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True Confessions Tour

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Start date
  
February 5, 1986

End date
  
August 6, 1986

Legs
  
3

Leg
  
3

No. of shows
  
15 in Oceania 4 in Asia 41 in North America 60 in Total

True Confessions Tour was a concert tour by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Contents

A concert video, Hard to Handle, filmed in Sydney, Australia on February 24 and 25 was directed by Gillian Armstrong. The HBO Special was released on Virgin Music VHS in 1986.

Background

The tour started with two concerts in New Zealand and thirteen concerts in Australia before four concerts in Japan. Both Dylan and Petty took a break after this tour before returning to the road in June to perform a forty-one date tour of the United States and Canada. During the tour the pair performed two concerts at the RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, three concerts at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City and two concerts at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. The tour came to a close on August 6 in Paso Robles, California. The pair would tour together the following year on the Temples in Flames Tour.

Trivia

  • On February 5, Dylan premiered:
  • "Across the Borderline", written by Ry Cooder, John Hiatt and Jim Dickinson.
  • "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know", written by Cecil Null. It was also released on Dylan's album Self Portrait.
  • "I'm Moving On", written by Hank Snow.
  • "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky", from Empire Burlesque.
  • "Lonesome Town", written by Baker Knight.
  • "Seeing the Real You at Last", from Empire Burlesque.
  • On February 10, Dylan premiered:
  • "Justine", written by Don Harris and Dewey Terrey.
  • "Uranium Rock", written by Warren Smith
  • On February 11, Dylan premiered:
  • "House of the Rising Sun", a traditional folk song. It was also released on Dylan's eponymous debut album.
  • "Emotionally Yours", from Empire Burlesque.
  • "Baby, Got to Go", author unknown.
  • On February 21, Dylan premiered "Never Gonna Be the Same Again", from Empire Burlesque.
  • On February 25, Dylan premiered "Dark Eyes", from Empire Burlesque. This first attempt fails and the performance is interrupted. "Dark Eyes" is not performed again until Boston, Massachusetts on December 10, 1995.
  • On June 9, Dylan premiered:
  • "So Long and Goodbye", written by Weldon Rogers.
  • "Unchain My Heart", written by Bobby Sharp and Teddy Powell.
  • "Got My Mind Made Up", written by Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.
  • On June 11, Dylan also performed "Song for Woody" for the first time since January 6, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also premiered:
  • "We Had It All", written by Donny Fritts and Troy Seals.
  • "Let the Good Times Roll", written by Leonard Lee.
  • On June 27, Dylan premiered "Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache", written by Warren Smith.
  • On July 1, Dylan premiered "I Still Miss Someone", written by Johnny Cash.
  • On July 19, Dylan performed "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" since April 22, 1976 in Clearwater, Florida.
  • On July 24, Dylan premiered "Kansas City", written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
  • On July 31, Dylan premiered "Bye Bye Johnny", written by Chuck Berry.
  • On August 6, Dylan premiered "Brownsville Girl", from Knocked Out Loaded. However, Dylan performed only the chorus.

    • Average First Leg setlist

    1. Justine
    2. Positively 4th Street
    3. Clean-Cut Kid
    4. I'll Remember You
    5. Trust Yourself
    6. That Lucky Old Sun
    7. Masters of War
    8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
    9. Girl from the North Country
    10. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
    11. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
    12. Just Like a Woman
    13. I'm Moving On
    14. Lenny Bruce
    15. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
    16. Lonesome Town
    17. Ballad of a Thin Man
    18. Seeing the Real You at Last
    19. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    20. Across The Borderline
    21. Like a Rolling Stone
    22. I and I
    23. In the Garden
    24. Blowin' in the Wind
      Encore
    25. Rock 'Em Dead
    26. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

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    Average Second Leg setlist

    1. So Long, Good Luck and Goodbye
    2. Positively 4th Street
    3. Clean-Cut Kid
    4. I'll Remember You
    5. Shot of Love
    6. We Had It All
    7. Masters of War
    8. To Ramona
    9. Shake a Hand
    10. One Too Many Mornings
    11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
    12. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
    13. Band of the Hand
    14. When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
    15. Lonesome Town
    16. Ballad of a Thin Man
    17. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    18. Seeing the Real You at Last
    19. Across the Borderline
    20. I and I
    21. Like a Rolling Stone
    22. In the Garden
      Encore
    23. Blowin' in the Wind
    24. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

    Source:

    References

    True Confessions Tour Wikipedia
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