Never Ending Tour 2001 Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Never Ending Tour 2001
Artist:	Bob Dylan
Start Date:	February 25, 2001
End Date:	November 24, 2001
Number Of Legs:	6
Number Of Shows:	13 in Asia 9 in Oceania 62 in North America 22 in Europe 106 in Total
Last Tour:	Never Ending Tour 2000 (2000)
This Tour:	Never Ending Tour 2001 (2001)
Next Tour:	Never Ending Tour 2002 (2002)

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 2001 started in Japan, where Dylan had not performed since 1997. Dylan then toured Australia where he had not played since 1998.^{[3] [4]}

After finishing his Australasian tour Dylan started to tour the United States performing fourteen shows throughout late April and early May. Shortly after completing the spring tour Dylan recorded his 31st studio album Love and Theft. ^[5]

Dylan toured Europe in late June and throughout July performing at several music festivals including Roskilde Festival in Denmark. ^[6]

Dylan returned to North America to perform concerts in August including several concerts at State Fairs. The United States Summer Tour came to an end on August 25 in Lancaster, California. Dylan returned to touring on October 5 in Spokane, Washington and ended in Boston on November 24. This was Dylan's 23rd performance in Boston.^[7]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia^[8]
February 25, 2001	Omiya	Japan	Sonic City Main Hall
February 27, 2001	Sendai		Sun Plaza
February 28, 2001	Akita		Akita Prefectural Hall
March 2, 2001	Yokohama		Pacifico Yokohama
March 3, 2001	Tokyo		Tokyo International Forum
March 4, 2001
March 6, 2001	Osaka		Kosei-Nenkin Hall
March 7, 2001
March 9, 2001	Fukuoka		Sun Palace
March 10, 2001	Hiroshima		Kosei-Nenkin Hall
March 12, 2001	Nagoya		Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
March 13, 2001	Hamamatsu		Act City Hamamatsu
March 13, 2001	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
Australia^[9]
March 18, 2001	Perth	Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre
March 20, 2001	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
March 21, 2001	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
March 23, 2001	Tamworth		Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
March 24, 2001	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
March 25, 2001	Sydney		Centennial Park
March 28, 2001	Cairns		Cairns Convention Centre
March 30, 2001	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
March 31, 2001	Ballina		Kingsford Smith Park
North America (First Leg)^[10]
April 18, 2001	Boulder	United States	Coors Events Center
April 20, 2001	Kearney		Viaero Event Center
April 21, 2001	Topeka		Landon Arena
April 23, 2001	Lincoln		Pershing Auditorium
April 24, 2001	Columbia		Hearnes Center
April 25, 2001	Cape Girardeau		Show Me Center
April 27, 2001	Knoxville		Chilhowee Park
April 28, 2001	Charlotte		Budweiser WEND/WRFX Stage
April 29, 2001	Blacksburg		Burruss Auditorium
May 1, 2001	Asheville		Asheville Civic Center
May 2, 2001	Dalton		Trade & Convention Center
May 4, 2001	Atlanta		Jose Cuervo 96 Rock Stage
May 5, 2001	Nashville		Riverfront Park
May 6, 2001	Memphis		AutoZone Stage
Europe^[11]
June 24, 2001	Trondheim	Norway	Sentrum/Torget
June 26, 2001	Bergen		Nygårdsparken
June 28, 2001	Langesund		Korshavn
June 29, 2001	Gothenburg	Sweden	Trädgårdsföreningen
June 30, 2001	Roskilde	Denmark	Dyrskuepladsen
July 1, 2001	Helsingborg	Sweden	Sofiero Castle
July 3, 2001	Borgholm		Borgholm Castle
July 5, 2001	Braunschweig	Germany	Stadthalle
July 7, 2001	Schwäbisch Gmünd		Universitätspark
July 8, 2001	Montreux	Switzerland	Stravinsky Hall
July 10, 2001	Brescia	Italy	Piazza del Duomo
July 12, 2001	Liverpool	England	King's Dock
July 13, 2001	Stirling	Scotland	Stirling Castle
July 15, 2001	Kilkenny	Ireland	Nowlan Park
July 17, 2001	Loerrach	Germany	Rötteln Castle
July 18, 2001	Bad Reichenhall		Alte Saline
July 20, 2001	La Spezia	Italy	Stadio Alberto Picco
July 22, 2001	Pescara		Teatro D'Annunzio
July 24, 2001	Anzio		Stadio Comunale
July 25, 2001	Perugia		Parco Arena D. San Giuliana
July 26, 2001	Naples		Arena Flegrea
July 28, 2001	Taormina		Teatro Greco
North America (Second Leg)^[12]
August 10, 2001	Des Moines	United States	Iowa State Fair Grandstand
August 11, 2001	Sedalia		Missouri State Fairgrounds
August 12, 2001	Springfield		Illinois State Fairgrounds
August 14, 2001	Little Rock		Riverfest Amphitheater
August 15, 2001	Oklahoma City		Zoo Amphitheater
August 16, 2001	Wichita		Century II Convention Hall
August 18, 2001	Pueblo		Colorado State Fair Events Center
August 19, 2001	Vail		Gerald Ford Amphitheater
August 20, 2001	Telluride		Town Park
August 21, 2001
August 23, 2001	Sun City West		Sundome for the Performing Arts
August 24, 2001	Paradise		The Joint
August 25, 2001	Lancaster		Apollo Park
North America (Third Leg)^[13]
October 5, 2001	Spokane	United States	Veterans Memorial Arena
October 6, 2001	Seattle		KeyArena
October 7, 2001	Corvallis		Gill Coliseum
October 9, 2001	Medford		Compton Arena
October 10, 2001	Sacramento		Sacramento Convention Center Complex
October 12, 2001	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
October 13, 2001	San Francisco		Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 14, 2001	Santa Barbara		UC Santa Barbara Events Center
October 17, 2001	San Diego		RIMAC Arena
October 19, 2001	Los Angeles		Staples Center
October 21, 2001	Denver		Denver Coliseum
October 23, 2001	Sioux City		Orpheum Theatre
October 24, 2001	La Crosse		La Crosse Center
October 25, 2001	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
October 27, 2001	Chicago		United Center
October 28, 2001	Milwaukee		U.S. Cellular Arena
October 30, 2001	Ashwaubenon		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
October 31, 2001	Madison		Kohl Center
November 2, 2001	Terre Haute		Hulman Center
November 3, 2001	Nashville		Municipal Auditorium
November 4, 2001	Cincinnati		Cintas Center
November 6, 2001	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
November 8, 2001	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
November 9, 2001	Detroit	United States	Cobo Arena
November 10, 2001	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
November 11, 2001	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
November 13, 2001	Syracuse		Onondaga County War Memorial
November 14, 2001	Morgantown		WVU Coliseum
November 15, 2001	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center
November 17, 2001	Philadelphia		First Union Spectrum
November 19, 2001	New York City		Madison Square Garden
November 20, 2001	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
November 21, 2001	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
November 23, 2001	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
November 24, 2001	Boston		TD Garden

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

<	--Date-->	<	--City, (State or Country)-->	<	--Venue-->	<	--Reason/Additional Info-->
July 6, 2001	Steinbach-Hallenberg, Germany	Naturtheater	Cancelled ^[14]
July 19, 2001	Udine, Italy	Primo Maggio Square	Cancelled ^[15]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
Sonic Hall	Omiya, Japan	2,505 / 2,505 (100%)	$204,158
Tri-City Arena	Kearney, Nebraska	5,000 / 5,000 (100%)	$147,500
Burruss Auditorium	Blacksburg, Virginia	2,800 / 2,800 (100%)	$84,000
Nygaardsparken	Bergen, Norway	6,000 / 6,000 (100%)	$433,068
Krogshavn	Langesund, Norway	4,500 / 4,500 (100%)	$317,073
Borgholms Slott	Borgholm, Sweden	4,500 / 4,500 (100%)	$184,500
Stravinsky Auditorium	Montreux, Switzerland	3,500 / 3,500 (100%)	$686,856
King Dock	Liverpool, England	4,200 / 4,200 (100%)	$216,104
Castle	Stirling, Scotland	7,000 / 7,000 (100%)	$404,504
Century II Convention Hall	Wichita, Kansas	5,244 / 5,700 (92%)	$167,808
Gerald Ford Amphitheater	Vail, Colorado	2,715 / 2,715 (100%)	$128,963
RIMAC Arena	La Jolla, California	4,741 / 5,500 (86%)	$168,306
Cumberland County Civic Center	Portland, Maine	8,726 / 9,500 (92%)	$257,417
TOTAL		61,431 / 63,420 (97%)	$3,400,257

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 Magazine . 2011-11-26.
3. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 Japan Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
4. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 Australian Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
5. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 US Spring Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
6. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 Europe Summer Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
7. Web site: Still On The Road: Bob Dylan concert history: Boston, Massachusetts . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
8. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 Japan Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
9. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 Australian Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
10. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 US Spring Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
11. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 Europe Summer Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
12. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 US Summer Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
13. Web site: Still On The Road: 2001 US Fall Tour . Bjorner . 2011-12-23.
14. Web site: Concert: 6 July 2001 . BobLinks . 2011-11-29.
15. Web site: Concert: 19 July 2001 . BobLinks . 2011-11-29.