| Concert Tour Name: | Never Ending Tour 2003 |
| Artist: | Bob Dylan |
| Start Date: | February 6, 2003 |
| End Date: | November 25, 2003 |
| Number Of Legs: | 4 |
| Number Of Shows: | 11 in Oceania 54 in North America 33 in Europe 98 in total |
| Last Tour: | Never Ending Tour 2002 (2002) |
| This Tour: | Never Ending Tour 2003 (2003) |
| Next Tour: | Never Ending Tour 2004 (2004) |
The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[1] [2]
The 2003 tour started with eleven concerts in Oceania, seven being in Australia and four being in New Zealand.[3] The concert in Melbourne on February 8 was part of the 'Melbourne International Music & Blues Festival'.[4] The concert in Perth was part of the 'Moonlight, Music & Wine Festival'.[5] This leg of the tour came to an end twenty one days after the first concert on February 26.[6] There were originally plans to continue this tour into Japan but these plans were abandoned.[7]
Dylan then went on to tour the Central and Western United States, starting on April 18 in Dallas.[8] Dylan performed two shows at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25 & 26. Then on May 2 Dylan and his band performed at the '10th Annual Music Midtown Festival'.[9] Two days later he performed at 'SunFest 2003' in West Palm Beach, Florida and then later on in the month on May 17 he performed at the '2003 Jubilee! Jam'.[10]
After finishing the spring tour Dylan returned to the road in mid-July to perform another tour of the United States. The tour started on July 12 at Winter Park, Colorado with a performance at the 'Winter Park Festival 2003'. Dylan opened for The Dead in Sunrise, Florida on July 29. Dylan continued to open for The Dead until August 8. Then he performed two double bill concerts with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on August 9 & 10. Dylan then completed the rest of the tour with just himself and his band.[11]
On October 9 Dylan embarked on a thirty-three date European tour covering fifteen countries and twenty-nine cities. The tour came to an end in London, England at the Brixton Academy. He had also performed in London the previous two nights at the Shepherd's Bush Empire and the Hammersmith Apollo.[12]
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania | |||||
| February 6, 2003 | Canberra | Australia | AIS Arena | — | — |
| February 8, 2003 | Melbourne | Melbourne Exhibition Centre Blue Stage | — | — | |
| February 11, 2003 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| February 13, 2003 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| February 15, 2003 | Perth | Claremont Showground | — | — | |
| February 17, 2003 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| February 18, 2003 | Newcastle | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| February 21, 2003 | Auckland | New Zealand | North Shore Events Centre | — | — |
| February 22, 2003 | |||||
| February 24, 2003 | Wellington | Queens Wharf Events Centre Arena | — | — | |
| February 26, 2003 | Christchurch | WestpacTrust Centre | 3,498 / 4,530 | $153,824 | |
| North America | |||||
| April 18, 2003 | Dallas | United States | Granada Theater | — | — |
| April 19, 2003 | Austin | The Backyard | 6,684 / 10,000 | $247,626 | |
| April 20, 2003 | |||||
| April 22, 2003 | Houston | Verizon Wireless Theater | — | — | |
| April 23, 2003 | |||||
| April 25, 2003 | New Orleans | Fair Grounds Race Course | — | — | |
| April 26, 2003 | Municipal Auditorium | — | — | ||
| April 27, 2003 | Tunica | Harrah's Grand Event Centre | — | — | |
| April 29, 2003 | Nashville | The Trap | — | — | |
| April 30, 2003 | Louisville | Jillian's Parking Lot | 7,500 / 7,500 | $225,000 | |
| May 2, 2003 | Atlanta | Piedmont Park | — | — | |
| May 4, 2003 | West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach Waterfront | — | — | |
| May 5, 2003 | Orlando | Hard Rock Live | — | — | |
| May 6, 2003 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | — | — | |
| May 8, 2003 | Portsmouth | nTelos Pavilion | — | — | |
| May 9, 2003 | Atlantic City | Hilton Hotel Grand Theatre | — | — | |
| May 10, 2003 | |||||
| May 11, 2003 | Solomons | Washington Gas Pavilion | — | — | |
| May 13, 2003 | Cary | The Amphitheatre at Regency Park | — | — | |
| May 14, 2003 | Asheville | Asheville Civic Center | — | — | |
| May 16, 2003 | Birmingham | Linn Park | — | — | |
| May 17, 2003 | Jackson | Capitol Street Downtown Jackson | — | — | |
| May 17, 2003 | Little Rock | Nitelife Rocks | — | — | |
| July 12, 2003 | Winter Park | Winter Park Resort | — | — | |
| July 13, 2003 | Casper | Casper Events Center | — | — | |
| July 15, 2003 | Jackson | Snow King Mountain Resort | — | — | |
| July 16, 2003 | Big Sky | Meadow Village Pavilion | — | — | |
| July 17, 2003 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | — | — | |
| July 19, 2003 | Lake Tahoe | Harveys Outdoor Amphitheater | — | — | |
| July 21, 2003 | Ketchum | Ketchum Park & Ride Lot | — | — | |
| July 22, 2003 | Nampa | Idaho Center Amphitheater | — | — | |
| July 23, 2003 | Bend | Les Schwab Amphitheater | — | — | |
| July 25, 2003 | Kelseyville | Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa Amphitheatre | — | — | |
| July 26, 2003 | Paso Robles | Paso Robles Event Center Grandstand | — | — | |
| July 27, 2003 | Costa Mesa | Pacific Amphitheatre | — | — | |
| July 29, 2003 | Sunrise | Office Depot Center | — | — | |
| July 30, 2003 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | — | — | |
| July 31, 2003 | Atlanta | HiFi Buys Amphitheatre | — | — | |
| August 2, 2003 | Joliet | Route 66 Raceway | — | — | |
| August 3, 2003 | Somerset | Float Rite Amphitheater | — | — | |
| August 5, 2003 | Noblesville | Verizon Wireless Music Center | — | — | |
| August 6, 2003 | Columbus | Germain Amphitheater | — | — | |
| August 8, 2003 | Darien | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | — | — | |
| August 9, 2003 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | 26,827 / 33,888 | $1,388,954 | |
| August 10, 2003 | |||||
| August 12, 2003 | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | 9,009 / 10,202 | $696,925 | |
| August 13, 2003 | |||||
| August 16, 2003 | Bushkill | Tom Ridge Pavilion | — | — | |
| August 17, 2003 | Wallingford | careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre | — | — | |
| August 19, 2003 | Northhampton | Pines Theater | — | — | |
| August 20, 2003 | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | — | — | |
| August 21, 2003 | Gilford | Meadowbrook Music Arts Center Pavilion | — | — | |
| August 22, 2003 | Syracuse | New York State Fair Grandstand | — | — | |
| August 23, 2003 | Niagara Falls | Canada | Oakes Garden Theatre | — | — |
| Europe | |||||
| October 9, 2003 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | — | — |
| October 11, 2003 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globe Arena | — | — |
| October 12, 2003 | Karlstad | Löfbergs Lila Arena | — | — | |
| October 13, 2003 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | — | — |
| October 15, 2003 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | — | — |
| October 16, 2003 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | — | — |
| October 17, 2003 | Hamburg | Germany | Docks | — | — |
| October 18, 2003 | |||||
| October 20, 2003 | Berlin | Berlin Arena | — | — | |
| October 22, 2003 | Leipzig | Arena Leipzig | — | — | |
| October 23, 2003 | Prague | Czech Republic | T-Mobile Arena | — | — |
| October 24, 2003 | Budapest | Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena | — | — |
| October 26, 2003 | Graz | Austria | Eisstadion Liebenau | — | — |
| October 27, 2003 | Vienna | Wiener Stadthalle Halle D | — | — | |
| October 29, 2003 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | — | — |
| October 30, 2003 | Bolzano | Italy | PalaOnda | — | — |
| November 1, 2003 | Rome | Palazzo dello Sport | — | — | |
| November 2, 2003 | Milan | FilaForum | — | — | |
| November 3, 2003 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | — | — |
| November 5, 2003 | Freiburg | Germany | Stadthalle Freiburg | — | — |
| November 6, 2003 | Frankfurt | Jahrhunderthalle | — | — | |
| November 8, 2003 | Düsseldorf | Philips Halle | — | — | |
| November 10, 2003 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Heineken Music Hall | — | — |
| November 11, 2003 | |||||
| November 12, 2003 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | — | — |
| November 13, 2003 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris | — | — |
| November 15, 2003 | London | England | Wembley Arena | — | — |
| November 17, 2003 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre | — | — |
| November 20, 2003 | Sheffield | England | Hallam FM Arena | — | — |
| November 21, 2003 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre Arena | — | — | |
| November 23, 2003 | London | Shepherd's Bush Empire | — | — | |
| November 24, 2003 | Carling Apollo Hammersmith | — | — | ||
| November 25, 2003 | Brixton Academy | — | — | ||