WHY AM I DOING THIS? – Bob Dylan 2003

5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 1

5.1 Introduction. 1

5.2 The musicians. 1

5.3 The show.. 1

5.4 Tour Down Under. 2

5.4.1 Dates and venues. 2

5.4.2 The songs. 3

5.4.3 Statistics. 4

5.4.4 Comments. 5

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5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1 Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 98 new shows. As in 2002 there were four legs;

February	Tour Down Under	11 shows
April – May	US Spring Tour	23
July – August	US Summer Tour	31
October – November	Europe Fall Tour	33

5.2 The musicians

Bill Burnette replaced Charlie Sexton on guitar. From April onwards Bill Burnette was replaced by Freddy Koella.

Larry Campbell	electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, bouzouki, mandolin.
Bill Burnette	electric and acoustic guitar (February)
Freddy Koella	electric and acoustic guitar (April – November)
Tony Garnier	bass
George Recile	Drums.

5.3 The show

	Tour Down Under	US Spring Tour	US Summer Tour	Europe Fall Tour
Main set:	11-16 songs	14 songs	10 or 14 songs	14 songs
Encores:	1 acoustic song	2 electric songs	1 or 2 electric songs	3 electric songs
	1 electric song

There was between 0 and 6 acoustic songs in the main set. The shorter sets during the Summer Tour were played when Bob Dylan opened for The Dead.

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5.4 Tour Down Under

5.4.1 Dates and venues

FEBRUARY

6	Canberra, Australian Capitol Territory, Australia	Australian Institute Of Sport Arena
8	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Blue Stage, Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival
11	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
13	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Adelaide Entertainment Centre,
15	Perth, West Australia, Australia	Claremont Showgrounds, Moonlight Music & Wine
17	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Entertainment Centre
18	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia	Entertainment Centre
21	Auckland, New Zealand	North Shore Event Centre, Glenfield
22	Auckland, New Zealand	North Shore Event Centre, Glenfield
24	Wellington, New Zealand	Queens Wharf Events Centre Arena
26	Christchurch, New Zealand	Westpac Trust Entertainment Centre

5.4.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

IN ORDER PLAYED

							February
		6	8	11	13	15		17	18	21	22	24	26	S
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		1			1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	9
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	11
Highway 61 Revisited		3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	11
I'll Remember You		4			4									2
Things Have Changed		5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5	5	11
Brown Sugar		6												1
Saving Grace		7	11	13										3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right		8		10		7		7		8		9		6
Sugar Baby		9												1
Drifter's Escape		10	6			6				6		6		5
One Too Many Mornings	AB	11	9					9						3
Honest With Me		12	10	12	12	9		12	12	12	12	12	12	11
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB	13		17							7			3
Masters Of War	AB	14		8	8	8		8	8	9	9			8
Forever Young	AB	15		9	15						15			4
Summer Days		16	13	16	14	11		14	14	15	14	14	14	11
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	17	14					15	15	16			15	6
All Along The Watchtower		18	15	18	16	12		16	16	17	16	16	17	11
Seeing The Real You At Last			1											1
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere			4	4							4			3
Just Like A Woman			7			4		4		4			4	5
Lonesome Day Blues			8					10						2
Bye And Bye			12		13	10		13		13			13	6
Maggie's Farm				1										1
The Wicked Messenger				6					6					2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB			7						7				2
Watching The River Flow				11						10				2
High Water (For Charley Patton)				14										1
Moonlight				15					13		13			3
Cold Irons Bound					6			6			6		6	4
Girl From The North Country	AB				7								9	2
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB				9				9					2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB				10				10			10	10	4
Lay Lady Lay	AB				11									1
Make You Feel My Love								11						1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue									4					1
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB								7					1
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB								11		8		7	3
Simple Twist Of Fate										11				1
Happy Birthday										14				1
Tangled Up In Blue	AB										10			1
Positively 4th Street											11	11		2
Lay Lady Lay												4		1
My Back Pages	AB											7		1
Desolation Row	AB											8	8	2
Floater (Too Much To Ask)												13		1
Like A Rolling Stone												15	16	2
Tell Me That It Isn't True													11	1
Total # of songs		18	15	18	16	12		16	16	17	16	16	17	177

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IN SONG ORDER

							February
		6	8	11	13	15		17	18	21	22	24	26	S
All Along The Watchtower		18	15	18	16	12		16	16	17	16	16	17	11
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	17	14					15	15	16			15	6
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB								7					1
Brown Sugar		6												1
Bye And Bye			12		13	10		13		13			13	6
Cold Irons Bound					6			6			6		6	4
Desolation Row	AB											8	8	2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	8		10		7		7		8		9		6
Drifter's Escape		10	6			6				6		6		5
Floater (Too Much To Ask)												13		1
Forever Young	AB	15		9	15						15			4
Girl From The North Country	AB				7								9	2
Happy Birthday										14				1
High Water (For Charley Patton)				14										1
Highway 61 Revisited		3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	11
Honest With Me		12	10	12	12	9		12	12	12	12	12	12	11
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	11
I'll Remember You		4			4									2
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB	13		17							7			3
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB			7						7				2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue									4					1
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB				10				10			10	10	4
Just Like A Woman			7			4		4		4			4	5
Lay Lady Lay	AB				11									1
Lay Lady Lay												4		1
Like A Rolling Stone												15	16	2
Lonesome Day Blues			8					10						2
Maggie's Farm				1										1
Make You Feel My Love								11						1
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB				9				9					2
Masters Of War	AB	14		8	8	8		8	8	9	9			8
Moonlight				15					13		13			3
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB								11		8		7	3
My Back Pages	AB											7		1
One Too Many Mornings	AB	11	9					9						3
Positively 4th Street											11	11		2
Saving Grace		7	11	13										3
Seeing The Real You At Last			1											1
Simple Twist Of Fate										11				1
Sugar Baby		9												1
Summer Days		16	13	16	14	11		14	14	15	14	14	14	11
Tangled Up In Blue	AB										10			1
Tell Me That It Isn't True													11	1
Things Have Changed		5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5	5	11
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		1			1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	9
Watching The River Flow				11						10				2
The Wicked Messenger				6					6					2
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere			4	4							4			3
Total # of songs		18	15	18	16	12		16	16	17	16	16	17	177

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5.4.3 Statistics

Number of shows	11
Number of circulating shows	11
Number of circulating & complete shows	11
Number of unique shows[1]	11
Number of different shows[2]	11
Number of different songs[3]	48
Number of unique songs[4]	46
Number of performed songs	177
Mean number of performed songs	16
Variation[5]:	2.8

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	32	67.0	128	72,3
Acoustic w band	16	33.0	49	27,7
Albums	45	93,7	163	92,1
Singles	1	2,1	2	1,1
Outtakes	1	2,1	11	6,2
Covers	1	2,1	1	0,6

5.4.4 Comments

The band

Larry Campbell leaves the band after no less than 678 shows since 1997 and is replaced by Billy Burnette. He is the son of Dorsey Burnette and the nephew of Johnny Burnette, members of The Johnny Burnette Trio, rockabilly pioneers.

Recommended show

Adelaide 13 February.

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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