5      THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 2

5.1      Introduction. 2

5.2      The musicians. 2

5.3      The show. 2

5.4      Tour of Japan. 2

5.4.1       Dates and venues. 2

5.4.2       The songs. 4

5.4.3       Statistics. 7

5.4.4       Comments. 8

 

 

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5       THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1                            Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 94 new shows, all pretty much the same as in 1995, 1994 and 1993. Guitarist John Jackson quit after the Tour of Japan and was replaced by Larry Campbell.

The 1997 part of The Never-Ending Tour consisted of no less than 6 new "legs" in spite of the cancelled European Summer Tour.

 

February

Japan

11 shows

April-May

US & Canada

25 shows

August

US & Canada

22 shows

October

UK

  4 shows

October-November

US

17 shows

December

US

15 shows

Note that the San José show in November, which was really a private event, is counted as part of the never-ending tour.

 

5.2                            The musicians

John Jackson

electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal (February)

Larry Campbell

electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle (March and onwards)

Bucky Baxter

pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar

 

electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro

 

electric mandolin

 

back-up vocal

Tony Garnier

bass

David Kemper

drums

 

5.3                            The show

The standard show contained a main set:

 

5-6 electric songs

 

3-4 acoustic

 

2-3 electric

and then encores:

 

1 electric

or

1 acoustic

 

1 acoustic

 

2 electric

 

1 electric

 

1 acoustic

A shortened version was used at various festivals.

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5.4                            Tour of Japan

5.4.1                         Dates and venues

 

FEBRUARY

 

  9

Tokyo, Japan

Hall "A", Tokyo International Forum

10

Tokyo, Japan

Hall "A", Tokyo International Forum

11

Tokyo, Japan

Hall "A", Tokyo International Forum

13

Kurashiki, Japan

Kurashiki Shimin Kaikan

14

Fukuoka, Japan

Sun Palace, Hakata

16

Nagoya, Japan

Century Hall, Nagoya Congress Center

17

Osaka, Japan

Festival Hall

18

Osaka, Japan

Festival Hall

20

Sendai, Japan

Sun Palace

22

Akita, Japan

Kenmin Kaikan

24

Sapporo, Japan

Kosei Nenkin Kaikan

 


5.4.2                         The songs

AB      acoustic with the band

 

SONG CHART

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

9

10

11

13

14

16

17

18

20

22

24

S

Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

 

9

I Want You

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

All Along The Watchtower

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

11

Just Like A Woman

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

3

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Silvio

 

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

11

Oh Baby It Ain't No Lie

AB

7

7

7

7

 

 

7

7

 

 

 

6

Masters Of War

AB

8

 

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

9

 

4

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

9

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

3

Seeing The Real You At Last

 

10

 

 

 

10

10

10

 

 

 

 

4

Simple Twist Of Fate

 

11

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

11

3

Highway 61 Revisited

 

12

12

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

12

12

5

Like A Rolling Stone

 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13