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	5		3												3		3		3		3			3		3		3		3		3		3		3		3		15
	Silvio			6	6	5	5		5		5		5		5		5		5		5		5		5			5		5		5		5		5		5		5		5		21
	Desolation Row		AB	7					6						6																													3
	Tomorrow Is A Long Time		AB	8			6																																					2
	Tangled Up In Blue		AB	9	9	8	8		8		8		8		8		8		8		8		8		8			8		8		8		8		8		8		8		8		21
	Make You Feel My Love			10																																								1
	Tears Of Rage			11			10																																					2
	'Til I Fell In Love With You			12	12				11		11		11				11		11				11		12			12		12		12		12		12		11		12		12		17
	Highway 61 Revisited			13		11			12		12		12		12		12		12				12		11			11		11		11		11		11		12		11		11		18
	My Back Pages		AB	14		13																																						2
	Love Sick			15	15	14	14		14		14		14		14		14		14		14		14		14			14		14		14		14		14		14		14		14		21
	Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35			16	16	15	15		15		15		15		15		15		15		15		15		15			15		15		15		15		15		15		15		15		21
	Not Dark Yet				2	2	4																																					3
	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight				4														4																									2
	The Times They Are A-Changin'		AB		7								6																															2
	Love Minus Zero /No Limit		AB		8												7																											2
	Million Miles				10	9	9		9		9		9		9		9		9		9		9		9			9		9		9		9		9		9		9		9		20
	This Wheel's On Fire				11																				10									10										3
	Like A Rolling Stone				13	12	12														12																							4
	Don't Think Twice, It's All Right		AB		14						13		13																			13												4
	Simple Twist Of Fate					4									4																	4										4		4
	One Too Many Mornings		AB			6									7																													2
	John Brown		AB			7																																						1
	Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)						2																							2		2												3
	The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll		AB				7																																					1
	Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat						11																																					1
	Forever Young		AB				13								13																					13								3
	I Want You								2																									2										2
	You're A Big Girl Now								4																									4										2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue		AB						7																																			1
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues								10				10		10						10																	10						5
Knockin' On Heaven's Door		AB						13								13																											2
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You										2						2								2		2											2		2		2		7
Born In Time										4																4									4								3
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall		AB								6						6																											2
Girl From The North Country		AB								7																																	1
Positively 4th Street										10						10																							10				3
Man In The Long Black Coat												2																							2								2
Shelter From The Storm												4																															1
Mr. Tambourine Man		AB										7																															1
Lay Lady Lay														2																													1
Ballad Of A Thin Man														11						11																							2
If Not For You																		2																									1
Cocaine Blues		AB																6		6		6		6		6			6		6		6		6		6		6		6		12
Boots Of Spanish Leather		AB																7																									1
Queen Jane Approximately																		10				10									10												3
It Ain't Me, Babe		AB