Never Ending Tour 2017

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[1][2][3]

Never Ending Tour 2017
Tour by Bob Dylan
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated albumTriplicate
Start dateApril 1, 2017
End dateNovember 25, 2017
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 28 in Europe
  • 56 in North America
  • 84 in total
Bob Dylan concert chronology

Background

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Six concerts taking place in the United Kingdom,[4] across May 2017 were announced at BobDylan.com on December 8, 2016.[5][6][7] The following day a concert at the 3Arena in Dublin was announced for May 11.[8] Further mainland Europe concerts including Stockholm and Antwerp were announced on December 12.[9]

On January 27, 2017, it was announced that Dylan would be performing at the fan-curated Firefly Music Festival, taking place at The Woodlands at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.[10][11] On March 20, 2017, a further five concerts in the United States were announced, along with eighteen concerts taking place in Canada during the summer of 2017.[12][13] These concerts include the first ever concert to take place at The Hutton Brickyards in Kingston, New York[14] and Dylan's first concert appearance at Edmonton's new Rogers Place arena.

Set list

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This set list is representative of the performance on July 25, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Songs performed

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Attendance Box Office
Europe
April 1, 2017 Stockholm Sweden Waterfront Congress Centre
April 2, 2017
April 4, 2017 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
April 6, 2017 Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen Opera House
April 7, 2017
April 9, 2017 Lund Sweden Sparbanken Skåne Arena
April 11, 2017 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena 7,022 / 8,150 $537,147
April 12, 2017 Lingen EmslandArena
April 13, 2017 Düsseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle
April 16, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
April 17, 2017
April 18, 2017
April 20, 2017 Paris France Zénith Paris
April 21, 2017 Grande Seine
April 22, 2017 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
April 24, 2017 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena 5,146 / 5,580 $457,587
April 25, 2017 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
April 26, 2017 Hanover Swiss Life Hall
April 28, 2017 London England London Palladium
April 29, 2017
April 30, 2017
May 3, 2017 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
May 4, 2017 Bournemouth England Windsor Hall
May 5, 2017 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
May 7, 2017 Glasgow Scotland SEC Armadillo
May 8, 2017 Liverpool England Echo Arena Liverpool
May 9, 2017 London SSE Arena Wembley
May 11, 2017 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
North America (Summer)
June 13, 2017 Port Chester United States Capitol Theatre
June 14, 2017
June 15, 2017
June 17, 2017[a] Dover The Woodlands of D.I.S.
June 18, 2017 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre
June 20, 2017 Shelburne The Green at the Shelburne Museum 3,043 / 3,043 $228,225
June 21, 2017 Providence Providence Performing Arts Center
June 23, 2017 Kingston The Hutton Brickyards
June 24, 2017
June 25, 2017 Syracuse Lakeview Amphitheater 3,054 / 4,724 $244,931
June 27, 2017 Kingston Canada Rogers K-Rock Centre
June 29, 2017 Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre
June 30, 2017[b] Montreal Bell Centre 7,330 / 7,330 $470,060
July 2, 2017 Barrie Barrie Molson Centre
July 4, 2017 Oshawa Tribute Communities Centre
July 5, 2017 Toronto Air Canada Centre
July 6, 2017 London Budweiser Gardens 4,150 / 4,481 $257,325
July 8, 2017[c] Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena
July 9, 2017[d][c] Milwaukee American Family Insurance Amphitheater
July 12, 2017 Winnipeg Canada Bell MTS Place
July 14, 2017 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre
July 15, 2017 Moose Jaw Mosaic Place
July 16, 2017 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
July 19, 2017 Edmonton Rogers Place
July 21, 2017 Dawson Creek EnCana Events Centre
July 22, 2017 Prince George CN Centre
July 24, 2017 Kelowna Prospera Place
July 25, 2017 Vancouver Rogers Arena
North America (Fall)
October 13, 2017 Valley Center United States Harrah's Resort SoCal Events Center 2,105 / 2,220 $302,885
October 14, 2017 Las Vegas The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
October 17, 2017 Salt Lake City Delta Performance Hall
October 18, 2017
October 21, 2017 Broomfield 1stBank Center
October 23, 2017 Omaha CenturyLink Center Omaha
October 24, 2017 Ames Stephens Auditorium
October 25, 2017 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center
October 27, 2017 Chicago Wintrust Arena 4,177 / 7,147 $371,725
October 28, 2017 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
October 29, 2017 Bloomington IU Auditorium
November 1, 2017 Detroit Fox Theatre
November 3, 2017 Akron E.J. Thomas Hall
November 5, 2017 Columbus Palace Theatre
November 6, 2017 Pittsburgh Heinz Hall
November 8, 2017 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 4,195 / 5,514 $255,605
November 10, 2017 Richmond Richmond Coliseum 2,779 / 4,354 $206,891
November 11, 2017 Upper Darby Tower Theater
November 12, 2017
November 14, 2017 Washington, D.C. The Anthem 4,245 / 4,245 $355,690
November 16, 2017 Boston Agganis Arena
November 17, 2017 Albany Palace Theatre
November 18, 2017 Buffalo Shea's Performing Arts Center
November 20, 2017 New York City Beacon Theatre 13,806 / 13,806 $1,534,236
November 21, 2017
November 22, 2017
November 24, 2017
November 25, 2017
TOTAL 61,052 / 70,594
(86%)
$5,222,307

Cancelled shows

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July 18, 2017 Medicine Hat Canalta Centre Cancelled due to logistical issues.[19]
July 27, 2017 Victoria Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre Cancelled due to scheduling issues.[20]

Personnel

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Notes

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  1. ^ The June 17, 2017, concert at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, is part of the Firefly Music Festival.[15]
  2. ^ The June 30, 2017, concert at Centre Bell in Montreal, Quebec, is part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.[16]
  3. ^ a b The July 8, 2017, concert in Detroit and the July 9, 2017, concert in Milwaukee are part of Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour.[17]
  4. ^ The July 9, 2017, concert at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is part of Summerfest.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour". The Guardian. June 12, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Evolution of Bob Dylan: The Never Ending Tour Begins". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour Keeps on Trucking". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Reporters, Telegraph (December 8, 2016). "Bob Dylan announces UK arena tour". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bob Dylan announces 2017 UK arena tour". NME. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Bob Dylan announces huge UK arena tour for 2017". Daily Express. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Bob Dylan announces 2017 tour". Nottingham Post. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Bob Dylan announces Irish gig for 2017". Irish Independent. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "Bob Dylan gives concert in Antwerp Lotto Arena". Hoholok. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Bob Dylan Will Come Out of Hiding to Headline Firefly Festival 2017". Vulture. January 27, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "7 things about Firefly '17: Bob Dylan to the boy's club". Delaware Online. January 27, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Bob Dylan coming to Syracuse for Lakeview Amphitheater concert". Syracuse. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "Bob Dylan Plots North American Tour After New Covers Album". Rolling Stone. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  14. ^ "Bob Dylan to play Kingston waterfront in June". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  15. ^ "Muse, Bob Dylan and The Weeknd to play fan-curated festival". NME. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  16. ^ "Bob Dylan headlines 38th Montreal International Jazz Festival". CBC News. April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  17. ^ "Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Jason Isbell Set for Outlaw Music Festival Tour". Rolling Stone. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  18. ^ "Summerfest 50 is ending with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell and more July 9". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  19. ^ "Bob Dylan cancelled". Medicine Hat News. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  20. ^ "Bob Dylan cancels Victoria show over scheduling conflicts". CTV News Vancouver Island. June 16, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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