Never Ending Tour 2018 Explained

Concert Tour Name:Never Ending Tour 2018
Artist:Bob Dylan
Start Date:March 22, 2018
End Date:December 3, 2018
Number Of Legs:3
Last Tour:Never Ending Tour 2017
(2017)
This Tour:Never Ending Tour 2018
(2018)
Next Tour:Never Ending Tour 2019
(2019)

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 Italy were announced by ticketone.it on November 7, 2017. Further concerts in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic were released over the following week.[4]

On March 15 it was announced by Billboard that Dylan and his band would be headlining the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan.[5] Almost two months later further dates in Asia were announced along with a tour of Australia and New Zealand.[6] On August 3 a final show in Sydney was scheduled to take place at the Enmore Theatre, his first performance at the venue.[7]

On May 25 a single concert was announced at Thackerville's WinStar World Casino Global Event Center[8] and on August 3 a further four concerts were added to Dylan's Fall touring schedule.[9] A further twenty-three concerts were announced on August 6.[10] [11]

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on April 16, 2018, in Vienna, Austria. 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. "Simple Twist of Fate"
  5. "Duquesne Whistle"
  6. "Melancholy Mood"
  7. "Honest With Me"
  8. "Tryin' to Get to Heaven"
  9. "Come Rain or Come Shine"
  10. "Pay in Blood"
  11. "Tangled Up in Blue"
  12. "Early Roman Kings"
  13. "Desolation Row"
  14. "Love Sick"
  15. "Autumn Leaves"
  16. "Thunder on the Mountain"
  17. "Soon After Midnight"
  18. "Long and Wasted Years"
Encore
  1. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  2. "Ballad of a Thin Man"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox Office
Europe
March 22, 2018LisbonPortugalAltice Arena
March 24, 2018SalamancaSpainPabellón Multiusos Sánchez Paraíso
March 26, 2018MadridSala Sinfónica
March 27, 2018
March 28, 2018
March 30, 2018BarcelonaGran Teatre del Liceu
March 31, 2018
April 3, 2018RomeItalyAuditorium Parco della Musica
April 4, 2018
April 5, 2018
April 7, 2018FlorenceNelson Mandela Forum
April 8, 2018MantuaPalaBam
April 9, 2018MilanTeatro degli Arcimboldi
April 11, 2018ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion5,685 / 5,685$720,269
April 12, 2018Neu-UlmGermanyRatiopharm Arena
April 13, 2018SalzburgAustriaSalzburgarena
April 15, 2018BrnoCzech RepublicHala Vodova
April 16, 2018ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
April 18, 2018LeipzigGermanyArena Leipzig
April 19, 2018KrefeldKönig Palast
April 21, 2018BielefeldSeidensticker Halle
April 22, 2018NurembergFrankenhalle
April 23, 2018Baden-BadenFestspielhaus Baden-Baden
April 25, 2018GenoaItalyRDS Stadium
April 26, 2018Lido di JesoloPala Arrex
April 27, 2018VeronaVerona Arena
Asia
July 27, 2018SeoulSouth KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena
July 29, 2018YuzawaJapanNaeba Ski Resort
August 2, 2018TaipeiTaiwanTaipei International Convention Center
August 4, 2018Wan ChaiHong KongHKCEC Hall 5BC
August 6, 2018DoverSingaporeStar Theatre
Oceania
August 8, 2018PerthAustraliaPerth Arena5,176 / 5,376$587,136
August 11, 2018AdelaideBonython Park
August 13, 2018MelbourneMargaret Court Arena
August 14, 2018
August 18, 2018SydneyICC Sydney Theatre
August 19, 2018Enmore Theatre
August 20, 2018WollongongWIN Entertainment Centre
August 22, 2018NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre
August 24, 2018BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
August 26, 2018AucklandNew ZealandSpark Arena
August 28, 2018ChristchurchHorncastle Arena
North America
October 4, 2018PhoenixUnited StatesComerica Theatre
October 5, 2018TucsonTucson Music Hall
October 7, 2018AlbuquerqueKiva Auditorium
October 9, 2018MidlandWagner Noël Performing Arts Center
October 10, 2018IrvingToyota Music Factory
October 12, 2018TulsaRiver Spirit Casino
October 13, 2018ThackervilleGlobal Event Center
October 14, 2018Sugar LandSmart Financial Centre
October 16, 2018LafayetteHeymann Performing Arts Center
October 17, 2018MobileSaenger Theatre
October 19, 2018St. AugustineSt. Augustine Amphitheatre
October 20, 2018ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall
October 21, 2018SarasotaVan Wezel Performing Arts Hall
October 23, 2018Fort MyersBarbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
October 24, 2018Fort LauderdaleAu-Rene Theater
October 26, 2018OrlandoWalt Disney Theater
October 27, 2018MaconMacon City Auditorium
October 28, 2018ChattanoogaTivoli Theatre
October 30, 2018HuntsvilleMark C. Smith Concert Hall
October 31, 2018KnoxvilleTennessee Theatre
November 2, 2018AshevilleThomas Wolfe Auditorium
November 3, 2018DurhamDurham Performing Arts Center2,688 / 2,704$244,267
November 4, 2018North CharlestonNorth Charleston Performing Arts Center
November 6, 2018SavannahJohnny Mercer Theater
November 7, 2018AugustaThe Bell Auditorium
November 9, 2018CharlotteOvens Auditorium2,409 / 2,447$228,527
November 10, 2018RoanokeBerglund Performing Arts Theatre1,463 / 1,953$146,113
November 11, 2018RichmondEKU Center for the Arts
November 13, 2018YoungstownCovelli Centre
November 14, 2018RochesterAuditorium Theatre
November 15, 2018UticaStanley Theater
November 17, 2018Atlantic CityEtess Arena
November 18, 2018SpringfieldSymphony Hall
November 20, 2018WaterburyPalace Theatre
November 23, 2018New York CityBeacon Theatre19,402 / 19,402$2,181,154
November 24, 2018
November 26, 2018
November 27, 2018
November 29, 2018
November 30, 2018
December 1, 2018
December 3, 2018PhiladelphiaMetropolitan Opera House
TOTAL36,823 / 37,567
(98%)
$4,107,466

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour . . June 12, 2011 . December 8, 2016.
  2. 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. 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. Web site: Bob Dylan to Perform in Salamanca, Madrid and Barcelona in March 2018 . Turkey Telegraph . December 12, 2017 . December 12, 2017.
  5. Bob Dylan Added to Japan's Fuji Rock Festival Lineup . Billboard . March 15, 2018 . May 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: Bob Dylan set to return to Australia in August . News AU . May 14, 2018 . May 17, 2018.
  7. Web site: Bob Dylan To Play Sydney's Historic Enmore Theatre . The Music . August 2, 2018 . August 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: Norman's Jazz In June celebrating 35 years, Bob Dylan traveling to WinStar World Casino, Tower Theatre welcoming Mavericks, more . News OK . May 25, 2018 . August 4, 2018.
  9. Web site: Bob Dylan to play Durham this fall . News Observer . August 3, 2018 . August 4, 2018.
  10. Web site: Bob Dylan announces U.S. Fall Tour . Ultimate Classic Rock . August 6, 2018 . August 6, 2018.
  11. Bob Dylan Sets First 2018 U.S. Tour Dates . Rolling Stone . August 6, 2018 . August 6, 2018.