6 the never-ending tour CONTINUES

6.1 Introduction

1994 marked the 7^th year of the Never-Ending Tour! The usual late year rumours in 1993 had it that Dylan would play Japan in early 1994, something he had wanted to do for a long time, and then finally take that long well deserved break. As we all know the tour of Japan finally came about and the break didn't. In fact 1994 is the year with most shows, 104, during the entire Never-Ending tour.

The shorter format with 14-15 songs established during the joint tour with Santana was maintained through out the year. Typical show length was 110 minutes.

The 1994 part of The Never-Ending Tour consisted of five new "legs":

1	February	Japan	14 shows
2	April-May	US	25 shows
3	July	Europe	17 shows
4	August	US	15 shows
5	October-November	US	33 shows

6.2 The Musicians

John Jackson	electric and acoustic guitar, banjo
Bucky Baxter	pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, electric mandolin
Tony Garnier	bass
Winston Watson	drums

6.3 The show

The shows were structured as follows:

Main set: 6 electric songs

3-4 acoustic

3-4 electric

Encores: 1 electric

1 acoustic

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6.4 Far East Tour

6.4.1 The dates

FEBRUARY

5	Sendai, Japan	Sendai Sunplaza
7	Yokohama, Japan	Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan
8	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan
9	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Budokan
11	Nagoya, Japan	Century Hall
12	Osaka, Japan	Osaka-jo Hall
14	Kokura, Japan	Kyushu Koseinenkin Kaikan
15	Kokura, Japan	Kyushu Koseinenkin Kaikan
16	Hiroshima, Japan	Hiroshima Koseinenkin Kaikan
18	Urawa, Japan	Urawa-shi Bunka Center
20	Tokyo, Japan	Nippon Housou Kyoukai Hall
22	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Putra World Trade Center
24	Singapore, Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
25	Victoria, Hong Kong	Hong Kong Coliseum

6.4.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

								February
		5	7	8	9	11	12		14	15	16	18	20	22	24	25	S
Jokerman		1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	13
If You See Her, Say Hello		2	2	2													3
All Along The Watchtower		3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3		3	3	13
Just Like A Woman		4		4					4				4				4
Tangled Up In Blue		5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5		5	5	13
Under The Red Sky		6	6				6					6					4
Tomorrow Night	AB	7	7	7	7	7	7		7	7	7	7	7		7	7	13
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	8		8	9				9			9			9	9	7
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	9	9		8	8	8		8						8		7
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	10	10	10			9				9		9				6
God Knows		11	11	11					10							10	5
In The Garden		12		12		11				11							4
Maggie's Farm		13	13	13	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12		12	12	13
Ballad Of A Thin Man		14		14			13									13	4
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB	15	15	15	14	14	14		14	14	14	14			14	14	12
Simple Twist Of Fate			4							4							2
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB		8							9							2
I And I			12		11		11		11		11	11	11		11	11	9
What Good Am I?			14			13							13		13		4
Born In Time				6								4					2
Gates Of Eden	AB			9													1
Lay Lady Lay					2					2		2			2		4
I Don't Believe You					4												1
Positively 4th Street					6											4	2
Series Of Dreams					10	10	10			10	10		10		10		7
Man In The Long Black Coat					13				13		13	13			6		5
You're A Big Girl Now						2							2		4		3
Shooting Star						4											1
Disease Of Conceit						6											1
To Ramona	AB					9											1
If Not For You							2									2	2
Ring Them Bells							4										1
Shelter From The Storm									2		2						2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight									6								1
I'll Remember You										6							1
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB									8						8	2
I Shall Be Released										13							1
She Belongs To Me											4						1
Watching The River Flow											6						1
Masters Of War	AB										8						1
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB											8					1
Everything Is Broken												10					1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door													6				1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB												8				1
Blowin' In The Wind	AB												14			15	2
The Man In Me																6	1
Total # of songs		15	15	15	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	?	14	15	186

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHART

								February
		5	7	8	9	11	12		14	15	16	18	20	22	24	25	S
All Along The Watchtower		3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3		3	3	13
Ballad Of A Thin Man		14		14			13									13	4
Blowin' In The Wind	AB												14			15	2
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB		8							9							2
Born In Time				6								4					2
Disease Of Conceit						6											1
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB	10	10	10			9				9		9				6
Everything Is Broken												10					1
Gates Of Eden	AB			9													1
God Knows		11	11	11					10							10	5
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB												8				1
I And I			12		11		11		11		11	11	11		11	11	9
I Don't Believe You					4												1
I Shall Be Released										13							1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight									6								1
I'll Remember You										6							1
If Not For You							2									2	2
If You See Her, Say Hello		2	2	2													3
In The Garden		12		12		11				11							4
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB	15	15	15	14	14	14		14	14	14	14			14	14	12
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB	8		8	9				9			9			9	9	7
Jokerman		1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	13
Just Like A Woman		4		4					4				4				4
Knockin' On Heaven's Door													6				1
Lay Lady Lay					2					2		2			2		4
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB									8						8	2
Maggie's Farm		13	13	13	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12		12	12	13
The Man In Me																6	1
Man In The Long Black Coat					13				13		13	13			6		5
Masters Of War	AB										8						1
Mr. Tambourine Man	AB	9	9		8	8	8		8						8		7
Positively 4th Street					6											4	2
Ring Them Bells							4										1
Series Of Dreams					10	10	10			10	10		10		10		7
She Belongs To Me											4						1
Shelter From The Storm									2		2						2
Shooting Star						4											1
Simple Twist Of Fate			4							4							2
Tangled Up In Blue		5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5		5	5	13
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB											8					1
To Ramona	AB					9											1
Tomorrow Night	AB	7	7	7	7	7	7		7	7	7	7	7		7	7	13
Under The Red Sky		6	6				6					6					4
Watching The River Flow											6						1
What Good Am I?			14			13							13		13		4
You're A Big Girl Now						2							2		4		3
Total # of songs		15	15	15	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	?	14	15	186

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6.4.3 Statistics

Number of shows:	14
Number of circulating shows:	13
Number of circulating & complete shows:	13
Number of unique shows[1]:	13
Number of different shows[2]:	13
Number of different songs[3]:	46
Number of unique songs[4]:	46
Number of performed songs:	186
Mean number of performed songs:	14
Variation[5]:	3.2

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	32	69.6%	123	66.1%
Acoustic	13	28.3%	56	30.1%

Albums	45	97.8%	184	98.9%
Singles	1	2.2%	2	1.1%
Outtakes	0		0
Covers	0		0

6.4.4 Comments

This Far East Tour was something Dylan had wanted to do for several years and when it finally happened it became the longest tour he's ever done in that region. Two "new" songs were included in the set: Jokerman & If You See Her, Say Hello, none of which had been played on the Never-Ending Tour. In The Garden returned after having been ignored both in 1992 and 1993. Series Of Dreams returned to the set after having being played only once in 1993, now in a new minor key arrangement. In Hiroshima, Dylan played the first acoustic Masters Of War since 1963.

Recommended shows

Tokyo 8 February, Hiroshima 16 February.

BobTalk

None apart from the band credits.

Tapes

There are complete audience tapes from all shows except Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur.

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[1] a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same order; Cuyahoga Falls, July 9 and Harrisburg, July 11 are identical!

[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