5 The 1978 World Tour

5.1 Introduction

The World Tour 1978 consisted of four parts:

The Far East Tour in February-March
The “warm-up” shows in Los Angeles in early June
The European Tour in June-July
The US Tour in September-December.

5.2 The show

A concert during the 1978 World Tour consisted of two sets.

Set 1	Instrumental opener without Bob Dylan (most shows)
	Circa 12 songs by Bob Dylan and the band
Set 2	Instrumental opener without Bob Dylan (most shows in Far East and Europe, some shows in US)
	Circa 15 songs by Bob Dylan and the band.
Encore	1 song by Bob Dylan and the band.

Show time varied between two and two and a half hours.

5.3 The musicians

musician	instrument			part
Billy Cross	guitar	1	2		3	4
Steven Soles	guitar, vocal	1	2		3	4
David Mansfield	steel-guitar, violin, mandolin, dobro	1	2		3	4
Steve Douglas	saxophones, flute	1	2		3	4
Alan Pasqua	keyboards	1	2		3	4
Rob Stoner	bass, vocal	1
Jerry Sheff	bass		2		3	4
Ian Wallace	drums	1	2		3	4
Bobbye Hall	percussion	1	2		3	4
Helena Springs	vocal	1	2		3	4
Jo Ann Harris	vocal	1	2		3	4
Debbie Dye	vocal	1
Carolyn Dennis	vocal		2		3	4

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5.4 Part 1: Far East

5.4.1 The dates

February

20	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall
21	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall
23	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall
24	Osaka Fu, Japan	Matsushita Denki Taiikukan, Hirakata City
25	Osaka Fu, Japan	Matsushita Denki Taiikukan, Hirakata City
26	Osaka Fu, Japan	Matsushita Denki Taiikukan, Hirakata City
28	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall

March

1	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall
2	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall
3	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall
4	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan Hall
9	Auckland, New Zealand	Western Springs Stadium
12	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Festival Hall
13	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Festival Hall
14	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Festival Hall
15	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Festival Hall
18	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Westlake Stadium
20	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Myer Music Bowl
21	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Myer Music Bowl
22	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Myer Music Bowl
25	Perth, West Australia, Australia	Entertainment Center
27	Perth, West Australia, Australia	Entertainment Center

April

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sportsground

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5.4.2 The songs

In order played

			February												March
	20	21		23	24	25	26	28	1	2	3	4	9	12		13	14	15	18	20	21	22	25	27	1	S
Lonesome Bedroom	1	2		2		2																				4
Mr. Tambourine Man	2	3		3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3		2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	22
I Threw It All Away	3	4		4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4		3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	22
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	4	5		5	5	5		6	5	6	6	6	6	6		6		5	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	21
If You See Her, Say Hello	5	7		6	7																					4
Ballad Of A Thin Man	6	8		7	6	6	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		8		7	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	22
Girl From The North Country	7			10	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7		7		6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	21
Something There Is About You	8																									1
Maggie's Farm	9	9		9	9	9	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	9		9		8	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	22
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	10	11		11	10	10		25		23			19	19		19	3		19	15	19	19	19	19	19	18
To Ramona	11	12		12		11	12	10		10								9	10	18	22	24	22	22	22	15
Like A Rolling Stone	12	13		13	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11		11			11		11	11	11	11	11	20
I Shall Be Released	13	14		14	12	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12			12		12	12	12	12	12	20
Going, Going, Gone	14	15		15	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13		13			13		13	13	13	13	13	20
One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)	15	16		16	14	15	16	15	15		14	14	14	14		14			14	10	14	14	14	14	14	20
Blowin' In The Wind	16	17		17	15	16	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17		17	2		17	13	17	17	17	17	17	22
Just Like A Woman	17	18		18	16	17	18	17	17	17	21	20	20	20		20	4		20	16	20	20	20	20	20	22
Oh, Sister	18	19		19	17	18	19	18	18	18	20	21	21	21		21	5	10	21	17	21	21	21	21	21	23
You're A Big Girl Now	19	20		20	18	19	20	20	20	20	15	15	15	15		15			15	11	15	15	15	15	15	21
All Along The Watchtower	20	21		21	19	20	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	23		23	6	12	23	19	23	23	23	23	23	23
Simple Twist Of Fate	21	22		22				19		19			26	22				11	22							9
All I Really Want To Do	22	23		23	21	23	23	23	23				25	25		25		14	25		25	25	25	25	25	18
The Man In Me	23	24		25	22		24		25	22	10	25	10	10		10	7	13	24		24	22	24	24	24	20
Tomorrow Is A Long Time	24	25		26		24		24			24	22	22			22										9
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	25	26		27	23	25	25		24		19	19		29		29	9	18	29		29	29		29	29	18
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	26	27		28	24	26	26	26	26	24	25	26	27	26		26		15	26		26	26	26	26	26	21
Forever Young	27	28		29	25	27	27	27	27	25	26	27	28	27		27	8	16	27		27	27	27	27	27	22
The Times They Are A-Changin'	28	29		30	26	28	28	28	28	26	27	28	29	28		28	10	17	28		28	28	28	28	28	22
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (instrumental)		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1		1	1	1	1	1	19
Shelter From The Storm		6				7	9	5	6	5	5	5	5	5		5		4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	19
I Want You		10		24	20	21	22	22	22		18	18	18	18		18			18	14	18	18	18	18	18	19
I Don't Believe You				8			6		19		22	24	24	24		24				9	10	10	10	10	10	14
Repossession Blues					2			2																		2
One Too Many Mornings						22																				1
Love Her With A Feeling							2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2		1	2	1	2		2	2	2	15
One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)							3		10	15	16	16	16	16		16	1		16	12	16	16	16	16	16	16
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight							8																	30	30	3
Is Your Love In Vain?