WHY AM I DOING THIS? – Bob Dylan 2003

5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 2

5.7 Europe Fall Tour. 2

5.7.1 Dates and venues 2

5.7.2 The songs 4

5.7.3 Statistics 10

5.7.4 Comments 10

5.7.5 Shows in Europe 1965-2003. 11

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5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.7 Europe Fall Tour

5.7.1 Dates and venues

OCTOBER

9	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena
11	Stockholm, Sweden	Globe Arena
12	Karlstad, Sweden	Löfbergs Lila Arena
13	Oslo, Norway	Spektrum
15	Gothenburg, Sweden	Scandinavium
16	Copenhagen, Denmark	Forum
17	Hamburg, Germany	Docks
18	Hamburg, Germany	Docks
20	Berlin, Germany	Arena
22	Leipzig, Germany	Leipzig Arena
23	Czech Republic	T. Mobile Aréna, Prague
24	Budapest, Hungary	Budapest Sporthalle
26	Graz, Austria	Eishalle Liebenau
27	Vienna, Austria	Stadthalle
29	Munich, Germany	Olympiahalle
30	Bolzano, Italy	Palaonda

NOVEMBER

1	Rome, Italy	Roma Palaeur
2	Milan, Italy	Filaforum, Assago
3	Zurich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion
5	Freiburg, Germany	Stadthalle
6	Frankfurt, Germany	Jahrhunderthalle
8	Düsseldorf, Germany	Philipshalle
10	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
11	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
12	Brussels, Belgium	Vorst Nationaal
13	Paris, France	Le Zenith
15	London, England	Wembley Arena
17	Dublin, Ireland	The Point Theatre
20	Sheffield, England	Sheffield Arena
21	Birmingham, England	International Arena, National Exhibition Center
23	London, England	Shepherds Bush Empire Theatre
24	London, England	Hammersmith Apollo
25	London, England	Brixton Academy

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5.7.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

IN ORDER PLAYED

									October
		9	11	12	13	15	16	17		18	20	22	23	24	26	27	29	30
To Be Alone With You		1	1	1	1		1				1				1	1	1	1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	2	2	2	2		2			2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
Cry A While		3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	1	3	3		3	3	3
If You See Her, Say Hello		4						4
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB	6	6	6	6	2	4	9		9			4				13
Things Have Changed		7	7	7	7	7	7			7	7	5	7	7		7
Highway 61 Revisited		8	8	8	8	8	8			8	10	6	8	8			10	8
Make You Feel My Love		9														9
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		10	10	10	10	10				10			10	10	3	10		10
Every Grain Of Sand		11	11	11	11	11	11				13	11	11	13	13	11	11	11
Honest With Me		12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	10	12	12	12	12	12	12
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	13		13		13						9	13	11		13	8
Summer Days		14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	12	14	14	14	14	14	14
Cat's In The Well		15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15	15	13	15	15	15	15	15	15
Like A Rolling Stone		16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16	14	16	16	16	16	16	16
All Along The Watchtower		17	18	18	18	17	17	17		17	17	15	17	17	17	17	17	17
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues			4		4	4				4		2
Love Sick			9
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB		13		13					13	6		6		6	6		4
Forever Young	AB		17	17	17
Desolation Row	AB			4							4
Moonlight				9				6					9
Shooting Star					9
Tombstone Blues						1								1
To Ramona	AB					6				6		4		6
Queen Jane Approximately						9
My Back Pages	AB						6
Bye And Bye							9								11
Stuck Inside Of Mobile							10					8			10
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB						13	13			11			4			4	9
Maggie's Farm								1		1			1
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB							2
Cold Irons Bound								7							8		7
Most Likely You Go Your Way								8			8					8
Dignity								10
Man In The Long Black Coat								11		11		7					9
Can't Wait											9							7
Tryin' To Get To Heaven														9
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB														4
Watching The River Flow															7			6
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB														9	4	6	13
Total # of songs		17	18	18	18	17	17	17		17	17	15	17	17	17	17	17	17

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								November
		1	2	3	5	6	8	10	11	12	13	15	17	20	21	23	24	25	S
To Be Alone With You		1	1	1											1				14
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	2	2	2		2		2		2		2	2	2	2				23
Cry A While		3	3	3		3		3		3		3	3	3			3		25
If You See Her, Say Hello																			2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5				30
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB		6						4		6	6			9			7	16
Things Have Changed			7			7		7			7	9							17
Highway 61 Revisited		10		10	9	10	9	8	10	11	8	10	10	10	7			8	27
Make You Feel My Love																			2
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		8	10		3		3	10	3		3	7	7	7	3	15		3	24
Every Grain Of Sand		11	13	13	10	11		13	11	12	15	11	11	11	13				27
Honest With Me		12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	12	12	12	12		12	12	32
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	6	11			13					10	8							13
Summer Days		14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	14		14	14	32
Cat's In The Well		15	15	15	15	15	14	15		16	17	15	15	15	15		15	15	31
Like A Rolling Stone		16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	33
All Along The Watchtower		17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	33
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues				4												5			7
Love Sick										10								9	3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	13			8				6										11
Forever Young	AB						17												4
Desolation Row	AB		4					4				4	4	4					7
Moonlight						8													4
Shooting Star				6															2
Tombstone Blues																12			3
To Ramona	AB																		4
Queen Jane Approximately																			1
My Back Pages	AB																		1
Bye And Bye								9							6				4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile										9				9					5
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB	9		11		4	4	11		6					4				13
Maggie's Farm					1				1	1	1	1	1	1					10
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB				2				2		2								4
Cold Irons Bound				7	7		7		7		11				10	1			10
Most Likely You Go Your Way				8					8		12		9			6			8
Dignity			8																2
Man In The Long Black Coat		7				9	8			7			8	8					10
Can't Wait				9											8				4
Tryin' To Get To Heaven							10		9										3
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB																		1
Watching The River Flow																			2
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB	4	9		13		12		13		13	13	13	13	11		13	13	16
Positively 4th Street					4											10			2
Girl From The North Country	AB				6		6	6		14			6	6			4		7
Floater (Too Much To Ask)					11												9		2
Down Along The Cove						1	1	1	15		9					3			6
Simple Twist Of Fate						6													1
I'll Remember You	AB						2												1

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								November
		1	2	3	5	6	8	10	11	12	13	15	17	20	21	23	24	25	S
Visions Of Johanna	AB									4	4								2
The Wicked Messenger										8								1	2
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)																2			1
It Takes A Lot To Laugh,																4			1
Million Miles																7	10	6	3
Tough Mama																8	8		2
Under The Red Sky																9			1
Dear Landlord																11	6		2
Jokerman																13	11	10	3
Silvio																14			1
Drifter's Escape																	1		1
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere																	2		1
Romance In Durango																	5		1
High Water (For Charley Patton)																	7		1
Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread																		2	1
Blind Willie McTell																		4	1
Tangled Up In Blue	AB																	5	1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB																	11	1
Total # of songs		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	566

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IN SONG ORDER

									October
		9	11	12	13	15	16	17		18	20	22	23	24	26	27	29	30
All Along The Watchtower		17	18	18	18	17	17	17		17	17	15	17	17	17	17	17	17
Blind Willie McTell
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB	6	6	6	6	2	4	9		9			4				13
Bye And Bye							9								11
Can't Wait											9							7
Cat's In The Well		15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15	15	13	15	15	15	15	15	15
Cold Irons Bound								7							8		7
Cry A While		3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	1	3	3		3	3	3
Dear Landlord
Desolation Row	AB			4							4
Dignity								10
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB		13		13					13	6		6		6	6		4
Down Along The Cove
Drifter's Escape
Every Grain Of Sand		11	11	11	11	11	11				13	11	11	13	13	11	11	11
Floater (Too Much To Ask)
Forever Young	AB		17	17	17
Girl From The North Country	AB
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB
High Water (For Charley Patton)
Highway 61 Revisited		8	8	8	8	8	8			8	10	6	8	8			10	8
Honest With Me		12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	10	12	12	12	12	12	12
If You See Her, Say Hello		4						4
I'll Remember You	AB
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB														4
It Takes A Lot To Laugh,
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	2	2	2	2		2			2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
Jokerman
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues			4		4	4				4		2
Like A Rolling Stone		16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16	14	16	16	16	16	16	16
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB														9	4	6	13
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB						13	13			11			4			4	9
Love Sick			9
Maggie's Farm								1		1			1
Make You Feel My Love		9														9
Man In The Long Black Coat								11		11		7					9
Million Miles
Moonlight				9				6					9
Most Likely You Go Your Way								8			8					8
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	13		13		13						9	13	11		13	8
My Back Pages	AB						6
Positively 4th Street
Queen Jane Approximately						9
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Romance In Durango
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB							2
Shooting Star					9

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									October
		9	11	12	13	15	16	17		18	20	22	23	24	26	27	29	30
Silvio
Simple Twist Of Fate
Stuck Inside Of Mobile							10					8			10
Summer Days		14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	12	14	14	14	14	14	14
Tangled Up In Blue	AB
Things Have Changed		7	7	7	7	7	7			7	7	5	7	7		7
To Be Alone With You		1	1	1	1		1				1				1	1	1	1
To Ramona	AB					6				6		4		6
Tombstone Blues						1								1
Tough Mama
Tryin' To Get To Heaven														9
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		10	10	10	10	10				10			10	10	3	10		10
Under The Red Sky
Visions Of Johanna	AB
Watching The River Flow															7			6
The Wicked Messenger
Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Total # of songs		17	18	18	18	17	17	17		17	17	15	17	17	17	17	17	17

								November
		1	2	3	5	6	8	10	11	12	13	15	17	20	21	23	24	25	S
All Along The Watchtower		17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	33
Blind Willie McTell																		4	1
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB		6						4		6	6			9			7	16
Bye And Bye								9							6				4
Can't Wait				9											8				4
Cat's In The Well		15	15	15	15	15	14	15		16	17	15	15	15	15		15	15	31
Cold Irons Bound				7	7		7		7		11				10	1			10
Cry A While		3	3	3		3		3		3		3	3	3			3		25
Dear Landlord																11	6		2
Desolation Row	AB		4					4				4	4	4					7
Dignity			8																2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	13			8				6										11
Down Along The Cove						1	1	1	15		9					3			6
Drifter's Escape																	1		1
Every Grain Of Sand		11	13	13	10	11		13	11	12	15	11	11	11	13				27
Floater (Too Much To Ask)					11												9		2
Forever Young	AB						17												4
Girl From The North Country	AB				6		6	6		14			6	6			4		7
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB																	11	1
High Water (For Charley Patton)																	7		1
Highway 61 Revisited		10		10	9	10	9	8	10	11	8	10	10	10	7			8	27
Honest With Me		12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	12	12	12	12		12	12	32
If You See Her, Say Hello																			2
I'll Remember You	AB						2												1
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB																		1
It Takes A Lot To Laugh,																4			1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	2	2	2		2		2		2		2	2	2	2				23
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5				30
Jokerman																13	11	10	3
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues				4												5			7
Like A Rolling Stone		16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	33
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB	4	9		13		12		13		13	13	13	13	11		13	13	16
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB	9		11		4	4	11		6					4				13
Love Sick										10								9	3
Maggie's Farm					1				1	1	1	1	1	1					10
Make You Feel My Love																			2
Man In The Long Black Coat		7				9	8			7			8	8					10
Million Miles																7	10	6	3
Moonlight						8													4
Most Likely You Go Your Way				8					8		12		9			6			8
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	6	11			13					10	8							13
My Back Pages	AB																		1
Positively 4th Street					4											10			2
Queen Jane Approximately																			1
Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)																2			1
Romance In Durango																	5		1
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)	AB				2				2		2								4
Shooting Star				6															2

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								November
		1	2	3	5	6	8	10	11	12	13	15	17	20	21	23	24	25	S
Silvio																14			1
Simple Twist Of Fate						6													1
Stuck Inside Of Mobile										9				9					5
Summer Days		14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	14		14	14	32
Tangled Up In Blue	AB																	5	1
Things Have Changed			7			7		7			7	9							17
To Be Alone With You		1	1	1											1				14
To Ramona	AB																		4
Tombstone Blues																12			3
Tough Mama																8	8		2
Tryin' To Get To Heaven							10		9										3
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		8	10		3		3	10	3		3	7	7	7	3	15		3	24
Under The Red Sky																9			1
Visions Of Johanna	AB									4	4								2
Watching The River Flow																			2
The Wicked Messenger										8								1	2
Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread																		2	1
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere																	2		1
Total # of songs		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	566

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5.7.3 Statistics

Shows:

Number of shows	33
Number of circulating shows	33
Number of circulating & complete shows	33
Number of unique shows[1]	33
Number of different shows[2]	33
Number of different songs[3]	69
Number of unique songs[4]	69
Number of performed songs	567
Mean number of performed songs	17
Variation[5]	4.0

Songs:

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	51	75.0	417	73.5
Acoustic w band	17	25.0	150	26.5
Albums	66	97.0	548	96.6
Singles	2	3.0	19	3.4

5.7.4 Comments

London, England, 23 November	The last three concerts of this tour are booked at three different venues, Shepherds Bush Empire Theatre, Hammersmith Apollo and Brixton Academy. The first shows features eight songs not played earlier during the tour among them Million Miles, Tough Mama and Jokerman.
London, England, 24 November	Romance in Durango is revived after 27 years! It proved however to be a one-off performance.

Guest

Oslo, Norway, 13 October

15-18 Mason Ruffner plays guitar on the encores Cat's In The Well, Like A Rolling Stone, Forever Young and All Along The Watchtower

Recommended shows

Gothenburg, Sweden, 15 October, London, England, 23 November.

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5.7.5 Shows in Europe 1965-2003

Bob Dylan has played 513 shows in 29 different countries since 1965:

Country \ Year	65	66	78	81	84	87	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	Tot
Austria				1	1				2			2		1			4			1	2	14
Belgium					1	1	1	2	1				1	1		1		1		1	1	12
Czech Republic												1	3								1	5
Denmark		1		1	1	1		1	1				1	3		2		1	1	1	1	16
East Germany						1																1
England	8	9	7	8	2	7	2	6	8		7		9	3	3	6		7	1	7	6	106
Finland						1	1	1						1				1			1	6
France		1	5	3	4	1	1	4		4	3	3	4			2	1	1		3	1	41
Greece							2				2											4
Germany								2	6		2	6	10	9		8	1	10	4	9	8	75
Hungary									1												1	2
Iceland								1														1
Ireland		1			1		2		1		2		1					2	1		1	12
Israel						2					3											5
Italy					6	5	4		3	4	3	2		3		4		5	7	2	3	51
Luxembourg											1			1								2
The Netherlands			1		2	1	1		1		3		3	2		1		1		1	2	19
Northern Ireland		1							1		1		1			1						5
Norway				2				1	1				1	2		1		1	3	1	1	14
Poland												2										2
Portugal											2						2					4
Scotland		2					1		2				3			1		2	1			12
Slovenia																	1					1
Spain					2		3				6		6			1	11					29
Sweden		1	2	1	1	2	2		2	2				2		3		3	3	1	3	28
Switzerland				1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1			2	1	1	1	1	1	17
Turkey							1															1
Wales		1											1		1			1		1		5
West Germany			4	6	5	6																21
Yugoslavia									2													2
	8	17	19	23	27	30	21	19	33	11	36	17	45	28	4	33	21	37	22	29	33	513

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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