5         THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES.. 1

5.1           Introduction.. 1

5.2           The musicians. 1

5.3           The show... 1

5.4           US Winter Tour.. 2

5.4.1            Dates and venues. 2

5.4.2            The songs. 3

5.4.3            Statistics. 8

5.4.4            Comments. 8

 

 

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JUST A SONG AND DANCE MAN

 

5          THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1                                                Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 110 new shows, all pretty much the same as in the last six years. The 1998 part of The Never-Ending Tour consisted of no less than seven (7) new "legs".

 

January – February

US

21 shows

March – April

South America

  8 shows

May

US & Canada

  8 shows

May – July

Europe

33 shows

August – September

Australia & New Zealand

15 shows

September

US

  8 shows

October – November

US & Canada

17 shows

 

5.2                                                The musicians

Larry Campbell

electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle

Bucky Baxter

pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar

 

electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro

 

electric mandolin

 

back-up vocal

Tony Garnier

bass

David Kemper

drums

 

5.3                                                The show

The standard show contained a main set:

 

5-6 electric songs

 

3-4 acoustic

 

2-3 electric

and then encores:

 

1 electric

or

1 acoustic

 

1 acoustic

 

2 electric

 

1 electric

 

1 acoustic

A shortened version was used at various festivals.

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5.4                                                US Winter Tour

5.4.1                                         Dates and venues

 

JANUARY

 

13

New London, Connecticut

Garde Arts Center

14

New London, Connecticut

Garde Arts Center

16

New York City, New York

The Theater, Madison Square Garden

17

New York City, New York

The Theater, Madison Square Garden

18

New York City, New York

The Theater, Madison Square Garden

20

New York City, New York

The Theater, Madison Square Garden

21

New York City, New York

The Theater, Madison Square Garden

23

Boston, Massachusetts

Fleet Center

24

Boston, Massachusetts

Fleet Center

27

Poughkeepsie, New York

Mid-Hudson Civic Center

28

Syracuse, New York

Landmark Theater

30

Brookville, New York

Tilles Center, C.W. Post College

31

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Mark G. Etess Arena, Taj Mahal

 

FEBRUARY

 

  1

Newark, New Jersey

Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center  

  2

Springfield, Massachusetts

Symphony Hall

14

Cleveland, Ohio

Public Hall

15

Toledo, Ohio

John F. Savage Hall, University Of Toledo    

17

St. Louis, Missouri

Fox Theatre

19

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati Gardens

20

Bristol, Tennessee

Viking Hall, Bristol University

22

Fairfax, Virginia

Patriot Center, George Mason University

 

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5.4.2                                         The songs

AB      acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

 

 

 

 

January

February

 

 

 

 

13

14

16

17

18

20

21

23

24

27

28

30

31

1

2

14

15

17

19

20

22

S

 

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

21

 

The Man In Me

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Cold Irons Bound

 

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Just Like A Woman

 

4

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

5

 

Can't Wait

 

5

5

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

15

 

Silvio

 

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

21

 

Desolation Row

AB

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

AB

8

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

21

 

Make You Feel My Love

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Tears Of Rage

 

11

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

'Til I Fell In Love With You

 

12

12

 

 

11

11

11

 

11

11

 

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

17

 

Highway 61 Revisited

 

13

 

11

 

12

12

12

12

12

12

 

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

18

 

My Back Pages

AB

14

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Love Sick

 

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

21

 

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

21

 

Not Dark Yet

 

 

2

2

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

 

7

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Love Minus Zero /No Limit

AB

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Million Miles

 

 

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

20

 

This Wheel's On Fire

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

3

 

Like A Rolling Stone

 

 

13

12

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

 

14

 

 

 

13

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

4

 

One Too Many Mornings

AB

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

John Brown

AB

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Forever Young

AB

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

3

 

I Want You

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

2

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

10

10

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

5

 

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

2

 

 

 

 

2

2

2

7

 

Born In Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

3

 

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Positively 4th Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

3

 

Man In The Long Black Coat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

If Not For You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Cocaine Blues

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

12

 

Boots Of Spanish Leather

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Queen Jane Approximately

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

 

13

 

13

13

13

10

 

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Masters Of War

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

11

 

Pretty Peggy-O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Under The Red Sky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

2

 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Shooting Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

3

 

Total # of songs

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

317

 

 

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHART

 

 

 

 

January

February

 

 

 

 

13

14

16

17

18

20

21

23

24

27

28

30

31

1

2

14

15

17

19

20

22

S

 

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

21

 

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

3

 

Boots Of Spanish Leather

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Born In Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

3

 

Can't Wait

 

5

5

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

15

 

Cocaine Blues

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

12

 

Cold Irons Bound

 

3

3

3

 

3

3

3

3

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Desolation Row

AB

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

 

14

 

 

 

13

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Forever Young

AB

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

3

 

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Highway 61 Revisited

 

13

 

11

 

12

12

12

12

12

12

 

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

18

 

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

I Want You

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

If Not For You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

 

13

 

13

13

13

10

 

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

John Brown

AB

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Just Like A Woman

 

4

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

5

 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Like A Rolling Stone

 

 

13

12

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

AB

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Love Sick

 

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

21

 

Make You Feel My Love

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

The Man In Me

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Man In The Long Black Coat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

Masters Of War

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

11

 

Million Miles

 

 

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

20

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

My Back Pages

AB

14

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Not Dark Yet

 

 

2

2

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

One Too Many Mornings

AB

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Positively 4th Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

3

 

Pretty Peggy-O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Queen Jane Approximately

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

21

 

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Shooting Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Silvio

 

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

21

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

4

 

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

10

10

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

5

 

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

21

 

Tears Of Rage

 

11

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

This Wheel's On Fire

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

3

 

'Til I Fell In Love With You

 

12

12

 

 

11

11

11

 

11

11

 

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

17

 

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

 

7

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

AB

8

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

2

 

 

 

 

2

2

2

7

 

Under The Red Sky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

2

 

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

2

 

Total # of songs

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

317

 

 

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5.4.3                                         Statistics

 

Number of shows:

21

Number of circulating shows:

21

Number of circulating & complete shows:

21

Number of unique shows[1]:

21

Number of different shows[2]:

21

Number of different songs[3]:

58

Number of unique songs[4]:

58

Number of performed songs:

317

Mean number of performed songs:

15

Variation[5]:

3.8

 

 

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Electric

38

65.5

233

73.5

Acoustic w band

20

34.5

84

26.5

 

 

 

 

 

Albums

54

93.1

296

93.4

Singles

1

1.7

3

0.9

Outtakes

2

3.4

6

1.9

Covers

1

1.7

12

3.8

 

 

5.4.4                                         Comments

 

New London, January 13

Second live rendition of Make You Feel My Love. Bob Dylan plays organ on Love Sick. This is the first live keyboard playing by Dylan since Stuttgart June 16, 1991.  It is sadly the only keyboard exercise in 1998.

New London, January 14

Second live rendition of Million Miles and Not Dark Yet

Boston, February 24

Van Morrison guests on Knockin' On Heaven's Door.

 

Recommended shows

Newark January 2 and Toledo February 15.


 

BobTalk

I think I've been here one time before, I think this used to be a parking lot. A few years ago [someone in the audience: It ain't so bad now!] Before Masters Of War, Newark, February 1.

 

Say hello to the guitar player: Larry Campbell, who's been playing with us for a while, he's only playing a few guitars too, none of us play a whole lot of guitars. On the drums David Kemper is playing tonight. Bucky Baxter's on the steel guitar and on bass guitar Tony Garnier. I wanna say Happy Valentine's Day to you, you, you and you, yeah!! Band credits before Highway 61 Revisited, Cleveland February 14.

 

Tapes

There are complete audience tapes from all shows in circulation.

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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