Bob Dylan World Tour 1978
World tour by Bob Dylan | |
Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 23, 1978 | |
Location |
North America, Europe, Oceania, Asia |
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Start date | February 20, 1978 |
End date | December 18, 1978 |
Legs | 5 |
Number of shows | 114 |
Bob Dylan concert chronology |
The Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.[1] In 1978, Dylan embarked on a year-long world tour, performing 114 shows in Japan, the Far East, Europe and the US, to a total audience of two million people. For the tour, Dylan assembled an eight piece band, and was also accompanied by three backing singers. When Dylan brought the tour to the United States in September 1978, he was dismayed the press described the look and sound of the show as a 'Las Vegas Tour'. The 1978 tour grossed more than $20 million, and Dylan acknowledged to the Los Angeles Times that he had some debts to pay off because "I had a couple of bad years. I put a lot of money into the movie, built a big house ... and it costs a lot to get divorced in California." [2] It was on this tour that Dylan found Jesus and became a born-again Christian.
Releases
Concerts in Tokyo in February and March were recorded and released as the live double album, Bob Dylan at Budokan.Reviews were mixed. Robert Christgau awarded the album a C+ rating, giving the album a derisory review,[3] while Janet Maslin defended it in Rolling Stone, writing: "These latest live versions of his old songs have the effect of liberating Bob Dylan from the originals." [2]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
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Asia | |||||
February 20, 1978 | Tokyo | Japan | Nippon Budokan | ||
February 21, 1978 | |||||
February 23, 1978 | |||||
February 24, 1978 | Osaka | Matsushita Denki Taiikukan | |||
February 25, 1978 | |||||
February 26, 1978 | |||||
February 28, 1978 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |||
March 1, 1978 | |||||
March 2, 1978 | |||||
March 3, 1978 | |||||
March 4, 1978 | |||||
Oceania | |||||
March 9, 1978 | Auckland | New Zealand | Western Springs Stadium | ||
March 12, 1978 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Festival Hall | ||
March 13, 1978 | |||||
March 14, 1978 | |||||
March 15, 1978 | |||||
March 18, 1978 | Adelaide | Westlake Stadium | |||
March 20, 1978 | Melbourne | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | |||
March 21, 1978 | |||||
March 22, 1978 | |||||
March 25, 1978 | Perth | Perth Entertainment Centre | |||
March 27, 1978 | |||||
April 1, 1978 | Sydney | Sydney Sports Ground | |||
North America (First Leg) | |||||
June 1, 1978 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheater | 36,750 / 36,750 | $459,375 |
June 2, 1978 | |||||
June 3, 1978 | |||||
June 4, 1978 | |||||
June 5, 1978 | |||||
June 6, 1978 | |||||
June 7, 1978 | |||||
Europe | |||||
June 15, 1978 | London | England | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | ||
June 16, 1978 | |||||
June 17, 1978 | |||||
June 18, 1978 | |||||
June 19, 1978 | |||||
June 20, 1978 | |||||
June 23, 1978 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Feijenoord Stadion | ||
June 26, 1978 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | ||
June 27, 1978 | |||||
June 29, 1978 | Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | |||
July 1, 1978 | Nuremberg | Zeppelinfeld | |||
July 3, 1978 | Paris | France | Pavillon de Paris | ||
July 4, 1978 | |||||
July 5, 1978 | |||||
July 6, 1978 | |||||
July 9, 1978 | |||||
July 11, 1978 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | ||
July 12, 1978 | |||||
July 15, 1978 | Camberley | England | Blackbushe Aerodrome | ||
North America (Second Leg) | |||||
September 15, 1978 | Augusta | United States | Augusta Civic Center | ||
September 16, 1978 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | |||
September 17, 1978 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | |||
September 19, 1978 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum | ||
September 20, 1978 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden | ||
September 22, 1978 | Syracuse | Oncenter War Memorial Arena | |||
September 23, 1978 | Rochester | Rochester War Memorial | |||
September 24, 1978 | Binghamton | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | |||
September 26, 1978 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | |||
September 27, 1978 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
September 29, 1978 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |||
September 30, 1978 | |||||
October 3, 1978 | Norfolk | Scope Arena | |||
October 4, 1978 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Center | 9,613 / 12,000 | $89,999 | |
October 5, 1978 | Landover | Capital Centre | |||
October 6, 1978 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 18,800 / 18,800 | $164,772 | |
October 7, 1978 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | |||
October 9, 1978 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | |||
October 12, 1978 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens | ||
October 13, 1978 | Detroit | United States | Detroit Olympia | ||
October 14, 1978 | Terre Haute | Hulman Center | |||
October 15, 1978 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | |||
October 17, 1978 | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | |||
October 18, 1978 | |||||
October 20, 1978 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | |||
October 21, 1978 | Toledo | Centennial Arena | |||
October 22, 1978 | Dayton | University of Dayton Arena | |||
October 24, 1978 | Louisville | Freedom Hall | |||
October 25, 1978 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | |||
October 27, 1978 | Kalamazoo | Wings Stadium | |||
October 28, 1978 | Carbondale | SIU Arena | |||
October 29, 1978 | St. Louis | Checkerdome | |||
October 31, 1978 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | |||
November 1, 1978 | Madison | Dane County Memorial Coliseum | |||
November 3, 1978 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | |||
November 4, 1978 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | |||
November 6, 1978 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | |||
November 9, 1978 | Portland | Portland Memorial Coliseum | |||
November 10, 1978 | Seattle | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | |||
November 11, 1978 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific National Exhibition Hall | ||
November 13, 1978 | Oakland | United States | Alameda County Coliseum | 26,790 / 26,790 | $237,561 |
November 14, 1978 | |||||
November 15, 1978 | Inglewood | Inglewood Forum | |||
November 17, 1978 | San Diego | San Diego Sportd Arena | |||
November 18, 1978 | Tempe | Arizona State University Activity Center | |||
November 19, 1978 | Tucson | McKale Memorial Center | |||
November 21, 1978 | El Paso | Special Events Arena | |||
November 23, 1978 | Norman | Lloyd Noble Center | |||
November 24, 1978 | Fort Worth | Fort Worth Convention Center | |||
November 25, 1978 | Austin | Special Events Center | |||
November 26, 1978 | Houston | The Summit | |||
November 28, 1978 | Jackson | Mississippi Coliseum | |||
November 29, 1978 | Baton Rouge | L.S.U. Assembly Center | |||
December 1, 1978 | Memphis | Mid-South Coliseum | 11,868 / 11,868 | $104,774 | |
December 2, 1978 | Nashville | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | 9,459 / 9,459 | $87,985 | |
December 3, 1978 | Birmingham | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex | |||
December 5, 1978 | Mobile | Mobile Civic Center | |||
December 7, 1978 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | |||
December 8, 1978 | Savannah | Savannah Civic Center | |||
December 9, 1978 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | |||
December 10, 1978 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | |||
December 12, 1978 | Atlanta | Omni Coliseum | 14,660 / 14,660 | $127,239 | |
December 13, 1978 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Coliseum | |||
December 15, 1978 | Lakekand | Lakeland Center | |||
December 16, 1978 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue (1978) | Gross Revenue (2013) |
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Omni Coliseum | Atlanta | 14,660 / 14,660 (100%) | $127,239 | $453,789 |
References
External links
Quotations related to Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 at Wikiquote Media related to Bob Dylan World Tour 1978 at Wikimedia Commons
- BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists with categorized link collection
- Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on all known recording sessions and performances by Dylan