5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1 Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 110 new shows, all pretty much the same as in the last six years. The 1998 part of The Never-Ending Tour consisted of no less than seven (7) new "legs".

January – February	US	21 shows
March – April	South America	8 shows
May	US & Canada	8 shows
May – July	Europe	33 shows
August – September	Australia & New Zealand	15 shows
September	US	8 shows
October – November	US & Canada	17 shows

5.2 The musicians

Larry Campbell	electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle
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 US Winter Tour

5.4.1 Dates and venues

JANUARY

13	New London, Connecticut	Garde Arts Center
14	New London, Connecticut	Garde Arts Center
16	New York City, New York	The Theater, Madison Square Garden
17	New York City, New York	The Theater, Madison Square Garden
18	New York City, New York	The Theater, Madison Square Garden
20	New York City, New York	The Theater, Madison Square Garden
21	New York City, New York	The Theater, Madison Square Garden
23	Boston, Massachusetts	Fleet Center
24	Boston, Massachusetts	Fleet Center
27	Poughkeepsie, New York	Mid-Hudson Civic Center
28	Syracuse, New York	Landmark Theater
30	Brookville, New York	Tilles Center, C.W. Post College
31	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Mark G. Etess Arena, Taj Mahal

FEBRUARY

1	Newark, New Jersey	Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
2	Springfield, Massachusetts	Symphony Hall
14	Cleveland, Ohio	Public Hall
15	Toledo, Ohio	John F. Savage Hall, University Of Toledo
17	St. Louis, Missouri	Fox Theatre
19	Cincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati Gardens
20	Bristol, Tennessee	Viking Hall, Bristol University
22	Fairfax, Virginia	Patriot Center, George Mason University

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5.4.2 The songs

AB acoustic with the band

SONG CHART

	January													February
	13	14	16	17	18	20	21	23	24	27	28	30	31		1	2	14	15	17	19	20	22	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	21
The Man In Me	2										2												2
Cold Irons Bound	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3														8
Just Like A Woman	4		10						4				4								4		5
Can't Wait	5 <