FOREVER YOUNG - BOB DYLAN 2011

                             

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6       THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 2

6.1       Introduction. 2

6.2       The musicians. 2

6.3       The show.. 2

6.4       Far East and Down Under Tour. 3

6.4.1       Dates and venues. 3

6.4.2       The songs. 5

6.4.3       Statistics. 9

6.4.4       Comments. 9


6                             THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

6.1                        Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 89 new shows during these four legs:

 

April 

Far East & Down Under

17 shows

June – July

Europe Summer Tour

11

July – August

US Summer Tour

28

October – November

Europe Fall Tour

33

 

6.2                        The musicians

Charlie Sexton

guitar

Donnie Herron

violin, mandolin, pedal steel guitar

Stu Kimball

electric and acoustic guitar

Tony Garnier

bass

George Recile

drums

 

6.3                        The show

 

Far East & Down under

Europe Summer

US Summer

Europe Fall

Main set:

12-15 songs

12-14 songs

12-14 songs

12-14 songs

Encores:

2-3 songs

3 songs

2-3 songs

2-3 songs

 

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6.4                        Far East and Down Under Tour

6.4.1              Dates and venues

 

APRIL

 

  3

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Arena

  6

Beijing, China

Workers Gymnasium

  8

Shanghai, China

Grand Stage

10

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Sports Grounds, RMIT University

12

Hong Kong, China

Star Hall, KITEC, Kowloon Bay

13

Hong Kong, China

Star Hall, KITEC, Kowloon Bay

15

Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Marina Promenade

17

Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Park Stage, Fremantle Park

19

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

20

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park

21

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park

23

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

WIN Entertainment Centre

25

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

MoJo Stage, Byron Bay Bluesfest

26

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

MoJo Stage, Byron Bay Bluesfest

27

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney Entertainment Centre, Darling Harbour

28

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney Entertainment Centre, Darling Harbour

30

Auckland, New Zealand

Vector Arena

 

 

FAR EAST STOPS

 

 

DOWN UNDER STOPS

 


 

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6.4.2              The songs

 

FAR EAST IN ORDER PLAYED

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

3

6

8

10

12

13

15

Gotta Serve Somebody

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

2

 

 

2

 

2

2

Things Have Changed

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

Sugar Baby

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cold Irons Bound

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Honest With Me

7

5

5

5

5

 

5

Desolation Row

8

 

10

 

10

 

 

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

9

7

7

7

7

 

7

Forgetful Heart

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Highway 61 Revisited

11

11

11

11

11

11

9

Tryin' To Get To Heaven

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jolene

13

 

 

14

9

 

 

Ballad Of A Thin Man

14

14

14

15

15

15

12

Like A Rolling Stone

15

15

15

16

16

16

13

Blowin' In The Wind

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

Tangled Up In Blue

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

Love Sick

 

8

 

8

 

 

10

Rollin' And Tumblin'

 

9

 

 

 

5

 

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

 

10

 

10

 

8

8

Spirit On The Water

 

12

12

12

12

12

 

Thunder On The Mountain

 

13

13

 

14

14

11

All Along The Watchtower

 

16

 

17

 

 

 

Forever Young

 

17

16

18

17

17

14

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

8

 

8

 

 

The Levee's Gonna Break

 

 

9

9

 

9

 

My Wife's Home Town

 

 

 

13

13

13

 

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

High Water (for Charlie Patton)

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

If You Ever Go To Houston

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Total # of songs

16

17

16

18

17

17

14

 

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DOWN UNDER IN ORDER PLAYED

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

19

20

21

23

25

26

27

28

30

å

Gotta Serve Somebody

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

It Ain't Me, Babe

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

5

Things Have Changed

3

 

4

4

4

 

 

 

4

 

8

Sugar Baby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

 

9

 

7

9

 

9

5

Simple Twist Of Fate

6

6

12

12

 

10

10

12

12

 

15

Honest With Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Desolation Row

 

 

10

 

10

 

8

 

8

10

8

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

 

5

5

5

5

5

5

7

7

5

15

Forgetful Heart

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

3

Highway 61 Revisited

9

13

11

11

11

11

11

13

13

11

17

Tryin' To Get To Heaven

 

10

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

3

Jolene

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

5

Ballad Of A Thin Man

12

14

14

14

14

12

12

14

14

14

17

Like A Rolling Stone

13

15

15

15

15

13

13

15

15

15

17

Blowin' In The Wind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

16

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

Tangled Up In Blue

10

12

6

6

6

4

4

4

6

6

16

Love Sick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Rollin' And Tumblin'

7

 

7

 

 

 

3

 

5

 

6

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

8

8

 

10

 

8

 

8

 

 

9

Spirit On The Water

 

 

 

 

12

 

6

 

10

12

9

Thunder On The Mountain

11

 

13

13

13

 

 

 

 

13

10

All Along The Watchtower

 

16

 

16

 

 

 

16

16

16

7

Forever Young

14

17

16

17

16

14

14

17

17

17

16

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

4

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

8

4

The Levee's Gonna Break

4

7

 

7

 

3

 

11

 

 

8

My Wife's Home Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

4

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

3

5

High Water (for Charlie Patton)

5

9

9

9

 

7

 

 

9

 

7

If You Ever Go To Houston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

2

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Not Dark Yet

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

This Wheel's On Fire

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

2

Summer Days

 

 

 

 

7

9

9

 

11

7

5

When The Deal Goes Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

1

Total # of songs

14

17

16

17

16

14

14

17

17

17

274

 

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FAR EAST IN SONG ORDER

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

3

6

8

10

12

13

15

All Along The Watchtower

 

16

 

17

 

 

 

Ballad Of A Thin Man

14

14

14

15

15

15

12

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

8

 

8

 

 

Blowin' In The Wind

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cold Irons Bound

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desolation Row

8

 

10

 

10

 

 

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

Forever Young

 

17

16

18

17

17

14

Forgetful Heart

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

Gotta Serve Somebody

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

 

10

 

10

 

8

8

High Water (for Charlie Patton)

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Highway 61 Revisited

11

11

11

11

11

11

9

Honest With Me

7

5

5

5

5

 

5

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If You Ever Go To Houston

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

2

 

 

2

 

2

2

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Jolene

13

 

 

14

9

 

 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

The Levee's Gonna Break

 

 

9

9

 

9

 

Like A Rolling Stone

15

15

15

16

16

16

13

Love Sick

 

8

 

8

 

 

10

My Wife's Home Town

 

 

 

13

13

13

 

Not Dark Yet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rollin' And Tumblin'

 

9

 

 

 

5

 

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Spirit On The Water

 

12

12

12

12

12

 

Sugar Baby

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangled Up In Blue

 

4

4

4

4

4

4

Things Have Changed

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

This Wheel's On Fire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thunder On The Mountain

 

13

13

 

14

14

11

Tryin' To Get To Heaven

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

9

7

7

7

7

 

7

When The Deal Goes Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total # of songs

16

17

16

18

17

17

14

 

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DOWN UNDER IN SONG ORDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

19

20

21

23

25

26

27

28

30

å

All Along The Watchtower

 

16

 

16

 

 

 

16

16

16

7

Ballad Of A Thin Man

12

14

14

14

14

12

12

14

14

14

17

Beyond Here Lies Nothin'

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

5

Blind Willie McTell

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

8

4

Blowin' In The Wind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

 

9

 

7

9

 

9

5

Desolation Row

 

 

10

 

10

 

8

 

8

10

8

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

4

Forever Young

14

17

16

17

16

14

14

17

17

17

16

Forgetful Heart

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

3

Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

16

Gotta Serve Somebody

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

8

8

 

10

 

8

 

8

 

 

9

High Water (for Charlie Patton)

5

9

9

9

 

7

 

 

9

 

7

Highway 61 Revisited

9

13

11

11

11

11

11

13

13

11

17

Honest With Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

If You Ever Go To Houston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

2

It Ain't Me, Babe

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

5

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

Jolene

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

5

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

3

5

The Levee's Gonna Break

4

7

 

7

 

3

 

11

 

 

8

Like A Rolling Stone

13

15

15

15

15

13

13

15

15

15

17

Love Sick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

My Wife's Home Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Not Dark Yet

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Rollin' And Tumblin'

7

 

7

 

 

 

3

 

5

 

6

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

 

4

Simple Twist Of Fate

6

6

12

12

 

10

10

12

12

 

15

Spirit On The Water

 

 

 

 

12

 

6

 

10

12

9

Sugar Baby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Summer Days

 

 

 

 

7

9

9

 

11

7

5

Tangled Up In Blue

10

12

6

6

6

4

4

4

6

6

16

Things Have Changed

3

 

4

4

4

 

 

 

4

 

8

This Wheel's On Fire

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

2

Thunder On The Mountain

11

 

13

13

13

 

 

 

 

13

10

Tryin' To Get To Heaven

 

10

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

3

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum

 

5

5

5

5

5

5

7

7

5

15

When The Deal Goes Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

1

Total # of songs

14

17

16

17

16

14

14

17

17

17

274

 

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6.4.3              Statistics

 

Number of shows

17

Number of circulating shows

16

Number of circulating & complete shows

12

Number of unique shows[1]

17

Number of different shows[2]

17

Number of songs

41

Number of performed songs

274

Mean number of performed songs

16

Variation[3]:

2.5

 

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Albums

39

 95.1

264

 96.4

Singles

1

  2.4

8

  2.9

Outtakes

1

  2.4

2

  0.7

Covers

0

  0.0

0

  0.0

 

 

6.4.4              Comments

 

There is no circulation recording from Fremantle.

The recordings from Melbourne (both shows) and from Wollongong are incomplete and in mp3 format.

The recording from Byron Bay is incomplete and partially in mp3 format.

 

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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