# Never Ending Tour 2005

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

## Tour

In 2005, Dylan toured the United States with Merle Haggard. The tour included several residencies at various venues. These included three nights in Seattle, two nights in Portland, three nights in Oakland, five nights in Los Angeles, two nights in Denver, five nights in Chicago, two nights in Milwaukee, three nights in Boston and five nights in New York City.
After completing the first leg of the tour Dylan started out on a US ballpark tour with Willie Nelson starting in South Fort Myers, Florida on May 25 and ended Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 12.
Five days after the end of the previous leg Dylan performed six shows in Canada without any co-headliners and five shows in the United States.
Dylan returned to Europe after 15 months in the fall of 2005. He performed 31 shows over the space of two months covering 13 countries and 27 cities. The tour started in Stockholm, Sweden on October 17 and finished on November 27 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America (First Leg) ||||
| March 7, 2005 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Northwest Theatre |
| March 8, 2005 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Northwest Theatre |
| March 9, 2005 | Seattle | United States | Paramount Northwest Theatre |
| March 11, 2005 | Portland | United States | Earle Chiles Center |
| March 12, 2005 | Portland | United States | Earle Chiles Center |
| March 14, 2005 | Oakland | United States | Paramount Theatre |
| March 15, 2005 | Oakland | United States | Paramount Theatre |
| March 16, 2005 | Oakland | United States | Paramount Theatre |
| March 18, 2005 | Reno | United States | Reno Events Center |
| March 19, 2005 | Paradise | United States | Theatre for the Performing Arts |
| March 21, 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Pantages Theatre |
| March 22, 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Pantages Theatre |
| March 23, 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Pantages Theatre |
| March 25, 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Pantages Theatre |
| March 26, 2005 | Los Angeles | United States | Pantages Theatre |
| March 28, 2005 | Denver | United States | Fillmore Auditorium |
| March 29, 2005 | Denver | United States | Fillmore Auditorium |
| April 1, 2005 | Chicago | United States | Auditorium Theatre |
| April 2, 2005 | Chicago | United States | Auditorium Theatre |
| April 3, 2005 | Chicago | United States | Auditorium Theatre |
| April 5, 2005 | Chicago | United States | Auditorium Theatre |
| April 6, 2005 | Chicago | United States | Auditorium Theatre |
| April 8, 2005 | Milwaukee | United States | Eagles Ballroom |
| April 9, 2005 | Milwaukee | United States | Eagles Ballroom |
| April 11, 2005 | Mount Pleasant | United States | Soaring Eagle Entertainment Hall |
| April 12, 2005 | Detroit | United States | Detroit Masonic Temple |
| April 13, 2005 | Buffalo | United States | Shea's Performing Arts Center |
| April 15, 2005 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| April 16, 2005 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| April 17, 2005 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| April 19, 2005 | Newark | United States | New Jersey Performing Arts Center |
| April 20, 2005 | Verona | United States | Verona Events Centre |
| April 22, 2005 | Mashantucket | United States | MGM Grand at Foxwoods |
| April 24, 2005 | Atlantic City | United States | Borgata Events Center |
| April 25, 2005 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| April 26, 2005 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| April 28, 2005 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| April 29, 2005 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| April 30, 2005 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| North America (Second Leg) ||||
| May 25, 2005 | South Fort Myers | United States | Hammond Stadium |
| May 26, 2005 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Fort Lauderdale Stadium |
| May 28, 2005 | Kissimmee | United States | Osceola County Stadium |
| May 29, 2005 | Clearwater | United States | Bright House Field |
| May 30, 2005 | Jacksonville | United States | Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park |
| June 1, 2005 | Chattanooga | United States | AT&T Field |
| June 3, 2005 | Myrtle Beach | United States | Coastal Federal Field |
| June 4, 2005 | Savannah | United States | Grayson Stadium |
| June 5, 2005 | Birmingham | United States | Regions Park |
| June 7, 2005 | Greenville | United States | Greenville Municipal Stadium |
| June 10, 2005 | Salem | United States | Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium |
| June 11, 2005 | Greensboro | United States | First Horizon Park |
| June 12, 2005 | Zebulon | United States | Five County Stadium |
| June 14, 2005 | Bowie | United States | Prince George's Stadium |
| June 15, 2005 | Lakewood | United States | FirstEnergy Park |
| June 16, 2005 | Camden | United States | Campbell's Field |
| June 19, 2005 | Lancaster | United States | Clipper Magazine Stadium |
| June 21, 2005 | Norwich | United States | Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium |
| June 23, 2005 | Pittsfield | United States | Wahconah Park |
| June 24, 2005 | Montclair | United States | Yogi Berra Stadium |
| June 26, 2005 | Eastlake | United States | Classic Park |
| June 28, 2005 | Nashville | United States | Herschel Greer Stadium |
| June 29, 2005 | Louisville | United States | Freedom Hall |
| July 1, 2005 | Memphis | United States | AutoZone Park |
| July 2, 2005 | Little Rock | United States | Ray Winder Field |
| July 4, 2005 | Fort Worth | United States | 40 Acre North Forty Field |
| July 6, 2005 | Tulsa | United States | Drillers Stadium |
| July 8, 2005 | Sauget | United States | GCS Ballpark |
| July 9, 2005 | Cedar Rapids | United States | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| July 10, 2005 | Schaumburg | United States | Alexian Field |
| July 12, 2005 | Saint Paul | United States | Midway Stadium |
| July 16, 2005 | Seattle | United States | Benaroya Hall |
| North America (Third Leg) ||||
| July 17, 2005 | Victoria | Canada | Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre |
| July 19, 2005 | Vancouver | Canada | Orpheum |
| July 20, 2005 | Vancouver | Canada | Orpheum |
| July 21, 2005 | Vancouver | Canada | Orpheum |
| July 22, 2005 | Kelowna | Canada | Prospera Place |
| July 24, 2005 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| July 26, 2005 | Great Falls | United States | Four Seasons Arena |
| July 27, 2005 | Bozeman | United States | Worthington Arena |
| July 28, 2005 | Missoula | United States | Adams Center |
| July 30, 2005 | Goldendale | United States | Goldendale Amphitheatre |
| July 31, 2005 | Bend | United States | Les Schwab Amphitheater |
| Europe ||||
| October 17, 2005 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globe Arena |
| October 18, 2005 | Oslo | Norway | Spektrum |
| October 20, 2005 | Karlstad | Sweden | Lofbergs Lila Arena |
| October 21, 2005 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium |
| October 22, 2005 | Aalborg | Denmark | Gigantium |
| October 24, 2005 | Hamburg | Germany | Saal 1 |
| October 25, 2005 | Berlin | Germany | Treptow Arena |
| October 26, 2005 | Hanover | Germany | AWD Hall |
| October 28, 2005 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| October 29, 2005 | Oberhausen | Germany | König Pilsener Arena |
| October 30, 2005 | Wetzlar | Germany | Rittal Arena Wetzlar |
| November 1, 2005 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
| November 3, 2005 | Paris | France | Le Zénith |
| November 4, 2005 | Amnéville | France | Arènes de Metz |
| November 6, 2005 | Erfurt | Germany | Messehalle |
| November 7, 2005 | Prague | Czech Republic | Sazka Arena |
| November 8, 2005 | Munich | Germany | Zenith |
| November 10, 2005 | Bologne | Italy | Palamalaguti |
| November 12, 2005 | Assago | Italy | Filaforum |
| November 13, 2005 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| November 15, 2005 | Nottingham | England | Trent FM Arena |
| November 16, 2005 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| November 17, 2005 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC |
| November 18, 2005 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena |
| November 20, 2005 | London | England | Brixton Academy |
| November 21, 2005 | London | England | Brixton Academy |
| November 22, 2005 | London | England | Brixton Academy |
| November 23, 2005 | London | England | Brixton Academy |
| November 24, 2005 | London | England | Brixton Academy |
| November 26, 2005 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre |
| November 27, 2005 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre |

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

| Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available |
| Wahconah Park | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | 9,500 / 9,500 (100%) |