Bob Dylan 2000 Never Ending Tour
Touring Band
Bob Dylan: vocal, electric and acoustic guitar, harmonica
Larry Campbell: electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal, fiddle, pedal steel and lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, bouzouki, mandolin
Charlie Sexton: electric and acoustic guitar, back-up vocal
Tony Garnier: double bass and bass guitar
David Kemper: drums & percussion
Five legs with an unchanged band: US spring tour; Europe spring tour; US summer tour; Europe fall tour; US fall tour. Only one double bill: with Phil Lesh & Friends in the US summer tour.
Even more acoustic songs this year, especially in the encores. More and more the years 1999-2002 are referred to as Dylan’s blue grass period. Amazingly Dylan is singing better in every show, is prominent as a guitarist and his band is growing tighter day by day. The concerts are of such a constant high level and so many different songs are played that Crystal Cat alone released 15 bootlegs of the European September and October dates.
Every night Dylan opens his acoustic set with a cover or traditional: I Am The Man, Thomas (Ralph Stanley/Larry Sparks); Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie (Elizabeth Cotten); Duncan And Brady (trad.); Roving Gambler (trad.); Hallelujah, I’m Ready To Go (trad.); Somebody Touched Me (trad.).
Things Have Changed is a new Dylan song, written for the film soundtrack Wonderboys. The song is played at the majority of the 2000 shows.
Recommended bootleg
True Love Needs No Company (Euro Boots EB 67/2). Münster 2000-10-01.
| 2000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 112 shows, 125 different songs played, 8 live debuts (2 covers) | ||||||
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| Date | Venue | Title | No of Disks | Label/Source | Sound | Art/setlist/info |
| 2000-00-00 | various | Pathway To The Stars | Flac | Rattlesnake 69-70 | 8 | Various highlights from fall 2000 USA College venues. Only known performance of Blue Bonnet Girl, and the first outing of the decade old 10.000 Men. |
| 2000-03-10 | Anaheim | Sun Beating at the Altar | 1CDr | Rattlesnake 040 | 9 | Early show. Live debuts Tell Me That It Isn’t True and Things Have Changed. |
| 2000-03-10 | Anaheim, Sun Theater | Highlands 2000 | Flac/2CD | Cagney/013 | 8 | Early show ombined with Santa Cruz 03-16. |
| 2000-03-16 | Santa Cruz, Civic Auditorium | Highlands 2000 | Flac/2CD | Cagney/014 | 8 | Combined album with Anaheim 03-10. |
| 2000-05-08 | Stuttgart, Hanns Martin Schleyerhalle | I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | Flac/2CD | Free Bob Records / FBR 1-080500-2 | 8 | Highlights Gates Of Eden, Can't Wait, Not Dark Yet, Leopardskin Pillbox Hat. |
| 2000-05-11 | Cologne, Koln Arena | The Violence Of A Summers Dream | 2CDr | Rattlesnake 038-39 | 9 | - |
| 2000-05-18 | Stockholm, Globe Arena | Oh Me! Oh My! Country Pie | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 545-46 | A | - |
| 2000-05-21 | Horsens, Denmark NYA Theatre | Horsens Teater | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 526-27 | 8 | Extraordinary small 450 seat venue. |
| 2000-05-24 | Dresden, Freilichtbühne Junge Garde | Happy Birthday | Flac/2CD | Million Miles MM 1/2 | 8 | Bonustracks: Dresden, Freilichtbühne am Elbufer 1994-07-21. Dylans first 'birthday concert' since 1966. |
| 2000-06-16 | Portland, OR Portland Meadows | It takes a lot to Laugh | 2CDr | Euro Boots/EB 54/2 | 8.5 | Fillers Reno 17/03. |
| 2000-06-18 | George, WA Columbia River Gorge Amphitheater | Columbia Recorded Artist | Flac/2CD | Wild Wolf 6/18/00 Aud | 8 | - |
| 2000-07-23 | Saratoga Springs, NY | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Flac/2CD | LB-14375/Sbd | A+ | A rare soundboard recording with stunning sound quality and great show. Recommended. |
| 2000-09-13 | Dublin, Vicar Street | Dublin Vicar Street 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 547-48 | 9 | - |
| 2000-09-14 | Dublin, Point Theatre | Dublin Point 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 549-50 | 9 | - |
| 2000-09-14 | Dublin Point Theatre | The Point Dublin | 2CDr | - | A | 12 new songs for this tour. |
| 2000-09-16 | Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre | Aberdeen 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 551-52 | 9 | 8 new songs for this tour. |
| 2000-09-17 | Glasgow, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre | Glasgow 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 553-54 | 9 | 7 new songs for this tour. |
| 2000-09-19 | Newcastle, UK Telewest Arena | Newcastle 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 555-56 | 9 | 5 new songs for this tour. |
| 2000-09-22 | Sheffield Arena | Sheffield 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 559-60 | 9 | - |
| 2000-09-23 | Cardiff, International Arena | Cardif 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 561-62 | 9 | - |
| 2000-09-24 | Portsmouth, Guildhall | Portsmouth 2000 First Evening | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 563-64 | 9 | - |
| 2000-09-25 | Portsmouth, Guildhall | Portsmouth 2000 Second Evening | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 565-66 | 9 | - |
| 2000-09-27 | Rotterdam | Don't waste your words | 2CDr | Rattlesnake 045-46 | 8-9 | First acoustic version of I Shall Be Released since NYC 1975-12-08! |
| 2000-09-29 | Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle | Frankfurt 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 567-68 | 9 | - |
| 2000-10-01 | Munster, Germany | True Love Needs No Company | 2CDr | Euro Boots 67-2/Sbd | 9.5 | Live debut If Dogs Run Free. |
| 2000-10-03 | Paris | Paris Le Zenith 2000 | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 571-72 | 9 | bonustrack missing, official release. |
| 2000-10-05 | London | Wembley, First Evening | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 573-74 | 9 | - |
| 2000-10-06 | London | Wembley, Second Evening | 2CDr | Crystal Cat Records 575-76 | 9 | - |