Never Ending Tour 1993

Never Ending Tour 1993

Tour by Bob Dylan
Start date	February 5, 1993
End date	October 9, 1993
Legs	4
Number of shows	33 in Europe 40 in North America 3 in the Middle East 76 in Total
Bob Dylan concert chronology

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.^[1][2]

Background

The Never Ending Tour 1993 started on February 5 in Dublin, Ireland. On February 7 Dylan started a six show run at Hammersmith Apollo in London, England.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]} The tour came to an end on February 25 in Northern Ireland at the Maysfield Leisure Centre.^[9]

Dylan then travelled to North America to perform a nine date tour of the United States. The tour culminated with a performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.^[10]

On June 12 Dylan returned to Europe with a performance at Fleadh Festival in London. He then travelled to Israel where he performed three concerts before moving on to Athens, Greece with two performances at the Mount Lycabettus open–air theatre. Dylan then went on to perform three concerts in Italy, two concerts in France, six concerts in Spain, one in Ireland, two in Portugal and the tour came to an end on July 17 in Bern, Switzerland.^[11]

Dylan returned to North America in the late summer to perform a thirty–one date tour the United States and Canada with Santana. The tour covered twenty–nine cities in fifteen states, and two Canadian providences. On November 16 and 17, Dylan performed four unplugged shows at The Supper Club in New York, playing two concerts on each day, one in the afternoon and the other in the evening. The tour came to an end after eighty shows, the second shortest tour of the Never Ending Tour.^[12]

Shows

Date	City	Country	Venue
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down Tour
February 5, 1993	Dublin	Ireland	Point Depot
February 7, 1993	London	England	Hammersmith Apollo
February 8, 1993
February 9, 1993
February 11, 1993
February 12, 1993
February 13, 1993
February 15, 1993	Utrecht	Netherlands	Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
February 16, 1993
February 17, 1993	Eindhoven		Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
February 18, 1993	Hanover	Germany	Musikhalle Hanover
February 20, 1993	Wiesbaden		Rhein-Main-Hallen
February 21, 1993	Kirchberg	Luxembourg	Centre Sportif
February 23, 1993	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
February 25, 1993	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Maysfield Leisure Centre
North America
April 12, 1993	Louisville	United States	The Kentucky Center
April 13, 1993	Nashville		Tennessee Performing Arts Center
April 14, 1993
April 16, 1993	Radford		Dedmon Center
April 17, 1993	Knoxville		James White Civic Coliseum
April 18, 1993	Asheville		Asheville Civic Center
April 19, 1993	Huntsville		Huntsville Convention Center
April 21, 1993	Monroe		Monroe Civic Center
April 23, 1993^[A]	New Orleans		Fair Grounds Race Course
Europe
June 12, 1993^[B]	London	England	Finsbury Park
Middle East
June 17, 1993	Tel Aviv	Israel	The Culture Palace
June 19, 1993	Beersheba		Amphitheater Dmoi
June 20, 1993^[C]	Haifa		Port of Haifa
Europe
June 22, 1993	Athens	Greece	Theatron Lykavitou
June 23, 1993
June 25, 1993	Naples	Italy	Teatro di San Carlo
June 26, 1993	Pisa		Campo Sportivo Abetone
June 27, 1993	Milan		Palatrussardi
June 29, 1993	Marseille	France	Palais des sports de Marseille
June 30, 1993	Toulouse		Palais des sports André-Brouat
July 1, 1993	Barcelona	Spain	Poble Espanyol
July 2, 1993	La Victoria		Iglesia Pabellón de La Victoria
July 4, 1993^[B]	Waterford	Ireland	Tramore Racecourse
July 6, 1993	Huesca	Spain	Plaza de Toros
July 8, 1993
July 9, 1993^[D]	A Coruña		Estadio Riazor
July 10, 1993	Porto	Portugal	Coliseu do Porto
July 12, 1993	Mérida	Spain	Teatro Romano
July 13, 1993	Cascais	Portugal	Dramático Cascais
July 17, 1993^[E]	Bern	Switzerland	Gurten
North America
August 20, 1993	Portland	United States	Portland Memorial Coliseum
August 21, 1993	Seattle		Seattle Memorial Stadium
August 22, 1993	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
August 25, 1993	Greenwood Village	United States	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
August 27, 1993^[F]	Falcon Heights		Minnesota State Fairgrounds
August 28, 1993	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
August 29, 1993	Tinley Park		World of Music
August 31, 1993	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theater
September 2, 1993	Toronto	Canada	Exhibition Stadium
September 3, 1993	Corfu	United States	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
September 4, 1993	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
September 5, 1993	Scranton		Montage Mountain
September 8, 1993	Vienna		Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts
September 9, 1993
September 10, 1993	Wantagh		Jones Beach Theater
September 11, 1993
September 12, 1993	Mansfield		Woods Performing Arts Center
September 14, 1993	Holmdel		Garden State Arts Center
September 17, 1993	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
September 18, 1993	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheater
September 19, 1993	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
September 21, 1993	Tampa		Sun Dome
September 22, 1993	Miami		James L. Knight Center
September 23, 1993	West Palm Beach		West Palm Beach Convention Center
October 1, 1993	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
October 2, 1993	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
October 3, 1993	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
October 5, 1993	San Bernardino		Blockbuster Pavilion
October 7, 1993	Concord		Concord Pavilion
October 8, 1993	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre
October 9, 1993	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival".

^B This concert was a part of "Fleadh Festival".

^C This concert was a part of "Harbour Blues Festival".

^D This concert was a part of "Xacobe Festival".

^E This concert was a part of "Gurtenfestival"

^F This concert was a part of "Minnesota State Fair".

^G Dylan played a matinee and evening concert at this venue.

References

1. "Bob Dylan begins his 'never-ending' tour". The Guardian. 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
2. "The Evolution of Bob Dylan". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
3. "Feb 7, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
4. "Feb 8, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
5. "Feb 9, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
6. "Feb 11, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
7. "Feb 12, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
8. "Feb 13, 1993: London, United Kingdom - Hammersmith Apollo". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
9. "Still On The Road: 1993 European Winter Tour". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
10. "Still On The Road: 1993 US Spring Tour". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
11. "Still On The Road: 1993 European Summer". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
12. "Still On The Road: 1993 Winter Sessions". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-12-28.

External links

• BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
• Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances