Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour

Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour

Tour by Bob Dylan
Location	North America Europe Asia
Associated album	Rough and Rowdy Ways Shadow Kingdom
Start date	November 2, 2021
End date	November 14, 2024
Legs	8
No. of shows	138 in North America 82 in Europe 11 in Asia
Bob Dylan concert chronology

Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour (referred to by some journalists as part of the ongoing Never Ending Tour) was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in support of his 39th studio album Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020). The tour began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 2, 2021 and concluded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on November 14, 2024.

Background

Dylan's 39th studio album was released in June 2020. The release was originally set to coincide with Dylan's 2020 Never Ending Tour with Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats and The Hot Club of Cowtown. The 'Never Ending Tour 2020' was then postponed and later cancelled entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan, a live-streamed concert film, was later released in July 2021 in lieu of any live performances. Shadow Kingdom showcases Dylan in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work, created especially for this event. It marked his first concert performance since December 2019, and first performance since his universally acclaimed album Rough and Rowdy Ways. The earliest composition in the set list was "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" from the 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home and the most recent composition was "What Was It You Wanted" from 1989's Oh Mercy.

The Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour (2021–2024) was announced in September 2021. The shows were announced as the first leg of a world tour in support of Dylan's album Rough And Rowdy Ways, set to run until 2024. It was the first time he had played to a live audience since December 2019, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forcing Dylan to pause his decades-long 'Never Ending Tour'.

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 2, 2021, the first show of the first leg of the tour, Dylan introduced two new members of his touring band: drummer Charley Drayton, replacing Matt Chamberlain, and guitarist Doug Lancio, replacing Charlie Sexton. Dylan played eight of the 10 songs from Rough and Rowdy Ways at every show on this leg of the tour, which was acclaimed by critics, some of whom noted that it was rare for a "legacy artist" to focus so extensively on recent material in live performance.

On January 24, 2022 a further twenty-seven concerts were announced taking place in the Southern United States, beginning in Phoenix, Arizona in early March and ending in Oklahoma City in mid-April. On April 18, 2022, Dylan announced, via his website, the third consecutive U.S. leg of the tour, this time covering the Western United States and running from May 28 to July 6.

On July 13, 2022 Dylan announced the fall leg of the Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour, encompassing the first dates outside of the United States. This European leg kicked off in Oslo, Norway on September 25 and ended in Dublin, Ireland on November 7.

On February 8, 2023 Dylan announced the first Asian dates of the tour. These first 2023 concerts took place in Japan, beginning on April 6 and concluding on April 20, and comprised multiple shows in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya. Starting with the first show of the leg, drummer Jerry Pentecost replaced Charley Drayton.

On March 10, 2023 Dylan announced European tour dates in June and July. This leg of the tour began in Porto, Portugal on June 2 and ended in Rome, Italy on July 9.

On August 21, 2023 Dylan announced North American fall dates for the tour. The first date for this leg was October 1 in Kansas City, MO and the last date was in Evansville, IN on December 3.

On January 22, 2024 Dylan announced the spring leg of the tour, encompassing dates in the American South. The first date for this leg was March 1 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and the last date was April 6 in Austin, Texas.

On February 27, 2024 it was confirmed that Dylan would appear at Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour, which did not use Rough and Rowdy Ways branding in its advertising and saw Dylan drop all of the Rough and Rowdy Ways songs from his setlists. On July 15, however, Dylan announced that he would be bringing "the Rough and Rowdy Ways tour to Europe and the UK this fall". This final leg of the tour began in Prague, Czech Republic on October 4 and ended at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on November 14.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on November 20, 2021 in New York City, New York. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Watching the River Flow"
2. "Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine"
3. "I Contain Multitudes"
4. "False Prophet"
5. "When I Paint My Masterpiece"
6. "Black Rider"
7. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"
8. "My Own Version of You"
9. "Early Roman Kings"
10. "To Be Alone with You"
11. "Key West (Philosopher Pirate)"
12. "Gotta Serve Somebody"
13. "I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You"
14. "Melancholy Mood" (Walter Schumann, Vick Knight)
15. "Mother of Muses"
16. "Goodbye Jimmy Reed"
17. "Every Grain of Sand"

List of songs performed

Songs performed

Highway 61 Revisited

• "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (2)

Blonde on Blonde

• "Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine" (200)

John Wesley Harding

• "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (200)

Nashville Skyline

• "To Be Alone with You" (201)

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II

• "Watching the River Flow" (198)
• "When I Paint My Masterpiece" (201)

Blood on the Tracks

• "Simple Twist of Fate" (1)

Slow Train Coming

• "Gotta Serve Somebody" (198)

Shot of Love

• "Every Grain of Sand" (196)

Time Out of Mind

• "Love Sick" (2)

Love and Theft

• "Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum" (4)

Tempest

• "Soon After Midnight" (1)
• "Early Roman Kings" (21)

Fallen Angels

• "Melancholy Mood" (74)
• "That Old Black Magic" (81)

Rough and Rowdy Ways

• "I Contain Multitudes" (202)
• "False Prophet" (202)
• "My Own Version of You" (202)
• "I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You" (202)
• "Black Rider" (201)
• "Goodbye Jimmy Reed" (202)
• "Mother of Muses" (202)
• "Crossing the Rubicon" (181)
• "Key West (Philosopher Pirate)" (202)

Non-album songs

• "Across the Borderline" (1) (Ry Cooder, Jim Dickinson, John Hiatt)
• "Bad Actor" (1) (Merle Haggard, Doug Colosio, Scott Joss)
• "Big River (15) (Johnny Cash)
• "Born in Chicago" (2) (Nick Gravenites)
• "Brokedown Palace" (7) (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter)
• "Dance Me to the End of Love (1) (Leonard Cohen)
• "Footlights" (2) (Haggard)
• "Forty Days and Forty Nights" (1) (Bernard Roth)
• "Friend of the Devil" (3) (Garcia, Hunter, John Dawson)
• "I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye" (1) (Don Robertson)
• "Into the Mystic" (1) (Van Morrison)
• "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1) (Hank Williams)
• "Johnny B. Goode" (1) (Chuck Berry)
• "Kansas City" (1) (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
• "Killing Floor" (1) (Chester Burnett a.k.a. Howlin' Wolf)
• "Longest Days" (2) (John Mellencamp)
• "Nadine" (3) (Chuck Berry)
• "New York State of Mind" (One verse) (1) (Billy Joel)
• "Not Fade Away" (9) (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty)
• "Oh! Susanna" (Instrumental snippet) (2) (Stephen Foster)
• "On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain" (1) (Hank Williams and Ramona Vincent)
• "Only a River" (2) (Bob Weir, Josh Ritter)
• "Roll Over Beethoven (1) (Chuck Berry)
• "The Roving Blade (1) (traditional)
• "South of Cincinnati" (2) (Dwight Yoakum)
• "Stella Blue" (5) (Garcia, Hunter)
• "Truckin'" (7) (Garcia, Hunter, Weir, Phil Lesh)
• "Walking By Myself (8) (Jimmy Rogers)
• "West L.A. Fadeaway" (5) (Garcia, Hunter)

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Leg One — North America
November 2, 2021	Milwaukee	United States	Riverside Theater
November 3, 2021	Chicago		Auditorium Theatre
November 5, 2021	Cleveland		KeyBank State Theatre
November 6, 2021	Columbus		Palace Theatre
November 7, 2021	Bloomington		Indiana University Auditorium
November 9, 2021	Cincinnati		Procter & Gamble Hall
November 10, 2021	Knoxville		Knoxville Civic Auditorium
November 12, 2021	Louisville		Palace Theatre
November 13, 2021	Charleston		Charleston Municipal Auditorium
November 15, 2021	Moon Township		UPMC Events Center
November 16, 2021	Hershey		Hershey Theatre
November 19, 2021	New York City		Beacon Theatre
November 20, 2021
November 21, 2021
November 23, 2021	Port Chester		Capitol Theatre
November 24, 2021
November 26, 2021	Providence		Providence Performing Arts Center
November 27, 2021	Boston		Wang Theatre
November 29, 2021	Philadelphia		The Met Philadelphia
November 30, 2021
December 2, 2021	Washington, D.C.		The Anthem
Leg Two — North America
March 3, 2022	Phoenix	United States	Arizona Federal Theatre
March 4, 2022	Tucson		Tucson Music Hall
March 6, 2022	Albuquerque		Kiva Auditorium
March 8, 2022	Lubbock		Helen DeVitt Jones Theater
March 10, 2022	Irving		Toyota Music Factory
March 11, 2022	Sugar Land		Smart Financial Centre
March 13, 2022	San Antonio		Majestic Theatre
March 14, 2022
March 16, 2022	Austin		Bass Concert Hall
March 18, 2022	Shreveport		Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
March 19, 2022	New Orleans		Saenger Theatre
March 21, 2022	Montgomery		Montgomery Performing Arts Center
March 23, 2022	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
March 24, 2022	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
March 26, 2022	Savannah		Johnny Mercer Theatre
March 27, 2022	North Charleston		North Charleston Performing Arts Center
March 29, 2022	Columbia		Columbia Township Auditorium
March 30, 2022	Charlotte		Ovens Auditorium
April 1, 2022	Greensboro		Steven Tanger Center
April 2, 2022	Asheville		Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
April 4, 2022	Chattanooga		Tivoli Theatre
April 5, 2022	Birmingham		BJCC Concert Hall
April 7, 2022	Mobile		Saenger Theatre
April 8, 2022	Meridian		Riley Center
April 9, 2022	Memphis		Orpheum Theatre
April 11, 2022	Little Rock		Robinson Center
April 13, 2022	Tulsa		Tulsa Theater
April 14, 2022	Oklahoma City		Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theater
Leg Three — North America
May 28, 2022	Spokane	United States	First Interstate Center for the Arts
May 29, 2022	Kennewick		Toyota Center
May 31, 2022	Portland		Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
June 1, 2022	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
June 2, 2022
June 5, 2022	Eugene		Silva Concert Hall
June 7, 2022	Redding		Redding Civic Auditorium
June 9, 2022	Oakland		Fox Oakland Theatre
June 10, 2022
June 11, 2022
June 14, 2022	Los Angeles		Pantages Theatre
June 15, 2022
June 16, 2022
June 18, 2022	San Diego		San Diego Civic Theatre
June 20, 2022	Long Beach		Terrace Theater
June 22, 2022	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
June 23, 2022	Santa Cruz		Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
June 25, 2022	Sacramento		Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
June 27, 2022	Bend		Hayden Homes Amphitheater
June 28, 2022	Boise		Morrison Center
June 30, 2022	Salt Lake City		Eccles Theater
July 1, 2022	Grand Junction		Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park
July 3, 2022	Dillon		Dillon Amphitheater
July 5, 2022	Denver		Buell Theater
July 6, 2022
Leg Four — Northern Europe
September 25, 2022	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
September 27, 2022	Stockholm	Sweden	Avicii Arena
September 29, 2022	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
September 30, 2022	Copenhagen	Denmark	Royal Arena
October 2, 2022	Flensburg	Germany	Flens-Arena
October 3, 2022	Magdeburg		GETEC Arena
October 5, 2022	Berlin		Verti Music Hall
October 6, 2022
October 7, 2022
October 9, 2022	Krefeld		Yayla Arena
October 11, 2022	Paris	France	Grand Rex
October 12, 2022
October 13, 2022
October 15, 2022	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
October 16, 2022	Amsterdam	Netherlands	AFAS Live
October 17, 2022
October 19, 2022	London	England	London Palladium
October 20, 2022
October 23, 2022
October 24, 2022
October 26, 2022	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
October 27, 2022	Hull	England	Bonus Arena
October 28, 2022	Nottingham		Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
October 30, 2022	Glasgow	Scotland	SEC Armadillo
October 31, 2022
November 2, 2022	Manchester	England	O2 Apollo Manchester
November 4, 2022	Oxford		New Theatre Oxford
November 5, 2022	Bournemouth		Bournemouth International Centre
November 7, 2022	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena
Leg Five — Asia
April 6, 2023	Osaka	Japan	Osaka Festival Hall
April 7, 2023
April 8, 2023
April 11, 2023	Tokyo		Tokyo Garden Theater
April 12, 2023
April 14, 2023
April 15, 2023
April 16, 2023
April 18, 2023	Nagoya		Aichi Arts Center
April 19, 2023
April 20, 2023
Leg Six — Europe
June 2, 2023	Porto	Portugal	Coliseu do Porto
June 4, 2023	Lisbon		Campo Pequeno Bullring
June 5, 2023
June 7, 2023	Madrid	Spain	Real Jardín Botánico Alfonso XIII
June 8, 2023
June 10, 2023	Seville		Auditorio Fibes
June 11, 2023
June 13, 2023	Granada		Teatro del Generalife
June 15, 2023	Alicante		Plaza de Toros Alicante
June 19, 2023	San Sebastián		Auditorio Kursaal
June 20, 2023
June 21, 2023	Logroño		Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja
June 23, 2023	Barcelona		Gran Teatre del Liceu
June 24, 2023
June 26, 2023	Carcassonne	France	Théâtre Jean-Deschamps
June 27, 2023	Aix-en-Provence		Aréna du Pays d'Aix
June 29, 2023	Lyon		L'Amphithéâtre Lyon
June 30, 2023
July 1, 2023	Montreux	Switzerland	Auditorium Stravinski
July 3, 2023	Milan	Italy	Teatro degli Arcimboldi
July 4, 2023
July 6, 2023	Lucca		Piazza Napoleone
July 7, 2023	Perugia		Arena Santa Giuliana
July 9, 2023	Rome		Sala Santa Cecilia
Leg Seven — North America
October 1, 2023	Kansas City	United States	Midland Theatre
October 2, 2023
October 4, 2023	St. Louis		Stifel Theatre
October 6, 2023	Chicago		Cadillac Palace Theatre
October 7, 2023
October 8, 2023
October 11, 2023	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
October 12, 2023
October 14, 2023	Grand Rapids		DeVos Performance Hall
October 16, 2023	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre
October 17, 2023
October 20, 2023	Cincinnati		Andrew J. Brady Music Center
October 21, 2023	Akron		Akron Civic Theatre
October 23, 2023	Erie		Warner Theatre
October 24, 2023	Rochester		Auditorium Theatre
October 26, 2023	Toronto	Canada	Massey Hall
October 27, 2023
October 29, 2023	Montreal		Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
October 30, 2023	Schenectady	United States	Proctor's Theatre
November 3, 2023	Boston		Orpheum Theatre
November 4, 2023
November 5, 2023
November 7, 2023	Port Chester		Capitol Theatre
November 8, 2023
November 10, 2023	Providence		Providence Performing Arts Center
November 11, 2023	Waterbury		Palace Theater
November 12, 2023	Springfield		Symphony Hall Springfield
November 14, 2023	New York City		Kings Theatre Brooklyn
November 15, 2023
November 16, 2023			Beacon Theatre
November 19, 2023	Philadelphia		Fillmore Philadelphia
November 20, 2023	Newark		Prudential Hall
November 21, 2023
November 24, 2023	Baltimore		Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
November 25, 2023
November 27, 2023	Richmond		Altria Theater
November 29, 2023	Roanoke		Berglund Performing Arts Center
November 30, 2023	Huntington		Keith-Albee Theatre
December 2, 2023	Richmond		EKU Center for the Arts
December 3, 2023	Evansville		Old National Events Plaza
Leg Eight — North America
March 1, 2024	Fort Lauderdale	United States	Au-Rene Theater
March 2, 2024
March 5, 2024	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall
March 6, 2024
March 7, 2024	Fort Myers		Suncoast Credit Union Arena
March 9, 2024	Orlando		Walt Disney Theater
March 10, 2024
March 12, 2024	Jacksonville		Moran Theater
March 14, 2024	Athens		Classic Center
March 15, 2024
March 17, 2024	Charlotte		Belk Theater
March 18, 2024	Fayetteville		Crown Theatre
March 21, 2024	Asheville		ExploreAsheville.com Arena
March 23, 2024	Louisville		Palace Theatre
March 24, 2024
March 26, 2024	Nashville		Brooklyn Bowl
March 27, 2024
March 29, 2024	Memphis		Orpheum Theatre
March 30, 2024
April 1, 2024	New Orleans		Saenger Theatre
April 2, 2024	Lafayette		Heymann Performing Arts Center
April 4, 2024	Dallas		Music Hall at Fair Park
April 5, 2024	Austin		ACL Live at Moody Theater
April 6, 2024
Leg Nine — Europe
October 4, 2024	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Universum
October 5, 2024
October 6, 2024
October 8, 2024	Erfurt	Germany	Messe Erfurt
October 10, 2024	Berlin		Uber Eats Music Hall
October 11, 2024
October 12, 2024
October 14, 2024	Nuremberg		Frankenhalle
October 16, 2024	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
October 17, 2024
October 18, 2024
October 21, 2024	Stuttgart		Porsche-Arena
October 22, 2024	Saarbrücken		Saarlandhalle
October 24, 2024	Paris	France	La Seine Musicale
October 25, 2024
October 27, 2024	Düsseldorf	Germany	Mitsubishi Electric Halle
October 28, 2024	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
October 29, 2024	Antwerp	Belgium	Lotto Arena
November 1, 2024	Bournemouth	England	Bournemouth International Centre
November 3, 2024	Liverpool		M&S Bank Arena
November 5, 2024	Edinburgh	Scotland	Usher Hall
November 6, 2024
November 8, 2024	Nottingham	England	Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
November 9, 2024	Wolverhampton		Wolverhampton Civic Hall
November 10, 2024
November 12, 2024	London		Royal Albert Hall
November 13, 2024
November 14, 2024

Cancelled shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Cause
June 17, 2023	Huesca	Spain	Plaza de Toros de Huesca	Extreme weather.

Band

• Bob Dylan – vocals, piano, guitar, harmonica
• Bob Britt – guitar
• Charley Drayton – drums (2021–2022)
• Tony Garnier – bass guitar
• Donnie Herron – accordion, violin, electric mandolin, pedal steel guitar and lap steel guitar (2021-2024)
• Doug Lancio – guitar
• Jerry Pentecost – drums (2023–2024)
• Jim Keltner - drums (2024-)

Timeline

External links

• BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
• BobDylan.com – Bob Dylan's Official Website Tour Page
• Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances