European Express Tour

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European Express Tour
Tour by Elton John
Associated album Breaking 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.

Contents

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 [3] 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. [4]

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." [5]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
17 April 1984 Sarajevo Yugoslavia Olimpijska Dvorana Zetra
18 April 1984 Belgrade Hala Pionir
19 April 1984 Zagreb Dom Sportova
21 April 1984 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sportcsarnok
22 April 1984
24 April 1984 Prague Czechoslovakia Palace of culture
25 April 1984 Ostrava Havířov Sport Hall
26 April 1984 Katowice Poland Spodek
27 April 1984 Warsaw Sala Kongresowa
28 April 1984 Gdańsk Hala Olivia
30 April 1984 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshov Isstadion
2 May 1984 Drammen Norway Drammenshallen
4 May 1984 Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
5 May 1984 Brøndbyhallen
6 May 1984 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Hall
7 May 1984 Brussels Belgium Forest National
8 May 1984
11 May 1984 Cologne West Germany Sporthalle
12 May 1984 Essen Grugahalle
13 May 1984
14 May 1984 Bremen Stadhalle Bremen
15 May 1984 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
17 May 1984 Hannover Stadionsporthalle
18 May 1984 West Berlin Waldbühne
20 May 1984 Bad Segeberg Freilichtbühne
22 May 1984 Munich Olympiahalle
23 May 1984 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
25 May 1984 Geneva Switzerland Patinoire des Vernets
26 May 1984 Zurich Hallenstadion
27 May 1984
28 May 1984 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
29 May 1984
30 May 1984
31 May 1984 Grenoble Palais des Sports
2 June 1984 [lower-alpha 1] Ludwigshafen West Germany Südweststadion
4 June 1984 Orange France Théatre Antique d'Orange
5 June 1984 Nice Palais des Congrès Acropolis
6 June 1984 Toulouse Palais des Sports de Toulouse
8 June 1984 Madrid Spain Pabellón de Deportes
9 June 1984 Barcelona Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
11 June 1984 Milan Italy Teatro Tenda di Lampugnano
12 June 1984
15 June 1984 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall
16 June 1984 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
18 June 1984 Leeds England Queen's Hall
19 June 1984
20 June 1984 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
21 June 1984
23 June 1984 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre Arena
24 June 1984
25 June 1984
30 June 1984 [lower-alpha 2] London Wembley Stadium

Tour band

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.

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