Never Ending Tour 2016

Never Ending Tour 2016
Tour by Bob Dylan
Poster to the concert in Morrison, USA
Location
  • Asia
  • North America
Start dateApril 4, 2016
End dateNovember 23, 2016
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 16 in Asia
  • 59 in North America
  • 75 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[1][2][3] The Tour started on April 4, 2016 and ended on November 23, 2016.

Background

Bob Dylan's eighth tour of Japan was announced via his official website on December 22, 2015. The tour was slated to take place throughout April covering several major Japanese cities including Tokyo and Osaka.

On March 22, 2016, it was announced that Dylan, among others, would headline the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, during the summer.[4][5] A full U.S. summer tour was announced on Dylan's official website on March 7, 2016, beginning in Woodinville, Washington, on June 4 and ending in Guilford, New Hampshire, on July 17, in support of Dylan's upcoming album Fallen Angels.[6][7][8]

On May 3, 2016, it was officially confirmed that Dylan, with his band, would perform at Desert Trip, a festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, featuring performers from the 1960s and 1970s. Dylan was to share the bill with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who.[9] Following the two Desert Trip performances, Dylan and his band will embark on a complete twenty-seven date tour, throughout the Eastern, Southern and Western United States; this was announced via Dylan's official website on August 8, 2016.[10]

The 2016 tour comprises seventy-five concerts, the fewest concerts Dylan has performed in a year since the Never Ending Tour's début in 1988, when he also performed seventy-five concerts.

Support acts

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on November 23, 2016 at the Au-Rene Theater in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Desert Trip set lists

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Attendance Box Office
Asia
April 4, 2016 Tokyo Japan Orchard Hall — —
April 5, 2016
April 6, 2016
April 9, 2016 Sendai Tokyo Electron Hall Miyagi — —
April 11, 2016 Osaka Festival Hall, Osaka — —
April 12, 2016
April 13, 2016
April 15, 2016 Nagoya Century Hall — —
April 18, 2016 Tokyo Orchard Hall — —
April 19, 2016
April 21, 2016
April 22, 2016
April 23, 2016 Tokyo Dome City Hall — —
April 25, 2016 Orchard Hall — —
April 26, 2016
April 28, 2016 Yokohama Pacifico Yokohama — —
Fallen Angels Tour
June 4, 2016 Woodinville United States Chateau Ste. Michelle 8,581 / 8,600 $675,491
June 5, 2016
June 7, 2016 Eugene Cuthbert Amphitheater — —
June 9, 2016 Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre 9,730 / 12,054 $914,970
June 10, 2016
June 11, 2016 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl — —
June 13, 2016 San Diego Humphreys Concerts By the Bay — —
June 14, 2016
June 16, 2016 Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium 6,354 / 6,354 $676,071
June 19, 2016 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre — —
June 21, 2016 Kansas City Starlight Theatre — —
June 22, 2016 Lincoln Pinewood Bowl Theater — —
June 24, 2016 Highland Park Ravinia Park —[a]
June 25, 2016 Indianapolis Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn — —
June 26, 2016 Nashville Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater — —
June 28, 2016 Kettering Fraze Pavilion — —
June 29, 2016 Toledo Toledo Zoo Amphitheater — —
June 30, 2016 Lewiston Lewiston Artpark — —
July 2, 2016 Lenox Koussevitzky Music Shed — —
July 3, 2016 Ledyard The Grand Theater — —
July 5, 2016 Vienna Filene Center — —
July 6, 2016
July 8, 2016 New York City Forest Hills Stadium 12,013 / 12,013 $1,187,995
July 9, 2016 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Events Center — —
July 10, 2016 Atlantic City The Borgata Events Center — —
July 12, 2016 Hopewell Constellation Brands Marvin Sands PAC — —
July 13, 2016 Philadelphia Mann Center for the Performing Arts — —
July 14, 2016 Boston Leader Bank Pavilion 4,208 / 5,165 $376,448
July 16, 2016 Portland Thompson's Point — —
July 17, 2016 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion — —
North America
October 7, 2016 Indio United States Empire Polo Club —[b]
October 13, 2016 Las Vegas The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan — —
October 14, 2016 Indio Empire Polo Club —[b]
October 16, 2016 Phoenix Comerica Theatre — —
October 18, 2016 Albuquerque Kiva Auditorium — —
October 19, 2016 El Paso Abraham Chavez Theatre — —
October 22, 2016 Thackerville Global Events Centre — —
October 23, 2016 Tulsa Brady Theater 2,369 / 2,707 $218,210
October 25, 2016 Shreveport Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium — —
October 26, 2016 Baton Rouge River Center Theater for Performing Arts — —
October 27, 2016 Jackson Thalia Mara Hall — —
October 29, 2016 Huntsville Von Braun Center Concert Hall — —
October 30, 2016 Paducah The Carson Center — —
November 1, 2016 Louisville Robert S. Whitney Hall 2,399 / 2,399 $173,182
November 2, 2016 Charleston Maier Foundation Performance Hall — —
November 4, 2016 Durham Durham Performing Arts Center 2,701 / 2,701 $237,884
November 5, 2016 Roanoke Berglund Performing Arts Theatre — —
November 6, 2016 Charlotte Belk Theater 2,118 / 2,118 $192,735
November 9, 2016 Knoxville Tennessee Theatre — —
November 10, 2016 Columbia Columbia Township Auditorium 2,806 / 2,806 $216,862
November 12, 2016 Asheville Thomas Wolfe Auditorium — —
November 13, 2016 Chattanooga Tivoli Theatre — —
November 15, 2016 Birmingham BJCC Concert Hall — —
November 16, 2016 Mobile Saenger Theatre 1,940 / 1,940 $168,809
November 18, 2016 Jacksonville Moran Theater — —
November 19, 2016 Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall 2,122 / 2,122 $254,001
November 20, 2016 Fort Myers Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall — —
November 22, 2016 Orlando Walt Disney Theater — —
November 23, 2016 Fort Lauderdale Au-Rene Theater — —
TOTAL 57,331 / 60,969
(94%)
$5,292,658

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

October 20, 2016 Lubbock City Bank Auditorium Cancelled due to logistical issues.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ The June 24, 2016 concert at the Ravinia Park in Highland Park, Illinois is part of the Ravinia Festival.[11]
  2. ^ a b The October 7 and 14, 2016 concerts at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California are part of Desert Trip.[12]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour". The Guardian. June 12, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Evolution of Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tour Begins". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Diana Ross lead Ravinia's summer music lineup". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bob Dylan Announces New Album 'Fallen Angels,' Summer Tour With Mavis Staples". Billboard. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Bob Dylan Sets Summer Tour in Support of New LP 'Fallen Angels'". Rolling Stone. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Bob Dylan announces new album 'Fallen Angels' and tour". NME. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  8. ^ "Bob Dylan Announces New Album and Tour". Pitchfork Media. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Desert Trip: Tickets details announced for Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones 'mega-festival'". NME. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Bob Dylan Sets Fall Tour Following Desert Trip Mega-Fest". Rolling Stone. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Diana Ross lead Ravinia's summer music lineup". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "Desert Trip lineup: Rock legends confirmed for Desert Trip mega festival and the ticket prices are eye-watering". The Independent. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  13. ^ "Bob Dylan's Lubbock, Texas Show Has Been Canceled". KFYO. October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.