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