Never Ending Tour 1996 Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Never Ending Tour 1996
Artist:	Bob Dylan
Start Date:	April 13, 1996
End Date:	November 23, 1996
Number Of Legs:	4
Number Of Shows:	56 in North America 28 in Europe 84 in Total
Last Tour:	Never Ending Tour 1995 (1995)
This Tour:	Never Ending Tour 1996 (1996)
Next Tour:	Never Ending Tour 1997 (1997)

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 1996 started on April 16 in Madison, New Jersey. The concerts mainly took place in the North-Eastern states of America, as well as four concerts in eastern Canada.^[3]

Dylan later travelled to Europe to perform a twenty-eight date tour of eleven countries and twenty-five cities. Dylan also performed at several festivals, including ‘MasterCard Masters of Music Concert for The Prince's Trust’ as well as the Pori Jazz Festival.^[4]

Shortly after finishing the European tour Dylan performed two special shows at the House of Blues in Atlanta, Georgia. Dylan later picked up the tour on October 17 in Los Angeles. The tour came to a close a month and a half later in Akron, Ohio.^[5]

There were originally plans to tour smaller club venues towards to the end of December, but these plans were shelved until the following year.^[6]

Shows

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
April 13, 1996	Madison	United States	Simon Forum and Athletic Center
April 14, 1996	New Haven		Palace Performing Arts Center
April 16, 1996	Springfield		Symphony Hall
April 17, 1996	Burlington		Patrick Gym
April 18, 1996	Providence		The Strand
April 19, 1996	Portland		State Theatre
April 20, 1996
April 21, 1996
April 22, 1996	Orono		Hutchins Concert Hall
April 23, 1996
April 26, 1996	Montreal	Canada	Verdun Auditorium
April 27, 1996	Toronto		The Concert Hall
April 28, 1996
April 30, 1996	Syracuse	United States	Landmark Theater
May 1, 1996	Poughkeepsie		Mid-Hudson Civic Center
May 3, 1996	Lewisburg		University Fieldhouse
May 4, 1996	Richmond		Richmond International Raceway
May 7, 1996	Louisville		The Louisville Palace
May 8, 1996	Columbus		Palace Theatre
May 10, 1996	Erie		Erie Civic Center
May 11, 1996	Buffalo		Houston Gym
May 11, 1996	London	Canada	Alumni Hall
May 14, 1996	Ann Arbor	United States	Michigan Theater
May 16, 1996	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
May 17, 1996	Cleveland		Nautica Stage
May 18, 1996	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
Europe
June 15, 1996	Aarhus	Denmark	Tangkrogen
June 17, 1996	Berlin	Germany	Tempodrom
June 19, 1996	Frankfurt		Alte Oper
June 20, 1996	Utrecht	Netherlands	Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
June 21, 1996
June 22, 1996	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
June 24, 1996	Kirchberg	Luxembourg	d'Coque
June 26, 1996	Liverpool	England	Liverpool Empire Theatre
June 27, 1996
June 29, 1996	London		Hyde Park
July 1, 1996	Münster	Germany	Halle Münsterland
July 2, 1996	Mannheim		Mannheimer Rosengarten
July 3, 1996	Konstanz		Bodenseestadion
July 5, 1996	Ferrara	Italy	Piazza del Municipio
July 7, 1996	Pistoia		Piazza del Duomo
July 8, 1996	Codroipo		Villa Manin
July 9, 1996	Salzburg	Austria	Sporthalle Alpenstrasse
July 10, 1996	Tambach	Germany	Schloss Tambach
July 12, 1996	Magdeburg		Stadthalle Magdeburg
July 13, 1996	Hamburg		Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld
July 14, 1996	Cottbus		Stadthalle Cottbus
July 16, 1996	Bydgoszcz	Poland	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium
July 18, 1996	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
July 19, 1996	Molde		Romsdalsmuseet
July 21, 1996	Pori	Finland	Kirjurinluoto Arena
July 23, 1996	Copenhagen	Denmark	Den Grå Hal
July 24, 1996
July 25, 1996	Malmö	Sweden	Slottsmollan
July 27, 1996	Stockholm		Lida Friluftsgård
North America
August 3, 1996	Atlanta	United States	House of Blues
August 4, 1996
October 17, 1996	San Luis Obispo		California Polytechnic State University Rec Center
October 19, 1996	Primm		Star of the Desert Arena
October 20, 1996	Mesa		Mesa Amphitheatre
October 21, 1996	Tucson		Tucson Centennial Hall
October 23, 1996	Albuquerque		Kiva Auditorium
October 25, 1996	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
October 26, 1996	Austin		Austin Music Hall
October 27, 1996
October 29, 1996	Oklahoma City		Civic Center Music Hall
October 30, 1996	Shreveport		Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
November 1, 1996	Tupelo		Tupelo Coliseum
November 2, 1996	Birmingham		Alabama Theatre
November 3, 1996	Chattanooga		Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
November 4, 1996	Spartanburg		Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
November 6, 1996	Charleston		Charleston Municipal Auditorium
November 7, 1996	Dayton		Dayton Memorial Hall
November 9, 1996	Milwaukee		Eagles Ballroom
November 10, 1996	Mankato		Civic Center Arena
November 12, 1996	Dubuque		Five Flags Center
November 13, 1996	Madison		Memorial Coliseum
November 15, 1996	Ames		Stephens Auditorium
November 16, 1996	Davenport		Adler Theater
November 17, 1996	Bloomington		Indiana University Auditorium
November 19, 1996	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
November 20, 1996	East Lansing		MSU Auditorium
November 21, 1996	Ann Arbor		Hill Auditorium
November 22, 1996	South Bend		Morris Performing Arts Center
November 23, 1996	Akron		E. J. Thomas Hall

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was a part of "Arhus Festival".

This concert was a part of "MasterCard Masters of Music Concert for The Prince's Trust".

This concert was a part of "Zeltfestival".

This concert was a part of "Pistoia Blues Festival".

This concert was a part of "Molde Jazz Festival".

This concert was a part of "Pori Jazz Festival".

This concert was a part of "Lollipop Festival".

Cancelled shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venues.

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
April 25, 1996	Montreal	Canada		Merged with Verdun Auditorium show.^[7]
June 29, 1996	Lyon	France		In order to appear at Hyde Park event.^[8]
October 19, 1996	Las Vegas	United States	Star of the Desert Arena	Cancelled ^[9]

External links

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

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: Still On The Road: 1996 US And Canada Spring Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-25.
4. Web site: Still On The Road: 1996 Europe Summer Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-25.
5. Web site: Still On The Road: 1996 US Fall Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-25.
6. Web site: Concert: December 1996 . Bjorner . 2011-12-25.
7. Web site: Concert: April 25, 1996 . BobLinks . 2011-12-25.
8. Web site: Concert: June 29, 1996 . BobLinks . 2011-12-25.
9. Web site: Concert: October 19, 1996 . BobLinks . 2011-12-25.

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