Stay With Me – Bob Dylan 2014

 

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5     THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 1

5.1      Introduction. 1

5.2      The musicians. 1

5.3      The show.. 1

5.4      Tour of Japan. 1

5.4.1      Dates and venues. 1

5.4.2      The songs. 3

5.4.3      Statistics. 4

5.4.4      Comments. 5

 

5                             THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1                        Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 92 new shows during these four legs:

 

March – April

Tour Of Japan

19 shows

June – July

Europe Summer Tour

21

August – September

Tour Town Under

19

October – December

US Fall Tour

33

 

5.2                        The musicians

Charlie Sexton

lead guitar

Donnie Herron

violin, mandolin, pedal steel guitar

Stu Kimball

electric and acoustic guitar

Tony Garnier

bass

George Recile

drums

 

5.3                        The show

 

 

Main set:

17 songs

Encores:

1-2 songs

 

There was a short intermission between song 9 and 10 in the first set.

 

 

5.4                        Tour of Japan

5.4.1                     Dates and venues

MARCH

31

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

APRIL

  1

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

  3

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

  4

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

  5

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

  7

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

  8

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

  9

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

10

Tokyo, Japan

Zepp DiverCity

13

Sapporo, Japan

Zepp Sapporo

14

Sapporo, Japan

Zepp Sapporo

17

Nagoya, Japan

Zepp Nagoya

18

Nagoya, Japan

Zepp Nagoya

19

Fukouka, Japan

Zepp Fukuoka

21

Osaka, Japan

Zepp Namba

22

Osaka, Japan

Zepp Namba

23

Osaka, Japan

Zepp Namba

26

Maui, Hawaii

Maui Arts & Cultural Center

29

Honolulu, Hawaii

Neal Shaw Blaisdell Arena

 

 

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5.4.2                     The songs

 

SONGS IN ORDER PLAYED

Tokyo March-April:

31

1

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

Things Have Changed

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

She Belongs To Me

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

What Good Am I?

4

4

4

 

4

4

 

4

4

Blind Willie McTell

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duquesne Whistle

6

6

6

5

6

6

5

6

6

Pay In Blood

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Tangled Up In Blue

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Love Sick

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

High Water (For Charley Patton)

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Simple Twist Of Fate

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Early Roman Kings

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Forgetful Heart

13

13

13

13

 

13

13

13

13

Spirit On The Water

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Scarlet Town

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Soon After Midnight

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Long And Wasted Years

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

All Along The Watchtower

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Blowin' In The Wind

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Waiting For You

 

5

5

4

5

5

6

5

5

Huck's Tune

 

 

 

6

13

 

4

 

 

Total # of songs

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

14

17

18

19

21

22

23

26

29

Things Have Changed

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

19

She Belongs To Me

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

19

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

19

What Good Am I?

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

16

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Duquesne Whistle

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

19

Pay In Blood

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

19

Tangled Up In Blue

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

19

Love Sick

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

19

High Water (For Charley Patton)

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

19

Simple Twist Of Fate

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

19

Early Roman Kings

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

Forgetful Heart

13

13

13

13

 

13

13

13

13

13

17

Spirit On The Water

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

19

Scarlet Town

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

19

Soon After Midnight

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

19

Long And Wasted Years

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

All Along The Watchtower

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

Blowin' In The Wind

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Waiting For You

5

5

 

5

5

5

5

 

5

5

16

Huck's Tune

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

5

 

 

5

Workingman’s Blues #2

 

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

2

Total # of songs

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

361

 

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IN SONG ORDER

 

Tokyo March-April:

31

1

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

All Along The Watchtower

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Blind Willie McTell

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blowin' In The Wind

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Duquesne Whistle

6

6

6

5

6

6

5

6

6

Early Roman Kings

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Forgetful Heart

13

13

13

13

 

13

13

13

13

High Water (For Charley Patton)

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Huck's Tune

 

 

 

6

13

 

4

 

 

Long And Wasted Years

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Love Sick

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

Pay In Blood

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Scarlet Town

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

She Belongs To Me

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Simple Twist Of Fate

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Soon After Midnight

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Spirit On The Water

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Tangled Up In Blue

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Things Have Changed

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Waiting For You

 

5

5

4

5

5

6

5

5

What Good Am I?

4

4

4

 

4

4

 

4

4

Workingman’s Blues #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total # of songs

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

 

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April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

14

17

18

19

21

22

23

26

29

All Along The Watchtower

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

19

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Blowin' In The Wind

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Duquesne Whistle

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

19

Early Roman Kings

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

Forgetful Heart

13

13

13

13

 

13

13

13

13

13

17

High Water (For Charley Patton)

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

19

Huck's Tune

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

5

 

 

5

Long And Wasted Years

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

Love Sick

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

19

Pay In Blood

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

19

Scarlet Town

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

19

She Belongs To Me

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

19

Simple Twist Of Fate

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

19

Soon After Midnight

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

19

Spirit On The Water

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

19

Tangled Up In Blue

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

19

Things Have Changed

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

19

Waiting For You

5

5

 

5

5

5

5

 

5

5

16

What Good Am I?

4

4

4

4

4

 

4

4

4

4

16

Workingman’s Blues #2

 

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

2

Total # of songs

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

361

 

 

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5.4.3                     Statistics

 

Number of shows

19

Number of circulating shows

19

Number of circulating & complete shows

19

Number of unique shows[1]

7

Number of different shows[2]

4

Number of songs

22

Number of performed songs

361

Mean number of performed songs

19

Variation[3]:

1.2

 

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Albums

19

86.4

321

 88.9

Singles

2

  9.1

35

9.7

Outtakes

1

4.5

5

  1.4

Covers

0

  0.0

0

  0.0

 

5.4.4                     Comments

Bob Dylan continued to play basically the same set each night. Seven variations to the basic set were played as follows:

 

 

Variation

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

Basic set, 11 times

31 March

4 April

5 & 19 April

8 April

17 April

21 April

23 April

1.

Things Have Changed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

She Belongs To Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

What Good Am I?

 

Waiting For You

 

Huck's Tune

 

Workingman's Blues #2

 

5.

Waiting For You

Blind Willie McTell

Duquesne Whistle

 

Duquesne Whistle

Workingman's Blues #2

 

Huck's Tune

6.

Duquesne Whistle

 

Huck's Tune

 

Waiting For You

 

 

 

7.

Pay In Blood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Tangled Up In Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Love Sick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

High Water (For Charley Patton)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Early Roman Kings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Forgetful Heart

 

 

Huck's Tune

 

 

 

 

14.

Spirit On The Water

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Scarlet Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.

Soon After Midnight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.

Long And Wasted Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.

All Along The Watchtower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.

Blowin' In The Wind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The basic set was played  3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 22, 26, 29 April.

There are circulating recordings from all shows.

Huck’s Tune was played live for the first time 4 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