5 THE
NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES
The
Never-Ending Tour rolled on with no less than 119 new shows an all-time high, 3
more than during 1995. This year
there were five new "legs":
|
January –
March |
US Winter
Tour |
28 shows |
|
April –
May |
Europe
Spring Tour |
21 shows |
|
June –
July |
US Summer
Tour with Paul Simon |
38 shows |
|
September |
US Fall
Tour with Paul Simon |
10 shows |
|
October –
November |
US Fall
Tour with Phil Lesh |
22 shows |
Bucky
Baxter left the band after more than seven years and a staggering 731 shows! He
was replaced by Larry Campbell and he in turn was replaced by Charlie Sexton.
|
Larry
Campbell |
electric and
acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar,
electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, bouzouki, mandolin. |
|
Bucky Baxter
(January – May) |
pedal steel
guitar, lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro,
mandolin, back-up vocal |
|
Charlie Sexton |
electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal. |
|
Tony Garnier |
bass |
|
David Kemper
|
drums |
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For the
first time since the start of the Never-Ending Tour the format of the show
changed from the
standard
set:
|
|
5-6 electric
songs |
|
|
3-4
acoustic |
|
|
2-3
electric |
and then 1- 5 encores:
|
|
1-2 electric |
|
|
1-2
acoustic |
|
|
0-3
electric |
used during
the first two shows to a format starting with an acoustic set as follows:
|
|
5-6 acoustic
songs |
|
|
4-6
electric |
and then 1- 5 encores:
|
|
1-2 electric |
|
|
1-2
acoustic |
|
|
0-3
electric |
JANUARY
|
26 |
Everblades Arena |
|
|
28 |
National
Car Rental Center, Sunrise |
|
|
29 |
Ocean
Center |
|
|
30 |
Ice Palace |
FEBRUARY
|
1 |
Tallahassee-Leon
County Civic Center |
|
|
2 |
Pensacola
Civic Center |
|
|
3 |
Nat
Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University Of New Orleans |
|
|
5 |
New Daisy
Theater |
|
|
6 |
Municipal
Auditorium |
|
|
7 |
Boutwell
Auditorium |
|
|
9 |
Ervin J.
Nutter Center, Wright State University |