden		1	2	1	1	2	2		2	2				2		3		3	3	1	25
Switzerland				1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1			2	1	1	1	1	16
Turkey							1														1
Wales		1											1		1			1		1	5
West Germany			4	6	5	6															21
Yugoslavia									2												2
Total # of shows	8	17	19	23	27	30	21	19	33	11	36	17	45	28	4	33	21	37	22	29	480

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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