Never Ending Tour 2017

Never Ending Tour 2017
Tour by Bob Dylan
Poster to the concert in Thackerville, USA
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated albumTriplicate
Start dateApril 1, 2017
End dateNovember 25, 2017
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 28 in Europe
  • 56 in North America
  • 84 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[1][2][3] The tour was held to support Dylan's Triplicate album. The tour started on 1 April, 2017 and ended on November 25, 2017.

Background

Six concerts taking place in the United Kingdom,[4] across May 2017 were announced at BobDylan.com on December 8, 2016.[5][6][7] The following day a concert at the 3Arena in Dublin was announced for May 11.[8] Further mainland Europe concerts including Stockholm and Antwerp were announced on December 12.[9]

On January 27, 2017, it was announced that Dylan would be performing at the fan-curated Firefly Music Festival, taking place at The Woodlands at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.[10][11] On March 20, 2017, a further five concerts in the United States were announced, along with eighteen concerts taking place in Canada during the summer of 2017.[12][13] These concerts include the first ever concert to take place at The Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, New York[14] and Dylan's first concert appearance at Edmonton's new Rogers Place arena.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on July 25, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Things Have Changed"
  2. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
  3. "Highway 61 Revisited"
  4. "Why Try to Change Me Now"
  5. "Summer Days"
  6. "Make You Feel My Love"
  7. "Duquesne Whistle"
  8. "Melancholy Mood"
  9. "Stormy Weather"
  10. "Pay in Blood"
  11. "Once Upon a Time"
  12. "Tangled Up in Blue"
  13. "Early Roman Kings"
  14. "Desolation Row"
  15. "Soon After Midnight"
  16. "That Old Black Magic"
  17. "Long and Wasted Years"
  18. "Autumn Leaves"
Encore
  2. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  3. "Ballad of a Thin Man"
Songs performed

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox Office
Europe
April 1, 2017StockholmSwedenWaterfront Congress Centre——
April 2, 2017
April 4, 2017OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum——
April 6, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkCopenhagen Opera House——
April 7, 2017
April 9, 2017LundSwedenSparbanken Skåne Arena——
April 11, 2017HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena7,022 / 8,150$537,147
April 12, 2017LingenEmslandArena——
April 13, 2017DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle——
April 16, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live——
April 17, 2017
April 18, 2017
April 20, 2017ParisFranceZénith Paris——
April 21, 2017Grande Seine——
April 22, 2017Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal——
April 24, 2017AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena5,146 / 5,580$457,587
April 25, 2017FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt——
April 26, 2017HanoverSwiss Life Hall——
April 28, 2017LondonEnglandLondon Palladium——
April 29, 2017
April 30, 2017
May 3, 2017CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff——
May 4, 2017BournemouthEnglandWindsor Hall——
May 5, 2017NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham——
May 7, 2017GlasgowScotlandSEC Armadillo——
May 8, 2017LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena Liverpool——
May 9, 2017LondonSSE Arena Wembley——
May 11, 2017DublinIreland3Arena——
North America (Summer)
June 13, 2017Port ChesterUnited StatesCapitol Theatre——
June 14, 2017
June 15, 2017
June 17, 2017[a]DoverThe Woodlands of D.I.S.——
June 18, 2017WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre——
June 20, 2017ShelburneThe Green at the Shelburne Museum3,043 / 3,043$228,225
June 21, 2017ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts Center——
June 23, 2017KingstonThe Hutton Brickyards——
June 24, 2017
June 25, 2017SyracuseLakeview Amphitheater3,054 / 4,724$244,931
June 27, 2017KingstonCanadaRogers K-Rock Centre——
June 29, 2017OttawaCanadian Tire Centre——
June 30, 2017[b]MontrealBell Centre7,330 / 7,330$470,060
July 2, 2017BarrieBarrie Molson Centre——
July 4, 2017OshawaTribute Communities Centre——
July 5, 2017TorontoAir Canada Centre——
July 6, 2017LondonBudweiser Gardens4,150 / 4,481$257,325
July 8, 2017[c]DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena——
July 9, 2017[d][c]MilwaukeeAmerican Family Insurance Amphitheater——
July 12, 2017WinnipegCanadaBell MTS Place——
July 14, 2017SaskatoonSaskTel Centre——
July 15, 2017Moose JawMosaic Place——
July 16, 2017CalgarySouthern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium——
July 19, 2017EdmontonRogers Place——
July 21, 2017Dawson CreekEnCana Events Centre——
July 22, 2017Prince GeorgeCN Centre——
July 24, 2017KelownaProspera Place——
July 25, 2017VancouverRogers Arena——
North America (Fall)
October 13, 2017Valley CenterUnited StatesHarrah's Resort SoCal Events Center2,105 / 2,220$302,885
October 14, 2017Las VegasThe Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan——
October 17, 2017Salt Lake CityDelta Performance Hall——
October 18, 2017
October 21, 2017Broomfield1stBank Center——
October 23, 2017OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha——
October 24, 2017AmesStephens Auditorium——
October 25, 2017St. PaulXcel Energy Center——
October 27, 2017ChicagoWintrust Arena4,177 / 7,147$371,725
October 28, 2017Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena——
October 29, 2017BloomingtonIU Auditorium——
November 1, 2017DetroitFox Theatre——
November 3, 2017AkronE.J. Thomas Hall——
November 5, 2017ColumbusPalace Theatre——
November 6, 2017PittsburghHeinz Hall——
November 8, 2017UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum4,195 / 5,514$255,605
November 10, 2017RichmondRichmond Coliseum2,779 / 4,354$206,891
November 11, 2017Upper DarbyTower Theater——
November 12, 2017
November 14, 2017Washington, D.C.The Anthem4,245 / 4,245$355,690
November 16, 2017BostonAgganis Arena——
November 17, 2017AlbanyPalace Theatre——
November 18, 2017BuffaloShea's Performing Arts Center——
November 20, 2017New York CityBeacon Theatre13,806 / 13,806$1,534,236
November 21, 2017
November 22, 2017
November 24, 2017
November 25, 2017
TOTAL61,052 / 70,594
(86%)		$5,222,307

Cancelled shows

July 18, 2017Medicine HatCanalta CentreCancelled due to logistical issues.[19]
July 27, 2017VictoriaSave-On-Foods Memorial CentreCancelled due to scheduling issues.[20]

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ The June 17, 2017, concert at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, is part of the Firefly Music Festival.[15]
  2. ^ The June 30, 2017, concert at Centre Bell in Montreal, Quebec, is part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.[16]
  3. ^ a b The July 8, 2017, concert in Detroit and the July 9, 2017, concert in Milwaukee are part of Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour.[17]
  4. ^ The July 9, 2017, concert at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is part of Summerfest.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour". The Guardian. June 12, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Evolution of Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tour Begins". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Reporters, Telegraph (December 8, 2016). "Bob Dylan announces UK arena tour". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bob Dylan announces 2017 UK arena tour". NME. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Bob Dylan announces huge UK arena tour for 2017". Daily Express. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Bob Dylan announces 2017 tour". Nottingham Post. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Bob Dylan announces Irish gig for 2017". Irish Independent. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Bob Dylan gives concert in Antwerp Lotto Arena". Hoholok. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Bob Dylan Will Come Out of Hiding to Headline Firefly Festival 2017". Vulture. January 27, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "7 things about Firefly '17: Bob Dylan to the boy's club". Delaware Online. January 27, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Bob Dylan coming to Syracuse for Lakeview Amphitheater concert". Syracuse. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "Bob Dylan Plots North American Tour After New Covers Album". Rolling Stone. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  14. ^ "Bob Dylan to play Kingston waterfront in June". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  15. ^ "Muse, Bob Dylan and The Weeknd to play fan-curated festival". NME. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  16. ^ "Bob Dylan headlines 38th Montreal International Jazz Festival". CBC News. April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  17. ^ "Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Jason Isbell Set for Outlaw Music Festival Tour". Rolling Stone. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  18. ^ "Summerfest 50 is ending with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell and more July 9". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  19. ^ "Bob Dylan cancelled". Medicine Hat News. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "Bob Dylan cancels Victoria show over scheduling conflicts". CTV News Vancouver Island. June 16, 2017. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  • BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
  • BobDylan.com – Bob Dylan's Official Website Tour Page
  • Bjorner's Still on the Road Archived 2012-09-09 at the Wayback Machine – Information on recording sessions and performances
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