Never Ending Tour 2017 Explained

Concert Tour Name:Never Ending Tour 2017
Artist:Bob Dylan
Album:Triplicate
Start Date:April 1, 2017
End Date:November 25, 2017
Number Of Legs:3
Last Tour:Never Ending Tour 2016
(2016)
This Tour:Never Ending Tour 2017
(2017)
Next Tour:Never Ending Tour 2018
(2018)

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[1] [2] [3]

Background

Six concerts taking place in the United Kingdom,[4] across May 2017 were announced at BobDylan.com on December 8, 2016.[5] [6] [7] The following day a concert at the 3Arena in Dublin was announced for May 11.[8] Further mainland Europe concerts including Stockholm and Antwerp were announced on December 12.[9]

On January 27, 2017, it was announced that Dylan would be performing at the fan-curated Firefly Music Festival, taking place at The Woodlands at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.[10] [11] On March 20, 2017, a further five concerts in the United States were announced, along with eighteen concerts taking place in Canada during the summer of 2017.[12] [13] These concerts include the first ever concert to take place at The Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, New York[14] and Dylan's first concert appearance at Edmonton's new Rogers Place arena.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on July 25, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. 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. "Why Try to Change Me Now"
  5. "Summer Days"
  6. "Make You Feel My Love"
  7. "Duquesne Whistle"
  8. "Melancholy Mood"
  9. "Stormy Weather"
  10. "Pay in Blood"
  11. "Once Upon a Time"
  12. "Tangled Up in Blue"
  13. "Early Roman Kings"
  14. "Desolation Row"
  15. "Soon After Midnight"
  16. "That Old Black Magic"
  17. "Long and Wasted Years"
  18. "Autumn Leaves"
Encore
  1. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  2. "Ballad of a Thin Man"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox Office
Europe
April 1, 2017StockholmSwedenWaterfront Congress Centre
April 2, 2017
April 4, 2017OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
April 6, 2017CopenhagenDenmarkCopenhagen Opera House
April 7, 2017
April 9, 2017LundSwedenSparbanken Skåne Arena
April 11, 2017HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena7,022 / 8,150$537,147
April 12, 2017LingenEmslandArena
April 13, 2017DüsseldorfMitsubishi Electric Halle
April 16, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS Live
April 17, 2017
April 18, 2017
April 20, 2017ParisFranceZénith Paris
April 21, 2017Grande Seine
April 22, 2017Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal
April 24, 2017AntwerpBelgiumLotto Arena5,146 / 5,580$457,587
April 25, 2017FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt
April 26, 2017HanoverSwiss Life Hall
April 28, 2017LondonEnglandLondon Palladium
April 29, 2017
April 30, 2017
May 3, 2017CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff
May 4, 2017BournemouthEnglandWindsor Hall
May 5, 2017NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham
May 7, 2017GlasgowScotlandSEC Armadillo
May 8, 2017LiverpoolEnglandEcho Arena Liverpool
May 9, 2017LondonSSE Arena Wembley
May 11, 2017DublinIreland3Arena
North America (Summer)
June 13, 2017Port ChesterUnited StatesCapitol Theatre
June 14, 2017
June 15, 2017
June 17, 2017DoverThe Woodlands of D.I.S.
June 18, 2017WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre
June 20, 2017ShelburneThe Green at the Shelburne Museum3,043 / 3,043$228,225
June 21, 2017ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts Center
June 23, 2017KingstonThe Hutton Brickyards
June 24, 2017
June 25, 2017SyracuseLakeview Amphitheater3,054 / 4,724$244,931
June 27, 2017KingstonCanadaRogers K-Rock Centre
June 29, 2017OttawaCanadian Tire Centre
June 30, 2017MontrealBell Centre7,330 / 7,330$470,060
July 2, 2017BarrieBarrie Molson Centre
July 4, 2017OshawaTribute Communities Centre
July 5, 2017TorontoAir Canada Centre
July 6, 2017LondonBudweiser Gardens4,150 / 4,481$257,325
July 8, 2017DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena
July 9, 2017MilwaukeeAmerican Family Insurance Amphitheater
July 12, 2017WinnipegCanadaBell MTS Place
July 14, 2017SaskatoonSaskTel Centre
July 15, 2017Moose JawMosaic Place
July 16, 2017CalgarySouthern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
July 19, 2017EdmontonRogers Place
July 21, 2017Dawson CreekEnCana Events Centre
July 22, 2017Prince GeorgeCN Centre
July 24, 2017KelownaProspera Place
July 25, 2017VancouverRogers Arena
North America (Fall)
October 13, 2017Valley CenterUnited StatesHarrah's Resort SoCal Events Center2,105 / 2,220$302,885
October 14, 2017Las VegasThe Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
October 17, 2017Salt Lake CityDelta Performance Hall
October 18, 2017
October 21, 2017Broomfield1stBank Center
October 23, 2017OmahaCenturyLink Center Omaha
October 24, 2017AmesStephens Auditorium
October 25, 2017St. PaulXcel Energy Center
October 27, 2017ChicagoWintrust Arena4,177 / 7,147$371,725
October 28, 2017Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena
October 29, 2017BloomingtonIU Auditorium
November 1, 2017DetroitFox Theatre
November 3, 2017AkronE.J. Thomas Hall
November 5, 2017ColumbusPalace Theatre
November 6, 2017PittsburghHeinz Hall
November 8, 2017UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum4,195 / 5,514$255,605
November 10, 2017RichmondRichmond Coliseum2,779 / 4,354$206,891
November 11, 2017Upper DarbyTower Theater
November 12, 2017
November 14, 2017Washington, D.C.The Anthem4,245 / 4,245$355,690
November 16, 2017BostonAgganis Arena
November 17, 2017AlbanyPalace Theatre
November 18, 2017BuffaloShea's Performing Arts Center
November 20, 2017New York CityBeacon Theatre13,806 / 13,806$1,534,236
November 21, 2017
November 22, 2017
November 24, 2017
November 25, 2017
TOTAL61,052 / 70,594
(86%)
$5,222,307

Cancelled shows

<--Date--><--City, (State or Country)--><--Venue--><--Reason/Additional Info-->
July 18, 2017Medicine HatCanalta CentreCancelled due to logistical issues.[15]
July 27, 2017VictoriaSave-On-Foods Memorial CentreCancelled due to scheduling issues.[16]

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour . . June 12, 2011 . December 8, 2016.
  2. Web site: The Evolution of Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tour Begins . 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 . . December 8, 2016.
  3. Web site: Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking . https://web.archive.org/web/20120108075838/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/our-10-greatest-hopes-and-fears-for-2012-20120104/bob-dylans-never-ending-tour-keeps-on-trucking-0968597 . dead . January 8, 2012 . . December 8, 2016.
  4. News: Bob Dylan announces UK arena tour . . December 8, 2016 . December 8, 2016. Reporters . Telegraph .
  5. Web site: Bob Dylan announces 2017 UK arena tour . . December 8, 2016 . December 8, 2016.
  6. Web site: Bob Dylan announces huge UK arena tour for 2017 . . December 8, 2016 . December 8, 2016.
  7. Web site: Bob Dylan announces 2017 tour . . December 8, 2016 . December 8, 2016 .
  8. Web site: Bob Dylan announces Irish gig for 2017 . . December 9, 2016 . December 9, 2016.
  9. Web site: Bob Dylan gives concert in Antwerp Lotto Arena . Hoholok . December 12, 2016 . December 12, 2016.
  10. Web site: Bob Dylan Will Come Out of Hiding to Headline Firefly Festival 2017 . Vulture . January 27, 2017 . March 20, 2017.
  11. Web site: 7 things about Firefly '17: Bob Dylan to the boy's club . Delaware Online . January 27, 2017 . March 20, 2017.
  12. Web site: Bob Dylan coming to Syracuse for Lakeview Amphitheater concert . Syracuse . March 20, 2017 . March 20, 2017.
  13. Web site: Bob Dylan Plots North American Tour After New Covers Album . . March 20, 2017 . March 20, 2017.
  14. Web site: Bob Dylan to play Kingston waterfront in June . Poughkeepsie Journal . March 20, 2017 . March 20, 2017.
  15. Web site: Bob Dylan cancelled . Medicine Hat News . May 2, 2017 . May 2, 2017.
  16. Web site: Bob Dylan cancels Victoria show over scheduling conflicts . CTV News Vancouver Island . June 16, 2017 . July 29, 2017.