SETTIN’ MY DIAL ON THE RADIO - BOB DYLAN 2006

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5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1 Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 97 new shows during these four legs:

April – May	US Spring Tour	29 shows
June – July	Europe Summer Tour	20
August – September	US Summer Tour	20
October – November	US Fall Tour	28

5.2 The musicians

Denny Freeman	guitar
Donnie Herron	violin, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
Elana Fremerman	violin (7 March - 13 April)
Stu Kimball	electric and acoustic guitar
Tony Garnier	bass
George Recile	drums

5.3 The show

	US Spring	Europe Summer	US Summer	US Fall
Main set:	12 songs	12-13 songs	12 songs	16 songs
Encores:	2 songs	14-15 songs	2 songs	3 songs

5.4 US Spring Tour

5.4.1 Dates and venues

APRIL

1	Reno, Nevada	Reno Events Center
3	Stockton, California	Stockton Arena
4	Santa Rosa, California	J. T. Grace Pavilion, Sonoma County Fair Grandstand
5	Bakersfield, California	Rabobank Arena,
7	Las Vegas, Nevada	Aladdin Theatre For The Performing Arts, Aladdin Resort & Casino
8	Sun City West, Arizona	Maricopa County Events Center
10	Tucson, Arizona	Tucson Convention Center
11	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Tingley Coliseum, New Mexico State Fairgrounds,
12	El Paso, Texas	Don Haskins Center, University Of Texas El Paso
14	San Antonio, Texas	Municipal Auditorium
15	Grand Prairie, Texas	Nokia Theatre
17	Kansas City, Missouri	Midland Theater
18	Kansas City, Missouri	Midland Theater
20	St. Louis, Missouri	Fox Theatre
21	Des Moines, Iowa	Val Air Ballroom
22	Springfield, Missouri	Shrine Mosque
24	Memphis, Tennessee	Orpheum Theater
25	Memphis, Tennessee	Orpheum Theater
28	New Orleans, Louisiana	Acura Stage, Fair Grounds, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
29	Jackson, Mississippi	Mississippi Coliseum
30	Birmingham, Alabama	BJCC Arena, Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex

MAY

2	Davidson, North Carolina	John M. Belk Arena, Baker Sports Complex, Davidson College
4	Knoxville, Tennessee	Tennessee Theatre
5	Atlanta, Georgia	Troy G. Chastain Memorial Park Amphitheatre
6	Asheville, North Carolina	Asheville Civic Center
7	Savannah, Georgia	Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, Savannah Civic Center
9	Orlando, Florida	TD Waterhouse Centre
10	Tampa, Florida	Sundome, University Of South Florida
11	Hollywood, Florida	Hard Rock Live, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

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5.4.2 The songs

IN ORDER PLAYED

								April
	1	3	4	5	7	8	10		11	12	14	15	17	18	20	21
Maggie's Farm	1	1	1	1			1			1	1	1			1
She Belongs To Me	2	2	2	2			2			2	2	2			2
Lonesome Day Blues	3	3	3	3			3			3	3	3			3
Queen Jane Approximately	4	4	4	4			4			4	4	4			4
'Til I Fell In Love With You	5	5	5	5			5			5	5	5			5
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	6	6	6	6			6			6	6	6			6
Make You Feel My Love	7	7	7				7								7
Highway 61 Revisited	8	8	8	8			8			8	8	8			8
Tears Of Rage	9	9	9	9
Honest With Me	10	10	10	10			10			10				9	10
Boots Of Spanish Leather	11		11							11		11
High Water (For Charley Patton)	12	12	12	12			12			12	12	12			12	9
Never Gonna Be The Same Again	13
Summer Days	14	14	14	14
Like A Rolling Stone	15	15	15	15	13	13	13		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
All Along The Watchtower	16	16	16	16	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Girl From The North Country		11		11			11				11				11
Lay Lady Lay		13			11				11				11
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right			13			10				7	7	7		10
Shooting Star				7
Just Like A Woman				13			9			9
Things Have Changed					1				1				1
The Times They Are A-Changin'					2				2				2
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum					3				3				3
It Ain't Me, Babe					4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The …					5				5				5
Love Sick					6				6				6
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight					7				7				7
Ballad Of A Thin Man					8				8				8
I Don't Believe You					9				9				9
Cold Irons Bound					10				10		10	10	10
Cat's In The Well					12				12				12
Most Likely You Go Your Way						1								1		1
Mr. Tambourine Man						2								2		2
Down Along The Cove						3								3		3
This Wheel's On Fire						4								4		4
Absolutely Sweet Marie						5								5		5
Masters Of War						6								6		6
Watching The River Flow						7								7		7
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll						8								8		8
God Knows						9
Every Grain Of Sand						11					9	9
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35						12								12		12
To Ramona									4				4
Blind Willie McTell														11		11
Positively 4th Street															9	10
Total # of songs	16	16	16	16	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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				April						May
	22	24	25	28	29	30	2	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	∑
Maggie's Farm		1		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	20
She Belongs To Me		2		2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	20
Lonesome Day Blues		3		3					3						12
Queen Jane Approximately		4													10
'Til I Fell In Love With You		5			5	5	5			5				5	15
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)		6			6	6	6		5	6				6	16
Make You Feel My Love									6					9	7
Highway 61 Revisited		8		5	8	8	8	10	10	8	10	7		10	20
Tears Of Rage															4
Honest With Me		10													9
Boots Of Spanish Leather						11						8			6
High Water (For Charley Patton)			9	8								9		8	14
Never Gonna Be The Same Again															1
Summer Days	14		12	12	12	12	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	17
Like A Rolling Stone	15	13	13	13	13	13	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	29
All Along The Watchtower	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	29
Girl From The North Country		9							11				11		8
Lay Lady Lay	11							4					4		7
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right			10	6	11				9		9				11
Shooting Star															1
Just Like A Woman					7	7	7	11		7	11			7	10
Things Have Changed	1														4
The Times They Are A-Changin'	2														4
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum	3				3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	13
It Ain't Me, Babe	13														2
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The …	5						12	5			5	10	5		9
Love Sick	6							6			6		6		7
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	7								7				7		6
Ballad Of A Thin Man	8							8					8		6
I Don't Believe You	9						9			10			9		7
Cold Irons Bound	10				10	10	10		8		8		10		12
Cat's In The Well	12			10											5
Most Likely You Go Your Way			1	4					1			5			7
Mr. Tambourine Man			2						2			6		11	7
Down Along The Cove			3												4
This Wheel's On Fire			4												4
Absolutely Sweet Marie			5					9							5
Masters Of War			6				13			11		11			7
Watching The River Flow			7	7				7			7				7
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll			8												4
God Knows															1
Every Grain Of Sand							11								4
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		12													4
To Ramona	4									4					4
Blind Willie McTell			11							9					4
Positively 4th Street		7		9	4	4	4		4		4	4		4	11
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall		11													1
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues				11											1
Desolation Row					9										1
Visions Of Johanna						9									1
Total # of songs	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	418

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IN SONG ORDER

								April
	1	3	4	5	7	8	10		11	12	14	15	17	18	20	21
Absolutely Sweet Marie						5								5		5
All Along The Watchtower	16	16	16	16	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Ballad Of A Thin Man					8				8				8
Blind Willie McTell														11		11
Boots Of Spanish Leather	11		11							11		11
Cat's In The Well					12				12				12
Cold Irons Bound					10				10		10	10	10
Desolation Row
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right			13			10				7	7	7		10
Down Along The Cove						3								3		3
Every Grain Of Sand						11					9	9
Girl From The North Country		11		11			11				11				11
God Knows						9
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
High Water (For Charley Patton)	12	12	12	12			12			12	12	12			12	9
Highway 61 Revisited	8	8	8	8			8			8	8	8			8
Honest With Me	10	10	10	10			10			10				9	10
I Don't Believe You					9				9				9
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight					7				7				7
It Ain't Me, Babe					4
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	6	6	6	6			6			6	6	6			6
Just Like A Woman				13			9			9
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Lay Lady Lay		13			11				11				11
Like A Rolling Stone	15	15	15	15	13	13	13		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Lonesome Day Blues	3	3	3	3			3			3	3	3			3
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll						8								8		8
Love Sick					6				6				6
Maggie's Farm	1	1	1	1			1			1	1	1			1
Make You Feel My Love	7	7	7				7								7
Masters Of War						6								6		6
Most Likely You Go Your Way						1								1		1
Mr. Tambourine Man						2								2		2
Never Gonna Be The Same Again	13
Positively 4th Street															9	10
Queen Jane Approximately	4	4	4	4			4			4	4	4			4
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35						12								12		12
She Belongs To Me	2	2	2	2			2			2	2	2			2
Shooting Star				7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The …					5				5				5
Summer Days	14	14	14	14
Tears Of Rage	9	9	9	9
Things Have Changed					1				1				1
This Wheel's On Fire						4								4		4
'Til I Fell In Love With You	5	5	5	5			5			5	5	5			5
The Times They Are A-Changin'					2				2				2
To Ramona									4				4
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum					3				3				3
Visions Of Johanna
Watching The River Flow						7								7		7
Total # of songs	16	16	16	16	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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				April						May
	22	24	25	28	29	30	2	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	∑
Absolutely Sweet Marie			5					9							5
All Along The Watchtower	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	29
Ballad Of A Thin Man	8							8					8		6
Blind Willie McTell			11							9					4
Boots Of Spanish Leather						11						8			6
Cat's In The Well	12			10											5
Cold Irons Bound	10				10	10	10		8		8		10		12
Desolation Row					9										1
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right			10	6	11				9		9				11
Down Along The Cove			3												4
Every Grain Of Sand							11								4
Girl From The North Country		9							11				11		8
God Knows															1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall		11													1
High Water (For Charley Patton)			9	8								9		8	14
Highway 61 Revisited		8		5	8	8	8	10	10	8	10	7		10	20
Honest With Me		10													9
I Don't Believe You	9						9			10			9		7
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	7								7				7		6
It Ain't Me, Babe	13														2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)		6			6	6	6		5	6				6	16
Just Like A Woman					7	7	7	11		7	11			7	10
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues				11											1
Lay Lady Lay	11							4					4		7
Like A Rolling Stone	15	13	13	13	13	13	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	29
Lonesome Day Blues		3		3					3						12
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll			8												4
Love Sick	6							6			6		6		7
Maggie's Farm		1		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	20
Make You Feel My Love									6					9	7
Masters Of War			6				13			11		11			7
Most Likely You Go Your Way			1	4					1			5			7
Mr. Tambourine Man			2						2			6		11	7
Never Gonna Be The Same Again															1
Positively 4th Street		7		9	4	4	4		4		4	4		4	11
Queen Jane Approximately		4													10
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		12													4
She Belongs To Me		2		2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	20
Shooting Star															1
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The …	5						12	5			5	10	5		9
Summer Days	14		12	12	12	12	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	17
Tears Of Rage															4
Things Have Changed	1														4
This Wheel's On Fire			4												4
'Til I Fell In Love With You		5			5	5	5			5				5	15
The Times They Are A-Changin'	2														4
To Ramona	4									4					4
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum	3				3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	13
Visions Of Johanna						9									1
Watching The River Flow			7	7				7			7				7
Total # of songs	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	418

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5.4.3 Statistics

Number of shows	29
Number of circulating shows	29
Number of circulating & complete shows	29
Number of unique shows[1]	28
Number of different shows[2]	28
Number of songs	50
Number of performed songs	418
Mean number of performed songs	14
Variation[3]:	3.5

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	50	100.0	418	100.0
Albums	47	94.0	399	95.5
Singles	2	4.0	15	3.6
Outtakes	1	2.0	4	1.0
Covers	0	0.0	0	0.0

5.4.4 Comments

Recommended shows

Reno, Nevada, 1 April, Birmingham, Alabama, 30 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] variation is computed as the quote between number of different songs and mean number of performed songs