IT’S ALL BEEN WRITTEN IN THE BOOK - BOB DYLAN 2004

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5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1 Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 111 new shows. As in 2004 there were four legs;

March – April	US Spring Tour	33 shows
June	US Warm-upTour	6
June – July	Europe Summer Tour	21
August – September	US Summer Tour	22
October – November	US Fall College Tour	29

5.2 The musicians

Larry Campbell	electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, bouzouki, mandolin.
Freddy Koella	electric and acoustic guitar (March – April)
Stu Kimball	electric and acoustic guitar (June –)
Tony Garnier	bass
George Recile	drums
Richie Hayward	drums (March – April)

5.3 The show

	US Spring	US Warm-up	Europe Summer	US Summer	US Fall
Main set:	14 songs	14 songs	10 or 14 songs	14 songs	14-15 songs
Encores:	3-4 songs	3 electric songs		3 electric songs	2 or 3electric songs
	1 electric song

There was between 0 and 5 acoustic songs in the main set.

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5.4 US Spring

5.4.1 Dates and venues

FEBRUARY

28

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Cain's Ballroom

MARCH

1	St. Louis, Missouri	The Pageant
2	St. Louis, Missouri	The Pageant
3	St. Louis, Missouri	The Pageant
5	Chicago, Illinois	Aragon Ballroom
6	Chicago, Illinois	Riviera Theatre
7	Chicago, Illinois	Vic Theatre
8	Chicago, Illinois	Park West
10	St. Paul, Minnesota	Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul River Centre
12	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	The Rave, The Eagles Club
13	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	The Rave, The Eagles Club
15	Detroit, Michigan	State Theater
16	Detroit, Michigan	State Theater
17	Detroit, Michigan	State Theater
19	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Ricoh Coliseum
20	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	The Phoenix
21	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Kool Haus
24	Boston, Massachusetts	Avalon
25	Boston, Massachusetts	Avalon
26	Boston, Massachusetts	Avalon
28	New York City, New York	Apollo Theater, Apollo at 70: A Hot Night In Harlem
29	Upper Darby, Pennsylvania	The Tower Theatre
30	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Electric Factory
31	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Trocadero

APRIL

2	Washington, District Of Columbia	9:30 Club
3	Washington, District Of Columbia	Bender Arena, American University
4	Washington, District Of Columbia	Warner Theater
6	Norfolk, Virginia	The Norva
7	Boone, North Carolina	Holmes Center, Appalachian State University
9	Asheville, North Carolina	The Orange Peel
10	Columbia, South Carolina	Richland Township Auditorium
12	Atlanta, Georgia	The Tabernacle
13	Atlanta, Georgia	The Tabernacle
14	Atlanta, Georgia	The Tabernacle

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5.4.2 The songs

AB   acoustic with the band

IN ORDER PLAYED

		Feb							March
			28	1	2	3	5	6		7	8	10	12	13	15	16	17	19	20	21
Drifter's Escape			1	1			1	1					1		1			1
Tell Me That It Isn't True			2			7		6					2	2	8	8
Cry A While			3	3	3		3	3								3
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB		4	4	4		4	4					9		4
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		5	5	5		5						3				5
Girl From The North Country	AB		6	6	6	9	6	10				8					9	13
Things Have Changed			7	7				5					5		7			5
Highway 61 Revisited			8	8	10	8	9			9		9	6	5	9	7	10	6
Make You Feel My Love			9	9									7			6		11
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			10	10		3		9		3		3	8	3	5		3	3		5
Every Grain Of Sand			11			11	13	13						13			13
Honest With Me			12	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12
Saving Grace			13	13	13	13				13			13		13
Summer Days			14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Cat's In The Well			15	15	15	15	15	15		15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15
Like A Rolling Stone			16	16	16	16	16	16		16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16
All Along The Watchtower			17	17	17	17	17	17		17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB			2	2		2	2		2		2	4		2		2	2
Man In The Long Black Coat				11							15			10			11
Down Along The Cove					1			7						7			6
High Water (For Charley Patton)					7	5					3						8
Watching The River Flow					8						6					5				9
Can't Wait					9									6
Shooting Star					11						13	13				13				13
Tombstone Blues						1				1		1
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)						2										2
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB					4
Most Likely You Go Your Way						6	7	11					10		11			10
Cold Irons Bound						10				7	8	7				10				7
Million Miles							8												6
Floater (Too Much To Ask)							10			11		11			6			9
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere							11													6
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB							8						8		11				8
Love Sick										4		4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M...										5		5		9		9		8
Moonlight										6		6		11			7
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB									8			11			4
Blind Willie McTell										10		10			10
Tangled Up In Blue	AB										1								5
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB										2								11
Silvio											4					1
Positively 4th Street											5								7
Lay Lady Lay											7									2
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35											9	18							10
Bye And Bye											10								12
Dignity											11
Forever Young	AB											19
The Wicked Messenger														1			1
Just Like A Woman														4				4		10
Lonesome Day Blues															3					3
Get Out Of Denver																18
Under The Red Sky																	4
Ball And Biscuit																	18
Ballad Of A Thin Man																		7
To Be Alone With You																			1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight																			2
Maggie's Farm																			3	1
Desolation Row	AB																		4
If You See Her, Say Hello																			8
Standing In The Doorway																			9
I Don't Believe You																				4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues																				11
Total # of songs			17	17	17	17	17	17		17	18	19	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	17

				March									April
		24	25		26	29	30	31	2	3	4	6		7	9	10	12	13	14	Σ
Drifter's Escape			1						1								1			10
Tell Me That It Isn't True		6			13											2				10
Cry A While					3			3												8
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB				4															8
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		5				5		5					3			5			11
Girl From The North Country	AB		11											4					8	12
Things Have Changed		5				5										5		5		10
Highway 61 Revisited		7	10		5	6	9		7	9	8	7		7	10		10			25
Make You Feel My Love					6										4					7
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			3			3			3	3	6	5				7		6	10	21
Every Grain Of Sand														10						7
Honest With Me		12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	33
Saving Grace		13						13												9
Summer Days		14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	33
Cat's In The Well		15	15			15	15	15	15	15		15		15	15	15	15	15	15	30
Like A Rolling Stone		16	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	33
All Along The Watchtower		17	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	33
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB											2			2			2		13
Man In The Long Black Coat					9	9											9			7
Down Along The Cove					15					5									3	7
High Water (For Charley Patton)		10						5			10			11					4	9
Watching The River Flow														5					7	6
Can't Wait		8													6					4
Shooting Star																				5
Tombstone Blues							1													4
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)																				2
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB						6													2
Most Likely You Go Your Way			7			10			10			9			5			8		12
Cold Irons Bound					7		7					1			8			1		11
Million Miles																				2
Floater (Too Much To Ask)			9															10		7
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere					2			2												4
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB	11							13			13							13	8
Love Sick									8											3
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M...		9				8		6						9			8		5	11
Moonlight						7											6			6
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB							10								6				5
Blind Willie McTell			4								7									5
Tangled Up In Blue	AB										5									3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB					4											7			4
Silvio																				2
Positively 4th Street			6						6									7		5
Lay Lady Lay																				2
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35					10					18										5
Bye And Bye			13				11			11						11				6
Dignity										7										2
Forever Young	AB																			1
The Wicked Messenger					1			1						1					1	6
Just Like A Woman		4							4		11									6
Lonesome Day Blues		3					3				3	3				3		3		8
Get Out Of Denver																				1
Under The Red Sky							8					10						4		4
Ball And Biscuit																				1
Ballad Of A Thin Man			8							6									9	4
To Be Alone With You						1									1					3
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		2	2			2											4			5
Maggie's Farm		1								1						1				5
Desolation Row	AB																			1
If You See Her, Say Hello																				1
Standing In The Doorway						11				13							11			4
I Don't Believe You					8											9				3
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues																	2			2
I Believe In You					11	13					13	11			13	13	13			7
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB						2			2										2
If Not For You							4								7					2
Not Dark Yet							10		11						11			13		4
Masters Of War	AB						13					8						9		3
She Belongs To Me								4						2					2	3
Joey								7						6						2
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat								8												1
Ballad Of Hollis Brown	AB							9		8				13		10			6	5
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB							11		10										2
Hazel									2											1
If Dogs Run Free									9						9					2
Ring Them Bells										4		6				4				3
God Knows											1									1
Forever Young											2									1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven											4					8				2
I Shall Be Released											9									1
This Wheel's On Fire												4						11		2
Tears Of Rage														8					11	2
Unbelievable															3		3			2
Total # of songs		17	17		17	17	17	17	17	18	16	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	565

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IN SONG ORDER

		Feb							March
			28	1	2	3	5	6		7	8	10	12	13	15	16	17	19	20	21
All Along The Watchtower			17	17	17	17	17	17		17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17
Ball And Biscuit																	18
Ballad Of A Thin Man																		7
Ballad Of Hollis Brown	AB
Blind Willie McTell										10		10			10
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB									8			11			4
Bye And Bye											10								12
Can't Wait					9									6
Cat's In The Well			15	15	15	15	15	15		15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15
Cold Irons Bound						10				7	8	7				10				7
Cry A While			3	3	3		3	3								3
Desolation Row	AB																		4
Dignity											11
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB										2								11
Down Along The Cove					1			7						7			6
Drifter's Escape			1	1			1	1					1		1			1
Every Grain Of Sand			11			11	13	13						13			13
Floater (Too Much To Ask)							10			11		11			6			9
Forever Young	AB											19
Forever Young
Get Out Of Denver																18
Girl From The North Country	AB		6	6	6	9	6	10				8					9	13
God Knows
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB
Hazel
High Water (For Charley Patton)					7	5					3						8
Highway 61 Revisited			8	8	10	8	9			9		9	6	5	9	7	10	6
Honest With Me			12	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12
I Believe In You
I Don't Believe You																				4
I Shall Be Released
If Dogs Run Free
If Not For You
If You See Her, Say Hello																			8
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight																			2
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB							8						8		11				8
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB			2	2		2	2		2		2	4		2		2	2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		5	5	5		5						3				5
Joey
Just Like A Woman														4				4		10
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues																				11
Lay Lady Lay											7									2
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Like A Rolling Stone			16	16	16	16	16	16		16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16
Lonesome Day Blues															3					3
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB		4	4	4		4	4					9		4
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB					4
Love Sick										4		4
Maggie's Farm																			3	1
Make You Feel My Love			9	9									7			6		11
Man In The Long Black Coat				11							15			10			11
Masters Of War	AB
Million Miles							8												6
Moonlight										6		6		11			7
Most Likely You Go Your Way						6	7	11					10		11			10
Not Dark Yet
Positively 4th Street											5								7
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35											9	18							10
Ring Them Bells
Saving Grace			13	13	13	13				13			13		13
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)						2										2
She Belongs To Me
Shooting Star					11						13	13				13				13
Silvio											4					1
Standing In The Doorway																			9
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M...										5		5		9		9		8
Summer Days			14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Tangled Up In Blue	AB										1								5
Tears Of Rage
Tell Me That It Isn't True			2			7		6					2	2	8	8
Things Have Changed			7	7				5					5		7			5
This Wheel's On Fire
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB
To Be Alone With You																			1
Tombstone Blues						1				1		1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			10	10		3		9		3		3	8	3	5		3	3		5
Unbelievable
Under The Red Sky																	4
Watching The River Flow					8						6					5				9
The Wicked Messenger														1			1
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere							11													6
Total # of songs			17	17	17	17	17	17		17	18	19	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	17

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				March								April
		24	25	26	29	30	31	2	3	4	6		7	9	10	12	13	14	Σ
All Along The Watchtower		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	33
Ball And Biscuit																			1
Ballad Of A Thin Man			8						6									9	4
Ballad Of Hollis Brown	AB						9		8				13		10			6	5
Blind Willie McTell			4							7									5
Boots Of Spanish Leather	AB						10								6				5
Bye And Bye			13			11			11						11				6
Can't Wait		8												6					4
Cat's In The Well		15	15		15	15	15	15	15		15		15	15	15	15	15	15	30
Cold Irons Bound				7		7					1			8			1		11
Cry A While				3			3												8
Desolation Row	AB																		1
Dignity									7										2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AB				4											7			4
Down Along The Cove				15					5									3	7
Drifter's Escape			1					1								1			10
Every Grain Of Sand													10						7
Floater (Too Much To Ask)			9														10		7
Forever Young	AB																		1
Forever Young										2									1
Get Out Of Denver																			1
Girl From The North Country	AB		11										4					8	12
God Knows										1									1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	AB						11		10										2
Hazel								2											1
High Water (For Charley Patton)		10					5			10			11					4	9
Highway 61 Revisited		7	10	5	6	9		7	9	8	7		7	10		10			25
Honest With Me		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	33
I Believe In You				11	13					13	11			13	13	13			7
I Don't Believe You				8											9				3
I Shall Be Released										9									1
If Dogs Run Free								9						9					2
If Not For You						4								7					2
If You See Her, Say Hello																			1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight		2	2		2											4			5
It Ain't Me, Babe	AB	11						13			13							13	8
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	AB										2			2			2		13
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AB		5			5		5					3			5			11
Joey							7						6						2
Just Like A Woman		4						4		11									6
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues																2			2
Lay Lady Lay																			2
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat							8												1
Like A Rolling Stone		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	33
Lonesome Day Blues		3				3				3	3				3		3		8
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AB			4															8
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	AB					6													2
Love Sick								8											3
Maggie's Farm		1							1						1				5
Make You Feel My Love				6										4					7
Man In The Long Black Coat				9	9											9			7
Masters Of War	AB					13					8						9		3
Million Miles																			2
Moonlight					7											6			6
Most Likely You Go Your Way			7		10			10			9			5			8		12
Not Dark Yet						10		11						11			13		4
Positively 4th Street			6					6									7		5
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35				10					18										5
Ring Them Bells									4		6				4				3
Saving Grace		13					13												9
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)																			2
She Belongs To Me							4						2					2	3
Shooting Star																			5
Silvio																			2
Standing In The Doorway					11				13							11			4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M...		9			8		6						9			8		5	11
Summer Days		14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	33
Tangled Up In Blue	AB									5									3
Tears Of Rage													8					11	2
Tell Me That It Isn't True		6		13											2				10
Things Have Changed		5			5										5		5		10
This Wheel's On Fire											4						11		2
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AB					2			2										2
To Be Alone With You					1									1					3
Tombstone Blues						1													4
Tryin' To Get To Heaven										4					8				2
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			3		3			3	3	6	5				7		6	10	21
Unbelievable														3		3			2
Under The Red Sky						8					10						4		4
Watching The River Flow													5					7	6
The Wicked Messenger				1			1						1					1	6
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere				2			2												4
Total # of songs		17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	16	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	565

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5.4.3 Statistics

Number of shows	33
Number of circulating shows	33
Number of circulating & complete shows	33
Number of unique shows	33
Number of different shows	33
Number of different songs	82
Number of unique songs]	80
Number of performed songs	565
Mean number of performed songs	17
Variation[5]:	4.8

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Electric	65	79.3	481	85.1
Acoustic w band	17	20.7	84	14.9
Albums	77	93.8	546	96.6
Singles	2	2.5	15	2.7
Outtakes	1	1.2	2	0.4
Covers	2	2.5	2	0.4

5.4.4 Comments

The band

A second drummer, Richie Hayward, is added to the band. He plays his last concert Washington, DC, 4 April 2004.

Recommended shows

St. Paul, Minnesota, 10 March and Detroit, Michigan, 16 March..

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