Never Ending Tour 1988
1988 concert tour by Bob Dylan
Never Ending Tour 1988 Start date June 7, 1988 End date October 19, 1988 Legs 3 No. of shows71
The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan 's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Background
On the first year of the tour he performed 71 concerts. This is the second fewest performances on a 'Never Ending Tour' yearly tour. The 1988 tour stayed within North America, performing 63 concerts in the United States and eight in Canada. He performed in 29 states in the US and six provinces in Canada.[ 4] [ 5]
Set list
This set list is representative of the performance on October 16, 1988 in New York City. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.[ 6]
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Attendance
Box Office
Interstate 88
June 7, 1988
Concord
United States
Concord Pavilion
—
—
June 9, 1988
Sacramento
Cal Expo Amphitheatre
—
—
June 10, 1988
Berkeley
Hearst Greek Theatre
—
—
June 11, 1988
Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre
—
—
June 13, 1988
Salt Lake City
Park West
—
—
June 15, 1988
Greenwood Village
Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
—
—
June 17, 1988
St. Louis
The Muny
—
—
June 18, 1988
East Troy
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
12,471 / 20,000
$221,203[ 7]
June 21, 1988
Cuyahoga Falls
Blossom Music Center
—
—
June 22, 1988
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
—
—
June 24, 1988
Holmdel
Garden State Arts Center
15,166 / 18,000
$275,210[ 8]
June 25, 1988
June 26, 1988
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
—
—
June 28, 1988
Hopewell
Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center
—
—
June 30, 1988
Wantagh
Jones Beach Marine Theater
18,000 / 20,000
$360,000[ 8]
July 1, 1988
July 2, 1988
Mansfield
Great Woods Performing Arts Center
—
—
July 3, 1988
Old Orchard Beach
The Ballpark
—
—
July 6, 1988
Philadelphia
Mann Music Center
9,396 / 13,200
$147,787[ 9]
July 8, 1988
Montreal
Canada
Montreal Forum
—
—
July 9, 1988
Ottawa
Ottawa Civic Centre
—
—
July 11, 1988
Hamilton
Copps Coliseum
8,639 / 11,210
$151,310[ 10]
July 13, 1988
Charlevoix
United States
Castle Farms Music Theatre
—
—
July 14, 1988
Hoffman Estates
Poplar Creek Music Theater
—
—
July 15, 1988[ a]
Indianapolis
Indiana State Fairground Grandstand
—
—
July 17, 1988
Rochester
Meadow Brook Music Theatre
—
—
July 18, 1988
July 20, 1988
Columbia
Merriweather Post Pavilion
—
—
July 22, 1988
Nashville
Starwood Amphitheatre
—
—
July 24, 1988
Atlanta
Chastain Park Amphitheatre
12,706 / 12,706
$253,716[ 11]
July 25, 1988
July 26, 1988
Memphis
Mud Island Amphitheatre
—
—
July 28, 1988
Dallas
Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
—
—
July 30, 1988
Mesa
Mesa Amphitheatre
—
—
July 31, 1988
Costa Mesa
Pacific Amphitheatre
—
—
August 2, 1988
Los Angeles
Greek Theatre
—
—
August 3, 1988
August 4, 1988
August 6, 1988
Carlsbad
Sammis Pavilion
—
—
August 7, 1988
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Bowl
—
—
August 19, 1988
Portland
Portland Civic Auditorium
—
—
August 20, 1988
George
Champs de Brionne Music Theatre
—
—
August 21, 1988
Vancouver
Canada
Pacific Coliseum
8,320 / 10,000
$173,752[ 12]
August 23, 1988
Calgary
Olympic Saddledome
12,893 / 12,893
$270,551[ 12]
August 24, 1988
Edmonton
Northlands Coliseum
9,819 / 10,000
$204,722[ 12]
August 26, 1988
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Arena
—
—
August 29, 1988
Toronto
CNE Grandstand
9,551 / 12,000
$192,519[ 13]
August 31, 1988[ b]
Syracuse
United States
New York State Fairground Grandstand
—
—
September 2, 1988[ c]
Middletown
Orange County Fairgrounds
—
—
September 3, 1988
Manchester
Riverfront Park
—
—
September 4, 1988
Bristol
Lake Compounce
—
—
September 7, 1988
Essex Junction
The Champlain Valley Expo
—
—
September 8, 1988
Binghamton
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
—
—
September 10, 1988
Stanhope
Waterloo Village
—
—
September 11, 1988
Fairfax
Patriot Center
—
—
September 13, 1988
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
—
—
September 15, 1988
Chapel Hill
Dean Smith Center
—
—
September 16, 1988
Columbia
Carolina Coliseum
—
—
September 17, 1988
Charlotte
Charlotte Coliseum
—
—
September 18, 1988
Knoxville
Thompson–Boling Arena
—
—
September 19, 1988
Charlottesville
University Hall
—
—
September 22, 1988
Tampa
USF Sun Dome
—
—
September 23, 1988
Miami
Miami Arena
—
—
September 24, 1988
Gainesville
O'Connell Center
—
—
September 25, 1988
New Orleans
Hibernia Pavilion
—
—
October 13, 1988
Upper Darby Township
Tower Theater
—
—
October 14, 1988
October 16, 1988
New York City
Radio City Music Hall
23,025 / 23,496
$549,303[ 14]
October 17, 1988
October 18, 1988
October 19, 1988
Personnel
Special guests
Neil Young
June 7, 1988: Guitar on ten songs
June 10, 1988: Guitar on six songs
June 11, 1988: Guitar on six songs
Joe Walsh
July 26, 1988: Guitar on two songs
Joe Walsh
July 26, 1988: Guitar on two songs
The Alarm
August 4, 1988: Mike Peters (shared vocals), Dave Sharp (guitar) and Eddie McDonald & Nigel Twist (backing vocals) on one song.
August 7, 1988: Mike Peters (shared vocals), Dave Sharp (guitar) and Eddie McDonald & Nigel Twist (backing vocals) on one song.
Tracy Chapman
August 21, 1988: Co-vocals on one song
August 23, 1988: Co-vocals on one song
August 24, 1988: Co-vocals on one song
Doug Sahm
August 24, 1988: Lead vocals on one song
Notes
References
^ Hann, Michael (11 June 2011). "Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour" . The Guardian . Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
^ Wyman, Bill (19 December 2018). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour" . Vulture . Vulture. Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
^ "Bob Dylan's Never-Ending Tour turns 30 this year" . RTE.ie . RTE. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
^ Taylor, John. "Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour is still rolling, but things have changed" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Jaffe, Eric (7 June 2013). "808 Cities, 2,503 Shows, and 1,007,416 Miles: The Staggering Geography of Bob Dylan's 'Never Ending Tour' " . Bloomberg . City Lab. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ "October 16, 1988 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall" . bobdylan.com . Bob Dylan. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 28 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard. July 9, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ a b Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 29 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard. July 16, 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 30 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard. July 23, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 31 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard. July 30, 1988. p. 31. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 33 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard. August 13, 1988. p. 24. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ a b c Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 37 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard. September 10, 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 38 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard. September 17, 1988. p. 38. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Billboard Boxscore (PDF) (100, 46 ed.). Amusement Business/Billboard Boxscore. November 12, 1988. p. 27. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
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