European Express Tour

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

European Express Tour
Tour by Elton John
Associated albumBreaking Hearts
Start date17 April 1984 (1984-04-17)
End date30 June 1984 (1984-06-30)
Legs1
No. of shows53
Elton John concert chronology

Tour

On this tour it was the first time that Elton had performed in Poland.[1] He went on to play a further three shows there during the European Express Tour. Elton also performed in Czechoslovakia for the first time on this tour.[2] Elton also performed in Hungary,[3] Yugoslavia,[4][5] Italy[6] and Austria[7] for the first time.

The tour came to a close at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 June 1984 with an event dubbed ‘Summer of ‘84’ concert. This concert was recorded for broadcast on the Showtime cable network and later released on two VHS tapes called The Afternoon Concert and The Night Time Concert.[8]

The first visit to Eastern Europe was not lucrative as their promoters expected. In Italy, at one of the shows, Elton fell down twelve feet off the stage without breaking anything. "I was extremely lucky", said Elton.[9]

Setlists
Standard setlist
  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. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
  22. "Crocodile Rock"
  23. "Song For Guy" (not performed at all shows)
Wembley Stadium setlist
  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. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
  22. "Crocodile Rock"
  23. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On"
  24. "I Saw Her Standing There"
  25. "Twist and Shout"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
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 Kultury
25 April 1984 Havířov Havirov Sport Hall
26 April 1984 Katowice Poland Halla Spodek
27 April 1984 Warsaw Congress Hall
28 April 1984 Gdańsk Hala Olivia
30 April 1984 Stockholm Sweden Hovet
2 May 1984 Drammen Norway Drammenshalle
4 May 1984 Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
5 May 1984
6 May 1984 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Hall
7 May 1984 Brussels Belgium Forest National
8 May 1984
11 May 1984 Cologne Germany Sporthalle
12 May 1984 Essen Grugahalle
13 May 1984
14 May 1984 Bremen Stadhalle Bremen
15 May 1984 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
17 May 1984 Hannover Eilenriedehalle
18 May 1984 Berlin Waldbühne
20 May 1984 Bad Segeberg Freilichtbühne
22 May 1984 Munich Olympiahalle
23 May 1984 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
24 May 1984 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
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 Ludwigshafen Germany Südweststadion
4 June 1984 Orange France Théatre Antique d'Orange
5 June 1984 Nice Palais des Expositions
6 June 1984 Toulouse Palais des Sports
8 June 1984 Madrid Spain Pabellón de Deportes del Real Madrid
9 June 1984 Barcelona Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
11 June 1984 Milan Italy Teatro Tenda Lampugnano
12 June 1984
13 June 1984 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall
15 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
24 June 1984
25 June 1984
30 June 1984 London Wembley Stadium

Tour band

References
  1. Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  2. Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  3. Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  4. Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  5. Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  6. Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  7. Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  8. movies.nytimes.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  9. eltonjohnallsongslist.blogspot.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011

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