6 Start of the never-ending tour: INTERSTATE 88

6.5 Interstate 88 – part 2: US and Canada Late Summer Tour

6.5.1 The dates

AUGUST
18	Portland, Oregon	Civic Auditorium
20	George, Washington	Champs de Brionne Music Theater
21	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Pacific Coliseum
23	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Olympic Saddledome
24	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Northlands Coliseum
26	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Winnipeg Arena
29	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	CNE Exhibition Stadium Grandstand
31	Syracuse, New York	Grandstand, New York State Fairgrounds

SEPTEMBER
2	Middletown, New York	Orange County Fair, Wesleylian University
3	Manchester, New Hampshire	Riverfront Park
4	Bristol, Connecticut	Lake Compounce Festival Park
7	Essex Junction, Vermont	Champlain Valley Fairgrounds
8	Binghamton, New York	Broome County Veteran's Memorial Arena
10	Stanhope, New Jersey	Waterloo Village
11	Fairfax, Virginia	Patriot Center, George Mason University Center
13	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Civic Arena
14	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Dean E. Smith Students Activities Center, University Of North Carolina
16	Columbia, South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum, University Of South Carolina
17	Charlotte, North Carolina	New Charlotte Coliseum
18	Knoxville, Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Assembly Center and Arena, University Of Tennessee
19	Charlottesville, Virginia	University Hall
22	Tampa, Florida	Sundome. University Of Southern Florida
23	Miami, Florida	Miami Arena
24	Gainesville, Florida	O'Connell Center, University Of Florida
25	New Orleans, Louisiana	Hibernia Pavilion, The Audubon Zoo

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6.5.2 The songs

SONG CHARTS

					August								September
			18	20		21	23	24	26	29	31	2		3	4	7	8
Subterranean Homesick Blues			1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
Absolutely Sweet Marie			2	2						2		2
Simple Twist Of Fate			3				4			4					6
Masters Of War			4	6		3				3		4			16		3
Shelter From The Storm			5					5		5				5		4
Highway 61 Revisited			6	5		6	6	6	3	6	6	6		6	7	6
To Ramona		AC	7					7	9		7				8	7
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall		AC	8
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right		AC	9	7			7			8	9	7			10	9	9
I Shall Be Released			10	11			12		11	11	11			11	13	12	11
Silvio			11	12		11	13	10	12	12	12	12		12	12	11	12
Like A Rolling Stone			12	13		13	14	12	13	13	13	13		13	14	13	13
The Times They Are A-Changin'		AC	13			14			14		14						14
Maggie's Farm			14	15			16	14	15		16	17		15	17		16
All Along The Watchtower				3		15		3		15	4	16				15
You're A Big Girl Now				4				4	4			3				5
Mr. Tambourine Man		AC		8			15	9	8			9					8
Trail Of The Buffalo		AC		9
It Ain't Me, Babe		AC		10			11	13		14		15			15	14
Blowin' In The Wind		AC		14
I'll Remember You						2			2		2			2
Stuck Inside Of Mobile						4
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue						5											2
Boots Of Spanish Leather		AC				7
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll		AC				8								8
One Too Many Mornings		AC				9				9	10					8
Barbara Allen		AC				10				10	15	14					15
In The Garden						12		11
Knockin' On Heaven's Door						16	17	15		16
Just Like A Woman							2	2
Driftin' Too Far From Shore							3		5
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight							5							3
Girl From The North Country		AC					8	8	10	7	8	10		10			10
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)		AC					9
Eileen Aroon		AC					10
She's About A Mover								16
Ballad Of A Thin Man									6						4	2	6
She Belongs To Me		AC							7					14
Tangled Up In Blue											3
Every Grain Of Sand											5
Seeing The Real You At Last												5
Knockin' On Heaven's Door		AC										8			11	10
The Man In Me												11					4
Visions Of Johanna														4
Rank Strangers To Me		AC												7	9
I Don't Believe You		AC												9
I Don't Believe You															2	3
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues															3
Had A Dream About You, Baby															5		5
Love Minus Zero/No Limit		AC															7
It Takes A Lot To Laugh
Knockin' On Heaven's Door		AE
Give My Love To Rose		AE
John Brown
Mama, You Been On My Mind		AC
Forever Young		AE
	Total # of songs		14	15		16	17	16	15	16	16	17		15	17	15	16

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SONG CHARTS - continued

							September
			10	11	13	14		16	17	18	19	22	23	24	25
Subterranean Homesick Blues			1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	25
Absolutely Sweet Marie				2					2			2			2	8
Simple Twist Of Fate					4				5				5			7
Masters Of War			3	4		5							3			11
Shelter From The Storm			5		6			5			4	5		4		11
Highway 61 Revisited			6	6	7	6		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	24
To Ramona		AC	7	8	8			7	9	7	8		8			14
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall		AC		9						8						3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right		AC			10	9		9								12
I Shall Be Released			12	11	12	15		10	10	14	15	10	12	11		21
Silvio			11	12	13	10		11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	25
Like A Rolling Stone			13	13	14	12		12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	25
The Times They Are A-Changin'		AC	14	14				13					14		13	10
Maggie's Farm			16	16	17	16		15		15		15		16	16	19
All Along The Watchtower			17		16				16		16		15	15	17	14
You're A Big Girl Now				3				4				4			3	9
Mr. Tambourine Man		AC	9						13				9			9
Trail Of The Buffalo		AC														1
It Ain't Me, Babe		AC	15	15	15	13				13		13				13
Blowin' In The Wind		AC									13					2
I'll Remember You								2		2			2			7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile					3			3		3				3		5
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue			2		2						2					5
Boots Of Spanish Leather		AC		7				8			9					4
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll		AC				7						8		8	8	6
One Too Many Mornings		AC	8								7	9	7	7	7	10
Barbara Allen		AC				14			14		14	14		13	14	11
In The Garden						11				11	11				11	6
Knockin' On Heaven's Door																4
Just Like A Woman						2								2		4
Driftin' Too Far From Shore																2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight						4										3
Girl From The North Country		AC	10	10	9	8			8	9		7	10	9	9	18
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)		AC														1
Eileen Aroon		AC														1
She's About A Mover																1
Ballad Of A Thin Man			4	5		3			4	4	5	3	4	5	5	14
She Belongs To Me		AC														2
Tangled Up In Blue																1
Every Grain Of Sand																1
Seeing The Real You At Last																1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door		AC														3
The Man In Me										5						3
Visions Of Johanna																1
Rank Strangers To Me		AC														2
I Don't Believe You		AC														1
I Don't Believe You																2
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues																1
Had A Dream About You, Baby																2
Love Minus Zero/No Limit		AC														1
It Takes A Lot To Laugh					5											1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door		AE			11				15					14		3
Give My Love To Rose		AE						14								1
John Brown									3		3				4	3
Mama, You Been On My Mind		AC							7							1
Forever Young		AE													15	1
	Total # of songs		17	16	17	16		15	16	15	16	15	15	16	17	396

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHARTS

				August								September
		18	20		21	23	24	26	29	31	2		3	4	7	8
Absolutely Sweet Marie		2	2						2		2
All Along The Watchtower			3		15		3		15	4	16				15
Ballad Of A Thin Man								6						4	2	6
Barbara Allen	AC				10				10	15	14					15
Blowin' In The Wind	AC		14
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AC				7
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AC	9	7			7			8	9	7			10	9	9
Driftin' Too Far From Shore						3		5
Eileen Aroon	AC					10
Every Grain Of Sand										5
Forever Young	AE
Girl From The North Country	AC					8	8	10	7	8	10		10			10
Give My Love To Rose	AE
Had A Dream About You, Baby														5		5
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AC	8
Highway 61 Revisited		6	5		6	6	6	3	6	6	6		6	7	6
I Don't Believe You	AC												9
I Don't Believe You														2	3
I Shall Be Released		10	11			12		11	11	11			11	13	12	11
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight						5							3
I'll Remember You					2			2		2			2
In The Garden					12		11
It Ain't Me, Babe	AC		10			11	13		14		15			15	14
It Takes A Lot To Laugh
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue					5											2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AC					9
John Brown
Just Like A Woman						2	2
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues														3
Knockin' On Heaven's Door					16	17	15		16
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AC										8			11	10
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AE
Like A Rolling Stone		12	13		13	14	12	13	13	13	13		13	14	13	13
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AC				8								8
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AC															7
Maggie's Farm		14	15			16	14	15		16	17		15	17		16
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AC
The Man In Me											11					4
Masters Of War		4	6		3				3		4			16		3
Mr. Tambourine Man	AC		8			15	9	8			9					8
One Too Many Mornings	AC				9				9	10					8
Rank Strangers To Me	AC												7	9
Seeing The Real You At Last											5
She Belongs To Me	AC							7					14
She's About A Mover							16
Shelter From The Storm		5					5		5				5		4
Silvio		11	12		11	13	10	12	12	12	12		12	12	11	12
Simple Twist Of Fate		3				4			4					6
Stuck Inside Of Mobile					4
Subterranean Homesick Blues		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
Tangled Up In Blue										3
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AC	13			14			14		14						14
To Ramona	AC	7					7	9		7				8	7
Trail Of The Buffalo	AC		9
Visions Of Johanna													4
You're A Big Girl Now			4				4	4			3				5

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHARTS - continued

						September
		10	11	13	14		16	17	18	19	22	23	24	25
Absolutely Sweet Marie			2					2			2			2	8
All Along The Watchtower		17		16				16		16		15	15	17	14
Ballad Of A Thin Man		4	5		3			4	4	5	3	4	5	5	14
Barbara Allen	AC				14			14		14	14		13	14	11
Blowin' In The Wind	AC									13					2
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AC		7				8			9					4
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AC			10	9		9								12
Driftin' Too Far From Shore															2
Eileen Aroon	AC														1
Every Grain Of Sand															1
Forever Young	AE													15	1
Girl From The North Country	AC	10	10	9	8			8	9		7	10	9	9	18
Give My Love To Rose	AE						14								1
Had A Dream About You, Baby															2
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AC		9						8						3
Highway 61 Revisited		6	6	7	6		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	24
I Don't Believe You	AC														1
I Don't Believe You															2
I Shall Be Released		12	11	12	15		10	10	14	15	10	12	11		21
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight					4										3
I'll Remember You							2		2			2			7
In The Garden					11				11	11				11	6
It Ain't Me, Babe	AC	15	15	15	13				13		13				13
It Takes A Lot To Laugh				5											1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue		2		2						2					5
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AC														1
John Brown								3		3				4	3
Just Like A Woman					2								2		4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues															1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door															4
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AC														3
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	AE			11				15					14		3
Like A Rolling Stone		13	13	14	12		12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12	25
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AC				7						8		8	8	6
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AC														1
Maggie's Farm		16	16	17	16		15		15		15		16	16	19
Mama, You Been On My Mind	AC							7							1
The Man In Me									5						3
Masters Of War		3	4		5							3			11
Mr. Tambourine Man	AC	9						13				9			9
One Too Many Mornings	AC	8								7	9	7	7	7	10
Rank Strangers To Me	AC														2
Seeing The Real You At Last															1
She Belongs To Me	AC														2
She's About A Mover															1
Shelter From The Storm		5		6			5			4	5		4		11
Silvio		11	12	13	10		11	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	25
Simple Twist Of Fate				4				5				5			7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile				3			3		3				3		5
Subterranean Homesick Blues		1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	25
Tangled Up In Blue															1
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AC	14	14				13					14		13	10
To Ramona	AC	7	8	8			7	9	7	8		8			14
Trail Of The Buffalo	AC														1
Visions Of Johanna															1
You're A Big Girl Now			3				4				4			3	9

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6.5.3 Statistics

Number of shows:	25
Number of circulating shows:	25
Number of circulating & complete shows:	25
Number of unique shows [1]:	25
Number of different shows [2]:	25
Number of different songs [3]:	56
Number of unique songs [4]:	53
Number of performed songs:	396
Mean number of performed songs:	15
Variation [5]:	3.5

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	31	56.4%	265	66.9%
Acoustic	24	43.6%	130	32.8%
- pure	22	40.0%	126	31.8%
- to electric	2	3.6%	4	31.8%

Albums	50	90.9%	378	95.5%
Singles	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Outtakes	1	1.8%	3	0.8%
Covers	4	7.3%	14	3.5%

6.5.4 Comments

Guest appearances

21, 23, 24 August	Tracy Chapman, shared vocal on Knockin' On Heaven's Door.
24 August	Doug Sahm lead vocal on She's About A Mover.

Recommended shows

Edmonton, 24 August,

Manchester, 3 September.

Rare songs from this tour

A. Dylan songs performed only once

I Don't Believe You (acoustic), Visions Of Johanna.

B. Dylan songs performed only a few times

I Don't Believe You, It Takes A Lot To Laugh, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, The Man In Me, Seeing The Real You At Last, She Belongs To Me.

C. New covers

Eileen Aroon, Give My Love To Rose, She's About A Mover, Trail Of The Buffalo.

Songs from Down In The Groove

There were only three songs performed to promote the new album: Had A Dream About You, Baby, Rank Strangers To Me, and Silvio.

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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.