NEARER TO THE FIRE – Bob Dylan 1981

 

5      The Shot Of Love Tours 1981

5.1       Introduction

5.2       The show

5.3       The musicians

5.4       First Shot Of Love Tour – US June

5.4.1    The dates

5.4.2    The songs

5.4.3    Statistics

5.5       Second Shot Of Love Tour – Europe June-July

5.5.1    The dates

5.5.2    The songs

5.5.3    Statistics

 

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5                                       The Shot Of Love Tours 1981

5.1                                Introduction

The Shot Of Love Tour consisted of three parts:

1.      Four warm-up shows in the US in June

2.      Tour of Europe June-July

3.      US and Canada Fall Tour October-November

 

5.2                                The show

The concerts during the first two legs were structured much like the Musical Retrospective shows in November:

Set 1

4 songs by the backing singers plus Terry Young on piano; this section was dropped at the end of the European tour.

 

10 – 12 songs by Bob Dylan and the band

 

1 song by one of the backing singers and the band

Set 2

10 – 14 songs by Bob Dylan and the band

Encore

1 – 2 songs by Bob Dylan and the band
1 – 2 songs by Bob Dylan solo.

The Fall tour shows started with 12 songs by Dylan and the band, followed by one song sung by the backing girls. Then about 10 more songs by Dylan and the band and for encores Blowin' In The Wind with Dylan on piano, one or two songs solo and then one or two song with the band.

 

5.3                                The musicians

Fred Tackett (guitar)

Steve Ripley (guitar)

Willie Smith (keyboards) - Europe only

Al Kooper (keyboards) - US only

Tim Drummond (bass)

Jim Keltner (drums)

Arthur Rosato (drums) - US only

Background vocals:

Clydie King

Regina Havis

Carolyn Dennis - Europe only

Madelyn Quebec


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5.4                                First Shot Of Love Tour – US June

5.4.1                            The dates

June

10

Chicago, Illinois

Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates

MA

11

Clarkston, Michigan

Pine Knob Music Theatre

SA

12

Clarkston, Michigan

Pine Knob Music Theatre

SA

14

Columbia, Maryland

Marjorie Merriweather Post Pavilion

SA/PA

 

PA

soundboard recording

MA

mono audience recording

SA

stereo audience recording

 


 

5.4.2                            The songs

In order played

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

10

11

12

14

S

Gotta Serve Somebody

 

1

1

1

1

4

I Believe In You

 

2

2

2

2

4

Like A Rolling Stone

 

3

3

3

3

4

Till I Get It Right

 

4

4

4

4

4

Man Gave Names To All The Animals

 

5

5

5

5

4

Maggie's Farm

 

6

6

6

6

4

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

7

7

7

7

4

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

8

8

9

8

4

Girl From The North Country

 

9

9

10

9

4

Dead Man, Dead Man

 

10

10

11

10

4

Abraham, Martin And John

 

11

13

 

11

3

Lenny Bruce

 

12

14

15

12

4

Covenant Woman

 

13

15

 

 

2

Solid Rock

 

14

16

18

15

4

Just Like A Woman

 

15

17

17

17

4

Watered-Down Love

 

16

18

16

16

4

What Can I Do For You?

 

17

19

21

 

3

When You Gonna Wake Up

 

18

20

22

19

4

Forever Young

 

19

21

19

18

4

In The Garden

 

20

23

23

20

4

Blowin' In The Wind

 

21

24

24

21

4

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AC

22

 

 

 

1

We Just Disagree

 

 

11

 

14

2

Slow Train

 

 

12

14

 

2

Masters Of War

 

 

22

20

 

2

It Ain't Me, Babe

AC

 

25

 

 

1

Fever

 

 

 

8

 

1

Rise Again

 

 

 

12

 

1

Mary From The Wild Moor

AC

 

 

13

 

1

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AC

 

 

25

22

2

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

13

1

Total # of songs

 

22

25

25

22

94

 


In song order

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

10

11

12

14

S

Abraham, Martin And John

 

11

13

 

11

3

Ballad Of A Thin Man

 

8

8

9

8

4

Blowin' In The Wind

 

21

24

24

21

4

Covenant Woman

 

13

15

 

 

2

Dead Man, Dead Man

 

10

10

11

10

4

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AC

 

 

25

22

2

Fever

 

 

 

8

 

1

Forever Young

 

19

21

19

18

4

Girl From The North Country

 

9

9

10

9

4

Gotta Serve Somebody

 

1

1

1

1

4

I Believe In You

 

2

2

2

2

4

In The Garden

 

20

23

23

20

4

It Ain't Me, Babe

AC

 

25

 

 

1

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AC

22

 

 

 

1

Just Like A Woman

 

15

17

17

17

4

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

 

 

 

 

13

1

Lenny Bruce

 

12

14

15

12

4

Like A Rolling Stone

 

3

3

3

3

4

Maggie's Farm

 

6

6

6

6

4

Man Gave Names To All The Animals

 

5

5

5

5

4

Mary From The Wild Moor

AC

 

 

13

 

1

Masters Of War

 

 

22

20

 

2

Rise Again

 

 

 

12

 

1

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

7

7

7

7

4

Slow Train

 

 

12

14

 

2

Solid Rock

 

14

16

18

15

4

Till I Get It Right

 

4

4

4

4

4

Watered-Down Love

 

16

18

16

16

4

We Just Disagree

 

 

11

 

14

2

What Can I Do For You?

 

17

19

21

 

3

When You Gonna Wake Up

 

18

20

22

19

4

Total # of songs

 

22

25

25

22

94

 

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5.4.3                            Statistics

Show statistics

Number of shows

4

Number of circulating shows

4

Number of circulating & complete shows

4

Number of unique shows[1]

4

Number of different shows[2]

4

Number of different songs[3]

31

Number of unique songs[4]

31

Number of performed songs

94

Mean number of performed songs

23

Variation[5]

1.3

Song statistics

 

# of

 

# of

 

 

songs

%

perf.

%

Electric

27

 87.1

89

 94.7

Acoustic

4

 12.9

5

 5.3

 

 

 

 

 

Albums

25

 80.6

82

 87.2

Singles

0

 0.0

0

 0.0

Outtakes

0

 0.0

0

 0.0

Covers

6

 19.4

12

 12.8

 

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5.5                                Second Shot Of Love Tour – Europe June-July

5.5.1                            The dates

June

21

Toulouse, France

Stade Municipal des Minimes

SA

23

Colombes, France

Stade de Colombes

SA

26

London, England

Earls Court

SA

27

London, England

Earls Court

SA

28

London, England

Earls Court

SA

29

London, England

Earls Court

SA

30

London, England

Earls Court

SA

July

  1

London, England

Earls Court

SA

  4

Birmingham, England

International Arena, National Exhibition Center

SA

  5

Birmingham, England

International Arena, National Exhibition Center

SA

  8

Stockholm, Sweden

Johanneshovs Isstadion

SA

  9

Drammen, Norway

Drammenshallen

SA/PA

10

Drammen, Norway

Drammenshallen

SA

12

Copenhagen, Denmark

Brøndby-Hallen

SA

14

Bad Segeberg, West Germany

Freileichttheater

SA

15

Bad Segeberg, West Germany

Freileichttheater

SA

17

Loreley, West Germany

Freileichtbühne

SA

18

Mannheim, West Germany

Eisstadion

SA

19

Munich, West Germany

Olympiahalle

SA

20

Munich, West Germany

Olympiahalle

SA

21

Vienna, Austria

Stadthalle

SA

23

Basel, Switzerland

Sporthalle, St. Jakob

SA

25

Avignon, France

Palace des Sports

SA

 

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PA

soundboard recording

SA

stereo audience recording


5.5.2                            The songs

In order played

 

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

23

26

27

28

29

30

1

4

5

8

9

10

12

14

15

17

18

19

20

21

23

25

S

Gotta Serve Somebody

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

1

3

1

2

2

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

15

I Believe In You

 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

2

3

3

2

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

4

23

Like A Rolling Stone

 

3

3

3

3

3

3