European Express Tour

European Express Tour
Continental tour by Elton John
Poster to the concert in Bad Segeberg, West Germany
LocationEurope
Associated albumBreaking Hearts
Start date17 April 1984
End date30 June 1984
Legs1
No. of shows52
Elton John concert chronology

The European Express Tour was the European leg of Elton John's 1984 Breaking Hearts Tour.

Background

The European Express Tour, which was a continuation of the Too Low for Zero Tour of Oceania took place across three months during the summer of 1984. The tour included several countries that Elton and his band had not previously performed in. This included Poland,[1] Czechoslovakia,[2] Hungary, Yugoslavia, Italy, Austria and Spain.

The tour came to an end at London's Wembley Stadium on 30 June 1984. This concert was recorded for broadcast on the U.S. Showtime cable network and Britain's BBC Radio 1. The performance was later released on VHS as Night and Day Concert.[3]

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on 28 May 1984 in Paris, France. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Tiny Dancer"
  2. "Hercules"
  3. "Rocket Man"
  4. "Daniel"
  5. "Restless"
  6. "Candle in the Wind"
  7. "The Bitch Is Back"
  8. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  9. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
  10. "Bennie and the Jets"
  11. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
  12. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  13. "Blue Eyes"
  14. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  15. "Kiss the Bride"
  16. "One More Arrow"
  17. "Too Low for Zero"
  18. "I'm Still Standing"
  19. "Your Song"
  20. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
  21. "Crocodile Rock"
    Encore
  22. "Song for Guy" or "Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On / I Saw Her Standing There / Twist and Shout"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
17 April 1984SarajevoYugoslaviaOlimpijska Dvorana Zetra
18 April 1984BelgradeHala Pionir
19 April 1984ZagrebDom Sportova
21 April 1984BudapestHungaryBudapest Sportcsarnok
22 April 1984
24 April 1984PragueCzechoslovakiaPalace of culture
25 April 1984OstravaHavířov Sport Hall
26 April 1984KatowicePolandSpodek
27 April 1984WarsawSala Kongresowa
28 April 1984GdańskHala Olivia
30 April 1984StockholmSwedenJohanneshov Isstadion
2 May 1984DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen
4 May 1984CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen
5 May 1984Brøndbyhallen
6 May 1984RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Hall
7 May 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National
8 May 1984
11 May 1984CologneWest GermanySporthalle
12 May 1984EssenGrugahalle
13 May 1984
14 May 1984BremenStadhalle Bremen
15 May 1984StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
17 May 1984HanoverStadionsporthalle
18 May 1984West BerlinWaldbühne
20 May 1984Bad SegebergFreilichtbühne
22 May 1984MunichOlympiahalle
23 May 1984ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
25 May 1984GenevaSwitzerlandPatinoire des Vernets
26 May 1984ZürichHallenstadion
27 May 1984
28 May 1984ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
29 May 1984
30 May 1984
31 May 1984GrenoblePalais des Sports
2 June 1984[a]LudwigshafenWest GermanySüdweststadion
4 June 1984OrangeFranceThéatre Antique d'Orange
5 June 1984NicePalais des Congrès Acropolis
6 June 1984ToulousePalais des Sports de Toulouse
8 June 1984MadridSpainPabellón de Deportes
9 June 1984BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
11 June 1984MilanItalyTeatro Tenda di Lampugnano
12 June 1984
15 June 1984BelfastNorthern IrelandKing's Hall
16 June 1984DublinIrelandRDS Arena
18 June 1984LeedsEnglandQueen's Hall
19 June 1984
20 June 1984EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse
21 June 1984
23 June 1984BirminghamEnglandNational Exhibition Centre Arena
24 June 1984
25 June 1984
30 June 1984[b]LondonWembley Stadium

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ The 2 June 1984 concert in Ludwigshafen was part of SWF3 Festival.
  2. ^ The 30 June 1984 concert in London was part of the Summer of 84 Concert.

References

  1. ^ Furness, Hannah (5 July 2012). "Elton John to be honoured for fight against Communism". The Telegraph. UK. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Western performers a rarity in Communist era". english.radio.cz. Radio Prague International. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Elton John Wembley Stadium Summer of 84 concert". vintagepress.com. Vintage Press. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

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