WHY AM I DOING THIS? – Bob Dylan 2003

5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 2

5.5 US Spring Tour. 2

5.5.1 Dates and venues 2

5.5.2 The songs 4

5.5.3 Statistics 8

5.5.4 Comments 8

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5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.5 US Spring Tour

5.5.1 Dates and venues

APRIL

18	Dallas, Texas	Granada Theater
19	Austin, Texas	The Backyard
20	Austin, Texas	The Backyard
22	Houston, Texas	Verizon Wireless Theater
23	Houston, Texas	Verizon Wireless Theater
25	New Orleans, Louisiana	Fair Grounds Race Course, Heritage Fair
26	New Orleans, Louisiana	Fair Grounds Race Course, Heritage Fair
27	Tunica, Mississippi	Grand Event Center, Grand Casino Tunica
29	Nashville, Tennessee	The Trap
30	Louisville, Kentucky	Parking Lot, Jillian's

MAY

2	Atlanta, Georgia	Dodge 96 Rock UPN Atlanta Stage
4	West Palm Beach, Florida	Washington Mutual Stage
5	Orlando, Florida	Hard Rock Live
6	Charleston, South Carolina	North Charleston Coliseum
8	Portsmouth, Virginia	NTELOS Pavilion Harbor Center
9	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Grand Theater, Hilton Hotel
10	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Grand Theater, Hilton Hotel
11	Solomons, Maryland	Washington Gas Pavilion, Calvert Marine Museum
13	Cary, North Carolina	Amphitheatre at Regency Park
14	Asheville, North Carolina	Asheville Civic Center
16	Birmingham, Alabama	Miller Lite Stage, 15th Annual City Stages
17	Jackson, Mississippi	Downtown Stage, Corner of Lamar Street & Capitol Street
18	Little Rock, Arkansas	Nitelife Rocks

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5.5.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

IN ORDER PLAYED

						April						May
		18	19	20	22	23	25	26	27	29	30	2	4
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		1	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1
Tell Me That It Isn't True		2	2		2			2			2
Tombstone Blues		3		4	3			3		3
Saving Grace		4	4				11		10	11	11
Things Have Changed		5	5			6	4	9	5	5	5		5
Just Like A Woman		6	6		4			10	8				9
Drifter's Escape		7	7		7	7	8		7			5	6
Never Gonna Be The Same Again		8
Dignity		9		9	10		6		9	9
Easy Lovin'		10
Bye And Bye		11	11			11	9		12		13		13
Honest With Me		12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	7	12
Standing In The Doorway		13	13	13	13					13
Summer Days		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	14
Like A Rolling Stone		15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	15
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	10	16
Highway 61 Revisited			3			3	3		3		3	3
One Too Many Mornings	AB		8
High Water (For Charley Patton)			9		5	10		5			10
Lay Lady Lay			10						6		4		4
Watching The River Flow				1		5			13	6	7
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You				3		2	2		2	2
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere				5				4					11
Moonlight				6	11
Cold Irons Bound				7				7			6		8
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB			8		8							7
Love Sick				10									10
Floater (Too Much To Ask)				12				12		10
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight					6							2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB				8			8	4	4
Blind Willie McTell					9	4				7	8
Positively 4th Street						9		6
Can't Wait						13		13
To Be Alone With You							1			8		1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB						5
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB						7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile							10						3
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB						13
If Not For You											9
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35											17
Forever Young	AB										18
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues												4
She Belongs To Me												6
Maggie's Farm													1
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)													2
Total # of songs		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	10	16

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						May
		5	6	8	9		10	11	13	14	16	17	18	S
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	19
Tell Me That It Isn't True			4		2			2			2		2	10
Tombstone Blues														5
Saving Grace			10	10				11						9
Things Have Changed		5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5		5	19
Just Like A Woman		6	6	4	11			7	4					12
Drifter's Escape				7			6			7	6	5	6	14
Never Gonna Be The Same Again														1
Dignity				9	10					9				9
Easy Lovin'														1
Bye And Bye		13					11	13			10		12	12
Honest With Me		12	12	12	12		10	12	12	13	11	9	13	23
Standing In The Doorway					9								8	7
Summer Days		14	14	14	14		12	14	14	14	12	10	14	23
Like A Rolling Stone		15	15	15	15		13	15	15	15	13	11	15	23
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16		14	16	16	16	14	12	16	23
Highway 61 Revisited		10	9	11	8		8	8	10	11	9	7	9	17
One Too Many Mornings	AB			8										2
High Water (For Charley Patton)		9	11				9	9					7	10
Lay Lady Lay					4			4						6
Watching The River Flow					6			10	8		7		11	10
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You				2			4		2			2		9
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere														3
Moonlight			13		13					12				5
Cold Irons Bound									7					5
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB													3
Love Sick			8						9				10	5
Floater (Too Much To Ask)				13					13			6		6
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		4								2				4
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB						7		6			4		7
Blind Willie McTell					7					10	8			7
Positively 4th Street										6	4			4
Can't Wait														2
To Be Alone With You		1												4
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	8								4				3
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB												4	2
Stuck Inside Of Mobile		3												3
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB													1
If Not For You														1
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35														1
Forever Young	AB													1
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues														1
She Belongs To Me														1
Maggie's Farm				1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)														1
I'll Remember You		2		6										2
The Wicked Messenger		7	7					6						3
Make You Feel My Love		11										8		2
Everything Is Broken			1											1
I Don't Believe You			2				2							2
Knockin' On Heaven's Door									11					1
Every Grain Of Sand										8				1
Total # of songs		16	16	16	16		14	16	16	16	14	12	16	356

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IN SONG ORDER

						April						May
		18	19	20	22	23	25	26	27	29	30	2	4
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	10	16
Blind Willie McTell					9	4				7	8
Bye And Bye		11	11			11	9		12		13		13
Can't Wait						13		13
Cold Irons Bound				7				7			6		8
Dignity		9		9	10		6		9	9
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB				8			8	4	4
Drifter's Escape		7	7		7	7	8		7			5	6
Easy Lovin'		10
Every Grain Of Sand
Everything Is Broken
Floater (Too Much To Ask)				12				12		10
Forever Young	AB										18
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB						13
High Water (For Charley Patton)			9		5	10		5			10
Highway 61 Revisited			3			3	3		3		3	3
Honest With Me		12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	7	12
I Don't Believe You
If Not For You											9
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight					6							2
I'll Remember You
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB			8		8							7
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB						5
Just Like A Woman		6	6		4			10	8				9
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues												4
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Lay Lady Lay			10						6		4		4
Like A Rolling Stone		15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	15
Love Sick				10									10
Maggie's Farm													1
Make You Feel My Love
Moonlight				6	11
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB						7
Never Gonna Be The Same Again		8
One Too Many Mornings	AB		8
Positively 4th Street						9		6
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35											17
Saving Grace		4	4				11		10	11	11
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)													2
She Belongs To Me												6
Standing In The Doorway		13	13	13	13					13
Stuck Inside Of Mobile							10						3
Summer Days		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	14
Tell Me That It Isn't True		2	2		2			2			2
Things Have Changed		5	5			6	4	9	5	5	5		5
To Be Alone With You							1			8		1
Tombstone Blues		3		4	3			3		3
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You				3		2	2		2	2
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		1	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1
Watching The River Flow				1		5			13	6	7
The Wicked Messenger
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere				5				4					11
Total # of songs		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	10	16

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						May
		5	6	8	9		10	11	13	14	16	17	18	S
All Along The Watchtower		16	16	16	16		14	16	16	16	14	12	16	23
Blind Willie McTell					7					10	8			7
Bye And Bye		13					11	13			10		12	12
Can't Wait														2
Cold Irons Bound									7					5
Dignity				9	10					9				9
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB						7		6			4		7
Drifter's Escape				7			6			7	6	5	6	14
Easy Lovin'														1
Every Grain Of Sand										8				1
Everything Is Broken			1											1
Floater (Too Much To Ask)				13					13			6		6
Forever Young	AB													1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB													1
High Water (For Charley Patton)		9	11				9	9					7	10
Highway 61 Revisited		10	9	11	8		8	8	10	11	9	7	9	17
Honest With Me		12	12	12	12		10	12	12	13	11	9	13	23
I Don't Believe You			2				2							2
If Not For You														1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		4								2				4
I'll Remember You		2		6										2
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB													3
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	8								4				3
Just Like A Woman		6	6	4	11			7	4					12
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues														1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door									11					1
Lay Lady Lay					4			4						6
Like A Rolling Stone		15	15	15	15		13	15	15	15	13	11	15	23
Love Sick			8						9				10	5
Maggie's Farm				1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10
Make You Feel My Love		11										8		2
Moonlight			13		13					12				5
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB												4	2
Never Gonna Be The Same Again														1
One Too Many Mornings	AB			8										2
Positively 4th Street										6	4			4
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35														1
Saving Grace			10	10				11						9
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)														1
She Belongs To Me														1
Standing In The Doorway					9								8	7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile		3												3
Summer Days		14	14	14	14		12	14	14	14	12	10	14	23
Tell Me That It Isn't True			4		2			2			2		2	10
Things Have Changed		5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5		5	19
To Be Alone With You		1												4
Tombstone Blues														5
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You				2			4		2			2		9
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	19
Watching The River Flow					6			10	8		7		11	10
The Wicked Messenger		7	7					6						3
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere														3
Total # of songs		16	16	16	16		14	16	16	16	14	12	16	356

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5.5.3 Statistics

Shows:

Number of shows	23
Number of circulating shows	23
Number of circulating & complete shows	23
Number of unique shows[1]	23
Number of different shows[2]	23
Number of different songs[3]	52
Number of unique songs[4]	52
Number of performed songs	356
Mean number of performed songs	15
Variation[5]	3.4

Songs:

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	45	86.5	337	94.7
Acoustic w band	7	13.5	19	5.3
Albums	49	94.2	332	93.2
Singles	2	3.8	23	6.5
Outtakes	0	0	0	0
Covers	1	1.9	1	0.3

5.5.4 Comments

First show in Dallas, Texas, 18 April 2003 featured the only cover on this tour, the live debut of Easy Lovin’ by Freddie Hart. Dignity returned to the set, last played in Helsingborg, Sweden, 1 July 2001.

Recommended show

New Orleans, Louisiana, 26 April.

Guest musicians

Dickie Landry played tenor saxophone on all songs except two at the show during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 26 April.

Bruce Hornsby played piano on All Along The Watchtower in Portsmouth, Virginia, 8 May.

Donna Waif & Vikki Waif provided backup vocals on Knockin' On Heaven's Door in Cary, North Carolina, 13 May.

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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