1976
SOON TO BE DIVORCED
1 Introduction
2 1976 At A Glance
3 The 1976 Calendar
4 The Second
Rolling Thunder Revue Tour
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The show
4.3 The musicians
4.4 The dates
4.5 The songs
4.5.1 Known songs by Bob Neuwirth
4.5.2 Known songs by Kinky Friedman
4.5.3 Known songs by Roger McGuinn
4.5.4 Known songs by Joan Baez
4.6 Statistics
4.6.1 Show statistics
4.6.2 Song statistics
4.6.3 Album statistics
4.7 Comments
4.7.1 Rehearsed but never played live
4.7.2 Rare songs from this tour
4.7.3 Songs from Desire
4.7.4 Recommended shows
4.7.5 Solo performances
4.7.6 Duets with
Joan Baez
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Soon To Be Divorced
1
Introduction
1976
started with the second Hurricane Benefit Concert in Houston, Texas
in January. During April and May The Rolling Thunder
Revue continued with 26 more shows. This tour was however far less successful
than the first. The interest in the South and Midwest
was lukewarm, resulting in poor ticket sales and cancelled concerts. Bob
Dylan’s chaotic private life carried over to the stage, giving these
performances a totally different flavor. At the end of the year Dylan appeared
at The Band’s farewell party, The Last Waltz, at Winterland
in San Francisco.
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1976 At A Glance
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3
The 1976 Calendar
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16 January
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Desire
is released.
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22-23 January
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Rehearsals for the second Hurricane Carter benefit concert
in Houston
take place in Los Angeles.
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23 January
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Bob Dylan and members of Guam
turn up at a Roger Miller/Larry Gatlin concert and
play Lay Lady Lay and Romance In Durango.
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25 January
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The second Hurricane Carter benefit concert, “Night Of
The Hurricane 2”, is held at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
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27 January
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Dylan makes a guest appearance at a Joni Mitchell concert in Austin, singing From Both Sides Now and Girl From The North Country together
with Joni.
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February
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Release of Mozambique/Oh, Sister single.
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March
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Dylan joins Eric Clapton during his
recording of No Reason To Cry in the Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, California.
He gives his new song Sign Language
to Clapton and also contributes vocals to the released version.
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12-17
April
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Rehearsals for Rolling Thunder Revue II take place at the
Bellevue Biltmore Hotel in Clearwater,
Florida.
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18 April
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The second part of Rolling Thunder Revue starts with a
show at the Civic
Center in Lakeland, Florida.
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22 April
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The afternoon and evening shows at the Bellevue Biltmore
Hotel in Clearwater
are filmed for a TV special, Hard Rain, but the film is later rejected by
Dylan and remains unreleased.
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6 May
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A show in Lake
Charles, Louisiana
is cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
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8 May
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Willie Nelson plays a set
at the show in Houston, Texas and also participates in a rare
encore, Will The Circle Be Unbroken.
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9 May
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A second show in Houston,
Texas is cancelled.
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15 May
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A planned show in Dallas,
Texas is cancelled and The
Rolling Thunder Revue instead gives a free concert at The Gatesville State
School For Boys in Gatesville,
Texas. Joan Baez sang Walls Of Red Wing during her set!
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16 May
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Joni Mitchell joins the
Revue for the only time in Fort
Worth, Texas, 1976.
This show is recorded and four songs are included on the live album Hard Rain.
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23 May
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The show at the Hughes Stadium of the Colorado State
University in Fort Collins is filmed
for the TV special, Hard
Rain, later broadcast by NBC and also
recorded for the live album Hard
Rain.
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25 May
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Last Rolling Thunder Revue show takes place in Salt Palace
in Salt Lake City, Utah. No known recording exists, but three
different sources assert that Dylan and Baez perform Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts together, the only known
live rendition of this song. One source claims that Black Diamond Bay is also played. This show is rumoured to last 4
1/2 hours.
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August
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Interview by Neil Hickey
for the magazine TV-Guide.
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10 September
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Release of Hard Rain.
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14 September
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Broadcast of Hard Rain, the TV-special.
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25 November
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Dylan performs with The Band at their farewell concert at
Winterland in San
Francisco, California.
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30 November
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Release of the Rita May/Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The
Memphis Blues Again
single.
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4
The Second Rolling Thunder
Revue Tour
The Second Rolling Thunder Revue tour
was very different to the first. The warm relaxed, but still exciting
atmosphere was now more aggressive, more neurotic. This showed both in the song
selection and in the song arrangements. Sara was replaced by Idiot Wind for
example and lyrics to several songs were rewritten, most notably If You See
Her, Say Hello, more bitter, and Lay Lady Lay, much more cynical.
Dylan also used this tour to release a
live album and a TV special, both called Hard
Rain. These releases are covered in chapter 5.
4.2
The
show
A concert by the Rolling Thunder Revue consisted of two sets.
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Set 1
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Circa 12 songs by the group (Guam)
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2 songs by Bob Dylan solo
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5-6 songs by Bob Dylan backed by Guam
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Set 2
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4 songs
by Roger McGuinn backed by Guam
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2 songs by Joan Baez solo
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2 songs by Joan Baez backed by Guam
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2-3 songs
acoustically by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez backed by Guam
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10 songs by Bob
Dylan backed by Guam
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There were no encores!
4.3
The
musicians
In 1976 the band called Guam consisted of:
T-Bone J. Henry Burnett (guitar, piano),
Bob
Neuwirth (guitar),
Roger
McGuinn (guitar).
Steven
Soles (guitar),
Mick
Ronson (guitar),
Scarlet
Rivera (violin),
David
Mansfield (steel guitar, mandolin, violin, dobro),
Rob
Stoner (bass),
Gary
Burke (congas),
Howie
Wyeth (drums, piano).
4.4
The dates
April
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12-14
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Clearwater,
Florida
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Belleview Biltmore Hotel,
rehearsals
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15
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Clearwater,
Florida
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Belleview Biltmore Hotel,
rehearsals
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17
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Clearwater,
Florida
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Belleview Biltmore Hotel,
rehearsals
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late
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Clearwater,
Florida
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Belleview Biltmore Hotel,
rehearsals
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18
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Lakeland,
Florida
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Civic Center
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MA
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20
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St.
Petersburg, Florida
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Bayfront Civic Center Auditorium
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MA
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21
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Tampa,
Florida
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Curtis Hixon Convention Center
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MA, PA (I)
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22
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Clearwater,
Florida
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Starlight Ballroom, Belleview
Biltmore Hotel – Afternoon
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PA(I)
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22
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Clearwater,
Florida
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Starlight Ballroom, Belleview
Biltmore Hotel – Evening
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MA, PA(I)
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23
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Orlando,
Florida
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Sports Stadium
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MA
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25
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Gainesville,
Florida
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University Of Florida Field
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MA
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27
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Tallahassee,
Florida
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Florida State University
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MA(I)
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28
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Pensacola,
Florida
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University Of West Florida
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MA
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29
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Mobile,
Alabama
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Expo Hall, Municipal Auditorium –
Afternoon
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29
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Mobile,
Alabama
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Expo Hall, Municipal Auditorium –
Evening
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MA
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May
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1
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Hattiesburg,
Mississippi
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Reid Green Coliseum
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MA
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3
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New
Orleans, Louisiana
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The Warehouse – Afternoon
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-
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3
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New
Orleans, Louisiana
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The Warehouse – Evening
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PA(I)
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4
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Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
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L.S.U.
Assembly Center
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MA
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8
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Houston,
Texas
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Hofheinz
Pavilion
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MA
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10
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Corpus
Christi, Texas
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Memorial Coliseum
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-
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11
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San Antonio,
Texas
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Municipal Auditorium
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MA(I), PA(I)
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12
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Austin,
Texas
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Municipal Auditorium
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-
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15
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Gatesville,
Texas
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Gatesville State School For Boys
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16
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Fort
Worth, Texas
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Tarrant County Convention Center Arena
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SA, PA(I)
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18
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Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
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State Fair Arena
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MA
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19
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Wichita,
Kansas
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Henry Levitt Arena
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MA(I)
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Fort
Collins, Colorado
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Colorado Hotel, rehearsals
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23
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Fort
Collins, Colorado
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Hughes Stadium, Colorado State
University
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MA, PA(I)
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25
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Salt
Lake City, Utah
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Salt Palace
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-
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MA mono
audience recording
SA stereo
audience recording
- no
recording
I incomplete
recording
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Apr
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May
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29
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3
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16
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19
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Mercedes
Benz
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Alabama Dark
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They
Had To Move Away
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Battle Of New Orleans
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Cindy
(When I Get Home)
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A
Lady Is Still A Lady
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They
Had To Move Away
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Good
Love Is Hard To Find
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Apr
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May
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29
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3
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4
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16
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19
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Rock And Roll Across The USA
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Dear
Abbie
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Asshole
From El Paso
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Apr
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May
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29
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4
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16
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18
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19
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Eight
Miles High
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Cardiff Rose
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Lover
Of The Bayou
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Chestnut
Mare
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Jolly
Roger
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Turn
Turn Turn
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Apr
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May
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29
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4
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16
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19
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Do
Right Woman, Do Right Man
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Ain’t
Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round
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Love
Song To A Stranger
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The
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
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Diamonds
And Rust
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Sweeter
For Me
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Dancing
In The Street
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El
Preso Numero Nueve
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Forever
Young
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Joe
Hill
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4.6
Statistics
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Number of shows:
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26
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Number of circulating
shows:
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19
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Number of circulating
& complete shows:
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15
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Number of different songs :
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63
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Number of unique songs :
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60
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Number of performed songs:
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395
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Mean number of performed
songs:
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17
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Variation :
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3.8
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# of
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# of
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songs
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%
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perf.
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%
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Electric
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38
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58.5
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240
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60.8
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Acoustic
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27
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41.5
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110
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27.8
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- solo
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15
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23.1
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43
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10.9
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- w band
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12
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18.5
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67
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17.0
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Albums
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48
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84.2
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312
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79.0
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Singles
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1
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1.8
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1
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0.3
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Outtakes
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1
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1.8
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6
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1.5
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Covers
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7
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12.3
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31
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7.8
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# of
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# of
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Album
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songs
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%
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perf
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%
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Bob Dylan
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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Freewheelin'
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4
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8.3%
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21
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6.9%
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The Times They Are A-Changin'
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2
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4.2%
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14
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4.6%
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Another Side
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1
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2.1%
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5
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1.6%
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Bringing It All Back Home
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7
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14.6%
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44
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14.4%
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Highway 61 Revisited
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3
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6.2%
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5
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1.6%
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Blonde On Blonde
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7
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14.6%
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23
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7.5%
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Basement Tapes
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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John Wesley Harding
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3
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6.2%
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27
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8.8%
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Nashville Skyline
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3
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6.2%
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30
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9.8%
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Selfportrait
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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New Morning
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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Greatest Hits Vol. 2
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2
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4.2%
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3
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1.0%
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Pat Garrett
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1
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2.1%
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17
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5.6%
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Planet Waves
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1
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2.1%
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10
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3.3%
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Blood On The Tracks
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7
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14.6%
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53
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17.3%
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Desire
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6
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12.5%
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48
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15.7%
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Bootleg Series Vol.1
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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Bootleg Series Vol. 2
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1
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2.1%
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6
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2.0%
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4.7
Comments
No complete soundboard tape from this
tour has as yet surfaced. The following incomplete PA-tapes and film
soundtracks exist:
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21 April
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Tampa, Florida, Curtis
Hixon Convention Center
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22 April
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Clearwater, Florida, Starlight Ballroom, Belleview Biltmore Hotel – Afternoon
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22 April
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Clearwater, Florida, Starlight Ballroom, Belleview Biltmore Hotel – Evening
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3 May
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New Orleans, Louisiana, The
Warehouse – Evening
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11 May
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San Antonio, Texas, Municipal
Auditorium
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16 May
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Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant
County Convention
Center Arena
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19 May
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Wichita, Kansas,
Henry Levitt Arena
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23 May
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Fort Collins, Colorado, Hughes
Stadium, Colorado
State University
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Ballad Of
Hollis Brown
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Hold Me In Your
Arms
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Sara
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The Sun Is
Shining
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Tomorrow Is A
Long Time
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You Angel You
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Dink's Song
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only one recorded live performance.
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Seven Days
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this
year's only Dylan composition, played only during this tour,
no studio version known.
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Rita May
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only one recording, from the
evening show in New Orleans.
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One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
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first ever live and only once.
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The other known recorded one-offs from this tour include Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, Gates Of
Eden, Girl From The North Country, I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Like A Rolling
Stone, Lily,
Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts, Love Minus Zero/No Limit, Most Likely You Go
Your Way, She Belongs To Me, The Times They Are A-Changin', Tonight I'll Be
Staying Here With You, Visions Of Johanna, Weary Blues From Waitin'
and When I Paint My
Masterpiece.
The songs from Desire are not played as much as on the first leg. Instead a
renewed interest in the Blood In The Tracks material can be seen.
Tampa, 21
April
Clearwater,
evening 22 April
New
Orleans, evening 3 May
San
Antonio, 11 May
Fort
Worth, 16 May
Oklahoma
City, 18 May
The following fourteen songs were performed solo
acoustic:
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Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
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1
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times
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Girl From The North Country
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1
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If You See Her, Say Hello
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2
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It Ain't Me, Babe
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3
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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
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1
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It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only
Bleeding)
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4
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Just Like A Woman
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1
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Love Minus Zero/No Limit
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1
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Mr. Tambourine Man
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18
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She Belongs To Me
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1
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Simple Twist Of Fate
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4
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Tangled Up In Blue
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2
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The Times They Are A-Changin'
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1
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Visions Of Johanna
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3
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The following ten songs were performed as duets with
Joan Baez backed by Guam:
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Blowin' In The Wind
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17
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times
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Deportees
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5
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Dink's Song
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2
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I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine
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1
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I Pity The Poor Immigrant
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17
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I Shall Be Released
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2
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Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of
Hearts
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1
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Mercedes Benz
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2
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Railroad Boy
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16
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Wild Mountain Thyme
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4
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