5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.6 Europe Summer Tour

5.6.1 Dates and venues

MAY

26	Reykjavik, Iceland	Laugardalshöll
28	Odense, Denmark	Arena Fyn
30	Stavanger, Norway	Viking Stadion

JUNE

1	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Areena
3	St. Petersburg, Russia	Ice Palace
4	Tallinn, Estonia	Saku Arena
5	Vilnius, Lithuania	Siemens Arena
7	Warsaw, Poland	Stodola
9	Ostrava, Czech Republic	CEZ Arena
10	Vienna, Austria	Stadthalle
11	Salzburg, Austria	Salzburg Arena
13	Varazdin, Croatia	Gradski Stadium
15	Trento, Italy	Palazzo delle Albere
16	Bergamo, Italy	Lazzaretto
18	Chatillon, Italy	Parco Castello Baron Gamba
19	Grenoble, France	Palais des Sports
20	Toulouse, France	Le Zénith
22	Encamp, Andorra	Camp de Fútbol de Prada de Moles
23	Zaragoza, Spain	Feria de Muestras
24	Pamplona, Spain	Plaza de Toros
27	Vigo, Spain	Recinto Ferial
28	Hoyos del Espino, Spain	Finca de Mesegosillo

JULY

1	Cuenca, Spain	La Fuensanta
2	Alicante, Spain	Centro de Technificacion
4	Lorca, Spain	Plaza de Toros
5	Jaén, Spain	Recinto Ferial
6	Arganda del Rey, Spain	Ciudad del Rock
8	Jérez de la Frontera, Spain	Estadio Municipal Chapín de Jerez
10	Mérida, Spain	Plaza de Toros
11	Oeiras, Portugal	Passeio Marítimo of Algés

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5.6.2 The songs

IN ORDER PLAYED

		May								June
	26		28	30	1	3	4	5	7		9	10	11	13	15	16	18
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis	1		10				5				1		1				3
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	2			2		2								2	11
The Levee's Gonna Break	3		8		6	5	8	7	10			3				4	8
Tryin' To Get To Heaven	4										9				7
Rollin' And Tumblin'	5		3	3	3	3	3	5	3		4		5	5	6
Nettie Moore	6				11							13	13		13		13
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	7			5
Honest With Me	8			8		8	10		8				8	8		10	10
Workingman’s Blues #2	9		9	11		11	13		6			7
Highway 61 Revisited	10			10	12	12	12	12	12		14	12	12	10	12	12	12
Spirit On The Water	11		6	9	13	13							11		5		7
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	12		12	12	10	10		10			12	10	10	12	10
When The Deal Goes Down	13		13				11				13					9
Summer Days	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14			14	14	14	14	14	14
Ballad Of A Thin Man	15				15						15			15	15	15
Thunder On The Mountain	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	17	16
Blowin' In The Wind	17						17						17		17
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			1						1						1
It Ain't Me, Babe			2										2				2
Tears Of Rage			4
High Water (For Charley Patton)			5	6			6	8			10	6	7		8	8	5
Positively 4th Street			7				7						4				9
Beyond The Horizon			11	13			4		11		11	11			9	13
All Along The Watchtower			15				15	15			17	17	15				15
Like A Rolling Stone			17	17	17	17		17	17					17		18	17
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35				1			1							1
Tangled Up In Blue				4	7	4		9				8		6			4
Just Like A Woman				7		9	9	4						4		11
Masters Of War				15								9
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat					1											1	1
Lay Lady Lay					2			2							2
Visions Of Johanna					4
Things Have Changed					5						8			7		6
Watching The River Flow					8			1			6				3
Every Grain Of Sand					9
Cat's In The Well						1						1
Girl From The North Country						6
John Brown						7						4
Ain't Talkin'						15		13	13			15		13
If You See Her, Say Hello							2				2					2
Lonesome Day Blues								3	5					3
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall								6								7
Love Sick								11						9
Love Minus Zero/No Limit									2			2
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll									4
Ballad Of Hollis Brown									7
Make You Feel My Love									9
I Shall Be Released									15
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues											3					3
Moonlight											5		6			5	11
Desolation Row											7			11
Sugar Baby												5	9
'Til I Fell In Love With You													3
Blind Willie McTell															4
Happy Birthday																16
Boots Of Spanish Leather																	6
Toyal # of songs	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	17	17	17	17	18	17

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				June								July
	19	20	22		23	24	27	28	1	2	4		5	6	8	10	11	å
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis							6			3	6		4			4		11
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right			2		2						2						2	9
The Levee's Gonna Break		6			4	3	5	6	5				3		5			18
Tryin' To Get To Heaven			4								5			7				6
Rollin' And Tumblin'	6	4	5						3	6	4		6	4	3	3		22
Nettie Moore		13	13			13			13					11	13			12
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	10				1													4
Honest With Me		10			10			8	8		8				8			15
Workingman’s Blues #2	11					7				9			7					11
Highway 61 Revisited	12	14	10		12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12	10	12	10	10	29
Spirit On The Water		7					9			7	11		11	9		9	9	16
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)		12	12			10	8		10	8			10	8	10	8	8	22
When The Deal Goes Down					11				9		13					11		9
Summer Days	14		14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	12	14	12	12	28
Ballad Of A Thin Man			15											13			13	9
Thunder On The Mountain	16	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	14	16	14	14	30
Blowin' In The Wind	17		17			17			17		17							9
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum								4										4
It Ain't Me, Babe										2				2				5
Tears Of Rage																		1
High Water (For Charley Patton)	8		3			6				5	10			6		6		17
Positively 4th Street								5		4								6
Beyond The Horizon			8		9	11	13		11						11			14
All Along The Watchtower	15	15	1		15													11
Like A Rolling Stone		17			17		17	17		17			17	15	17	15	15	19
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35								1			1			1			1	7
Tangled Up In Blue	5		9			8		10	4						4		6	14
Just Like A Woman					7				6					5				9
Masters Of War						9			15						15			5
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat							1								1			5
Lay Lady Lay		2					2	2					2			2		8
Visions Of Johanna			6															2
Things Have Changed		8			8		10			10			8				4	10
Watching The River Flow	1												1			1		7
Every Grain Of Sand																		1
Cat's In The Well		1				1												4
Girl From The North Country	2						4								9		5	5
John Brown						4			7						7			5
Ain't Talkin'	13					15	15	15		15	15		15			13	11	14
If You See Her, Say Hello									2						2			5
Lonesome Day Blues	3						3										3	6
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	9				13											5		5
Love Sick	4									13						7		5
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	7					2												4
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll								9					9					3
Ballad Of Hollis Brown								11					13					3
Make You Feel My Love																		1
I Shall Be Released																		1
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues		3			3			3			3			3				7
Moonlight							7	7			7		5					8
Desolation Row		9									9						7	5
Sugar Baby		11	11			5												5
'Til I Fell In Love With You																		1
Blind Willie McTell																		1
Happy Birthday																		1
Boots Of Spanish Leather																		1
Simple Twist Of Fate		5																1
Million Miles			7															1
Shelter From The Storm					5													1
Cry A While					6													1
Handy Dandy							11											1
Mississippi								13							6			2
Maggie's Farm									1	1								2
My Back Pages										11								1
Toyal # of songs	17	17	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	15	17	15	15	505

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IN SONG ORDER

		May								June
	26		28	30	1	3	4	5	7		9	10	11	13	15	16	18
Ain't Talkin'						15		13	13			15		13
All Along The Watchtower			15				15	15			17	17	15				15
Ballad Of A Thin Man	15				15						15			15	15	15
Ballad Of Hollis Brown									7
Beyond The Horizon			11	13			4		11		11	11			9	13
Blind Willie McTell															4
Blowin' In The Wind	17						17						17		17
Boots Of Spanish Leather																	6
Cat's In The Well						1						1
Cry A While
Desolation Row											7			11
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	2			2		2								2	11
Every Grain Of Sand					9
Girl From The North Country						6
Handy Dandy
Happy Birthday																16
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall								6								7
High Water (For Charley Patton)			5	6			6	8			10	6	7		8	8	5
Highway 61 Revisited	10			10	12	12	12	12	12		14	12	12	10	12	12	12
Honest With Me	8			8		8	10		8				8	8		10	10
I Shall Be Released									15
If You See Her, Say Hello							2				2					2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	7			5
It Ain't Me, Babe			2										2				2
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	12		12	12	10	10		10			12	10	10	12	10
John Brown						7						4
Just Like A Woman				7		9	9	4						4		11
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues											3					3
Lay Lady Lay					2			2							2
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat					1											1	1
The Levee's Gonna Break	3		8		6	5	8	7	10			3				4	8
Like A Rolling Stone			17	17	17	17		17	17					17		18	17
Lonesome Day Blues								3	5					3
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll									4
Love Minus Zero/No Limit									2			2
Love Sick								11						9
Maggie's Farm
Make You Feel My Love									9
Masters Of War				15								9
Million Miles
Mississippi
Moonlight											5		6			5	11
My Back Pages
Nettie Moore	6				11							13	13		13		13
Positively 4th Street			7				7						4				9
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35				1			1							1
Rollin' And Tumblin'	5		3	3	3	3	3	5	3		4		5	5	6
Shelter From The Storm
Simple Twist Of Fate
Spirit On The Water	11		6	9	13	13							11		5		7
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis	1		10				5				1		1				3
Sugar Baby												5	9
Summer Days	14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14			14	14	14	14	14	14
Tangled Up In Blue				4	7	4		9				8		6			4
Tears Of Rage			4
Things Have Changed					5						8			7		6
Thunder On The Mountain	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	17	16
'Til I Fell In Love With You													3
Tryin' To Get To Heaven	4										9				7
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum			1						1						1
Visions Of Johanna					4
Watching The River Flow					8			1			6				3
When The Deal Goes Down	13		13				11				13					9
Workingman’s Blues #2	9		9	11		11	13		6			7
Toyal # of songs	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	17	17	17	17	18	17

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				June								July
	19	20	22		23	24	27	28	1	2	4		5	6	8	10	11	å
Ain't Talkin'	13					15	15	15		15	15		15			13	11	14
All Along The Watchtower	15	15	1		15													11
Ballad Of A Thin Man			15											13			13	9
Ballad Of Hollis Brown								11					13					3
Beyond The Horizon			8		9	11	13		11						11			14
Blind Willie McTell																		1
Blowin' In The Wind	17		17			17			17		17							9
Boots Of Spanish Leather																		1
Cat's In The Well		1				1												4
Cry A While					6													1
Desolation Row		9									9						7	5
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right			2		2						2						2	9
Every Grain Of Sand																		1
Girl From The North Country	2						4								9		5	5
Handy Dandy							11											1
Happy Birthday																		1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	9				13											5		5
High Water (For Charley Patton)	8		3			6				5	10			6		6		17
Highway 61 Revisited	12	14	10		12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12	10	12	10	10	29
Honest With Me		10			10			8	8		8				8			15
I Shall Be Released																		1
If You See Her, Say Hello									2						2			5
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	10				1													4
It Ain't Me, Babe										2				2				5
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)		12	12			10	8		10	8			10	8	10	8	8	22
John Brown						4			7						7			5
Just Like A Woman					7				6					5				9
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues		3			3			3			3			3				7
Lay Lady Lay		2					2	2					2			2		8
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat							1								1			5
The Levee's Gonna Break		6			4	3	5	6	5				3		5			18
Like A Rolling Stone		17			17		17	17		17			17	15	17	15	15	19
Lonesome Day Blues	3						3										3	6
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll								9					9					3
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	7					2												4
Love Sick	4									13						7		5
Maggie's Farm									1	1								2
Make You Feel My Love																		1
Masters Of War						9			15						15			5
Million Miles			7															1
Mississippi								13							6			2
Moonlight							7	7			7		5					8
My Back Pages										11								1
Nettie Moore		13	13			13			13					11	13			12
Positively 4th Street								5		4								6
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35								1			1			1			1	7
Rollin' And Tumblin'	6	4	5						3	6	4		6	4	3	3		22
Shelter From The Storm					5													1
Simple Twist Of Fate		5																1
Spirit On The Water		7					9			7	11		11	9		9	9	16
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis							6			3	6		4			4		11
Sugar Baby		11	11			5												5
Summer Days	14		14		14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	12	14	12	12	28
Tangled Up In Blue	5		9			8		10	4						4		6	14
Tears Of Rage																		1
Things Have Changed		8			8		10			10			8				4	10
Thunder On The Mountain	16	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	14	16	14	14	30
'Til I Fell In Love With You																		1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven			4								5			7				6
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum								4										4
Visions Of Johanna			6															2
Watching The River Flow	1												1			1		7
When The Deal Goes Down					11				9		13					11		9
Workingman’s Blues #2	11					7				9			7					11
Toyal # of songs	17	17	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	15	17	15	15	505

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5.6.3 Statistics

Shows:

Number of shows	30
Number of circulating shows	30
Number of circulating & complete shows	29
Number of unique shows[1]	30
Number of different shows[2]	30
Number of songs	64
Number of performed songs	505
Mean number of performed songs	16
Variation[3]	3.8

Songs:

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Albums	62	95.3	488	96.6
Singles	2	3.1	16	3.2
Outtakes	0	0.0	0	0.0
Covers	1	1.6	1	0.2

5.6.4 Comments

Recommended show

Tallinn, Estonia, 4 June and Vigo, Spain 27 June.

5.6.5 Shows in Europe 1965-2008

Bob Dylan has played 643 shows in 35 different countries since 1965:

Country \ Year	60s	78	80s	90s	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	Tot
Andorra													1	1
Austria			2	9			1	2					2	16
Belgium			3	6	1		1	1		1		1		14
Croatia													1	1
Czech Republic				4				1		1			1	7
Denmark	1		3	8	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	1	21
East Germany			1											1
England	17	7	19	42	7	1	7	6	2	8	1	5		122
Estonia													1	1
Finland			2	2	1			1					1	7
France	1	5	9	21	1		3	1	2	2	4	1	2	52
Greece			2	2										4
Germany				44	10	4	9	8	2	7	1	8		93
Hungary				1				1						2
Iceland				1									1	2
Ireland	1		3	4	2	1		1	1	2	2			17
Israel			2	3										5
Italy			15	19	5	7	2	3	2	2	5	2	3	65
Lithuania													1	1
Luxembourg				2										2
The Netherlands		1	4	10	1		1	2		1		2		22
Northern Ireland	1			4					1					6
Norway			2	6	1	3	1	1		1		1	1	17
Poland				2									1	3
Portugal				4					1				1	6
Russia													1	1
Scotland	2		1	6	2	1			2	1		1		16
Slovenia				1										1
Spain			5	24					7		5		11	52
Sweden	1	2	6	9	3	3	1	3		3		3		34
Switzerland			4	9	1	1	1	1		1		2		20
Turkey			1											1
Wales	1			2	1		1		1		1			7
West Germany		4	17											21
Yugoslavia				2										2
	25	19	101	247	37	22	29	33	21	31	20	28	30	643

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[1] a show is unique if no other show has the same songs in the same order

[2] a show is different from another show if the set of songs are different, regardless of order

[3] variation is computed as the quote between number of different songs and mean number of performed songs