5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.5 Australian Tour

5.5.1 Dates and venues

MARCH

18	Perth, West Australia, Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre
20	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Adelaide Entertainment Centre
21	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park
23	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
24	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia	Entertainment Centre

25	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	TCN-9 Studios, Willoughby, taping for the Oscar Awards Ceremony

25	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Parade, Centennial Park
28	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Cairns Convention Centre
30	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Entertainment Centre
31	Ballina, New South Wales, Australia	Kingsford Smith Park, Seagulls Rugby League Football Club

5.5.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

		March
		18	20	21	23	24	25	28	30	31	S
Roving Gambler	AB	1			1		1				3
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	2					2				2
Desolation Row	AB	3			3		3			3	4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again		4							6		2
Just Like A Woman		5									1
'Til I Fell In Love With You		6		4			5				3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	7		7		7			9		4
Visions Of Johanna	AB	8							8		2
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	9	9		9	9	9	5			6
Standing In The Doorway		10			10		10		5		4
The Wicked Messenger		11		11			11			11	4
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		12		12	20		20	20		21	6
Love Sick		13		13	13		13		13		5
Like A Rolling Stone		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	9
If Dogs Run Free	AB	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	9
Forever Young	AB	17				17			17		3
Highway 61 Revisited		18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	9
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	9
Duncan And Brady	AB		1	1				1	1	1	5
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB		2								1
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		3	3		3		3	3		5
If You See Her, Say Hello			4								1
This Wheel's On Fire			5								1
Seeing The Real You At Last			6							6	2
Ring Them Bells	AB		7								1
Masters Of War	AB		8			8			7		3
Watching The River Flow			10							10	2
Drifter's Escape			11			11			11		3
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat			12		12	12	12	12	12	12	7
Highlands			13			13					2
I Shall Be Released	AB		17		17			17		17	4
To Ramona	AB			2							1
Blind Willie McTell				5							1
Tombstone Blues				6							1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB			8			8				2
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB			9						9	2
Things Have Changed				10				13			2
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB			17			17				2
Song To Woody	AB				2						1
Country Pie					4			7		13	3
Lay Lady Lay					5						1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight					6						1
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB				7		7				2
Girl From The North Country	AB				8						1
Cold Irons Bound					11			11			2
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB					1					1
Chimes Of Freedom	AB					2					1
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues						4					1
Tell Me That It Isn't True						5					1
Ballad Of A Thin Man						6					1
Make You Feel My Love						10					1
Absolutely Sweet Marie							4				1
Maggie's Farm							6	9			2
My Back Pages	AB							2	2	2	3
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB							4			1
Searching For A Soldier's Grave	AB							6			1
Can't Wait								8			1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven								10			1
I Don't Believe You									4		1
Dignity									10		1
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)										4	1
I Want You										5	1
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB									7	1
Gates Of Eden	AB									8	1
Not Fade Away										20	1
Total # of songs		19	19	19	20	19	20	20	19	21	176

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHART

		March
		18	20	21	23	24	25	28	30	31	S
Absolutely Sweet Marie							4				1
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	9
Ballad Of A Thin Man						6					1
Blind Willie McTell				5							1
Blowin' In The Wind	AB	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	9
Can't Wait								8			1
Chimes Of Freedom	AB					2					1
Cold Irons Bound					11			11			2
Country Pie					4			7		13	3
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)										4	1
Desolation Row	AB	3			3		3			3	4
Dignity									10		1
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	7		7		7			9		4
Drifter's Escape			11			11			11		3
Duncan And Brady	AB		1	1				1	1	1	5
Forever Young	AB	17				17			17		3
Gates Of Eden	AB									8	1
Girl From The North Country	AB				8						1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB			8			8				2
Highlands			13			13					2
Highway 61 Revisited		18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	9
I Am The Man, Thomas	AB					1					1
I Don't Believe You									4		1
I Shall Be Released	AB		17		17			17		17	4
I Want You										5	1
If Dogs Run Free	AB	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9
If You See Her, Say Hello			4								1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight					6						1
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB			9						9	2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB							4			1
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		3	3		3		3	3		5
Just Like A Woman		5									1
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues						4					1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AB			17			17				2
Lay Lady Lay					5						1
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat			12		12	12	12	12	12	12	7
Like A Rolling Stone		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	9
Love Sick		13		13	13		13		13		5
Maggie's Farm							6	9			2
Make You Feel My Love						10					1
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AB				7		7				2
Masters Of War	AB		8			8			7		3
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	2					2				2
My Back Pages	AB							2	2	2	3
Not Fade Away										20	1
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35		12		12	20		20	20		21	6
Ring Them Bells	AB		7								1
Roving Gambler	AB	1			1		1				3
Searching For A Soldier's Grave	AB							6			1
Seeing The Real You At Last			6							6	2
Song To Woody	AB				2						1
Standing In The Doorway		10			10		10		5		4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again		4							6		2
Tangled Up In Blue	AB	9	9		9	9	9	5			6
Tell Me That It Isn't True						5					1
Things Have Changed				10				13			2
This Wheel's On Fire			5								1
'Til I Fell In Love With You		6		4			5				3
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB		2								1
To Ramona	AB			2							1
Tombstone Blues				6							1
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	AB									7	1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven								10			1
Visions Of Johanna	AB	8							8		2
Watching The River Flow			10							10	2
The Wicked Messenger		11		11			11			11	4
Total # of songs		19	19	19	20	19	20	20	19	21	176

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5.5.3 Statistics

Shows:

Number of shows	9
Number of circulating shows	9
Number of circulating & complete shows	9
Number of unique shows[1]	9
Number of different shows[2]	9
Number of different songs[3]	66
Number of unique songs[4]	66
Number of performed songs	176
Mean number of performed songs	19
Variation[5]	3.4

Songs:

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	36	54.5	94	53.4
Acoustic w band	30	45.5	82	46.6

Albums	58	87.9	161	91.5
Singles	0	0.0	0	0.0
Outtakes	3	4.5	4	2.3
Covers	5	7.6	11	6.2

5.5.4 Comments

Recommended show

Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 31 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