My Heart Is Not Weary – Bob Dylan 2001

 

5      THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1       Introduction

5.2       The musicians

5.3       The show

5.4       Tour of Japan

5.4.1    Dates and venues

5.4.2    The songs

5.4.3    Statistics

5.4.4    Comments

 

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5       THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1                                Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 106 new shows. This year there were six "legs":

 

February – March

Tour of Japan

13 shows

March

Australian Tour

  9

April – May

US Spring Tour

14

June – July

Europe Summer Tour

22

August

US Summer Tour

13

October – November

US Fall Tour

35

 

5.2                                The musicians

The band was the same as in 2000:

Larry Campbell

electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, bouzouki, mandolin.

Charlie Sexton

electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal.

Tony Garnier

bass

David Kemper

drums

 

5.3                                The show

Format 1 (first three concerts only):

Main set:        5-6 acoustic songs

                      5-6 electric

Encores:         2-4 acoustic

1-3 electric

Format 2 (from Yokohama 2 March onwards):

Main set:        4 acoustic songs

                      4 electric

                      3 acoustic

Encores:         2 electric

                      1 acoustic

                      1 electric

                      1 acoustic

                      1 electric (some shows)

                      1 acoustic  (some shows)

 

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5.4                                Tour of Japan

5.4.1                            Dates and venues

 

FEBRUARY                

 

25

Omiya, Japan

Main Hall, Sonic City

27

Sendai, Japan

Sun Plaza

28

Akita, Japan

Prefectural Hall

 

MARCH

 

  2

Yokohama, Japan

Pacifico-Yokohama

  3

Tokyo, Japan

Hall “A”, Tokyo International Forum

  4

Tokyo, Japan

Hall “A”, Tokyo International Forum

  6

Osaka, Japan

Kosei Nenkin Kaikan

  7

Osaka, Japan

Kosei Nenkin Kaikan

  9

Fukuoka, Japan

Sun Palace

10

Hiroshima, Japan

Kosei Nenkin Kaikan

12

Nagoya, Japan

Civic Assembly Hall

13

Hamamatsu, Japan

Act City Hamamatsu

14

Tokyo, Japan

Nippon Budokan

 

 

5.4.2                            The songs

AB      acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

 

 

 

February

March

 

 

 

25

27

28

2

3

4

6

7

9

10

12

13

14

S

Roving Gambler

AB

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

5

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

2

 

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

4

Desolation Row

AB

3

 

3

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

 

 

3

7

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

4

4

 

8

4

9

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

6

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

5

5

5

 

 

 

9

9

 

9

9

9

9

9

This World Can't Stand Long

AB

6

6

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Country Pie

 

7

7

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Positively 4th Street

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

Maggie's Farm

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

3

Just Like A Woman

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

2

Drifter's Escape

 

11

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

4

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

12

12

12

12

 

12

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

6

Love Sick

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Like A Rolling Stone

 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

If Dogs Run Free

AB

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

All Along The Watchtower

 

16

 

16

16

16

16

16

 

16

16

16

 

16

10

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

17

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

3

Highway 61 Revisited

 

18

16

18

18

18

18

18

16

18

18

18

16

18

13

Blowin' In The Wind

AB

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

17

19

19

19

17

19

13

To Ramona

AB

 

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

AB

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Silvio

 

 

9

9

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Tryin' To Get To Heaven

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

5

4

The Wicked Messenger

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

 

4

Forever Young

AB

 

17

 

17

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Duncan And Brady

AB

 

 

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

5

Mama, You Been On My Mind

AB

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

7

4

Tell Me That It Isn't True

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

11

 

 

11

 

11

5

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

17

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

7

 

3

If You See Her, Say Hello

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

2

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

One Too Many Mornings

AB

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

2

Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tombstone Blues

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Make You Feel My Love

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Masters Of War

AB

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

7

7

 

3

 

4

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

AB

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

2

Everything Is Broken

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Song To Woody

AB

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Can't Wait

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Seeing The Real You At Last

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

2

Visions Of Johanna

AB

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

2

John Brown

AB

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

6

 

 

4

4

4

Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tears Of Rage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Watching The River Flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

My Back Pages

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

Standing In The Doorway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

12

12

 

12

12

12

6

If Not For You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

1

'Til I Fell In Love With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

4

 

6

6

4

Gates Of Eden

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

1

Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

2

To Be Alone With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1

Ring Them Bells

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

1

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

1

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

1

I Shall Be Released

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

1

Somebody Touched Me

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

1

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

1

I'll Remember You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

1

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

17

2

Every Grain Of Sand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

1

I Want You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

1

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

1

Not Dark Yet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

1

Total # of songs

 

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

17

19

19

19

17

19

242

 

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHART

 

 

 

February

March

 

 

 

25

27

28

2

3

4

6

7

9

10

12

13

14

S

Absolutely Sweet Marie

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

All Along The Watchtower

 

16

 

16

16

16

16

16

 

16

16

16

 

16

10

Blowin' In The Wind

AB

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

17

19

19

19

17

19

13

Can't Wait

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Cold Irons Bound

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

11

 

 

11

 

11

5

Country Pie

 

7

7

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Desolation Row

AB

3

 

3

 

3

3

 

3

3

 

 

 

3

7

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

4

4

 

8

4

9

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

6

Drifter's Escape

 

11

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

4

Duncan And Brady

AB

 

 

1

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

5

Every Grain Of Sand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

1

Everything Is Broken

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Forever Young

AB

 

17

 

17

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Gates Of Eden

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

1

Girl From The North Country

AB

 

 

17

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

7

 

3

Hallelujah, I'm Ready To Go

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

AB

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

2

Highway 61 Revisited

 

18

16

18

18

18

18

18

16

18

18

18

16

18

13

I Don't Believe You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

1

I Shall Be Released

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

1

I Want You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

1

If Dogs Run Free

AB

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

13

If Not For You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

1

If You See Her, Say Hello

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

1

I'll Remember You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

1

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

17

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

3

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

1

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

AB

 

3

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

John Brown

AB

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Just Like A Woman

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

2

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

17

2

Lay Lady Lay

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

 

12

12

12

12

 

12

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

6

Like A Rolling Stone

 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

1

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

AB

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

2

Love Sick

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Maggie's Farm

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

3

Make You Feel My Love

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Mama, You Been On My Mind

AB

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

7

4

Masters Of War

AB

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

7

7

 

3

 

4

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

1

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

2

My Back Pages

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

Not Dark Yet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

1

Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

One Too Many Mornings

AB

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

2

Positively 4th Street

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

2

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

12

12

 

12

12

12

6

Ring Them Bells

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

1

Roving Gambler

AB

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

5

Seeing The Real You At Last

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

2

Shelter From The Storm

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Silvio

 

 

9

9

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Somebody Touched Me

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Song To Woody

AB

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Standing In The Doorway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

6

 

 

4

4

4

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

5

5

5

 

 

 

9

9

 

9

9

9

9

9

Tears Of Rage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tell Me That It Isn't True

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

This World Can't Stand Long

AB

6

6

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

'Til I Fell In Love With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

4

 

6

6

4

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

2

 

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

4

To Be Alone With You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

1

To Ramona

AB

 

2

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

4

Tombstone Blues

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

AB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Tryin' To Get To Heaven

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

5

4

Visions Of Johanna

AB

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

2

Watching The River Flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

The Wicked Messenger

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

 

4

You're A Big Girl Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

1

Total # of songs

 

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

17

19

19

19

17

19

242

 

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5.4.3                            Statistics

 

Number of shows

13

Number of circulating shows

13

Number of circulating & complete shows

13

Number of unique shows[1]

13

Number of different shows[2]

13

Number of different songs[3]

78

Number of unique songs[4]

78

Number of performed songs

242

Mean number of performed songs

18

Variation[5]:

4.2

 

Songs:

 

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Electric

44

 56.4

127

 52.5

Acoustic w band

34

 43.6

115

 47.5

 

 

 

 

 

Albums

71

 91.0

224

 92.6

Singles

1

  1.3

2

  0.8

Outtakes

0

  0.0

0

  0.0

Covers

6

  7.7

16

  6.6

 

 

5.4.4                            Comments

 

Pacifico-Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, 2 March

The strict division of the main set into an acoustic part and an electric part is abandoned from this show on.

 

Recommended show

Nagoya, Japan, 12 March.

 

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[1] a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same order.

[2] a show is different from another show if the set of songs are different, regardless of order

[3] electric and acoustic versions are counted as different songs

[4] a song is counted as unique regardless of how it is performed

[5] variation is computed as the quote between number of different songs and mean number of performed songs