Never Ending Tour 1993 Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Never Ending Tour 1993
Artist:	Bob Dylan
Start Date:	February 5, 1993
End Date:	October 9, 1993
Number Of Legs:	4
Number Of Shows:	76
Last Tour:	Never Ending Tour 1992 (1992)
This Tour:	Never Ending Tour 1993 (1993)
Next Tour:	Never Ending Tour 1994 (1994)

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.^{[1] [2]}

Background

The Never Ending Tour 1993 started on February 5 in Dublin, Ireland. On February 7 Dylan started a six show run at Hammersmith Apollo in London, England.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} The tour came to an end on February 25 in Northern Ireland at the Maysfield Leisure Centre.^[9]

Dylan then travelled to North America to perform a nine date tour of the United States. The tour culminated with a performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.^[10]

On June 12 Dylan returned to Europe with a performance at Fleadh Festival in London. He then travelled to Israel where he performed three concerts before moving on to Athens, Greece with two performances at the Mount Lycabettus open–air theatre. Dylan then went on to perform three concerts in Italy, two concerts in France, six concerts in Spain, one in Ireland, two in Portugal and the tour came to an end on July 17 in Bern, Switzerland.^[11]

Dylan returned to North America in the late summer to perform a thirty–one date tour the United States and Canada with Santana. The tour covered twenty–nine cities in fifteen states, and two Canadian provinces. On November 16 and 17, Dylan performed four unplugged shows at The Supper Club in New York, playing two concerts on each day, one in the afternoon and the other in the evening. The tour came to an end after eighty shows, the second shortest tour of the Never Ending Tour.^[12]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venues and box office data.

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Box Office
Europe
February 5, 1993	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre	rowspan="15"
February 7, 1993	London	England	Labatt's Apollo
February 8, 1993
February 9, 1993
February 11, 1993
February 12, 1993
February 13, 1993
February 15, 1993	Utrecht	Netherlands	Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
February 16, 1993
February 17, 1993	Eindhoven		Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
February 18, 1993	Hanover	Germany	Music Hall
February 20, 1993	Wiesbaden		Rhein-Main-Hallen
February 21, 1993	Pétange	Luxembourg	Centre Sportif
February 23, 1993	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
February 25, 1993	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Maysfield Leisure Centre
North America
April 12, 1993	Louisville	United States	Robert S. Whitney Hall	rowspan="9"
April 13, 1993	Nashville		Andrew Jackson Hall
April 14, 1993
April 16, 1993	Radford		Dedmon Center
April 17, 1993	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Coliseum
April 18, 1993	Asheville		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
April 19, 1993	Huntsville		Huntsville Convention Center
April 21, 1993	Monroe		Monroe Civic Center Theater
April 23, 1993	New Orleans		Fair Grounds Race Course
Europe/Middle East
June 12, 1993	London	England	Finsbury Park	rowspan="21"
June 17, 1993	Tel Aviv	Israel	Fredric R. Mann Auditorium
June 19, 1993	Beersheba		Amphitheatre Dimoi
June 20, 1993	Haifa		Port of Haifa
June 22, 1993	Athens	Greece	Theatron Lykavitou
June 23, 1993
June 25, 1993	Naples	Italy	Teatro di San Carlo
June 26, 1993	Pisa		Campo Sportivo Bellaria
June 27, 1993	Milan		Palatrussardi
June 29, 1993	Marseille	France	Palais des Sports de Marseille
June 30, 1993	Toulouse		Palais des sports André-Brouat
July 1, 1993	Barcelona	Spain	Poble Espanyol
July 2, 1993	Vitoria-Gasteiz		El Pabellón Araba de Vitoria
July 4, 1993	Waterford	Ireland	Tramore Racecourse
July 6, 1993	Huesca	Spain
July 8, 1993	Gijón		Plaza de Toros de El Bibio
July 9, 1993	A Coruña		Estadio Riazor
July 10, 1993	Porto	Portugal	Coliseu do Porto
July 12, 1993	Mérida	Spain	Teatro Romano de Mérida
July 13, 1993	Cascais	Portugal	Pavilhão Guilherme Pinto Basto
July 17, 1993	Bern	Switzerland	Gurten
North America (with Santana)
August 20, 1993	Portland	United States	Portland Memorial Coliseum	rowspan="12"
August 21, 1993	Seattle		Seattle Memorial Stadium
August 22, 1993	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
August 25, 1993	Greenwood Village	United States	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 27, 1993	Falcon Heights		Minnesota State Fairgrounds
August 28, 1993	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
August 29, 1993	Tinley Park		World Music Theatre
August 31, 1993	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 2, 1993	Toronto	Canada	Exhibition Stadium
September 3, 1993	Syracuse	United States	New York State Fairgrounds
September 4, 1993	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 5, 1993	Scranton		Montage Mountain Amphitheater
September 8, 1993	Vienna		Filene Center	12,513 / 13,972	$313,730^[13]
September 9, 1993
September 10, 1993	Wantagh		Jones Beach Marine Theater	14,315 / 21,574	$450,923^[14]
September 11, 1993
September 12, 1993	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts	rowspan="15"
September 14, 1993	Holmdel Township		Garden State Arts Center
September 17, 1993	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
September 18, 1993	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheater
September 19, 1993	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
September 21, 1993	Tampa		USF Sun Dome
September 22, 1993	Miami		James L. Knight Center
September 23, 1993	West Palm Beach		West Palm Beach Auditorium
October 1, 1993	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
October 2, 1993	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
October 3, 1993	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
October 5, 1993	San Bernardino		Blockbuster Pavilion
October 7, 1993	Concord		Concord Pavilion
October 8, 1993	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
October 9, 1993	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre

External links

• BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
• Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour . The Guardian . 2011-06-12 . 2011-11-26.
2. Web site: The Evolution of Bob Dylan . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514172401/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/the-evolution-of-bob-dylan-20110509/the-never-ending-tour-begins-1988-1996-0242530 . dead . May 14, 2011 . Rolling Stone . 2011-11-26.
3. Web site: Feb 7, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo . Bob Dylan . 2011-11-29.
4. Web site: Feb 8, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo . Bob Dylan . 2011-11-29.
5. Web site: Feb 9, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo . Bob Dylan . 2011-11-29.
6. Web site: Feb 11, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo . Bob Dylan . 2011-11-29.
7. Web site: Feb 12, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo . Bob Dylan . 2011-11-29.
8. Web site: Feb 13, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo . Bob Dylan . 2011-11-29.
9. Web site: Still On The Road: 1993 European Winter Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-28.
10. Web site: Still On The Road: 1993 US Spring Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-28.
11. Web site: Still On The Road: 1993 European Summer . Bjorner . 2011-12-28.
12. Web site: Still On The Road: 1993 Winter Sessions. Bjorner . 2011-12-28.
13. Book: Boscore . September 25, 1993 . Billboard . 20 . 7 May 2021.
14. Book: Boscore . October 2, 1993 . Billboard . 18 . 7 May 2021.