Never Ending Tour 2016
Concert tour nameNever Ending Tour 2016
ArtistBob Dylan
LocationAsia · North America
Start dateApril 4, 2016
End dateNovember 23, 2016
Number of legs3
Number of shows
  • 16 in Asia
  • 59 in North America
  • 75 in total
Last tourNever Ending Tour 2015
(2015)
This tourNever Ending Tour 2016
(2016)
Next tourNever Ending Tour 2017
(2017)

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[1][2][3] The Tour started on April 4, 2016 and ended on November 23, 2016.

Background

Bob Dylan's eighth tour of Japan was announced via his official website on December 22, 2015. The tour was slated to take place throughout April covering several major Japanese cities including Tokyo and Osaka.

On March 22, 2016, it was announced that Dylan, among others, would headline the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, during the summer.[4][5] A full U.S. summer tour was announced on Dylan's official website on March 7, 2016, beginning in Woodinville, Washington, on June 4 and ending in Guilford, New Hampshire, on July 17, in support of Dylan's upcoming album Fallen Angels.[6][7][8]

On May 3, 2016, it was officially confirmed that Dylan, with his band, would perform at Desert Trip, a festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, featuring performers from the 1960s and 1970s. Dylan was to share the bill with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who.[9] Following the two Desert Trip performances, Dylan and his band will embark on a complete twenty-seven date tour, throughout the Eastern, Southern and Western United States; this was announced via Dylan's official website on August 8, 2016.[10]

The 2016 tour comprises seventy-five concerts, the fewest concerts Dylan has performed in a year since the Never Ending Tour's début in 1988, when he also performed seventy-five concerts.

Support acts

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on November 23, 2016 at the Au-Rene Theater in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 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. "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
  5. "Full Moon and Empty Arms"
  6. "High Water (For Charley Patton)"
  7. "Melancholy Mood"
  8. "Duquesne Whistle"
  9. "Love Sick"
  10. "Tangled Up in Blue"
  11. "Pay in Blood"
  2. "Why Try to Change Me Now"
  3. "Scarlet Town"
  4. "I Could Have Told You"
  5. "Desolation Row"
  6. "Soon After Midnight"
  7. "All or Nothing at All"
  8. "Long and Wasted Years"
  9. "Autumn Leaves"
Encore
  2. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  3. "Stay With Me"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox Office
Asia
April 4, 2016TokyoJapanOrchard Hall——
April 5, 2016
April 6, 2016
April 9, 2016SendaiTokyo Electron Hall Miyagi——
April 11, 2016OsakaFestival Hall, Osaka——
April 12, 2016
April 13, 2016
April 15, 2016NagoyaCentury Hall——
April 18, 2016TokyoOrchard Hall——
April 19, 2016
April 21, 2016
April 22, 2016
April 23, 2016Tokyo Dome City Hall——
April 25, 2016Orchard Hall——
April 26, 2016
April 28, 2016YokohamaPacifico Yokohama——
Fallen Angels Tour
June 4, 2016WoodinvilleUnited StatesChateau Ste. Michelle8,581 / 8,600$675,491
June 5, 2016
June 7, 2016EugeneCuthbert Amphitheater——
June 9, 2016BerkeleyHearst Greek Theatre9,730 / 12,054$914,970
June 10, 2016
June 11, 2016Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara Bowl——
June 13, 2016San DiegoHumphreys Concerts By the Bay——
June 14, 2016
June 16, 2016Los AngelesShrine Auditorium6,354 / 6,354$676,071
June 19, 2016MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre——
June 21, 2016Kansas CityStarlight Theatre——
June 22, 2016LincolnPinewood Bowl Theater——
June 24, 2016Highland ParkRavinia Park—[a]
June 25, 2016IndianapolisFarm Bureau Insurance Lawn——
June 26, 2016NashvilleCarl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater——
June 28, 2016KetteringFraze Pavilion——
June 29, 2016ToledoToledo Zoo Amphitheater——
June 30, 2016LewistonLewiston Artpark——
July 2, 2016LenoxKoussevitzky Music Shed——
July 3, 2016LedyardThe Grand Theater——
July 5, 2016ViennaFilene Center——
July 6, 2016
July 8, 2016New York CityForest Hills Stadium12,013 / 12,013$1,187,995
July 9, 2016BethlehemSands Bethlehem Events Center——
July 10, 2016Atlantic CityThe Borgata Events Center——
July 12, 2016HopewellConstellation Brands Marvin Sands PAC——
July 13, 2016PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing Arts——
July 14, 2016BostonLeader Bank Pavilion4,208 / 5,165$376,448
July 16, 2016PortlandThompson's Point——
July 17, 2016GilfordBank of New Hampshire Pavilion——
North America
October 7, 2016IndioUnited StatesEmpire Polo Club—[b]
October 13, 2016Las VegasThe Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan——
October 14, 2016IndioEmpire Polo Club—[b]
October 16, 2016PhoenixComerica Theatre——
October 18, 2016AlbuquerqueKiva Auditorium——
October 19, 2016El PasoAbraham Chavez Theatre——
October 22, 2016ThackervilleGlobal Events Centre——
October 23, 2016TulsaBrady Theater2,369 / 2,707$218,210
October 25, 2016ShreveportShreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium——
October 26, 2016Baton RougeRiver Center Theater for Performing Arts——
October 27, 2016JacksonThalia Mara Hall——
October 29, 2016HuntsvilleVon Braun Center Concert Hall——
October 30, 2016PaducahThe Carson Center——
November 1, 2016LouisvilleRobert S. Whitney Hall2,399 / 2,399$173,182
November 2, 2016CharlestonMaier Foundation Performance Hall——
November 4, 2016DurhamDurham Performing Arts Center2,701 / 2,701$237,884
November 5, 2016RoanokeBerglund Performing Arts Theatre——
November 6, 2016CharlotteBelk Theater2,118 / 2,118$192,735
November 9, 2016KnoxvilleTennessee Theatre——
November 10, 2016ColumbiaColumbia Township Auditorium2,806 / 2,806$216,862
November 12, 2016AshevilleThomas Wolfe Auditorium——
November 13, 2016ChattanoogaTivoli Theatre——
November 15, 2016BirminghamBJCC Concert Hall——
November 16, 2016MobileSaenger Theatre1,940 / 1,940$168,809
November 18, 2016JacksonvilleMoran Theater——
November 19, 2016ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall2,122 / 2,122$254,001
November 20, 2016Fort MyersBarbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall——
November 22, 2016OrlandoWalt Disney Theater——
November 23, 2016Fort LauderdaleAu-Rene Theater——
TOTAL57,331 / 60,969
(94%)		$5,292,658

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

October 20, 2016LubbockCity Bank AuditoriumCancelled due to logistical issues.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ The June 24, 2016 concert at the Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois is part of the Ravinia Festival.[12]
  2. ^ The October 7 and 14, 2016 concerts at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California are part of Desert Trip.[13]

Personnel

References

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  2. ^ "The Evolution of Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tour Begins". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Diana Ross lead Ravinia's summer music lineup". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bob Dylan Announces New Album 'Fallen Angels,' Summer Tour With Mavis Staples". Billboard. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Bob Dylan Sets Summer Tour in Support of New LP 'Fallen Angels'". Rolling Stone. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Bob Dylan announces new album 'Fallen Angels' and tour". NME. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Bob Dylan Announces New Album and Tour". Pitchfork Media. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Desert Trip: Tickets details announced for Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones 'mega-festival'". NME. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Bob Dylan Sets Fall Tour Following Desert Trip Mega-Fest". Rolling Stone. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Bob Dylan's Lubbock, Texas Show Has Been Canceled". KFYO. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  12. ^ "Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Diana Ross lead Ravinia's summer music lineup". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  13. ^ "Desert Trip lineup: Rock legends confirmed for Desert Trip mega festival and the ticket prices are eye-watering". The Independent. May 3, 2016. Archived 2022-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 3, 2016.