Never Ending Tour

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Bob Dylan concert tour concert tour

The Never Ending Tour is Bob Dylan’s long-running, near-continuous concert tour that began in 1988 and has featured hundreds of performances worldwide.

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All labels observed (36)

Label	Occurrences
Never Ending Tour canonical	4
Never Ending Tour 1988	2
Never Ending Tour 1988–2011 (book and fan documentation)	1
Never Ending Tour 1989	1
Never Ending Tour 1990	1
Never Ending Tour 1991	1
Never Ending Tour 1992	1
Never Ending Tour 1993	1
Never Ending Tour 1994	1
Never Ending Tour 1995	1
Never Ending Tour 1996	1
Never Ending Tour 1997	1
Never Ending Tour 1998	1
Never Ending Tour 1999	1
Never Ending Tour 2000	1
Never Ending Tour 2001	1
Never Ending Tour 2002	1
Never Ending Tour 2003	1
Never Ending Tour 2004	1
Never Ending Tour 2005	1
Never Ending Tour 2006	1
Never Ending Tour 2007	1
Never Ending Tour 2008	1
Never Ending Tour 2009	1
Never Ending Tour 2010	1
Never Ending Tour 2011	1
Never Ending Tour 2012	1
Never Ending Tour 2013	1
Never Ending Tour 2014	1
Never Ending Tour 2015	1
Never Ending Tour 2016	1
Never Ending Tour 2017	1
Never Ending Tour 2018	1
Never Ending Tour 2019	1
Never Ending Tour 2022	1
Never Ending Tour 2023	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T150402 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Never Ending Tour
Context triple: [Bob Dylan, notableTour, Never Ending Tour]

A. The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
B. Encore
Encore is a luxury casino and resort brand operated by Wynn Resorts, known for its upscale accommodations, gaming, dining, and entertainment offerings.
C. Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After is Alexandre Dumas’ historical adventure novel that continues the story of d’Artagnan and the three musketeers two decades later amid the turmoil of the Fronde and the English Civil War.
D. Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
E. Old Woodstock
Old Woodstock is a small historic settlement on the edge of Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England, known for its proximity to Blenheim Palace and the River Glyme.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Never Ending Tour
Target entity description: The Never Ending Tour is Bob Dylan’s long-running, near-continuous concert tour that began in 1988 and has featured hundreds of performances worldwide.

A. The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
B. Encore
Encore is a luxury casino and resort brand operated by Wynn Resorts, known for its upscale accommodations, gaming, dining, and entertainment offerings.
C. Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After is Alexandre Dumas’ historical adventure novel that continues the story of d’Artagnan and the three musketeers two decades later amid the turmoil of the Fronde and the English Civil War.
D. Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
E. Old Woodstock
Old Woodstock is a small historic settlement on the edge of Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England, known for its proximity to Blenheim Palace and the River Glyme.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (78)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bob Dylan concert tour ⓘ concert tour ⓘ
countryOfFirstShow	United States of America ⓘ
genre	blues rock ⓘ folk music ⓘ folk rock ⓘ rock music ⓘ
hasAssociatedAct	Grateful Dead ⓘ Bob Dylan and The Band ⓘ surface form: The Band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	emphasis on live reinterpretation of studio recordings ⓘ frequent touring most years since 1988 ⓘ rotating backing musicians ⓘ small and medium-sized venues as well as arenas ⓘ
hasNotableSongPerformed	All Along the Watchtower ⓘ Blowin' in the Wind ⓘ Highway 61 Revisited ⓘ Like a Rolling Stone ⓘ Tangled Up in Blue ⓘ
hasPart	Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1988 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1989 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1990 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1991 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1992 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1993 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1994 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1995 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1996 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1997 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1998 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1999 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2000 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2001 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2002 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2003 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2004 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2005 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2006 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2007 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2008 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2009 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2010 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2011 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2012 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2013 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2014 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2015 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2016 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2017 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2018 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2019 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2022 Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 2023
hasPerformer	Bob Dylan ⓘ
hasTourLeg	Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ South America ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
inception	1988 ⓘ
influenced	modern touring practices of legacy rock artists ⓘ
languageOfSetlists	English ⓘ
locationOfFirstShow	Concord, California, United States ⓘ surface form: Concord, California
mainPerformer	Bob Dylan ⓘ
name	Never Ending Tour self-link ⓘ
notableFor	frequent setlist changes ⓘ near-continuous touring schedule ⓘ rearranged versions of Bob Dylan songs ⓘ
startDate	1988-06-07 ⓘ
startYear	1988 ⓘ
subjectOf	Never Ending Tour self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Never Ending Tour 1988–2011 (book and fan documentation) numerous concert bootlegs ⓘ
touringArtist	Bob Dylan ⓘ

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