Never Ending Tour 2010

{{Short description|2010 concert tour by Bob Dylan}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Never Ending Tour 2010

| image = Bob Dylan - Azkena Rock Festival 2010 2.jpg

| landscape =

| image_caption = Dylan performing on tour in 2010

| artist = Bob Dylan

| start_date = March 11, 2010

| end_date = November 27, 2010

| number_of_legs = 4

| number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|15 in Asia|25 in Europe|62 in North America|102 in total}}

| last_tour = Never Ending Tour 2009
(2009)

| this_tour = Never Ending Tour 2010
(2010)

| next_tour = Never Ending Tour 2011
(2011)

}}

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/12/bob-dylan-never-ending-tour |title=Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour |work=The Guardian |date=2011-06-12 |access-date=2011-11-26}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/the-evolution-of-bob-dylan-20110509/the-never-ending-tour-begins-1988-1996-0242530 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514172401/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/the-evolution-of-bob-dylan-20110509/the-never-ending-tour-begins-1988-1996-0242530 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |title=The Evolution of Bob Dylan |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=2011-11-26}}

Background

The tour started off with 14 shows in Japan including a 7 show run at Zepp Tokyo{{cite web|url=http://www.bobdylan.com/tour/2010-03-28-zepp-tokyo |title=Concert: Mar 28, 2010 - Tokyo, Japan - Zepp Tokyo |publisher=Bob Dylan |access-date=2011-11-29}}{{cite web|url=http://boblinks.com/032510s.html |title=Concert: Tokyo, Japan - Zepp Tokyo - March 25, 2010 |publisher=BobLinks |access-date=2011-11-29}} before moving on to a concert in South Korea, the first he had performed there.{{cite web|url=http://www.bobdylan.com/tour/2010-03-31-olympic-gymnastics-stadium |title=Concert: Mar 31, 2010 - Seoul, South Korea - Olympic Gymnastics Stadium |publisher=Bob Dylan |access-date=2011-11-29}}

After completing the Asian tour Dylan and the band performed a European Summer Tour comprising 27 dates including his only United Kingdom performance of the year at the Hop Farm Festival in Kent.{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent_messenger/news/2010/july/4/dylan_and_van_morrison_wos.aspx |title=Dylan and Van Morrison wow the crowds at Hop Farm |work=Kent Messenger |date=2010-07-04 |access-date=2011-11-29}} The European tour finished the next day in Limerick, Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/online_exclusive_bob_dylan_confirmed_for_summer_concert_at_limerick_s_thomond_park_1_2191531 |title=Bob Dylan confirmed for summer concert at Limerick's Thomond Park |publisher=Limerick Leader |date=2010-03-10 |access-date=2011-11-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829202131/http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local/online_exclusive_bob_dylan_confirmed_for_summer_concert_at_limerick_s_thomond_park_1_2191531 |archive-date=2012-08-29 }}

After touring Europe Dylan returned home to the United States for a month-long summer tour beginning on August 4 in Austin, Texas and ending on September 4 in Seattle, Washington and Bumbershoot. John Mellencamp was Dylan's co-headliner for approximately half of the shows.{{cite web|url=http://www.mellencamp.com/news.html?n_id=638 |title= John To Join Bob Dylan's 2010 Summer Tour |publisher=John Mellencamp |date=2010-07-12 |access-date=2011-11-29}}

The fall tour was mainly a tour of College venues and some smaller theaters such as the Murat Theater in Indianapolis. The tour came to a close in Mashantucket, Connecticut on November 27 after 102 shows.{{cite web|url=http://www.bobdylan.com/tour/2010-11-27-mgm-grand-theater-foxwoods |title= Concert:Nov 27, 2010 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods |publisher=Bob Dylan |access-date=2011-11-29}}

Opening acts

  • Shooter Jennings (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma){{cite web |url= http://www.currentland.com/ViewArticle/48/Default.aspx |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130120072540/http://www.currentland.com/ViewArticle/48/Default.aspx |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2013-01-20 |title= Zoo Amp's awesome August features Bob Dylan with Shooter Jennings opening |publisher= currentland.com |access-date= 2012-03-09 }}
  • The Dough Rollers (Kansas City, Missouri / Lincoln Nebraska / Billings Montana / Casper, Wyoming / Jackson, Wyoming / Oakland, California){{cite web|url= http://www.tdpri.com/forum/music-your-ears/227337-dylan-mellencamp-dough-rollers-last-night-long-review.html |title= Dylan, Mellencamp and the Dough Rollers Last Night |publisher= tdpri.com |access-date=2012-03-09}}
  • John Mellencamp (Lincoln, Nebraska / Billings, Montana / Casper, Wyoming / Las Vegas, Nevada / Ontario, California / Bend, Oregon – Yakima, Washington){{cite web|url=http://www.mellencamp.com/news.html?n_id=638 |title= John To Join Bob Dylan's 2010 Summer Tour |publisher=John Mellencamp |date=2010-07-12 |access-date=2011-11-29}}

Tour dates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width="150"|Date

!width="150"|City

!width="150"|Country

!width="275"|Venue

!width="120"|Opening Act(s)

!width="125"|Attendance

!width="125"|Box Office

colspan="7" style="background:#ddd;"|Leg One — Asia
March 11, 2010

|rowspan="5"|Osaka

|rowspan="14"|Japan

|rowspan="5"|Zepp Osaka

|style="background:#B0C4DE;" rowspan="15"|N/A

|rowspan="5"| —

|rowspan="5"| —

March 12, 2010
March 13, 2010
March 15, 2010
March 16, 2010
March 18, 2010

|rowspan="2"|Nagoya

|rowspan="2"|Zepp Nagoya

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

March 19, 2010
March 21, 2010

|rowspan="7"|Tokyo

|rowspan="7"|Zepp Tokyo

|rowspan="7"| —

|rowspan="7"| —

March 23, 2010
March 24, 2010
March 25, 2010
March 26, 2010
March 28, 2010
March 29, 2010
March 31, 2010

|Seoul

|South Korea

|Olympic Gymnastics Arena

| —

| —

colspan="7" style="background:#ddd;"|Leg Two — Europe
May 29, 2010

|Athens

|Greece

|Terra Vibe Park

|style="background:#B0C4DE;" rowspan="25"|N/A

| —

| —

May 31, 2010

|Istanbul

|Turkey

|Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Theatre

| —

| —

June 2, 2010

|Bucharest

|Romania

|Zone Arena

| —

| —

June 3, 2010

|Sofia

|Bulgaria

|National Palace of Culture

| —

| —

June 4, 2010

|Skopje

|Macedonia

|Metropolis Arena

| —

| —

June 6, 2010

|Belgrade

|Serbia

|Belgrade Arena

| —

| —

June 7, 2010{{efn|The June 7, 2010 concert at Šalata in Zagreb, Croatia was part of the InMusic Festival.}}

|Zagreb

|Croatia

|Šalata

| —

| —

June 9, 2010

|Bratislava

|Slovakia

|Incheba Expo

| —

| —

June 11, 2010

|Prague

|Czech Republic

|O2 Arena

| —

| —

June 12, 2010

|Linz

|Austria

|TipsArena Linz

| —

| —

June 13, 2010

|Ljubljana

|Slovenia

|Hala Tivoli

| —

| —

June 15, 2010{{efn|The June 15, 2010 concert at PalaFabris in Padua, Italy was originally scheduled to take place at Piazzola sul Brenta due to weather concerns.}}

|Padua

|rowspan="3"|Italy

|PalaFabris

| —

| —

June 16, 2010

|Viareggio

|Cittadella del Carnevale

| —

| —

June 18, 2010

|Parma

|Parco Ducale

| —

| —

June 19, 2010

|Dornbirn

|Austria

|Messe-Stadion Dornbirn

| —

| —

June 20, 2010

|Lyon

|rowspan="3"|France

|Halle Tony Garnier

| —

| —

June 22, 2010

|Nice

|Palais Nikaïa

| —

| —

June 23, 2010

|Marseille

|Le Dôme de Marseille

| —

| —

June 24, 2010

|Barcelona

|rowspan="2"|Spain

|Poble Espanyol

| —

| —

June 26, 2010{{efn|The June 26, 2010 concert at the Festival Grounds in Vitoria, Spain was part of the Azkena Rock Festival.}}

|Vitoria-Gasteiz

|Mendizabala

| —

| —

June 28, 2010

|Carcassonne

|rowspan="3"|France

|Théâtre Jean-Deschamps

| —

| —

June 29, 2010

|Bordeaux

|Patinoire de Mériadeck

| —

| —

July 1, 2010

|Nantes

|Zénith de Nantes Métropole

| —

| —

July 3, 2010{{efn|The July 3, 2010 concert at The Hop Farm Country Park in Kent, England was part of Hop Farm Festival.}}

|Kent

|England

|The Hop Farm Country Park

| —

| —

July 4, 2010

|Limerick

|Ireland

|Thomond Park

| —

| —

colspan="7" style="background:#ddd;"|Leg Three — North America
August 4, 2010

|Austin

|rowspan="23"|United States

|The Backyard

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|N/A

| —

| —

August 6, 2010

|Oklahoma City

|Zoo Amphitheater

|Shooter Jennings

| —

| —

August 7, 2010

|Kansas City

|Starlight Theatre

|rowspan="2"|The Dough Rollers

| —

| —

August 8, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp|This concert was co-headlined by John Mellencamp.}}

|Lincoln

|Haymarket Park

| —

| —

August 10, 2010{{efn|The August 10, 2010 concert at the Buffalo Chip Campground in Sturgis, South Dakota was part of Sturgis Rally´s 70th Anniversary Celebration.}}

|Sturgis

|Buffalo Chip Campground

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|N/A

| —

| —

August 11, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|Billings

|Dehler Park

|rowspan="5"|The Dough Rollers

|6,842 / 6,842

|$376,310

August 12, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|Casper

|Mike Lansing Field

| —

| —

August 14, 2010

|Jackson

|Snow King Resort

| —

| —

August 15, 2010

|Boise

|Idaho Botanical Garden

|4,027 / 4,027

|$201,350

August 17, 2010

|Park City

|Deer Valley

| —

| —

August 18, 2010

|Las Vegas

|The Colosseum at Caesars Palace

|style="background:#B0C4DE;" rowspan="6"|N/A

| —

| —

August 19, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|Ontario

|Citizens Business Bank Arena

|4,937 / 5,461

|$312,925

August 21, 2010{{efn|The August 21, 2010 concert at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California was part of the Monterey County Fair.}}

|Monterey

|Monterey County Fairgrounds

| —

| —

August 22, 2010

|Stateline

|Harveys Outdoor Arena

| —

| —

August 24, 2010

|Oakland

|Fox Oakland Theatre

| —

| —

August 25, 2010

|San Francisco

|The Warfield Theatre

| —

| —

August 27, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|Bend

|Les Schwab Amphitheater

|rowspan="5"|The Dough Rollers

| —

| —

August 28, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|rowspan="2"|Troutdale

|rowspan="2"|McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

August 29, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}
August 31, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|Missoula

|Ogren Park at Allegiance Field

|6,938 / 6,938

|$376,870

September 1, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|Post Falls

|Greyhound Park & Event Center

| —

| —

September 3, 2010{{efn|name=Mellencamp}}

|Yakima

|Yakima County Stadium

|style="background:#B0C4DE;" rowspan="2"|N/A

| —

| —

September 4, 2010{{efn|The September 4, 2010 concert at the Seattle Center Main Stage in Seattle was part of Bumbershoot.}}

|Seattle

|Seattle Center Main Stage

| —

| —

colspan="7" style="background:#ddd;"|Leg Four — North America
October 6, 2010

|Fort Lauderdale

|rowspan="38"|United States

|Don Taft University Center

|style="background:#B0C4DE;" rowspan="38"|N/A

|4,069 / 4,069

|$177,792

October 7, 2010

|Tampa

|USF Sun Dome

|2,147 / 3,000

|$93,419

October 8, 2010

|Gainesville

|O'Connell Center

| —

| —

October 10, 2010

|Orlando

|UCF Arena

|3,441 / 6,525

|$147,014

October 11, 2010

|Tallahassee

|Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center

| —

| —

October 13, 2010

|Birmingham

|BJCC Concert Hall

| —

| —

October 14, 2010

|Charlotte

|Dale F. Halton Arena

|2,156 / 4,640

|$88,290

October 16, 2010

|Winston-Salem

|LJVM Coliseum

| —

| —

October 17, 2010

|Clemson

|Littlejohn Coliseum

|2,588 / 4,647

|$77,045

October 19, 2010

|Nashville

|Nashville Municipal Auditorium

| —

| —

October 21, 2010

|St. Louis

|Chaifetz Arena

| —

| —

October 22, 2010

|Champaign

|Assembly Hall

| —

| —

October 24, 2010

|Cedar Falls

|McLeod Center

| —

| —

October 25, 2010{{efn|The October 25, 2010 concert at the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin featured two shows. One at 7pm and another at 10pm.}}

|Madison

|Overture Center

|3,600 / 4,389

|$186,240

October 26, 2010

|East Lansing

|MSU Auditorium

| —

| —

October 28, 2010

|Ann Arbor

|Hill Auditorium

| —

| —

October 29, 2010

|Kalamazoo

|Miller Auditorium

| —

| —

October 30, 2010

|Chicago

|Riviera Theatre

| —

| —

October 31, 2010

|Indianapolis

|Murat Theater

| —

| —

November 2, 2010

|Akron

|E. J. Thomas Hall

| —

| —

November 3, 2010

|Highland Heights

|The Bank of Kentucky Center

|2,329 / 3,500

|$90,759

November 4, 2010

|Columbus

|Value City Arena

| —

| —

November 6, 2010

|Rochester

|Gordon Field House

| —

| —

November 7, 2010

|Pittsburgh

|Petersen Events Center

| —

| —

November 9, 2010

|University Park

|Bryce Jordan Center

|3,187 / 4,225

|$108,498

November 10, 2010

|Charlottesville

|John Paul Jones Arena

| —

| —

November 12, 2010

|Bethlehem

|Stabler Arena

| —

| —

November 13, 2010

|Washington, D.C.

|Charles E. Smith Center

| —

| —

November 14, 2010

|West Long Branch

|Multipurpose Activity Center

| —

| —

November 16, 2010

|Poughkeepsie

|Mid-Hudson Civic Center

| —

| —

November 17, 2010

|Binghamton

|Binghamton University Events Center

| —

| —

November 19, 2010

|Amherst

|William D. Mullins Memorial Center

| —

| —

November 20, 2010

|Lowell

|Tsongas Center

| —

| —

November 22, 2010

|rowspan="3"|New York City

|rowspan="3"|Terminal 5

|rowspan="3"| —

|rowspan="3"| —

November 23, 2010
November 24, 2010
November 26, 2010

|Atlantic City

|Borgata Events Center

| —

| —

November 27, 2010

|Ledyard

|MGM Grand at Foxwoods Theater

| —

| —

style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"

!colspan="5" style="background:#ddd;"|TOTAL

!42,820 / 58,263
(73%)

!$2,236,512

Tour band

  • Bob Dylan – Vocals, Harmonica, Organ, Guitar
  • Charlie Sexton – Guitar
  • Stu Kimball – Rhythm Guitar
  • George Recelli – Drums, Percussion
  • Tony Garnier – Bass
  • Donnie Herron – violin, electric mandolin, pedal steel, lap steel

Notes

{{notelist|2}}

References

{{Reflist|2}}