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Never Ending Tour 2015

{{Short description|2015 concert tour by Bob Dylan}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Never Ending Tour 2015

| artist = Bob Dylan

| location = {{hlist|North America|Europe}}

| start_date = April 10, 2015

| end_date = November 22, 2015

| number_of_legs = 3

| number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|28 in North America|59 in Europe|87 in total}}

| last_tour = Never Ending Tour 2014
(2014)

| this_tour = Never Ending Tour 2015
(2015)

| next_tour = Never Ending Tour 2016
(2016)

}}

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=June 12, 2011 |access-date=November 26, 2011}}{{cite web|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: The Never Ending Tour Begins |publisher=Rolling Stone Magazine |access-date=November 26, 2011}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/our-10-greatest-hopes-and-fears-for-2012-20120104/bob-dylans-never-ending-tour-keeps-on-trucking-0968597 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108075838/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/our-10-greatest-hopes-and-fears-for-2012-20120104/bob-dylans-never-ending-tour-keeps-on-trucking-0968597 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |title=Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 16, 2012}}

Background

The first leg of the tour, taking place solely in North America, was announced on February 12, 2015, with several dates in Memphis, Tulsa, Kansas City and St. Louis being announced in the following days and weeks.{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bob-dylan-spring-2015-u-s-tour/ |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |title=Bob Dylan Announces Spring 2015 U.S. Tour |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=March 2, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/bob-dylan-announces-us-tour-dates-2/ |title=Bob Dylan announces US tour dates |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=March 2, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/back-to-rockville/article11143091.html |title=Bob Dylan coming to Kansas City in May |work=The Kansas City Star |date=February 25, 2015 |access-date=March 2, 2015}}

Dylan planned an extensive tour of Europe split between the summer and fall. During the summer Dylan and his band performed mainly at festivals and large arenas. During the fall Dylan and his band performed mainly in theatres and mid-sized arenas, including a five-night residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/april/the-legendary-bob-dylan-announces-run-of-2015-royal-albert-hall-dates/ |title=The legendary Bob Dylan announces run of 2015 Royal Albert Hall dates |publisher=Royal Albert Hall |date=April 30, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2015}} His performances at the Royal Albert Hall were awarded a five-star review from the Financial Times{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d873c26e-7bfc-11e5-a1fe-567b37f80b64.html |title=Bob Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall: 'back in the groove' |work=Financial Times |date=October 26, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2015}} and his performances at the O2 Apollo in Manchester were given a four-star rating by the Manchester Evening News.{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/review-bob-dylan--o2-10343224 |title=Review: Bob Dylan at O2 Apollo, Manchester |work=Manchester Evening News |date=October 28, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2015}}

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on October 25, 2015 in London, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

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;Set One

  1. "Things Have Changed"
  2. "She Belongs to Me"
  3. "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
  4. "What'll I Do"
  5. "Duquesne Whistle"
  6. "Melancholy Mood"
  7. "Pay in Blood"
  8. "I'm a Fool to Want You"
  9. "Tangled Up in Blue"

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;Set Two

  2. "High Water (For Charley Patton)"
  3. "Why Try to Change Me Now?"
  4. "Early Roman Kings"
  5. "The Night We Called It a Day"
  6. "Spirit on the Water"
  7. "Scarlet Town"
  8. "All or Nothing at All"
  9. "Long and Wasted Years"
  10. "Autumn Leaves"

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;Encore

  2. "Blowin' in the Wind"
  3. "Love Sick"

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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Another Side of Bob Dylan

Bringing It All Back Home

Highway 61 Revisited

Blonde on Blonde

John Wesley Harding

Blood on the Tracks

The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3

Time Out of Mind

"Love and Theft"

Modern Times

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Together Through Life

Tempest

Shadows in the Night

Fallen Angels

Non-album songs

Non-album cover songs

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Tour dates

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

!width="150"|Date

!width="150"|City

!width="150"|Country

!width="275"|Venue

!width="150"|Attendance

!width="100"|Box Office

colspan=8 style="background:#ddd;"|North America
April 10, 2015

|Atlantic City

|rowspan="28"|United States

|Borgata Events Center

| —

| —

April 11, 2015

|Baltimore

|Lyric Opera House

| —

| —

April 12, 2015

|Richmond

|Altria Theater

|2,907 / 2,907

|$226,795

April 14, 2015

|Savannah

|Johnny Mercer Theater

|2,459 / 2,459

|$182,949

April 15, 2015

|Montgomery

|Montgomery Performing Arts Center

|1,706 / 1,706

|$136,615

April 17, 2015

|North Charleston

|North Charleston Performing Arts Center

|1,677 / 1,821

|$140,402

April 18, 2015

|St. Augustine

|St. Augustine Amphitheatre

|3,896 / 3,896

|$239,652

April 19, 2015

|Orlando

|Walt Disney Theater

| —

| —

April 21, 2015

|Clearwater

|Ruth Eckerd Hall

|2,146 / 2,146

|$199,367

April 22, 2015

|Fort Lauderdale

|Au-Rene Theater

|2,628 / 2,628

|$222,756

April 24, 2015

|Atlanta

|Fox Theatre

|4,042 / 4,577

|$351,107

April 25, 2015

|Durham

|Durham Performing Arts Center

|2,690 / 2,712

|$209,281

April 26, 2015

|Greenville

|Peace Center

| —

| —

April 27, 2015

|Nashville

|Andrew Jackson Hall

|2,240 / 2,358

|$202,100

April 29, 2015

|New Orleans

|Saenger Theatre

|2,591 / 2,591

|$210,056

April 30, 2015

|Memphis

|Orpheum Theatre

|2,355 / 2,355

|$184,815

May 2, 2015

|Thackerville

|WinStar World Casino

| —

| —

May 3, 2015

|Oklahoma City

|Civic Center Music Hall

| —

| —

May 5, 2015

|Houston

|Bayou Music Center

| —

| —

May 6, 2015

|Austin

|Bass Concert Hall

| —

| —

May 7, 2015

|San Antonio

|Majestic Theatre

|2,249 / 2,249

|$170,126

May 9, 2015

|Tulsa

|The Joint

| —

| —

May 10, 2015

|Kansas City

|Municipal Auditorium Music Hall

| —

| —

May 11, 2015

|St. Louis

|Fox Theatre

| —

| —

May 13, 2015

|Milwaukee

|Riverside Theater

|2,329 / 2,329

|$192,198

May 15, 2015

|Detroit

|Fox Theatre

| —

| —

May 16, 2015

|Columbus

|Ohio Theatre

| —

| —

May 17, 2015

|South Bend

|Morris Performing Arts Center

|2,032 / 2,513

|$159,520

colspan=8 style="background:#ddd;"|Europe: Summer
June 20, 2015

|Mainz

|rowspan="3"|Germany

|Zollhafen Mainz

| —

| —

June 21, 2015

|Tübingen

|Kreissparkasse Sparkassen Carré

| —

| —

June 23, 2015

|Bamberg

|Brose Arena Bamberg

| —

| —

June 25, 2015

|Ljubljana

|Slovenia

|Arena Stožice

| —

| —

June 26, 2015

|Wiesen

|Austria

|Ottakringer Arena Wiesen

| —

| —

June 27, 2015

|San Daniele

|rowspan="4"|Italy

|Stadio Zanussi San Daniele

|colspan="2"| —{{efn|The June 27, 2015 concert in San Daniele del Friuli is a part of Aria di Festa.}}

June 29, 2015

|Rome

|Terme di Caracalla

| —

| —

July 1, 2015

|Lucca

|Piazza Napoleone Lucca

|colspan="2"| —{{efn|The July 1, 2015 concert in Lucca is a part of Lucca Summer Festival.}}

July 2, 2015

|Turin

|Pala Alpitour

| —

| —

July 4, 2015

|Barcelona

|rowspan="6"|Spain

|Palau Reial de Pedralbes

|colspan="2"| —{{efn|The July 4, 2015 concert in Barcelona is a part of Festival Jardins de Pedralbes.}}

July 5, 2015

|Zaragoza

|Pabellón Príncipe Felipe

| —

| —

July 6, 2015

|Madrid

|Barclaycard Center

| —

| —

July 8, 2015

|Granada

|Palacio Municipal de Deportes

| —

| —

July 9, 2015

|Córdoba

|Teatro de la Axerquía

| —

| —

July 11, 2015

|San Sebastián

|Donostia Arena 2016

| —

| —

July 12, 2015

|Albi

|rowspan="2"|France

|Albi Cathedral

|colspan="2"| —{{efn|The July 12, 2015 concert in Albi is a part of Festival Pause Guitare.}}

July 13, 2015

|Saint Malô

|Théâtre de Verdure

|colspan="2"| —{{efn|The July 13, 2015 concert in Saint Malô is a part of Festival de Poupet.}}

July 15, 2015

|Locarno

|Switzerland

|Piazza Grande Locarno

|colspan="2"| —{{efn|The July 15, 2015 concert in Locarno is a part of Moon and Stars Festival.}}

July 16, 2015

|Lörrach

|Germany

|Marktplatz Lörrach

|colspan="2"| —{{efn|The July 16, 2015 concert in Lörrach is a part of Stimmen-Festival.}}

colspan=7 style="background:#ddd;"|Europe: Fall
October 1, 2015

|rowspan="3"|Oslo

|rowspan="3"|Norway

|rowspan="3"|Oslo Konserthus

|rowspan="3"| —

|rowspan="3"| —

October 2, 2015
October 3, 2015
October 5, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Stockholm

|rowspan="2"|Sweden

|rowspan="2"|Waterfront Auditorium

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

October 6, 2015
October 8, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Copenhagen

|rowspan="2"|Denmark

|rowspan="2"|Falkonersalen

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

October 9, 2015
October 10, 2015

|Malmö

|Sweden

|Malmö Live

| —

| —

October 12, 2015

|Leipzig

|rowspan="5"|Germany

|Gewandhaus

| —

| —

October 13, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Berlin

|rowspan="2"|Tempodrom

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

October 14, 2015
October 15, 2015

|Braunschweig

|Volkswagen Halle

| —

| —

October 17, 2015

|Saarbrücken

|Saarlandhalle

| —

| —

October 18, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Paris

|rowspan="2"|France

|rowspan="2"|Palais des Sports

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

October 19, 2015
October 21, 2015

|rowspan="5"|London

|rowspan="7"|England

|rowspan="5"|Royal Albert Hall

|rowspan="5"| —

|rowspan="5"| —

October 22, 2015
October 23, 2015
October 24, 2015
October 25, 2015
October 27, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Manchester

|rowspan="2"|O2 Apollo Manchester

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

October 28, 2015
October 29, 2015

|Cardiff

|Wales

|Motorpoint Arena Cardiff

|4,728 / 4,820

|$434,678

October 30, 2015

|Southampton

|England

|Southampton Guildhall

| —

| —

November 1, 2015

|Brussels

|Belgium

|Forest National

|7,514 / 8,400

|$550,417

November 2, 2015

|Eindhoven

|rowspan="4"|Netherlands

|Muziekgebouw Frits Philips

| —

| —

November 5, 2015

|rowspan="3"|Amsterdam

|rowspan="3"|Carré Theatre

|rowspan="3"| —

|rowspan="3"| —

November 6, 2015
November 7, 2015
November 9, 2015

|Hamburg

|rowspan="3"|Germany

|Alsterdorfer Sporthalle

| —

| —

November 10, 2015

|Düsseldorf

|Mitsubishi Electric Halle

| —

| —

November 11, 2015

|Regensburg

|Donau Arena

| —

| —

November 13, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Basel

|rowspan="2"|Switzerland

|rowspan="2"|Musical Theater Basel

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

November 14, 2015
November 15, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Bregenz

|rowspan="2"|Austria

|rowspan="2"|Festspielhaus Bregenz

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

November 16, 2015
November 18, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Bologna

|rowspan="4"|Italy

|rowspan="2"|Teatro Auditorium Manzoni

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

November 19, 2015
November 21, 2015

|rowspan="2"|Milan

|rowspan="2"|Teatro degli Arcimboldi

|rowspan="2"| —

|rowspan="2"| —

November 22, 2015
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!colspan="4"|Total

!50,189 / 52,467
(96%)

!$4,012,834

=Cancellations and rescheduled shows=

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|November 3, 2015

|Rouen

|Zénith de Rouen

|Cancelled due to unforeseen logistical issues.{{cite web|url=http://www.normandie-actu.fr/evenement-bob-dylan-veritable-legende-vivante-sur-la-scene-du-zenith-a-rouen_163378/ |title=Bob Dylan annule son concert à Rouen pour des problèmes logistiques |publisher=Normandie |date=October 27, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2015}}

Notes

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References

{{reflist|2}}

External links

  • [http://www.boblinks.com/dates.html BobLinks] – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120313122911/http://www.bobdylan.com/tour BobDylan.com] – Bob Dylan's Official Website Tour Page
  • [http://www.bjorner.com/still.htm Bjorner's Still on the Road] – Information on recording sessions and performances

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