5 THE NEVER-ENDING TOUR CONTINUES

5.1 Introduction

The Never-Ending Tour rolled on with 102 new shows during these four legs:

March	Tour of Japan	15 shows
May – July	Europe Summer Tour	25
August – September	US Summer Tour	23
October – November	US Fall Tour	39

5.2 The musicians

Charlie Sexton	guitar during the Fall tour
Donnie Herron	violin, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
Stu Kimball	electric and acoustic guitar
Tony Garnier	bass
George Recile	drums

5.3 The show

	Tour of Japan	Europe Summer	US Summer	US Fall
Main set:	14 songs	14 songs	12-12 songs	12-14 songs
Encores:	3-4 songs	2-4 songs	2-3 songs	2-3 songs

5.4 Tour of Japan

5.4.1 Dates and venues

MARCH

11	Osaka, Japan	Zepp Osaka
12	Osaka, Japan	Zepp Osaka
13	Osaka, Japan	Zepp Osaka
15	Osaka, Japan	Zepp Osaka
16	Osaka, Japan	Zepp Osaka
18	Nagoya, Japan	Zepp Nagoya
19	Nagoya, Japan	Zepp Nagoya
21	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo
23	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo
24	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo
25	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo
26	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo
28	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo
29	Tokyo, Japan	Zepp Tokyo
31	Seoul, South Korea	Olympic Gymnastics Arena

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5.4.2 The songs

IN ORDER PLAYED

								March
	11	12	13	15	15	18	19		21	23	24	25	26	28	29	31	å
Watching The River Flow	1			1					1			1					4
Girl From The North Country	2					6						6					3
Things Have Changed	3						3					5					3
To Ramona	4																1
High Water (For Charley Patton)	5			4								7		9		9	5
Spirit On The Water	6			12			12								6		4
The Levee's Gonna Break	7	5		5		5	5					3			9	5	8
I Don't Believe You	8		8		4	9				4		9			5		7
Cold Irons Bound	9			7			7		9		5				7		6
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	10					4						8					3
Highway 61 Revisited	11	11	11	11	11	11	11		11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15
Can't Wait	12					8					10				12		4
Thunder On The Mountain	13	13	13	13	13	13	13		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15
Ballad Of A Thin Man	14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14
Like A Rolling Stone	15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Jolene	16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
All Along The Watchtower	17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	17	17	17			17	17	13
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		1					1						1				3
Lay Lady Lay		2					2						2			2	4
Beyond Here Lies Nothin'		3				3											2
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right		4							2								2
Just Like A Woman		6					4					4				6	4
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		7	7			7			5				7	5			6
Make You Feel My Love		8											8				2
Honest With Me		9			9		9			9			9			7	6
Po' Boy		10			12								10				3
I Feel A Change Comin' On		12											12				2
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M			1	9						6	1					4	5
The Man In Me			2			2											2
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight			3	3					3					3		3	5
Love Sick			4			10						10					3
Rollin' And Tumblin'			5								3						2
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll			6														1
Ballad Of Hollis Brown			9														1
Shelter From The Storm			10			12			6	12				6		12	6
Not Dark Yet			12						12								2
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)				2													1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven				6					8					10			3
Desolation Row				8			10				7				8	10	5
Man In The Long Black Coat				10													1
Cat's In The Well					1					1							2
This Wheel's On Fire					2												1
Summer Days					3				7	3			5	7			5
Forgetful Heart					5					5							2
Most Likely You Go Your Way					6						9				3		3
John Brown					7					7							2
Under The Red Sky					8					8							2
Masters Of War					10					10							2
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35						1									1	1	3
Every Grain Of Sand							6						4				2
Sugar Baby							8		4		6		6			8	5
Mr. Tambourine Man									10		4						2
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue										2		2			2		3
It Ain't Me, Babe											2						1
Blind Willie McTell											8						1
If You Ever Go To Houston											12						1
When The Deal Goes Down												12			10		2
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues													3				1
Blowin' In The Wind													17	17	18	18	4
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking														1			1
Love Minus Zero/No Limit														2			1
Simple Twist Of Fate														4			1
Workingman’s Blues #2														8			1
Nettie Moore														12			1
My Wife's Home Town															4		1
Forever Young															14		1
Total # of songs	17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	257

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IN SONG ORDER

								March
	11	12	13	15	15	18	19		21	23	24	25	26	28	29	31	å
All Along The Watchtower	17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	17	17	17			17	17	13
Ballad Of A Thin Man	14	14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14		14	14
Ballad Of Hollis Brown			9														1
Beyond Here Lies Nothin'		3				3											2
Blind Willie McTell											8						1
Blowin' In The Wind													17	17	18	18	4
Can't Wait	12					8					10				12		4
Cat's In The Well					1					1							2
Cold Irons Bound	9			7			7		9		5				7		6
Desolation Row				8			10				7				8	10	5
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right		4							2								2
Every Grain Of Sand							6						4				2
Forever Young															14		1
Forgetful Heart					5					5							2
Girl From The North Country	2					6						6					3
Gonna Change My Way Of Thinking														1			1
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	10					4						8					3
High Water (For Charley Patton)	5			4								7		9		9	5
Highway 61 Revisited	11	11	11	11	11	11	11		11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15
Honest With Me		9			9		9			9			9			7	6
I Don't Believe You	8		8		4	9				4		9			5		7
I Feel A Change Comin' On		12											12				2
If You Ever Go To Houston											12						1
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight			3	3					3					3		3	5
It Ain't Me, Babe											2						1
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue										2		2			2		3
John Brown					7					7							2
Jolene	16	16	16	16	16	16	16		16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Just Like A Woman		6					4					4				6	4
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues													3				1
Lay Lady Lay		2					2						2			2	4
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat		1					1						1				3
The Levee's Gonna Break	7	5		5		5	5					3			9	5	8
Like A Rolling Stone	15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll			6														1
Love Minus Zero/No Limit														2			1
Love Sick			4			10						10					3
Make You Feel My Love		8											8				2
The Man In Me			2			2											2
Man In The Long Black Coat				10													1
Masters Of War					10					10							2
Most Likely You Go Your Way					6						9				3		3
Mr. Tambourine Man									10		4						2
My Wife's Home Town															4		1
Nettie Moore														12			1
Not Dark Yet			12						12								2
Po' Boy		10			12								10				3
Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35						1									1	1	3
Rollin' And Tumblin'			5								3						2
Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)				2													1
Shelter From The Storm			10			12			6	12				6		12	6
Simple Twist Of Fate														4			1
Spirit On The Water	6			12			12								6		4
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The M			1	9						6	1					4	5
Sugar Baby							8		4		6		6			8	5
Summer Days					3				7	3			5	7			5
Things Have Changed	3						3					5					3
This Wheel's On Fire					2												1
Thunder On The Mountain	13	13	13	13	13	13	13		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15
To Ramona	4																1
Tryin' To Get To Heaven				6					8					10			3
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum		7	7			7			5				7	5			6
Under The Red Sky					8					8							2
Watching The River Flow	1			1					1			1					4
When The Deal Goes Down												12			10		2
Workingman’s Blues #2														8			1
Total # of songs	17	17	17	17	17	17	17		17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	257

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5.4.3 Statistics

Number of shows	15
Number of circulating shows	15
Number of circulating & complete shows	14
Number of unique shows[1]	15
Number of different shows[2]	15
Number of songs	66
Number of performed songs	257
Mean number of performed songs	17
Variation[3]:	3.9

	# of		# of
	songs	%	perf.	%
Albums	64	97.0	253	98.4
Singles	1	1.5	3	1.2
Outtakes	1	1.5	1	0.4
Covers	0	0.0	0	0.0

5.4.4 Comments

Recommended show

Tokyo 28 March.

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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