Temples in Flames Tour

Last updated
Temples in Flames Tour
Tour by Bob Dylan
Location
  • Europe
  • Asia
Start dateSeptember 5, 1987
End dateOctober 17, 1987
Legs1
No. of shows30
Bob Dylan concert chronology

The Temples in Flames Tour was a concert tour by Bob Dylan. [1] He was supported on the tour by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The tour started with two concerts in Israel and covered various European countries, culminating in four concerts at Wembley Arena in London, England. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Roger McGuinn was the opening act for this tour (who was also supported by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). [6]

This was the last time that Dylan toured with Tom Petty and the last tour before beginning the Never Ending Tour. Dylan and Petty briefly united in Holmdel, New Jersey in the summer of 2003. [7] And Bob Dylan would reunite with Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench at Farm Aid on September 23, 2023. [8]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Asia [1]
September 5, 1987 Tel Aviv Israel Yarkon Park
September 7, 1987 Jerusalem Sultan's Pool
Europe [9]
September 10, 1987 Basel Switzerland St. Jakobshalle
September 12, 1987 Modena ItalyArea Ex Autodromo
September 13, 1987 Turin Turin Palasport
September 15, 1987 Dortmund West Germany Westfalenhallen
September 16, 1987 Nuremberg Frankenhalle
September 17, 1987East BerlinEast Germany Treptower Park
September 19, 1987 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
September 20, 1987 Hanover West GermanyHannover Messehalle
September 21, 1987 Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
September 23, 1987 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Jäähalli
September 25, 1987 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
September 26, 1987 Stockholm Johanneshovs Isstadion
September 28, 1987 Frankfurt West Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
September 29, 1987 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
September 30, 1987 Munich Olympiahalle
October 1, 1987 Verona Italy Verona Arena
October 3, 1987Rome Roma Palaeur
October 4, 1987 Milan Arena Civica di Milano
October 5, 1987 Locarno SwitzerlandPiazza Grande
October 7, 1987ParisFrance Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
October 8, 1987 Brussels Belgium Forest National
October 10, 1987 Birmingham England NEC LG Arena
October 11, 1987
October 12, 1987
October 14, 1987London Wembley Arena
October 15, 1987
October 16, 1987
October 17, 1987

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roger McGuinn</span> American musician (b. 1942)

James Roger McGuinn is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds. As a solo artist he has released 10 albums and collaborated with, among others, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Chris Hillman. The 12-string Rickenbacker guitar is his signature instrument.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benmont Tench</span> American musician

Benjamin Montmorency "Benmont" Tench III is an American musician and singer, and a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers</span> American rock band

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. Formed in 1976, the band originally comprised lead singer and rhythm guitarist Tom Petty, lead guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboardist Benmont Tench, drummer Stan Lynch and bassist Ron Blair. In 1982, Blair, weary of the touring lifestyle, departed the band. His replacement, Howie Epstein, stayed with the band for the next two decades. In 1991, Scott Thurston joined the band as a multi-instrumentalist—mostly on rhythm guitar and second keyboard. In 1994, Steve Ferrone replaced Lynch on drums. Blair returned to the Heartbreakers in 2002, the year before Epstein's death. The band had a long string of hit singles including "Breakdown", "American Girl", "Refugee", "The Waiting", "Learning to Fly", and "Mary Jane's Last Dance", among many others, that stretched over several decades of work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robbie Robertson</span> Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist (1943–2023)

Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Campbell (musician)</span> American guitarist (born 1950)

Michael Wayne Campbell is an American guitarist and vocalist. He was a member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and co-wrote many of the band's hits with Petty, including "Refugee", "Here Comes My Girl", "You Got Lucky", and "Runnin' Down a Dream". Outside of The Heartbreakers, he has worked as a session guitarist and songwriter with a number of other acts, including composing and playing on the Don Henley hits "The Boys of Summer" & "The Heart of the Matter" as well as working on most of Stevie Nicks's solo albums. Campbell, along with Neil Finn, joined Fleetwood Mac to replace lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham on their world tour in 2018–2019. After the end of that tour he has been involved in his own band, The Dirty Knobs, and has released two albums, as of 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Ending Tour</span> Popular name for Bob Dylans endless touring schedule since 1988

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's ongoing touring schedule which began on June 7, 1988. During the course of the tour, musicians have come and gone as the band has continued to evolve. The tour amassed a huge fan base with some fans traveling from around the world to attend as many Dylan shows as possible.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pledging My Time</span> 1966 single by Bob Dylan

"Pledging My Time" is a blues song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan from his seventh studio album, Blonde on Blonde (1966). The song, written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston, was recorded on March 8, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee. Dylan is featured on lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar, backed by guitarist Robbie Robertson and an ensemble of veteran Nashville session men.

"Ballad of Easy Rider" is a song written by Roger McGuinn, with input from Bob Dylan, for the 1969 film Easy Rider. The song was initially released in August 1969 on the Easy Rider soundtrack album as a Roger McGuinn solo performance. It was later issued in an alternate version as a single by McGuinn's band the Byrds on October 1, 1969. Senior editor for Rolling Stone magazine, David Fricke, has described the song as perfectly capturing the social mood of late 1969 and highlighting "the weary blues and dashed expectations of a decade's worth of social insurrection".

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Ending Tour 2008</span> 2008 concert tour by Bob Dylan

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Ending Tour 2007</span> 2007 concert tour by Bob Dylan

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Ending Tour 2004</span> 2004 concert tour by Bob Dylan

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Ending Tour 2003</span> 2003 concert tour by Bob Dylan

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988.

Bob Dylan performed 93 shows in 1990 as part of what is popularly known as the Never Ending Tour.

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Dylan/Santana European Tour 1984</span> 1984 concert tour by Bob Dylan and Santana

In the late spring of 1984, Bob Dylan and Santana set out on a twenty-seven date European tour.

References

  1. 1 2 "Still On The Road: 1987 Temples in Flames Tour". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. "Concert: Oct 14, 1987: London, United Kingdom - Wembley Arena". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  3. "Concert: Oct 15, 1987: London, United Kingdom - Wembley Arena". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. "Concert: Oct 16, 1987: London, United Kingdom - Wembley Arena". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  5. "Concert: Oct 17, 1987: London, United Kingdom - Wembley Arena". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  6. "Roger McGuinn Blog: Roadie Report 21 - The Trip to London by Camilla McGuinn". 3 January 2007.
  7. Never Ending Tour 2003
  8. Duffy, Thom (2023-09-24). "Bob Dylan Surprises Crowd at Willie Nelson's 2023 Farm Aid Festival in Indiana". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  9. "1987 Calendar". Bob Dylan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-11-29.