Graphic for the fall 2016 tour
The “Never-Ending Tour” of Bob Dylan will make its way back to Europe throughout the month of April and early May, but as of now only one U.S. date has been announced: an appearance at the Firefly Festival in Dover, Del., on June 17.
Three new shows have been added to the previously announced European dates, at the London Palladium on April 28-30. Tickets for those go on sale this Friday, Feb. 10.
Related: BCB‘s review of Dylan’s first Desert Trip set last October
Dylan just announced last week that he will release a three-CD set (his first ever) titled Triplicate, containing more of the interpretations of Frank Sinatra-associated Great American Songbook classics that have filled his past two albums, Shadows in the Night and Fallen Angels. More of those old standards have found their way into his recent concert setlists, while Dylan’s own iconic compositions of the ’60s and ’70s have been eliminated. At his last shows in the U.S., prior to his two December appearances at the Desert Trip Festival, Dylan performed only five of his own “hits”: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright,” “Highway 61 Revisited,” “Tangled Up in Blue,” “Desolation Row” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” He tossed in a few others at Desert Trip, including “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Masters of War.”
Here’s the entire itinerary as of now…
Bob Dylan Spring 2017 European Tour Dates
April 1 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Waterfront
April 2 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Waterfront
April 4 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
April 6 Copenhagen, Denmark Opera House
April 7 Copenhagen, Denmark Opera House
April 9 Lund, Sweden Sparbanken Skåne Arena
April 11 Hamburg, Germany Barclaycard Arena
April 12 Lingen, Germany Emslandhallen
April 13 Dusseldorf, Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
April 16 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
April 17 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
April 18 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
April 20 Paris, France Le Zénith Paris
April 21 Paris, France La Seine Musicale
April 22 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Rockhal
April 24 Antwerp, Belgium Lotto Arena
April 25 Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle
April 26 Hanover, Germany Swiss Life Hall
April 28 London, England London Palladium
April 29 London, England London Palladium
April 30 London, England London Palladium
May 3 Cardiff, Wales Motorpoint Arena
May 4 Bournemouth, England Bournemouth International Centre
May 5 Nottingham, England Motorpoint Arena
May 7 Glasgow, Scotland SECC Clyde Auditorium
May 8 Liverpool, England Echo Arena
May 9 London, England The SSE Arena, Wembley
May 11 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
Plus the sole U.S. date as of now…
June 17 Dover, DE Firefly Festival
Watch Dylan sing “Simple Twist of Fate” in October 2016
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2 Comments so far
Jump into a conversationHe sang 13 of his own tunes in his last show before Desert Trip. Why would you claim he sang only 5?
We said five of his own “hits,” meaning the classic ’60s and ’70s Dylan repertoire.