Never Ending Tour 2003
2003 concert tour by Bob Dylan
Never Ending Tour 2003 Dylan performing on tour in 2003
Start date February 6, 2003 End date November 25, 2003 Legs 4 No. of shows11 in Oceania 54 in North America 33 in Europe 98 in total
The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan 's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.[ 1] [ 2]
Tour
The 2003 tour started with eleven concerts in Oceania , seven being in Australia and four being in New Zealand.[ 3] The concert in Melbourne on February 8 was part of the 'Melbourne International Music & Blues Festival'.[ 4] The concert in Perth was part of the 'Moonlight, Music & Wine Festival'.[ 5] This leg of the tour came to an end twenty one days after the first concert on February 26.[ 6] There were originally plans to continue this tour into Japan but these plans were abandoned.[ 7]
Dylan then went on to tour the Central and Western United States, starting on April 18 in Dallas .[ 8] Dylan performed two shows at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25 & 26. Then on May 2 Dylan and his band performed at the '10th Annual Music Midtown Festival'.[ 9] Two days later he performed at 'SunFest 2003' in West Palm Beach , Florida and then later on in the month on May 17 he performed at the '2003 Jubilee! Jam'.[ 10]
After finishing the spring tour Dylan returned to the road in mid-July to perform another tour of the United States. The tour started on July 12 at Winter Park, Colorado with a performance at the 'Winter Park Festival 2003'. Dylan opened for The Dead in Sunrise, Florida on July 29. Dylan continued to open for The Dead until August 8. Then he performed two double bill concerts with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on August 9 & 10. Dylan then completed the rest of the tour with just himself and his band.[ 11]
On October 9 Dylan embarked on a thirty-three date European tour covering fifteen countries and twenty-nine cities. The tour came to an end in London, England at the Brixton Academy . He had also performed in London the previous two nights at the Shepherd's Bush Empire and the Hammersmith Apollo .[ 12]
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Attendance
Box Office
Oceania
February 6, 2003
Canberra
Australia
AIS Arena
—
—
February 8, 2003[ a]
Melbourne
Melbourne Exhibition Centre Blue Stage
—
—
February 11, 2003
Brisbane
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
—
—
February 13, 2003
Adelaide
Adelaide Entertainment Centre
—
—
February 15, 2003[ b]
Perth
Claremont Showground
—
—
February 17, 2003
Sydney
Sydney Entertainment Centre
—
—
February 18, 2003
Newcastle
Newcastle Entertainment Centre
—
—
February 21, 2003
Auckland
New Zealand
North Shore Events Centre
—
—
February 22, 2003
February 24, 2003
Wellington
Queens Wharf Events Centre Arena
—
—
February 26, 2003
Christchurch
WestpacTrust Centre
3,498 / 4,530
$153,824
North America
April 18, 2003
Dallas
United States
Granada Theater
—
—
April 19, 2003
Austin
The Backyard
6,684 / 10,000
$247,626
April 20, 2003
April 22, 2003
Houston
Verizon Wireless Theater
—
—
April 23, 2003
April 25, 2003[ c]
New Orleans
Fair Grounds Race Course
—
—
April 26, 2003[ c]
Municipal Auditorium
—
—
April 27, 2003
Tunica
Harrah's Grand Event Centre
—
—
April 29, 2003
Nashville
The Trap
—
—
April 30, 2003
Louisville
Jillian's Parking Lot
7,500 / 7,500
$225,000
May 2, 2003[ d]
Atlanta
Piedmont Park
—
—
May 4, 2003[ e]
West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach Waterfront
—
—
May 5, 2003
Orlando
Hard Rock Live
—
—
May 6, 2003
North Charleston
North Charleston Coliseum
—
—
May 8, 2003
Portsmouth
nTelos Pavilion
—
—
May 9, 2003
Atlantic City
Hilton Hotel Grand Theatre
—
—
May 10, 2003
May 11, 2003
Solomons
Washington Gas Pavilion
—
—
May 13, 2003
Cary
The Amphitheatre at Regency Park
—
—
May 14, 2003
Asheville
Asheville Civic Center
—
—
May 16, 2003[ f]
Birmingham
Linn Park
—
—
May 17, 2003[ g]
Jackson
Capitol Street Downtown Jackson
—
—
May 17, 2003[ h]
Little Rock
Nitelife Rocks
—
—
July 12, 2003[ i]
Winter Park
Winter Park Resort
—
—
July 13, 2003
Casper
Casper Events Center
—
—
July 15, 2003
Jackson
Snow King Mountain Resort
—
—
July 16, 2003
Big Sky
Meadow Village Pavilion
—
—
July 17, 2003
West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
—
—
July 19, 2003
Lake Tahoe
Harveys Outdoor Amphitheater
—
—
July 21, 2003
Ketchum
Ketchum Park & Ride Lot
—
—
July 22, 2003
Nampa
Idaho Center Amphitheater
—
—
July 23, 2003
Bend
Les Schwab Amphitheater
—
—
July 25, 2003
Kelseyville
Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa Amphitheatre
—
—
July 26, 2003[ j]
Paso Robles
Paso Robles Event Center Grandstand
—
—
July 27, 2003[ k]
Costa Mesa
Pacific Amphitheatre
—
—
July 29, 2003[ l]
Sunrise
Office Depot Center
—
—
July 30, 2003[ l]
Tampa
St. Pete Times Forum
—
—
July 31, 2003[ l]
Atlanta
HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
—
—
August 2, 2003[ l]
Joliet
Route 66 Raceway
—
—
August 3, 2003[ l]
Somerset
Float Rite Amphitheater
—
—
August 5, 2003[ l]
Noblesville
Verizon Wireless Music Center
—
—
August 6, 2003[ l]
Columbus
Germain Amphitheater
—
—
August 8, 2003[ l]
Darien
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
—
—
August 9, 2003[ m]
Holmdel
PNC Bank Arts Center
26,827 / 33,888
$1,388,954
August 10, 2003[ m]
August 12, 2003
New York City
Hammerstein Ballroom
9,009 / 10,202
$696,925[ n]
August 13, 2003
August 16, 2003
Bushkill
Tom Ridge Pavilion
—
—
August 17, 2003
Wallingford
careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre
—
—
August 19, 2003
Northhampton
Pines Theater
—
—
August 20, 2003[ o]
New York City
Hammerstein Ballroom
—[ n]
—[ n]
August 21, 2003
Gilford
Meadowbrook Music Arts Center Pavilion
—
—
August 22, 2003[ p]
Syracuse
New York State Fair Grandstand
—
—
August 23, 2003
Niagara Falls
Canada
Oakes Garden Theatre
—
—
Europe
October 9, 2003
Helsinki
Finland
Hartwall Areena
—
—
October 11, 2003
Stockholm
Sweden
Globe Arena
—
—
October 12, 2003
Karlstad
Löfbergs Lila Arena
—
—
October 13, 2003
Oslo
Norway
Oslo Spektrum
—
—
October 15, 2003
Gothenburg
Sweden
Scandinavium
—
—
October 16, 2003
Copenhagen
Denmark
Forum Copenhagen
—
—
October 17, 2003
Hamburg
Germany
Docks
—
—
October 18, 2003
October 20, 2003
Berlin
Berlin Arena
—
—
October 22, 2003
Leipzig
Arena Leipzig
—
—
October 23, 2003
Prague
Czech Republic
T-Mobile Arena
—
—
October 24, 2003
Budapest
Hungary
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
—
—
October 26, 2003
Graz
Austria
Eisstadion Liebenau
—
—
October 27, 2003
Vienna
Wiener Stadthalle Halle D
—
—
October 29, 2003
Munich
Germany
Olympiahalle
—
—
October 30, 2003
Bolzano
Italy
PalaOnda
—
—
November 1, 2003
Rome
Palazzo dello Sport
—
—
November 2, 2003
Milan
FilaForum
—
—
November 3, 2003
Zürich
Switzerland
Hallenstadion
—
—
November 5, 2003
Freiburg
Germany
Stadthalle Freiburg
—
—
November 6, 2003
Frankfurt
Jahrhunderthalle
—
—
November 8, 2003
Düsseldorf
Philips Halle
—
—
November 10, 2003
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Heineken Music Hall
—
—
November 11, 2003
November 12, 2003
Brussels
Belgium
Forest National
—
—
November 13, 2003
Paris
France
Zénith de Paris
—
—
November 15, 2003
London
England
Wembley Arena
—
—
November 17, 2003
Dublin
Ireland
Point Theatre
—
—
November 20, 2003
Sheffield
England
Hallam FM Arena
—
—
November 21, 2003
Birmingham
National Exhibition Centre Arena
—
—
November 23, 2003
London
Shepherd's Bush Empire
—
—
November 24, 2003
Carling Apollo Hammersmith
—
—
November 25, 2003
Brixton Academy
—
—
Cancelled shows
November 18, 2003
Millstreet, Ireland
Green Glens Arena
Cancelled.
Notes
^ The February 8, 2003 concert in Melbourne was part of the Melbourne International Music and Blues Festival.[ 13]
^ The February 15, 2003 concert in Perth was part of the Moonlight Music & Wine Festival.
^ a b The April 25 and 26, 2003 concerts in New Orleans were part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival .[ 14]
^ The May 2, 2003 concert in Atlanta was part of Music Midtown .[ 15]
^ The May 4, 2003 concert in West Palm Beach was part of SunFest.
^ The May 16, 2003 concert in Birmingham was part of City Stages .
^ The May 16, 2003 concert in Birmingham was part of Jubilee Jam.
^ The May 17, 2003 concert in Little Rock was originally scheduled to take place at Alltel Arena .
^ The July 12, 2003 concert in Winter Park was part of the Winter Park Festival.
^ The July 26, 2003 concert in Winter Park was part of the California Mid-State Fair.
^ The July 26, 2003 concert in Winter Park was part of the range County Fair .
^ a b c d e f g h From July 29, 2003 to August 8, 2003 Dylan and his Band were the opening act for The Dead .
^ a b The August 9 and 10, 2003 shows in Holmdel were co-headlining concerts between Dylan and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers .
^ a b c The score data is combined from the shows held at the Hammerstein Ballroom on August 12, 13 and 20, 2003.
^ The August 20, 2003 concert in New York City was originally scheduled to take place on August 14. It was then rescheduled to August 15 before being rescheduled a third time to August 20.
^ The July 26, 2003 concert in Winter Park was part of the Great New York State Fair .
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