WHY AM I DOING THIS? – Bob Dylan 2003

 

5      THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 1

5.1       Introduction. 1

5.2       The musicians. 1

5.3       The show.. 1

5.4       Tour Down Under. 2

5.4.1         Dates and venues. 2

5.4.2         The songs. 3

5.4.3         Statistics. 4

5.4.4         Comments. 5

 

 

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5                             THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1                        Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 98 new shows. As in 2002 there were four legs;

 

February

Tour Down Under

11 shows

April – May

US Spring Tour

23

July – August

US Summer Tour

31

October – November

Europe Fall Tour

33

 

5.2                        The musicians

Bill Burnette replaced Charlie Sexton on guitar. From April onwards Bill Burnette was replaced by Freddy Koella.

Larry Campbell

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

Bill Burnette

electric and acoustic guitar (February)

Freddy Koella

electric and acoustic guitar (April – November)

Tony Garnier

bass

George Recile

Drums.

 

5.3                        The show

 

 

Tour Down Under

US Spring Tour

US Summer Tour

Europe Fall Tour

Main set:

11-16 songs

14 songs

10 or 14 songs

14 songs

Encores:

1 acoustic song

2 electric songs

1 or 2 electric songs

3 electric songs

 

1 electric song

 

 

 

 

There was between 0 and 6 acoustic songs in the main set. The shorter sets during the Summer Tour were played when Bob Dylan opened for The Dead.

 

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5.4                        Tour Down Under

5.4.1                     Dates and venues

 

FEBRUARY

 

  6

Canberra, Australian Capitol Territory, Australia

Australian Institute Of Sport Arena

  8

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Blue Stage, Melbourne International

Music and Blues Festival

11

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane Entertainment Centre

13

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide Entertainment Centre,

15

Perth, West Australia, Australia

Claremont Showgrounds,

Moonlight Music & Wine

17

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Entertainment Centre

18

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Entertainment Centre

21

Auckland, New Zealand

North Shore Event Centre, Glenfield

22

Auckland, New Zealand

North Shore Event Centre, Glenfield

24

Wellington, New Zealand

Queens Wharf Events Centre Arena

26

Christchurch, New Zealand

Westpac Trust Entertainment Centre

 


5.4.2                     The songs

AB   acoustic with the band

 

IN ORDER PLAYED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

8

11

13

15

17

18

21

22

24

26

S

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

 

1

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

11

Highway 61 Revisited

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

11

I'll Remember You

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Things Have Changed

 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

11

Brown Sugar

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Saving Grace

 

7

11

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

 

8

 

10

 

7

7

 

8

 

9

 

6

Sugar Baby

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Drifter's Escape

 

10

6

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

6

 

5

One Too Many Mornings

AB

11

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

3

Honest With Me

 

12

10

12

12

9

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

13

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

3

Masters Of War

AB

14

 

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

 

 

8

Forever Young

AB

15

 

9

15

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

4

Summer Days

 

16

13

16

14

11

14

14

15

14

14

14

11

Blowin' In The Wind

AB

17

14

 

 

 

15

15

16

 

 

15

6

All Along The Watchtower

 

18

15

18

16

12

16

16

17

16

16

17

11

Seeing The Real You At Last

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

 

 

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

3

Just Like A Woman

 

 

7

 

 

4

4

 

4

 

 

4

5

Lonesome Day Blues

 

 

8

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

2

Bye And Bye

 

 

12

 

13

10

13

 

13

 

 

13

6

Maggie's Farm

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The Wicked Messenger

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

2

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

2

Watching The River Flow

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

2

High Water (For Charley Patton)

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Moonlight

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

13

 

13

 

 

3

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

 

6

 

6

 

 

6

 

6

4

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

2

Mama, You Been On My Mind

AB

 

 

 

9

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

2

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

AB

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

10

4

Lay Lady Lay

AB

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Make You Feel My Love

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

1

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1

Boots Of Spanish Leather

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

1

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

8

 

7

3

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1

Happy Birthday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

1

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

1

Positively 4th Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

11

 

2

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

1

My Back Pages

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

1

Desolation Row

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

8

2

Floater (Too Much To Ask)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

1

Like A Rolling Stone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

16

2

Tell Me That It Isn't True

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

1

Total # of songs

 

18

15

18

16

12

16

16

17

16

16

17

177

 

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IN SONG ORDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

8

11

13

15

17

18

21

22

24

26

S

All Along The Watchtower

 

18

15

18

16

12

16

16

17

16

16

17

11

Blowin' In The Wind

AB

17

14

 

 

 

15

15

16

 

 

15

6

Boots Of Spanish Leather

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

1

Brown Sugar

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Bye And Bye

 

 

12

 

13

10

13

 

13

 

 

13

6

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

 

6

 

6

 

 

6

 

6

4

Desolation Row

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

8

2

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

8

 

10

 

7

7

 

8

 

9

 

6

Drifter's Escape

 

10

6

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

6

 

5

Floater (Too Much To Ask)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

1

Forever Young

AB

15

 

9

15

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

4

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

2

Happy Birthday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

1

High Water (For Charley Patton)

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Highway 61 Revisited

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

11

Honest With Me

 

12

10

12

12

9

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

11

I'll Remember You

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

13

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

3

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

2

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1

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

AB

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

10

4

Just Like A Woman

 

 

7

 

 

4

4

 

4

 

 

4

5

Lay Lady Lay

AB

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

1

Like A Rolling Stone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

16

2

Lonesome Day Blues

 

 

8

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

2

Maggie's Farm

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Make You Feel My Love

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

1

Mama, You Been On My Mind

AB

 

 

 

9

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

2

Masters Of War

AB

14

 

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

 

 

8

Moonlight

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

13

 

13

 

 

3

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

8

 

7

3

My Back Pages

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

1

One Too Many Mornings

AB

11

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

3

Positively 4th Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

11

 

2

Saving Grace

 

7

11

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Seeing The Real You At Last

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

1

Sugar Baby

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Summer Days

 

16

13

16

14

11

14

14

15

14

14

14

11

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

1

Tell Me That It Isn't True

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

1

Things Have Changed

 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

11

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

 

1

 

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9

Watching The River Flow

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

2

The Wicked Messenger

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

2

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

 

 

4

4

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

3

Total # of songs

 

18

15

18

16

12

16

16

17

16

16

17

177

 

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5.4.3                     Statistics

 

Number of shows

11

Number of circulating shows

11

Number of circulating & complete shows

11

Number of unique shows[1]

11

Number of different shows[2]

11

Number of different songs[3]

48

Number of unique songs[4]

46

Number of performed songs

177

Mean number of performed songs

16

Variation[5]:

2.8

 

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Electric

32

67.0

128

72,3

Acoustic w band

16

33.0

49

27,7

 

 

 

 

 

Albums

45

93,7

163

92,1

Singles

1

2,1

2

1,1

Outtakes

1

2,1

11

6,2

Covers

1

2,1

1

0,6

 

 

5.4.4                     Comments

The band

Larry Campbell leaves the band after no less than 678 shows since 1997 and is replaced by Billy Burnette. He is the son of Dorsey Burnette and the nephew of Johnny Burnette, members of The Johnny Burnette Trio, rockabilly pioneers.

 

Recommended show

Adelaide 13 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