Never Ending Tour 1994

Never Ending Tour 1994
Tour by Bob Dylan
Start date	February 5, 1994
End date	November 13, 1994
Legs	5
No. of shows	104
Bob Dylan concert chronology
	Never Ending Tour 1993 ; (1993); Never Ending Tour 1994; (1994); Never Ending Tour 1995 ; (1995);

Last updated July 04, 2024

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 1994 started with eleven concerts in Japan. Two days later Dylan performed in Malaysia, his first and to date, only concert there to date. Dylan then went on to perform concerts in Singapore and Hong Kong.^[3]

On April 5 Dylan started a twenty-five stop date of North America starting in Springfield, Illinois and coming to an end just over a month later in Memphis, Tennessee.^[4]

Prior to continuing to tour in Europe, he returned to Japan, performing at The Great Music Experience from May 20–22.

Dylan travelled to Europe in midsummer to perform seventeen concerts in Europe, his only performances there of 1994.^[5]

Sixteen days after completing his European tour Dylan returned to the United States to perform fifteen concerts including his triumph performance at Woodstock '94.^[6] After being injured in a traffic accident in 1966, and his subsequent disappearance from the popular music scene, Dylan declined to go to the original Woodstock Festival of 1969, even though he lived in the area at the time and the festival had been put in his backyard to try to get him to come out and play. He set off for the Isle of Wight Festival the day the Woodstock festival started, and performed at Woodside Bay on 31 August 1969. Dylan, however, did accept an invitation to perform at Woodstock '94, and was introduced with the phrase: "We waited twenty-five years to hear this, Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bob Dylan!"^[7] According to various critics, Dylan's performance was one of the greater moments of the festival, and represented the beginning of another one of the new phases in his lengthy career.^[8]

Dylan continued his United States Tour on October 1 in Ithaca, New York. The tour continued through the fall in the eastern United States ending on November 13 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[9] Inspired by the success of his appearance at Woodstock ’94 Dylan performed on MTV Unplugged which resulted in the live album "MTV Unplugged"^[10]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venues.
Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia
February 5, 1994	Sendai	Japan	Sendai Sun Plaza
February 7, 1994	Yokohama		Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
February 8, 1994	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
February 9, 1994	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
February 11, 1994	Nagoya		Century Hall
February 12, 1994	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
February 14, 1994	Kokura		Kyushu Koseinenkin Kaikan
February 15, 1994	Kokura		Kyushu Koseinenkin Kaikan
February 16, 1994	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
February 18, 1994	Urawa		Urawa-Shi Bunka Center
February 20, 1994	Tokyo		NHK Hall
February 22, 1994	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Merdeka Hall
February 24, 1994	Singapore		Singapore Indoor Stadium
February 25, 1994	Hong Kong		Hong Kong Coliseum
North America
April 5, 1994	Springfield	United States	Sangamon Auditorium
April 6, 1994	Davenport		Adler Theater
April 7, 1994	Ames		C.Y. Stephens Auditorium
April 9, 1994	Lawrence		Lied Center of Kansas
April 10, 1994	St. Louis		Fox Theatre
April 12, 1994	Rockford		Coronado Theatre
April 13, 1994	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center Theater
April 15, 1994	Ashwaubenon		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena
April 16, 1994	Valparaiso		Athletics–Recreation Center
April 17, 1994	Chicago		Riviera Theatre
April 18, 1994	Chicago		Riviera Theatre
April 20, 1994	Champaign		Assembly Hall
April 22, 1994	Fort Wayne		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
April 23, 1994	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
April 24, 1994	Rochester		Mayo Civic Center
April 26, 1994	Sioux City		Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
April 27, 1994	Lincoln		Lied Center for Performing Arts
April 28, 1994	Topeka		Topeka Performing Arts Center
April 30, 1994	Springfield		Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
May 1, 1994	Columbia		Jesse Auditorium
May 3, 1994	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
May 5, 1994	Bristol		Viking Hall
May 6, 1994	Spartanburg		Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
May 7, 1994	Chattanooga		Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
May 8, 1994^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Memphis		Tom Lee Park
Europe
July 3, 1994^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Paris	France	Parc Departemental du Bourget
July 4, 1994	Besançon		Palais Des Sports de Besançon
July 5, 1994	Lyon		Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
July 7, 1994	Sanremo	Italy	Stadio Comunale di Sanremo
July 8, 1994^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Milan	Italy	Parco Acquatico Milano
July 9, 1994	Balingen	Germany	Messegelände Balingen
July 10, 1994	Cologne	Germany	Tanzbrunnen
July 12, 1994^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Montreux	Switzerland	Stravinsky Hall
July 14, 1994	Graz	Austria	Schwarzl Freizeit Zentrum
July 15, 1994^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Vienna	Austria	Hohe Warte
July 16, 1994	Prague	Czech Republic	Sportovni Hala
July 17, 1994^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Kraków	Poland	Stadion Miejski Cracovii
July 19, 1994	Warsaw	Poland	Congress Hall
July 21, 1994	Dresden	Germany	Großer Garten
July 23, 1994	Halle		Freilichtbühne Peißnitz
July 24, 1994	Gotha		Friedenstein Palace
July 25, 1994	Kiel		Ostseehalle
North America
August 10, 1994	Portland	United States	State Theatre
August 11, 1994	Patterson		Big Birch Concert Pavilion
August 12, 1994	Stratton		Mountain Ski Resort
August 14, 1994^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Saugerties		Saugerties Field
August 16, 1994	Lewiston		Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park
August 17, 1994	Hershey		Hersheypark Stadium
August 19, 1994	Pittsburgh		Station Square
August 20, 1994	Cleveland		Nautica Stage
August 21, 1994^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Columbus		Celeste Center
August 23, 1994	Louisville		Palace Theatre
August 24, 1994	South Bend		Morris Performing Arts Center
August 26, 1994	Merrillville		Star Plaza Theatre
August 27, 1994	Kalamazoo		State Theatre
August 28, 1994	Kalamazoo		State Theatre
August 29, 1994^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Detroit		Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum
October 1, 1994	Ithaca		Ben Light Gymnasium
October 2, 1994	Amherst		LeFrak Gymnasium
October 4, 1994	Portland		State Theatre
October 5, 1994	Portland		State Theatre
October 7, 1994	Boston		The Orpheum
October 8, 1994
October 9, 1994
October 11, 1994	Burlington		Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
October 12, 1994	Providence		Providence Performing Arts Center
October 14, 1994	Albany		Palace Theatre
October 15, 1994	West Point		Eisenhower Hall Theatre
October 16, 1994	New Haven		Palace Theatre
October 18, 1994	New York City		Roseland Ballroom
October 19, 1994
October 20, 1994
October 22, 1994	Rochester		Auditorium Theatre
October 23, 1994	Syracuse		Landmark Theatre
October 25, 1994	Wilkes-Barre		F.M. Kirby Center
October 26, 1994	Salisbury		Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
October 27, 1994	Upper Darby Township		The Tower Theater
October 28, 1994	Upper Darby Township		The Tower Theater
October 30, 1994	Washington, D.C.		Warner Theatre
October 31, 1994	Washington, D.C.		Warner Theatre
November 1, 1994	Norfolk		Chrysler Hall
November 2, 1994	Roanoke		Roanoke Civic Center Auditorium
November 4, 1994	Gainesville		Georgia Mountains Center
November 5, 1994	Knoxville		Tennessee Theatre
November 6, 1994	Asheville		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
November 8, 1994	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
November 9, 1994	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
November 10, 1994	Jackson		Oman Arena
November 12, 1994	New Orleans		House of Blues
November 13, 1994	New Orleans		House of Blues

Notes

↑ The May 8, 1994 concert in Memphis was part of Memphis in May.
↑ The July 3, 1994 concert in Paris was part of La Fête de la Fraternité.
↑ The July 8, 1994 concert in Milan was part of Sonoria Festival.
↑ The July 12, 1994 concert in Montreux was part of Montreux Jazz Festival.
↑ The July 15, 1994 concert in Vienna was part of Jazz Fest Wien.
↑ The July 17, 1994 concert in Kraków was ended after one hour due to heavy rain.
↑ The August 14, 1994 concert in Saugerties was part of Woodstock '94.
↑ The August 21, 1994 concert in Columbus was part of Ohio State Fair.
↑ The August 29, 1994 concert in Detroit was part of Michigan State Fair.

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The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's ongoing touring schedule which began on June 7, 1988. During the course of the tour, musicians have come and gone as the band has continued to evolve. The tour amassed a huge fan base with some fans traveling from around the world to attend as many Dylan shows as possible.