Never Ending Tour 2013

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988. The 2013 tour marked the Never Ending Tour's 25th Anniversary.[1][2][3]

Never Ending Tour 2013
Tour by Bob Dylan
LocationNorth America, Europe
Start dateApril 5, 2013
End dateNovember 28, 2013
Legs3
No. of shows50 in North America
35 in Europe
85 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology

Background

On December 3, 2012 it was stated in Isis Magazine that Dylan will be touring Asia in the Spring of 2013 with negotiations for venues being finalised.[4] It is rumoured that the tour has been moved to the summer of 2013 alongside dates in Australia including an appearance at the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay, New South Wales and a concert at the Sydney Opera House.[5] However, on February 25, 2013 one concert in California, Pennsylvania was leaked at Ticketmaster.[6]

Thirteen dates for the first leg, in North America, were announced at Dylan's official website on February 27, 2013 beginning on April 5 in Buffalo, New York and currently ending in Saint Augustine, Florida on May. More concerts in the South Eastern States were added a week later.[7][8][9][10]

A summer tour of the US was announced in April 2013 called the Americanarama Festival of Music. The tour comprises 26 shows beginning on June 26 in West Palm Beach, Florida and ending on August 4 in Mountain View, California.[11][12][13][14]

Dylan's official website announced a European tour taking place between October and November on June 13, 2013. The tour included nine concerts in the UK, three concerts each in Glasgow, Blackpool[15] and London. The London concerts took place at the Royal Albert Hall, where Dylan hadn't performed since May 27, 1966.[16][17][18][19]

Reception

The first leg of the tour was met with a very good reception by fans and critics alike. In Akron, Ohio one critic claimed "The performance enthralled the capacity crowd."[20] In Ithaca Zachary Zahos said "Seeing him move about, listening to what he's doing and witnessing how he continues to make himself relevant at 71 years young – How's that for inspiration."[21] In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania "Bob Dylan didn't utter a single word to the audience; he knew the music would tell them everything they needed to know."[22] And in California, Pennsylvania "Bob Dylan played with renewed vigour and the centerpiece was a jangly and textured version of 'Visions of Johanna' that was a slice of heaven."[23]

Opening acts

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on November 28, 2013 in London, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Songs performed

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance Box Office
North America[10]
April 5, 2013 Buffalo United States SUNY Alumni Arena — —
April 6, 2013 Amherst William D. Mullins Memorial Center — —
April 8, 2013 Kingston Thomas M. Ryan Center — —
April 9, 2013 Lowell Paul E. Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell — —
April 10, 2013 Lewiston Androscoggin Bank Colisée — —
April 12, 2013 Newark Bob Carpenter Center — —
April 13, 2013 California CUP Convocation Center — —
April 14, 2013 Ithaca Barton Hall — —
April 16, 2013 Richmond Landmark Theater 3,461 / 3,478 $170,875
April 18, 2013 Bethlehem Stabler Arena — —
April 19, 2013 Akron E. J. Thomas Hall — —
April 20, 2013 Kalamazoo Wings Stadium — —
April 21, 2013 Bowling Green Stroh Center — —
April 23, 2013 St. Louis Peabody Opera House — —
April 24, 2013 Springfield JQH Arena — —
April 25, 2013 Champaign Champaign Assembly Hall — —
April 27, 2013 Murray CFSB Center — —
April 28, 2013 Louisville The Louisville Palace 2,183 / 2,573 $127,808
April 30, 2013 Asheville U.S. Cellular Center — —
May 1, 2013 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre 2,447 / 2,447 $180,364
May 2, 2013 Raleigh Red Hat Amphitheater — —
May 4, 2013 Charleston Family Circle Magazine Stadium 4,061 / 6,468 $154,348
May 5, 2013 Saint Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre — —
Americanarama Festival of Music[14]
June 26, 2013 West Palm Beach United States Cruzan Amphitheatre — —
June 27, 2013 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre — —
June 29, 2013 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood — —
June 30, 2013 Nashville The Lawn at Riverfront Park — —
July 2, 2013 Memphis AutoZone Park — —
July 3, 2013 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Amphitheater 3,050 / 7,052 $193,605
July 5, 2013 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center — —
July 6, 2013 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center — —
July 9, 2013 Duluth Bayfront Park 5,733 / 8,000 $386,978
July 10, 2013 Saint Paul Midway Stadium 14,223 / 14,223 $960,053
July 11, 2013 Peoria Peoria Civic Center — —
July 12, 2013 Bridgeview Toyota Park 11,075 / 13,068 $689,308
July 14, 2013 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre — —
July 15, 2013 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre — —
July 18, 2013 Corfu United States Darien Lake Performing Arts Center — —
July 19, 2013 Bridgeport Webster Bank Arena — —
July 20, 2013 Mansfield Comcast Center — —
July 21, 2013 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center — —
July 23, 2013 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion — —
July 24, 2013 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach — —
July 26, 2013 Hoboken Pier A Park 13,553 / 14,530 $990,116
July 27, 2013 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater — —
July 28, 2013 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center — —
July 31, 2013 Greenwood Village Comfort Dental Amphitheatre — —
August 1, 2013 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre — —
August 3, 2013 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre — —
August 4, 2013 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre — —
Europe[19]
October 10, 2013 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum — —
October 12, 2013 Stockholm Sweden Waterfront Congress Centre — —
October 13, 2013
October 15, 2013 Copenhagen Denmark Falconer Salen — —
October 16, 2013
October 18, 2013 Hanover Germany Swiss Life Hall — —
October 19, 2013 Hamburg Congress Center Hamburg — —
October 20, 2013
October 22, 2013 Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle — —
October 24, 2013 Berlin Tempodrom — —
October 25, 2013
October 26, 2013
October 28, 2013 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena — —
October 30, 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall — —
October 31, 2013
November 2, 2013 Milan Italy Teatro degli Arcimboldi — —
November 3, 2013
November 4, 2013
November 6, 2013 Rome Atlántico Live — —
November 7, 2013
November 8, 2013 Padova Gran Teatro Geox — —
November 10, 2013 Brussels Belgium Forest National 6,755 / 8,399 $584,514
November 12, 2013 Paris France Le Grand Rex — —
November 13, 2013
November 14, 2013
November 16, 2013 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal — —
November 18, 2013 Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium — —
November 19, 2013
November 20, 2013
November 22, 2013 Blackpool England Opera House Theatre, Blackpool — —
November 23, 2013
November 24, 2013
November 26, 2013 London Royal Albert Hall — —
November 27, 2013
November 28, 2013
TOTAL 66,541 / 80,238
(83%)		 $4,437,969
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
July 7, 2013 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena Cancelled due to poor ticket sales.[27]
July 11, 2013 Peoria, Illinois Chiefs Stadium Moved to Peoria Civic Center.[28]
July 19, 2013 Bridgeport, Connecticut The Ballpark at Harbor Yard Moved to Webster Bank Arena.[29]
November 8, 2013 Florence Teatro Comunale Florence Moved to Gran Teatro Geox in Padova.

Personnel
  • Bob Dylan — Piano, Harmonica, Vocals
  • Tony Garnier — Bass guitar
  • Stu Kimball — Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
  • George G. Receli — Drums, Percussion
  • Duke Robillard — Lead guitar (April 5 – June 30)
  • Charlie Sexton — Lead guitar (July 2–14, 26 & 27, 31, October 10 – present)
  • Colin Linden — Lead guitar (July 15–24, 28, August 1–4)

References
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