5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1 Introduction

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

February – March	South Of The South Tour	16 shows
May	Canada Spring Tour	7
May – July	Europe Summer Tour	30
August – September	US Summer Tour	23
October – November	Canada Fall Tour	21

5.2 The musicians

Denny Freeman	guitar
Donnie Herron	violin, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
Stu Kimball	electric and acoustic guitar
Tony Garnier	bass
George Recile	drums

5.3 The show

	South Of The South	Canada Spring	Europe Summer	US Summer	Canada Fall

Main set:	15 songs	15 songs	12-15 songs	12-15 songs	15 songs
Encores:	2 songs	2 songs	2 songs	2songs	2 songs

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5.4 South Of The South Tour

5.4.1 Dates and venues

FEBRUARY

21	Dallas, Texas	House Of Blues
22	Dallas, Texas	House Of Blues
23	Dallas, Texas	House Of Blues
26	Mexico City, Mexico	Auditorio Nacional
27	Mexico City, Mexico	Auditorio Nacional
29	Monterrey, Mexico	Arena Monterrey

MARCH

2	Guadalajara, Mexico	Auditorio Telmex
5	São Paulo, Brazil	Via Funchal
6	São Paulo, Brazil	Via Funchal
8	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Rio Arena
11	Santiago, Chile	Arena Santiago
13	Córdoba, Argentina	Orfeo Superdomo
15	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Estadio Velez Sarsfield
18	Rosario, Argentina	Hipodromo
20	Punta del Este, Uruguay	Conrad Punta del Este Resort and Casino
25	Zacatecas, Mexico	Plaza de Zacatecas

Guadalajara,

Mexico

Dallas, Texas

Monterrey,

Mexico

Buenos Aires,

Argentina

Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil

Santiago, Chile

Punta del Estes,

Uruguay

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5.4.2 The songs

IN ORDER PLAYED

			February									March
	21	22		23	26	27	29	2	5	6	8		10	13	15	18	20	25	å
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat	1					1		1	1				1	1					6
It Ain't Me, Babe	2	2			2				2		2			2				2	7
Watching The River Flow	3				3		3						3	3	3		3		7
Girl From The North Country	4																8		2
Rollin' And Tumblin'	5	5				5		5		5			5	5		5	10	5	10
Workingman’s Blues #2	6	6		13	11		9	9	11	9	8		8	8	8	9			13
High Water (For Charley Patton)	7				9	8	8		9					7			7		7
Spirit On The Water	8	8		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6		6	6	6	7	9	7	16
Can't Wait	9																		1
Highway 61 Revisited	10	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12		12	12	12	10	12	10	16
Positively 4th Street	11																		1
Honest With Me	12	10		10		10				8	10		10	10	10				9
Nettie Moore	13				13		13	13	13		13		13		13				8
Summer Days	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	16
Ballad Of A Thin Man	15			15				4											3
Thunder On The Mountain	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16			5	16	14
Blowin' In The Wind	17	17			17	17	17	18		17	17		17	17	18				11
Cat's In The Well		1														1	1		3
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		3				3		3	3	3	3					3		3	8
Blind Willie McTell		4																	1
Things Have Changed		7			7			10	7		7		7		7				7
Visions Of Johanna		9																	1
When The Deal Goes Down		11		11	8	9	11	11	8	11	11		11	11	11	11	13	11	15
Mississippi		13																	1
Masters Of War		15			4		4		4		4		4		4	4		4	9
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35				1	1		1			1	1				1	16	16	1	9
Lay Lady Lay				2		2		2		2			2		2		2		7
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues				3															1
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)				4															1
The Levee's Gonna Break				5	5		5		5		5				5				6
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M…				7	10			8	10						16				5
'Til I Fell In Love With You				8			10												2
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll				9															1
All Along The Watchtower				17				17	17						17	17	17	17	7
Like A Rolling Stone					15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15	15	15	15	15	15	13
Love Sick						4				4				4			4		4
Boots Of Spanish Leather						7													1
My Back Pages						11					9								2
Ain't Talkin'						13				13				13					3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right							2									2			2
Desolation Row							7							9					2
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall								7		7							6		3
Tangled Up In Blue										12									1
Just Like A Woman													9		9		11	9	4
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)																6		6	2
John Brown																8		8	2
This Wheel's On Fire																12		12	2
Most Likely You Go Your Way																13		13	2
Forever Young																		18	1
Total # of songs	17	17		17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17		17	17	18	17	17	18	275

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IN SONG ORDER

			February									March
	21	22		23	26	27	29	2	5	6	8		10	13	15	18	20	25	å
Ain't Talkin'						13				13				13					3
All Along The Watchtower				17				17	17						17	17	17	17	7
Ballad Of A Thin Man	15			15				4											3
Blind Willie McTell		4																	1
Blowin' In The Wind	17	17			17	17	17	18		17	17		17	17	18				11
Boots Of Spanish Leather						7													1
Can't Wait	9																		1
Cat's In The Well		1														1	1		3
Desolation Row							7							9					2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right							2									2			2
Forever Young																		18	1
Girl From The North Country	4																8		2
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall								7		7							6		3
High Water (For Charley Patton)	7				9	8	8		9					7			7		7
Highway 61 Revisited	10	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12		12	12	12	10	12	10	16
Honest With Me	12	10		10		10				8	10		10	10	10				9
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		3				3		3	3	3	3					3		3	8
It Ain't Me, Babe	2	2			2				2		2			2				2	7
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)																6		6	2
John Brown																8		8	2
Just Like A Woman													9		9		11	9	4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues				3															1
Lay Lady Lay				2		2		2		2			2		2		2		7
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat	1					1		1	1				1	1					6
The Levee's Gonna Break				5	5		5		5		5				5				6
Like A Rolling Stone					15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15	15	15	15	15	15	13
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll				9															1
Love Sick						4				4				4			4		4
Masters Of War		15			4		4		4		4		4		4	4		4	9
Mississippi		13																	1
Most Likely You Go Your Way																13		13	2
My Back Pages						11					9								2
Nettie Moore	13				13		13	13	13		13		13		13				8
Positively 4th Street	11																		1
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35				1	1		1			1	1				1	16	16	1	9
Rollin' And Tumblin'	5	5				5		5		5			5	5		5	10	5	10
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)				4															1
Spirit On The Water	8	8		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6		6	6	6	7	9	7	16
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M…				7	10			8	10						16				5
Summer Days	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	16
Tangled Up In Blue										12									1
Things Have Changed		7			7			10	7		7		7		7				7
This Wheel's On Fire																12		12	2
Thunder On The Mountain	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16			5	16	14
'Til I Fell In Love With You				8			10												2
Visions Of Johanna		9																	1
Watching The River Flow	3				3		3						3	3	3		3		7
When The Deal Goes Down		11		11	8	9	11	11	8	11	11		11	11	11	11	13	11	15
Workingman’s Blues #2	6	6		13	11		9	9	11	9	8		8	8	8	9			13
Total # of songs	17	17		17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17		17	17	18	17	17	18	275

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5.4.3 Statistics

Number of shows	16
Number of circulating shows	14
Number of circulating & complete shows	14
Number of unique shows[1]	16
Number of different shows[2]	16
Number of songs	49
Number of performed songs	275
Mean number of performed songs	17
Variation[3]:	2.9

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Albums	46	93.9	265	96.4
Singles	2	4.1	8	2.9
Outtakes	1	2.0	2	0.7
Covers	0	0.0	0	0.2

5.4.4 Comments

Recommended show

Dallas, Texas, 22 February.

The following shows are not in general circulation:

São Paulo, Brazil, 5 March

São Paulo , Brazil, 6 March

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 8 March, only 60 minutes from video source

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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