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Tour by Elton John | |
Associated album | Reg Strikes Back |
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Start date | 9 September 1988 |
End date | 10 June 1989 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 87 in total |
Elton John concert chronology |
Elton John started the Reg Strikes Back tour in promotion of the album with the same name. [1] It was his self-proclaimed comeback album, and his way of fighting back against bad press. It started on 9 September 1988 [2] and ended on 10 June 1989. [3]
After taking over a year off (to recover from throat surgery, address personal issues and record Reg Strikes Back in London), John returned to the stage with a new rhythm section. He wanted more of an R&B sound to his material, so drummer Jonathan Moffett and bassist Romeo Williams, along with backing singers Marlena Jeter, Natalie Jackson and Alex Brown, were added to the band. Guitarist Davey Johnstone, now also in the role of music director, had assembled the new band, a task that he continues to do. [4]
The band’s first show was at an AIDS benefit at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, where they played a 14-song set that featured the never-released John/Taupin composition, Love Is Worth Waiting For. The US tour then began on 9 September at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida and concluded on 22 October at New York’s Madison Square Garden. [4]
After recording the Sleeping With The Past album in Denmark, the band (now with backing vocalist Mortonette Jenkins instead of Alex Brown) resumed their tour on 20 March 1989 at La Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France and played across Eastern Europe and the UK, concluding on 10 June 1989 at the RDS Arena in Dublin. [4]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
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North America | |||||
9 September 1988 | Miami | United States | Miami Arena [5] | 25,913 / 25,913 | $550,651 |
10 September 1988 [6] | |||||
11 September 1988 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome | |||
13 September 1988 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 16,325 / 16,325 | $306,570 | |
14 September 1988 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | |||
16 September 1988 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theater | 50,119 / 50,119 | $930,331 | |
17 September 1988 | |||||
18 September 1988 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater | 18,857 / 24,000 | ||
20 September 1988 | Greenwood Village | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | |||
23 September 1988 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl [7] | |||
24 September 1988 | |||||
25 September 1988 | |||||
27 September 1988 | Costa Mesa | Pacific Amphitheatre | |||
30 September 1988 | Dallas | Starplex Amphitheater | |||
1 October 1988 | Houston | The Summit | 13,483 / 13,483 | $312,954 | |
4 October 1988 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | 30,876 / 30,876 | $669,468 | |
5 October 1988 | |||||
7 October 1988 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | |||
8 October 1988 | Worcester | The Centrum | |||
9 October 1988 | |||||
10 October 1988 | |||||
12 October 1988 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 67,691 / 67,691 | $1,523,048 | |
13 October 1988 | |||||
14 October 1988 | |||||
15 October 1988 | |||||
17 October 1988 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 96,750 / 96,750 | $2,250,580 | |
18 October 1988 [8] | |||||
20 October 1988 | |||||
21 October 1988 | |||||
22 October 1988 | |||||
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31 October 1988 | Nagoya | Japan | Rainbow Hall | 11,255 / 11,255 | $528,985 |
2 November 1988 | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | 53,972 / 53,972 | $2,536,684 | |
4 November 1988 | Nippon Budokan | 13,741 / 13,741 | $645,827 | ||
5 November 1988 | Osaka | Osaka Stadium | 31,985 / 31,985 | $1,503,295 | |
Europe [9] | |||||
20 March 1989 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier | ||
23 March 1989 | Paris | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | |||
24 March 1989 | |||||
25 March 1989 | |||||
26 March 1989 [10] | |||||
27 March 1989 | |||||
29 March 1989 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | ||
30 March 1989 | |||||
1 April 1989 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Philipshalle | ||
2 April 1989 | Kiel | Ostseehalle | |||
4 April 1989 | Berlin | Deutschlandhalle | |||
6 April 1989 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | |||
7 April 1989 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Brøndby Hall | ||
9 April 1989 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globe Arena | ||
10 April 1989 | Oslo | Norway | Drammenshallen | ||
12 April 1989 | Essen | Germany | Grugahalle | ||
13 April 1989 | Cologne | Cologne Sporthalle | |||
14 April 1989 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | |||
15 April 1989 | |||||
17 April 1989 | Saarbrücken | Saarlandhalle | |||
19 April 1989 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Patinoire de Malley | ||
21 April 1989 | Zaragoza | Spain | Pabellón Municipal de Deportes | ||
22 April 1989 | San Sebastian | Velódromo de Anoeta | |||
23 April 1989 | Madrid | Palacio de Deportes | |||
25 April 1989 | Barcelona | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona | |||
26 April 1989 | Verona | Italy | Verona Arena | ||
27 April 1989 | Milan | Palatrussardi | |||
28 April 1989 | Rome | Palaeur | |||
1 May 1989 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | ||
2 May 1989 | |||||
3 May 1989 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | ||
5 May 1989 | |||||
6 May 1989 | |||||
8 May 1989 | Stuttgart | Germany | Schleyerhalle | ||
17 May 1989 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre | ||
18 May 1989 | |||||
19 May 1989 | |||||
21 May 1989 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
22 May 1989 | |||||
23 May 1989 | |||||
24 May 1989 | |||||
25 May 1989 | |||||
27 May 1989 | |||||
28 May 1989 | |||||
29 May 1989 | |||||
30 May 1989 | |||||
1 June 1989 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse | ||
2 June 1989 | |||||
5 June 1989 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | King's Hall | ||
6 June 1989 | |||||
8 June 1989 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Stadium | ||
9 June 1989 | |||||
10 June 1989 |
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