Never Ending Tour 1999

Never Ending Tour 1999
Tour by Bob Dylan
Start date	January 26, 1999
End date	November 20, 1999
Legs	5
No. of shows	96 in North America ; 21 in Europe ; 117 in Total
Bob Dylan concert chronology
	; Never Ending Tour 1998 ; (1998); ; Never Ending Tour 1999 ; (1999); ; Never Ending Tour 2000 ; (2000);

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

Background information

The Never Ending Tour 1999 started in Fort Myers, Florida. This was the first time that Dylan had performed in Florida since 1995. The rest of the tour focused mainly the eastern United States except the final two concerts of the tour which took place in Paradise, Nevada.^[3]

Dylan travelled to Europe after finishing the North American leg. Dylan started the tour with two concerts in Portugal followed by eleven concerts in Spain. Dylan also performed three concerts in Austria.^[4]

After completing the European summer tour Dylan returned to the United States to perform a thirty-eight date tour with Paul Simon. During the tour he performed as part of the Summerfest summer festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and also performed a show without Paul Simon at the Tramps Nightclub. The first leg of this two-part tour came to a close in Wantagh, New York, on July 31.^[5] The tour picked up again at West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 2 and travelled throughout the southern states coming to a close on September 18 in Dallas, Texas.^[6]

On October 26 Dylan started a twenty date tour with Phil Lesh and Friends. The tour came to a close in Newark, Delaware, on November 20.^[7]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)	Attendance	Box Office
North America
January 26, 1999	Estero	United States	Everblades Arena	The Brian Setzer Orchestra	—	—
January 28, 1999	Sunrise		National Car Rental Center
January 29, 1999	Daytona Beach		Ocean Center
January 30, 1999	Tampa		Ice Palace
February 1, 1999	Tallahassee		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
February 2, 1999	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
February 3, 1999	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
February 5, 1999	Memphis		New Daisy Theater	—
February 6, 1999	Nashville		Nashville Municipal Auditorium	The Brian Setzer Orchestra
February 7, 1999	Birmingham		Boutwell Memorial Auditorium
February 9, 1999	Dayton		Nutter Center
February 10, 1999	Columbus		Value City Arena
February 12, 1999	Carbondale		SIU Arena
February 13, 1999	Normal		Redbird Arena
February 14, 1999	Notre Dame		Edmund P. Joyce Center
February 15, 1999	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
February 17, 1999	Cleveland		CSU Convocation Center	Natalie Merchant
February 18, 1999	Bethlehem		Stabler Arena
February 19, 1999	Binghamton		Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
February 20, 1999	Lake Placid		Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex
February 22, 1999	Troy		Houston Field House
February 23, 1999	Buffalo		Marine Midland Arena
February 24, 1999	Amherst		Mullins Center
February 25, 1999	Portland		Cumberland County Civic Center
February 27, 1999^[a]	Atlantic City		Copa Room	—
March 2, 1999	Paradise		House of Blues	—
Europe
April 7, 1999	Lisbon	Portugal	Pavilhão Atlântico	—	—	—
April 8, 1999	Oporto	Portugal	Coliseu do Porto	—
April 9, 1999	Compostela	Spain	Pavillón Multiusos Fontes do Sar	Andrés Calamaro
April 10, 1999	Gijón		Teatro Jovellanos	—
April 11, 1999	San Sebastián		Velódromo de Anoeta	Andrés Calamaro
April 13, 1999	Santander		Sala Ataulfo Argenta	—
April 14, 1999	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad	Andrés Calamaro
April 15, 1999	Valencia		Luis Puig Palace
April 17, 1999	Málaga		Plaza de toros de La Malagueta
April 18, 1999	Granada		Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
April 19, 1999	Murcia		Auditorio y Víctor Villegas	—
April 21, 1999	Zaragoza		Príncipe Felipe Arena	Andrés Calamaro
April 22, 1999	Barcelona		Palau dels Esports de Barcelona	Andrés Calamaro
April 23, 1999	Marseilles	France	Le Dôme de Marseille	—
April 25, 1999	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
April 27, 1999	Linz	Austria	Linzer Sporthalle
April 28, 1999	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Tivoli Hall
April 29, 1999	Graz	Austria	Eisstadion Liebenau
April 30, 1999	Vienna		Wiener Stadthalle
May 1, 1999^[b]	Ischgl		Silvretta Ski And Funsport Arena
May 2, 1999^[c]	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
North America (Co-Headlining Tour with Paul Simon)
June 5, 1999^[d]	Denver	United States	Fillmore Auditorium	—	—	—
June 6, 1999	Colorado Springs		World Arena
June 7, 1999	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
June 9, 1999	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
June 11, 1999	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Arena
June 12, 1999	Portland	United States	Rose Garden
June 13, 1999	George		The Gorge Amphitheatre		16,336 / 20,000	$839,985^[8]
June 14, 1999^[d]	Eugene		Erb Memorial Union Ballroom		—	—
June 16, 1999	Sacramento		ARCO Arena		—	—
June 18, 1999	Concord		Concord Pavilion		10,299 / 12,500	$719,737^[9]
June 19, 1999	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre		—	—
June 20, 1999	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond		—	—
June 22, 1999	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl		16,785 / 16,785	$1,010,135^[9]
June 25, 1999	Chula Vista		Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre		9,037 / 19,442	$480,652^[10]
June 26, 1999	Paradise		MGM Grand Garden Arena		—	—
June 27, 1999	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion		—	—
July 2, 1999	Shakopee		Canterbury Park	BoDeans	15,940 / 15,940	$677,450^[10]
July 3, 1999	Duluth		Bayfront Festival Park	BoDeans	16,205 / 18,000	$648,200^[10]
July 4, 1999^[e]	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater	—	—	—
July 6, 1999^[d]	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
July 7, 1999	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 9, 1999	Tinley Park		World Music Theatre	BoDeans	18,024 / 25,000	$847,720^[11]
July 10, 1999	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre	—	—	—
July 11, 1999^[d]	Cincinnati		Bogart's
July 13, 1999	Virginia Beach		GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 14, 1999	Raleigh		Alltel Pavilion
July 16, 1999	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
July 17, 1999	Camden		Blockbuster-Sony Music Centre
July 18, 1999	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion		17,469 / 23,152	$679,403^[12]
July 20, 1999	Albany		Pepsi Arena		—	—
July 22, 1999	Mansfield		Comcast Center
July 23, 1999	Mansfield		Comcast Center
July 24, 1999	Hartford		Meadows Music Theater
July 26, 1999^[d]	New York City		Tramps Nightclub
July 27, 1999	New York City		Madison Square Garden		17,161 / 17,161	$1,347,123^[13]
July 28, 1999	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center		16,476 / 17,076	$1,007,500^[12]
July 30, 1999	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater		26,924 / 28,220	$2,117,320^[12]
July 31, 1999	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater		26,924 / 28,220	$2,117,320^[12]
September 2, 1999	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheatre		—	—
September 4, 1999	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheater
September 5, 1999	Charlotte		Blockbuster Pavilion
September 8, 1999	Antioch		First American Music Center
September 9, 1999	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
September 11, 1999	Memphis		Memphis Pyramid
September 12, 1999	Lafayette		Cajundome
September 15, 1999	Austin		Frank Erwin Center		10,947 / 10,947	$485,935^[14]
September 17, 1999	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion		—	—
September 18, 1999	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheater		—	—
North America (Co-Headlining Tour with Phil Lesh and Friends)
October 26, 1999^[f]	Chicago	United States	Park West	—	—	—
October 27, 1999	Champaign		Assembly Hall
October 29, 1999	Oxford		Millett Hall
October 30, 1999	Milwaukee		Milwaukee Arena
October 31, 1999	Chicago		UIC Pavilion
November 2, 1999	East Lansing		Breslin Student Events Center
November 3, 1999	Columbus		Value City Arena
November 5, 1999	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
November 6, 1999	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center
November 8, 1999	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
November 9, 1999	Philadelphia		The Apollo of Temple
November 10, 1999	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
November 11, 1999	Augusta		Augusta Civic Center
November 13, 1999	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena		18,155 / 18,155	$511,737^[15]
November 14, 1999	Worcester		Worcester's Centrum Centre		—	—
November 15, 1999	Ithaca		Barton Hall
November 17, 1999	Durham		Whittemore Center
November 18, 1999	Amherst		Mullins Center
November 19, 1999^[g]^[f]	Atlantic City		Copa Room
November 20, 1999^[f]	Newark		Bob Carpenter Center
TOTAL					209,758 / 242,378 (87%)	$11,372,987 (2020: $17,687,589(

Notes

^ Two shows. One at 7:30pm and 10:30pm.
^ The May 1, 1999 concert in Ischgl was part of the Top of the Mountain Concert.
^ The May 2, 1999 concert in Munich was originally scheduled to take place on May 1, 1999.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Show without Paul Simon.
^ The July 4, 1999 concert in Milwaukee was part of Summerfest.
^ ^a ^b ^c Show without Phil Lesh and Friends.
^ Two shows. One at 8pm and 11pm.

References

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