5      THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES. 2

5.6       US And Canada Summer Tour. 2

5.6.1        Dates and venues. 2

5.6.2        The songs. 3

5.6.3        Statistics. 9

5.6.4        Comments. 9

 

 

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5     THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

 

 

5.6          US And Canada Summer Tour

5.6.1                     Dates and venues

 

AUGUST

 

  3

Lincoln, New Hampshire

Loon Mountain

  4

Lenox, Massachusetts

Tanglewood Music Shed

  5

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Du Maurier Stadium

  7

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Molson Amphitheatre

  8

Darien Lake, New York

Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

  9

Burgettstown, Pennsylvania

Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre

10

Clarkston, Michigan

Pine Knob Music Theatre

12

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center

13

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Star Pavilion, Hershey Park Stadium

15

Holmdel, New Jersey

PNC Bank Arts Center

16

Mansfield, Massachusetts

Great Woods Center For The Performing Arts

17

Wantagh, New York

Jones Beach Amphitheater

18

Wallingford, Connecticut

Oakdale Theater

20

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mann Music Center

22

Virginia Beach, Virginia

GTE Amphitheater

23

Vienna, Virginia

Wolf Trap, Filene Center

24

Vienna, Virginia

Wolf Trap, Filene Center

26

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Blossom Music Center

27

Noblesville, Indiana

Deer Creek Music Center

28

Tinley Park, Illinois

World Amphitheater

29

St. Paul, Minnesota

Midway Stadium

31

Kansas City, Missouri

Spirit Fest, Main Stage, Liberty Park

 

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5.6.2                     The songs

AB  acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

 

 

August

 

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

12

13

15

16

17

18

20

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

31

S

 

Absolutely Sweet Marie

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

22

 

I Want You

2

2

2

 

Tough Mama

3

3

3

3

4

3

3

9

3

3

3

3

4

3

9

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

22

 

All Along The Watchtower

4

3

2

 

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

 

Silvio

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

22

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

7

6

7

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

10

 

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

8

7

7

7

7

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

8

8

8

8

8

20

 

Cocaine

AB

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

14

 

Maggie's Farm

10

1

 

This Wheel's On Fire

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

7

 

Highway 61 Revisited

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

11

14

14

14

11

14

14

 

Like A Rolling Stone

13

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

 

Forever Young

AB

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

8

 

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

 

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

2

2

2

3

 

Roving Gambler

AB

6

8

8

6

6

6

6

6

8

 

Seeing The Real You At Last

9

1

 

My Back Pages

AB

12

13

13

3

 

Lay Lady Lay

2

2

2

 

Watching The River Flow

9

9

9

9

9

5

 

Blind Willie McTell

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

7

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

13

13

2

 

If You See Her, Say Hello

2

1

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

4

3

4

3

 

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

6

6

6

12

13

13

13

7

 

One Too Many Mornings

AB

7

1

 

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

 

If Not For You

2

2

2

 

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

3

2

2

2

4

 

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

6

6

2

 

Masters Of War

AB

7

7

2

 

God Knows

9

9

9

9

4

 

You're A Big Girl Now

10

1

 

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

13

7

2

 

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

2

2

2

3

 

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

13

1

 

I Shall Be Released

2

1

 

Joey

2

1

 

Born In Time

4

1

 

Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie

AB

6

1

 

She Belongs To Me

10

10

2

 

Everything Is Broken

11

1

 

One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)

12

12

2

 

Girl From The North Country

AB

13

1

 

Ballad Of A Thin Man

2

1

 

To Ramona

AB

6

1

 

Simple Twist Of Fate

10

1

 

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

13

1

 

Just Like A Woman

4

4

4

3

 

I Don't Believe You

9

1

Pretty Peggy-O                     

2

1

 

I'll Remember You

9

1

 

Cat's In The Well

11

1

 

I Shall Be Released

AB

13

1

 

Alabama Getaway

14

14

14

3

 

Shelter From The Storm

4

1

 

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

AB

6

1

 

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

9

9

9

9

10

9

9

7

 

Tears Of Rage

10

10

2

 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

3

1

 

Friend Of The Devil

AB

6

1

 

Man In The Long Black Coat

2

1

 

Under The Red Sky

4

1

 

Stone Walls And Steel Bars

AB

6

6

2

 

The Man In Me

2

1

 

Positively 4th Street

4

1

 

Shooting Star

10

1

 

What Good Am I?

4

1

 

Total # of songs

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

307

 

 

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ALPHABETIC SONG CHART

 

 

August

 

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

12

13

15

16

17

18

20

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

31

S

 

Absolutely Sweet Marie

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

22

 

Alabama Getaway

14

14

14

3

 

All Along The Watchtower

4

3

2

 

Ballad Of A Thin Man

2

1

 

Blind Willie McTell

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

7

 

Born In Time

4

1

 

Cat's In The Well

11

1

 

Cocaine

AB

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

14

 

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

AB

6

6

6

12

13

13

13

7

 

Everything Is Broken

11

1

 

Forever Young

AB

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

8

 

Friend Of The Devil

AB

6

1

 

Girl From The North Country

AB

13

1

 

God Knows

9

9

9

9

4

 

Highway 61 Revisited

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

11

14

14

14

11

14

14

 

I Don't Believe You

9

1

 

I Shall Be Released

2

1

 

I Shall Be Released

AB

13

1

 

I Want You

2

2

2

 

If Not For You

2

2

2

 

If You See Her, Say Hello

2

1

 

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

4

3

4

3

 

I'll Remember You

9

1

 

It Ain't Me, Babe

AB

13

13

2

 

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

3

2

2

2

4

 

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

AB

6

6

2

 

Joey            

2

1

 

Just Like A Woman

4

4

4

3

 

Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues

3

1

 

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

AB

13

1

 

Lay Lady Lay

2

2

2

 

Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

 

Like A Rolling Stone

13

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

 

The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll

AB

13

7

2

 

Love Minus Zero/No Limit

AB

6

1

 

Maggie's Farm

10

1

 

The Man In Me

2

1

 

Man In The Long Black Coat

2

1

 

Masters Of War

AB

7

7

2

 

Mr. Tambourine Man

AB

7

6

7

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

10

 

My Back Pages

AB

12

13

13

3

 

Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie

AB

6

1

 

One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)

12

12

2

 

One Too Many Mornings

AB

7

1

 

Positively 4th Street

4

1

 

Pretty Peggy-O

2

1

 

Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

 

Roving Gambler

AB

6

8

8

6

6

6

6

6

8

 

Seeing The Real You At Last

9

1

 

Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)

2

2

2

3

 

She Belongs To Me

10

10

2

 

Shelter From The Storm

4

1

 

Shooting Star

10

1

 

Silvio

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

22

Simple Twist Of Fate

10

1

 

Stone Walls And Steel Bars

AB

6

6

2

 

Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again

9

9

9

9

10

9

9

7

 

Tangled Up In Blue

AB

8

7

7

7

7

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

8

8

8

8

8

20

 

Tears Of Rage

10

10

2

 

This Wheel's On Fire

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

7

 

The Times They Are A-Changin'

AB

13

1

 

To Ramona

AB

6

1

 

Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

2

2

2

3

 

Tough Mama

3

3

3

3

4

3

3

9

3

3

3

3

4

3

9

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

22

 

Under The Red Sky

4

1

 

Watching The River Flow

9

9

9

9

9

5

 

What Good Am I?

4

1

 

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

 

You're A Big Girl Now

10

1

 

Total # of songs

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

307

 

 

 

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5.6.3                     Statistics

Shows:

 

Number of shows:

22

Number of circulating shows:

22

Number of circulating & complete shows:

22

Number of unique shows[1]:

22

Number of different shows[2]:

22

Number of different songs[3]:

69

Number of unique songs[4]:

68

Number of performed songs:

307

Mean number of performed songs:

14

Variation[5]:

4.9

 

Songs:

 

# of

# of

songs

%

perf.

%

Electric

48

69.6

218

71.0

Acoustic w band

21

30.4

89

29.0

Albums

59

86.8

263

85.7

Singles

1

1.5

1

0.3

Outtakes

2

2.9

14

4.6

Covers

6

8.8

29

9.4

 

5.6.4                     Comments

Lincoln, New Hampshire, August 3

First live version of Tough Mama since the afternoon show in Philadelphia, January 6, 1974.

Also first known live version of Cocaine Blues since Gaslight Café in New York City in late 1962!!

Lenox, Massachusetts, August 4

First regular Never-Ending Tour concert, i.e. not counting the Supper Club dates in New York City in 1993, without All Along The Watchtower since Los Angeles, California, May 14, 1992.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 5

First live version of Blind Willie McTell ever!

Scranton, Pennsylvania. August 12

First One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) since the concert in The Municipal Auditorium in Mobile, Alabama, December 5, 1978!

Wantagh, New York, August 17

Blind Willie McTell is released on single Love Sick June 2, 1998.

 

Guests:

Wallingford, Connecticut, August 18:

Rick Danko on acoustic guitar & vocal on This Wheel's On Fire and I Shall Be Released.

 

Selected BobTalk

Scranton 8/12:

Here’s a song about — me! (before All Along The Watchtower).

Wallingford 8/18:

We have Rick Danko’s here from The Band. He just got himself out of <mumble, mumble>. I think he’s looking better than ever really. This is a song we recorded a long while back.. (before This Wheel’s On Fire).

Virginia Beach 8/22:

Sure is a nice night tonight. Thanks for coming on out. I know that … I know you have plenty of other things to do. Anyway on the steel guitar, give him a big hand, he’s the former mayor, Bucky Baxter. He threatened to quit me last week to get a real job, but I talked him into staying. On bass guitar tonight Tony Garnier. (from the band credits before Tough Mama).

Vienna 8/23:

I want to introduce the gentleman on my right playing the guitar, Larry Campbell. Playing on the drums tonight, keeping the beat together is David Kemper. Over on steel guitar is Bucky Baxter. His daughter is here tonight. We want to say hello to his daughter wherever she is. Can’t remember her name but I know she’s out there somewhere. There she is! Right there!! She’s gonna jump on stage you know, too. She’s gonna jump on stage and throw her arms around us! On bass guitar tonight Tony Garnier. I want to thank Ani DiFranco for playing earlier tonight. She’s fantastic! We all know she is. And BR5-49 who we heard right here, who´s gonna be around a loooong time! (before Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat).

 

Recommended shows

Virginia Beach 8/22, Vienna 8/23.

 

Tapes

There are good and complete audience tapes from all shows.

 

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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