5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 1

5.4 US Spring Tour. 3

5.4.1 Dates and venues. 3

5.4.2 The songs. 3

5.4.3 Statistics. 11

5.4.4 Comments. 11

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5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1 Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 86 new shows, all pretty much the same as in 1995, 1994 and 1993. Same band, same songs and same format. The only change was that drummer Winston Watson quit after the summer tour in Europe and was replaced by David Kemper from the Jerry Garcia band.

The 1996 part of The Never-Ending Tour consisted of three new "legs":

April-May	US & Canada	27 shows
June-July	Europe	28 shows
October-November	US	28 shows

The Nomura show in February and the Olympic Games shows in Atlanta, Georgia in August must also be considered part of the Never-Ending Tour.

5.2 The musicians

John Jackson	electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal
Bucky Baxter	pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
	electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro
	electric mandolin
	back-up vocal
Tony Garnier	bass
Winston Watson	drums February-August
David Kemper	drums October-November

5.3 The show

The standard show contained a main set:

	6 electric songs
	3 acoustic
	3 electric

and then encores:

1 electric	or	1 acoustic
1 acoustic		1 electric
1 electric

A shortened version was used at various festivals.

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5.4 US Spring Tour

5.4.1 Dates and venues

APRIL

13	Madison, New Jersey	Simon Forum Athletic Center, Drew University
14	New Haven, Connecticut	Palace Theater
16	Springfield, Massachusetts	Symphony Hall
17	Burlington, Vermont	Patrick Gymnasium, University Of Vermont
18	Providence, Rhode Island	The Strand
19	Portland, Maine	State Theater
20	Portland, Maine	State Theater
21	Portland, Maine	State Theater
22	Orono, Maine	Hutchins Concert Hall, Maine Center For The Performing Arts, University Of Maine
23	Orono, Maine	Hutchins Concert Hall, Maine Center For The Performing Arts, University Of Maine
26	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Verdun Auditorium
27	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Concert Hall
28	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Concert Hall
30	Syracuse, New York	Landmark Theater

MAY

1	Poughkeepsie, New York	Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	University Fieldhouse, Bucknell University
4	Richmond, Virginia	Classic Amphitheater, Fairground At Strawberry Hill
5	Atlanta, Georgia	Miller Lite Stage, 3rd Annual Music Midtown
7	Louisville, Kentucky	The Louisville Palace
8	Columbus, Ohio	The Palace
10	Erie, Pennsylvania	Warner Theatre, Civic Center
11	Buffalo, New York	Houston Gym, Sports Arena, Buffalo State Collage
12	London, Ontario, Canada	Alumni Hall, University Of Western Ontario
14	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Michigan Theater
16	Clarkston, Michigan	Pine Knob Music Theatre
17	Cleveland, Ohio	Nautica Stage
18	Burgettstown, Pennsylvania	Coca Cola Star Lake Amphitheater

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5.4.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

		April
		13	14	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	26	27	28	30
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)		1	1	1	1			1			1			1
I Want You		2
All Along The Watchtower		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Just Like A Woman		4								4
Watching The River Flow		5									5		5		5
Silvio		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	7		7		7	7					7	7		7
Masters Of War	AB	8	8	8					8	8		8	8
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	9			9							9
God Knows		10
This Wheel's On Fire		11	11	11	11	5	5		5		11		11
Obviously Five Believers		12			12							12
Alabama Getaway		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Girl From The North Country	AB	14										14		14
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15	15	15	15		15		15	15	15	15		15	15
If You See Her, Say Hello			2							2	2	2
Shelter From The Storm			4								4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues			5									4
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB		7		7			7		7				7
To Ramona	AB		9
Maggie's Farm			10	10	10	10		10	10			10	12		12
Highway 61 Revisited			12								12
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB		14							14
Lay Lady Lay				2
Most Likely You Go Your Way				4								5
Tears Of Rage				5
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB			9					7		7		9
Seeing The Real You At Last				12									10
My Back Pages	AB			14					14				14
Man In The Long Black Coat					2			2
Positively 4th Street					4			4					4
It Takes A Lot To Laugh					5									5
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB				8										8
I Shall Be Released	AB				14	14
Drifter's Escape						1	1			1		1	1
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)						2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight						4
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB					8					9
Friend Of The Devil	AB					9		9	9	9				9	9
She Belongs To Me						11									11
Joey						12
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You							2							2	2
You're A Big Girl Now							4
Visions Of Johanna	AB						8
John Brown	AB						9
Stuck Inside Of Mobile							10							10
Simple Twist Of Fate							11
Seven Days							12	12	12	12				12	10
Forever Young	AB						14
Pledging My Time								5
Desolation Row	AB							8			8			8
What Good Am I?								11						11
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB							14							14
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat									1						1
If Not For You									2				2
Under The Red Sky									4
When I Paint My Masterpiece									11
I Don't Believe You										5				4
Tombstone Blues										10
Ballad Of A Thin Man										11
Jokerman											10
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB										14
I'll Remember You												11
Shooting Star															4
Total # of songs		15	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	15

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SONG CHART – continued

		May
		1	3	4	5	7	8	10	11	12	14	16	17	18	S
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)								1			1				9
I Want You												2			2
All Along The Watchtower		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	27
Just Like A Woman			4								4				4
Watching The River Flow				5	5						5	5	5		9
Silvio		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	27
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	7			7		7					7	7	7	13
Masters Of War	AB		8	8		8			8		8			8	13
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB		9					9			9			9	7
God Knows															1
This Wheel's On Fire		5	11	11					11	11		11			15
Obviously Five Believers								12							4
Alabama Getaway		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	27
Girl From The North Country	AB	14					14			14		14			7
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15		15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	23
If You See Her, Say Hello					2										5
Shelter From The Storm															2
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues															2
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB		7	7		7		7	7	7	7				12
To Ramona	AB	8								9			8		4
Maggie's Farm			12	12	10	12		10		12			12		16
Highway 61 Revisited		12			12		12		12		12	12		12	9
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB		14			14					14			14	6
Lay Lady Lay			2												2
Most Likely You Go Your Way														4	3
Tears Of Rage						4									2
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB			9											5
Seeing The Real You At Last				10			10				10		10		6
My Back Pages	AB							14					14		5
Man In The Long Black Coat								2		2	2				5
Positively 4th Street					4							4			5
It Takes A Lot To Laugh							5			5				5	5
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB														2
I Shall Be Released	AB														2
Drifter's Escape				1	1	1	1		1				1		11
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)									2				2		3
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight			5			5			5						4
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB														2
Friend Of The Devil	AB	9	10		9	9	9		9			9	9		14
She Belongs To Me													11		3
Joey															1
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You		2				2	2							2	7
You're A Big Girl Now								4							2
Visions Of Johanna	AB														1
John Brown	AB														1
Stuck Inside Of Mobile		10				10						10			5
Simple Twist Of Fate							4			4					3
Seven Days														10	7
Forever Young	AB														1
Pledging My Time								5							2
Desolation Row	AB							8		8					5
What Good Am I?															2
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB			14					14						4
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		1	1							1		1		1	7
If Not For You															2
Under The Red Sky															1
When I Paint My Masterpiece		11			11						11				4
I Don't Believe You		4		4									4		5
Tombstone Blues															1
Ballad Of A Thin Man							11								2
Jokerman									10						2
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB														1
I'll Remember You															1
Shooting Star															1
The Man In Me				2											1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB				8										1
Never Gonna Be The Same Again						11								11	2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB						8					8			2
I And I								11							1
Disease Of Conceit									4						1
Everything Is Broken										10					1
Total # of songs		15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	400

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ALPHABETICAL SONG CHART

		April
		13	14	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	26	27	28	30
Alabama Getaway		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
All Along The Watchtower		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Ballad Of A Thin Man										11
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB				8										8
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)		1	1	1	1			1			1			1
Desolation Row	AB							8			8			8
Disease Of Conceit
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	9			9							9
Drifter's Escape						1	1			1		1	1
Everything Is Broken
Forever Young	AB						14
Friend Of The Devil	AB					9		9	9	9				9	9
Girl From The North Country	AB	14										14		14
God Knows		10
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB
Highway 61 Revisited			12								12
I And I
I Don't Believe You										5				4
I Shall Be Released	AB				14	14
I Want You		2
If Not For You									2				2
If You See Her, Say Hello			2							2	2	2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight						4
I'll Remember You												11
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB		14							14
It Takes A Lot To Laugh					5									5
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB
Joey						12
John Brown	AB						9
Jokerman											10
Just Like A Woman		4								4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues			5									4
Lay Lady Lay				2
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat									1						1
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB										14
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB					8					9
Maggie's Farm			10	10	10	10		10	10			10	12		12
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB			9					7		7		9
The Man In Me
Man In The Long Black Coat					2			2
Masters Of War	AB	8	8	8					8	8		8	8
Most Likely You Go Your Way				4								5
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB		7		7			7		7				7
My Back Pages	AB			14					14				14
Never Gonna Be The Same Again
Obviously Five Believers		12			12							12
Pledging My Time								5
Positively 4th Street					4			4					4
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15	15	15	15		15		15	15	15	15		15	15
Seeing The Real You At Last				12									10
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)						2
Seven Days							12	12	12	12				12	10
She Belongs To Me						11									11
Shelter From The Storm			4								4
Shooting Star															4
Silvio		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Simple Twist Of Fate							11
Stuck Inside Of Mobile							10							10
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	7		7		7	7					7	7		7
Tears Of Rage				5
This Wheel's On Fire		11	11	11	11	5	5		5		11		11
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB							14							14
To Ramona	AB		9
Tombstone Blues										10
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You							2							2	2
Under The Red Sky									4
Watching The River Flow		5									5		5		5
What Good Am I?								11						11
When I Paint My Masterpiece									11
Visions Of Johanna	AB						8
You're A Big Girl Now							4
Total # of songs		15	15	15	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	15

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ALPHABETICAL SONG CHART – continued

		May
		1	3	4	5	7	8	10	11	12	14	16	17	18	S
Alabama Getaway		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	27
All Along The Watchtower		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	27
Ballad Of A Thin Man							11								2
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB														2
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)								1			1				9
Desolation Row	AB							8		8					5
Disease Of Conceit									4						1
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB		9					9			9			9	7
Drifter's Escape				1	1	1	1		1				1		11
Everything Is Broken										10					1
Forever Young	AB														1
Friend Of The Devil	AB	9	10		9	9	9		9			9	9		14
Girl From The North Country	AB	14					14			14		14			7
God Knows															1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB				8										1
Highway 61 Revisited		12			12		12		12		12	12		12	9
I And I								11							1
I Don't Believe You		4		4									4		5
I Shall Be Released	AB														2
I Want You												2			2
If Not For You															2
If You See Her, Say Hello					2										5
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight			5			5			5						4
I'll Remember You															1
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB		14			14					14			14	6
It Takes A Lot To Laugh							5			5				5	5
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB						8					8			2
Joey															1
John Brown	AB														1
Jokerman									10						2
Just Like A Woman			4								4				4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues															2
Lay Lady Lay			2												2
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		1	1							1		1		1	7
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB														1
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB														2
Maggie's Farm			12	12	10	12		10		12			12		16
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB			9											5
The Man In Me				2											1
Man In The Long Black Coat								2		2	2				5
Masters Of War	AB		8	8		8			8		8			8	13
Most Likely You Go Your Way														4	3
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB		7	7		7		7	7	7	7				12
My Back Pages	AB							14					14		5
Never Gonna Be The Same Again						11								11	2
Obviously Five Believers								12							4
Pledging My Time								5							2
Positively 4th Street					4							4			5
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		15		15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	23
Seeing The Real You At Last				10			10				10		10		6
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)									2				2		3
Seven Days														10	7
She Belongs To Me													11		3
Shelter From The Storm															2
Shooting Star															1
Silvio		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	27
Simple Twist Of Fate							4			4					3
Stuck Inside Of Mobile		10				10						10			5
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	7			7		7					7	7	7	13
Tears Of Rage						4									2
This Wheel's On Fire		5	11	11					11	11		11			15
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB			14					14						4
To Ramona	AB	8								9			8		4
Tombstone Blues															1
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You		2				2	2							2	7
Under The Red Sky															1
Watching The River Flow				5	5						5	5	5		9
What Good Am I?															2
When I Paint My Masterpiece		11			11						11				4
Visions Of Johanna	AB														1
You're A Big Girl Now								4							2
Total # of songs		15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	400

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5.4.3 Statistics

Number of shows:	27
Number of circulating shows:	27
Number of circulating & complete shows:	27
Number of unique shows[1]:	27
Number of different shows[2]:	27
Number of different songs[3]:	71
Number of unique songs[4]:	71
Number of performed songs:	400
Mean number of performed songs:	15
Variation[5]:	4.8

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	50	70.4	292	73.0
Acoustic w band	21	29.6	108	27.0

Albums	66	93.0	332	83.0
Singles	1	1.4	5	1.2
Outtakes	2	2.8	22	5.5
Covers	2	2.8	41	10.2

5.4.4 Comments

Madison, New Jersey 4/13	Live debut of This Wheel's On Fire!
Providence, Rhode Island 4/18	First acoustic Friend Of The Devil!
Portland, Maine 4/19	First Seven Days since the second Rolling Thunder Revue tour, Spring 1976!

Guests

show	artist	instruments	on
Providence, Rhode Island 4/18	Jewel Kilcher	guitar & shared vocal	I Shall Be Released
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 4/28	Paul James	electric guitar	Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
London, Ontario, Canada 5/12	Paul James	electric guitar	Alabama Getaway. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
Cleveland, Ohio 5/17	Roger McGuinn	shared vocal & guitar	My Back Pages
	Roger McGuinn	guitar	Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania 5/18	Aimee Mann	acoustic guitar	Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

BobTalk

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 5/3:

Thanks everybody! I wanna say hello to somebody out there. He-he-he. I wanna say hi to Derek Walker's mother! If he's out there, Derek Walker, of course, he's gonna be the future president of the United States, everybody, I guess, knows that. Anyway, you heard it here first. You remember me then when you get to be president! (before band credits before Maggie's Farm).

Recommended shows

Burlington, Vermont 4/17 and Orono, Maine 4/22.

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