7 TOUR '74

7.1 Introduction

After more than seven years off the road Dylan once again toured America and once again the musicians who once called themselves Levon Helm and The Hawks and later The Band, were his backing group. The tour was the first major stadium tour of the rock era and consisted of no less than 40 shows in X cities in U.S.A. and Canada.

7.2 The show

The show consisted of 18-19 songs, presented in two sets and one or two encores. The Band's songs are not counted here. The first 5 or songs in the second set was done solo by Dylan. Show structure:

6	songs by Dylan and The Band
4-5	songs by The Band
3	songs by Dylan and The Band
	<intermission>
5-6	songs by Dylan solo acoustic
4	songs by The Band
3	songs by Dylan and The Band
1-2	encores by Dylan and The Band

7.3 The musicians

Robbie Robertson (guitar),

Garth Hudson (synthesizer),

Richard Manual (keyboards),

Rick Danko (bass),

Levon Helm (drums).

There were no guests during this tour.

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7.4 The dates

JANUARY

3	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Stadium
4	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Stadium
6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	The Spectrum – Afternoon
6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	The Spectrum – Evening
7	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	The Spectrum
9	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
10	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
11	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Forum de Montreal
12	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Forum de Montreal
14	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Gardens – Afternoon
14	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Gardens – Evening
15	Largo, Maryland	Capital Centre
16	Largo, Maryland	Capital Centre
17	Charlotte, North Carolina	Coliseum
19	Hollywood, Florida	Hollywood Sportatorium – Afternoon
19	Hollywood, Florida	Hollywood Sportatorium – Evening
21	Atlanta, Georgia	The Omni
22	Atlanta, Georgia	The Omni
23	Memphis, Tennessee	Mid-South Coliseum
25	Fort Worth, Texas	Tarrant County Convention Center Arena
26	Houston, Texas	Hofheinz Pavilion – Afternoon
26	Houston, Texas	Hofheinz Pavilion – Evening
28	Nassau, New York	Nassau County Coliseum
29	Nassau, New York	Nassau County Coliseum
30	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden
31	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden – Afternoon
31	New York City, New York	Madison Square Garden – Evening

FEBRUARY

2	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Crisler Arena, University Of Michigan
3	Bloomington, Indiana	University Of Indiana Assembly Hall
4	St. Louis, Missouri	Missouri Arena – Afternoon
4	St. Louis, Missouri	Missouri Arena – Evening
6	Denver, Colorado	Coliseum – Afternoon
6	Denver, Colorado	Coliseum – Evening
9	Seattle, Washington	Coliseum – Afternoon
9	Seattle, Washington	Coliseum – Evening
11	Oakland, California	Alameda County Coliseum – Afternoon
11	Oakland, California	Alameda County Coliseum – Evening
13	Los Angeles, California	The Forum, Inglewood
14	Los Angeles, California	The Forum, Inglewood – Afternoon
14	Los Angeles, California	The Forum, Inglewood – Evening

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7.5 The songs

SONG CHART

AC = acoustic solo

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