True Confessions Tour

True Confessions Tour

Tour by Bob Dylan
Start date	February 5, 1986
End date	August 6, 1986
Legs	3
Number of shows	15 in Oceania 4 in Asia 41 in North America 60 in Total
Bob Dylan concert chronology

True Confessions Tour was a concert tour by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.^[1][2][3]

Background

The tour started with two concerts in New Zealand and thirteen concerts in Australia before four concerts in Japan.^[4] Both Dylan and Petty took a break after this tour before returning to the road in June to perform a forty-one date tour of the United States and Canada. During the tour the pair performed two concerts at the RFK Stadium in Washington, DC,^[5][6] three concerts at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City^[7][8][9] and two concerts at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.^[10][11] The tour came to a close on August 6 in Paso Robles, California.^[12] The pair would tour together the following year on the Temples in Flames Tour.^[13]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
Oceania[14][15]
February 5, 1986	Wellington	New Zealand	Wellington Athletic Park
February 7, 1986	Auckland		Mount Smart Stadium
February 10, 1986	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Entertainment Centre
February 11, 1986
February 12, 1986
February 13, 1986
February 15, 1986	Adelaide		Memorial Drive Park
February 17, 1986	Perth		Perth Entertainment Centre
February 18, 1986
February 20, 1986	Melbourne		Kooyong Stadium
February 21, 1986
February 22, 1986
February 24, 1986	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
February 25, 1986
March 1, 1986	Brisbane		Lang Park
Asia[16]
March 5, 1986	Tokyo	Japan	Nippon Budokan
March 6, 1986	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
March 8, 1986	Nagoya		Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
March 10, 1986	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
North America
June 9, 1986	San Diego	United States	San Diego Sports Arena
June 11, 1986	Reno		Lawlor Events Center	9,006 / 10,000	$151,310
June 12, 1986	Sacramento		Cal Expo Amphitheatre	12,396 / 12,396	$216,930
June 13, 1986	Berkeley		Hearst Greek Theatre	17,000 / 17,000	$339,860
June 14, 1986
June 16, 1986	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre	37,528 / 37,528	$626,682
June 17, 1986
June 18, 1986	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	13,536 / 13,536	$151,310
June 20, 1986	Houston		Southern Star Amphitheater
June 21, 1986	Austin		Frank Erwin Center	14,958 / 15,205	$334,828
June 22, 1986	Dallas		Reunion Arena	14,342 / 18,000	$224,255
June 24, 1986	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena	9,125 / 18,000	$159,687
June 26, 1986	Minneapolis		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	50,588 / 53,000	$1,011,760
June 27, 1986	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre	23,184 / 23,184	$288,152
June 29, 1986	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater
June 30, 1986	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 1, 1986
July 2, 1986	Akron		Rubber Bowl	35,292 / 38,000	$690,180
July 4, 1986	Orchard Park		Rich Stadium	63,850 / 75,000	$1,277,000
July 6, 1986	Washington, D.C.		Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	108,235 / 130,000	$2,132,700
July 7, 1986
July 8, 1986	Mansfield		Great Woods Performing Arts Center
July 9, 1986
July 11, 1986	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center	15,593 / 15,593	$269,157
July 13, 1986	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 15, 1986	New York City		Madison Square Garden
July 16, 1986
July 17, 1986
July 19, 1986	Philadelphia		The Spectrum	37,301 / 37,301	$585,478
July 20, 1986
July 21, 1986	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena	13,507 / 14,638	$255,519
July 22, 1986	Mansfield		Great Woods Performing Arts Center
July 24, 1986	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
July 26, 1986	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre	17,668 / 17,668	$379,943
July 27, 1986
July 29, 1986	Portland		Civic Stadium	18,540 / 18,540	$334,828
July 31, 1986	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
August 1, 1986	Vancouver	Canada	BC Place Stadium	23,164 / 28,000	$378,017
August 3, 1986	Inglewood	United States	The Forum
August 5, 1986	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 6, 1986	Paso Robles		Paso Robles Mid-State Fairground

Trivia

• On February 5, Dylan premiered:
  • "Across the Borderline", written by Ry Cooder, John Hiatt and Jim Dickinson.
  • "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know", written by Cecil Null. It was also released on Dylan's album Self Portrait.
  • "I'm Moving On", written by Hank Snow.
  • "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky", from Empire Burlesque.
  • "Lonesome Town", written by Baker Knight.
  • "Seeing the Real You at Last", from Empire Burlesque.
  • ^[17]

• On February 10, Dylan premiered:
  • "Justine", written by Don Harris and Dewey Terrey.
  • "Uranium Rock", written by Warren Smith
  • ^[18]

• On February 11, Dylan premiered:
  • "House of the Rising Sun", a traditional folk song. It was also released on Dylan's eponymous debut album.
  • "Emotionally Yours", from Empire Burlesque.
  • "Baby, Got to Go", author unknown.
  • ^[19]

• On February 21, Dylan premiered "Never Gonna Be the Same Again", from Empire Burlesque.^[20]

• On February 25, Dylan premiered "Dark Eyes", from Empire Burlesque. This first attempt fails and the performance is interrupted. "Dark Eyes" is not performed again until Boston, Massachusetts on December 10, 1995.^[21]

• On June 9, Dylan premiered:
  • "So Long and Goodbye", written by Weldon Rogers.
  • "Unchain My Heart", written by Bobby Sharp and Teddy Powell.
  • "Got My Mind Made Up", written by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.
  • ^[22]

• On June 11, Dylan also performed "Song for Woody" for the first time since January 6, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also premiered:
  • "We Had It All", written by Donny Fritts and Troy Seals.
  • "Let the Good Times Roll", written by Leonard Lee.
  • ^[23]

• On June 27, Dylan premiered "Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache", written by Warren Smith.^[24]

• On July 1, Dylan premiered "I Still Miss Someone", written by Johnny Cash.^[25]

• On July 19, Dylan performed "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" since April 22, 1976 in Clearwater, Florida.^[26]

• On July 24, Dylan premiered "Kansas City", written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.^[27]

• On July 31, Dylan premiered "Bye Bye Johnny", written by Chuck Berry.^[28]

• On August 6, Dylan premiered "Brownsville Girl", from Knocked Out Loaded. However, Dylan performed only the chorus.^[29]

Setlist

Average First Leg setlist

1. Justine
2. Positively 4th Street
3. Clean-Cut Kid
4. I'll Remember You
5. Trust Yourself
6. That Lucky Old Sun
7. Masters of War
8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
9. Girl from the North Country
10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
11. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
12. Just Like a Woman
13. I'm Moving On
14. Lenny Bruce
15. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
16. Lonesome Town
17. Ballad of a Thin Man
18. Seeing the Real You at Last
19. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
20. Across The Borderline
21. Like a Rolling Stone
22. I and I
23. In the Garden
24. Blowin' in the Wind
    Encore
25. Rock 'Em Dead
26. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Source:^[30]

Average Second Leg setlist

1. So Long, Good Luck and Goodbye
2. Positively 4th Street
3. Clean-Cut Kid
4. I'll Remember You
5. Shot of Love
6. We Had It All
7. Masters of War
8. To Ramona
9. Shake a Hand
10. One Too Many Mornings
11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
12. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
13. Band of the Hand
14. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
15. Lonesome Town
16. Ballad of a Thin Man
17. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
18. Seeing the Real You at Last
19. Across the Borderline
20. I and I
21. Like a Rolling Stone
22. In the Garden
    Encore
23. Blowin' in the Wind
24. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Source:^[31]

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External links

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