Breaking Hearts Tour was the North American leg of the Elton John Breaking Hearts Tour. The European leg was dubbed "European Express". The tour started on 17 August 1984, at Tempe, Arizona. It included five sold-out concerts in New York City performed at Madison Square Garden. eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
Tour The North American leg of the tour began on 17 August 1984, at the ASU Activity Center in Tempe and ended 62 shows later at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. The set list began with Tiny Dancer and included songs from John's latest album, including "Li’l Frigerator", "Restless", "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" and, occasionally, "Who Wears These Shoes".
One night in Madison Square Garden, John failed to stand up and was administered oxygen for half a minute; he went on with the show. "Bennie and the Jets", as usual, had snippets of "In the Mood", "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Charlie Brown Theme Song"; "Rocket Man", for its part, had "Close Encounters Theme" as a snippet by Davey Johnstone.
Setlist "Tiny Dancer" "Levon" "Lil 'Frigerator" "Rocket Man" "Daniel" "Restless" "Candle in the Wind" "The Bitch Is Back" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" "Who Wears These Shoes" (added by 13 September in Toronto) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" "Bennie and the Jets" "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (Switched places with "Bennie and the Jets" starting by 28 September in Houston) "Philadelphia Freedom" "Blue Eyes" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Kiss the Bride" "One More Arrow" (Dropped from the setlist after 5 November in Worcester) "Too Low for Zero" (Dropped from the setlist after 29 September in Dallas) "I'm Still Standing" "Your Song" "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Encores: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Crocodile Rock" "Medley (incl. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Twist and Shout")" (played on 29 September in Dallas only)
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / available RevenueNorth America17 August 1984TempeUnited StatesASU Activity Center10,658 / 14,307$157,24818 August 1984TucsonTucson Convention Center8,489 / 8,489$127,33519 August 1984San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena11,240 / 14,259$167,94621 August 1984InglewoodThe Forum22 August 198423 August 198424 August 1984ParadiseThomas & Mack Center9,264 / 15,000$138,96025 August 1984IrvineIrvine Meadows26 August 198428 August 1984Daly CityCow Palace14,500 / 14,500$184,74230 August 1984PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum12,095 / 12,110$153,22031 August 1984TacomaTacoma Dome24,197 / 24,364$268,9871 September 1984VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum15,543 / 15,543$241,9503 September 1984CalgaryOlympic Saddledome17,291 / 17,291$268,9084 September 1984EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum17,170 / 17,170$267,9486 September 1984ProvoUnited StatesMarriott Center7 September 1984DenverMcNichols Sports Arena14,392 / 14,392$213,9969 September 1984East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre11 September 1984RosemontRosemont Horizon12 September 1984DetroitJoe Louis Arena13 September 1984TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens15 September 1984Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center16 September 198418 September 1984Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center20 September 1984Kansas CityKemper Arena21 September 1984LincolnBob Devaney Sports Center22 September 1984AmesHilton Coliseum10,100 / 15,00023 September 1984Iowa CityCarver–Hawkeye Arena14,222 / 14,22225 September 1984Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center26 September 1984AustinFrank Erwin Center28 September 1984HoustonThe Summit29 September 1984DallasReunion Arena30 September 1984Baton RougeLSU Assembly Center3 October 1984MemphisMid-South Coliseum5 October 1984ChattanoogaUTC Arena6 October 1984AtlantaOmni Coliseum7 October 1984MurfreesboroMurphy Center9 October 1984KnoxvilleStokely Athletic Center10 October 1984CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum13 October 1984Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium14 October 1984OrlandoOrange County Convention Center17 October 1984LandoverCapital Centre18 October 1984PittsburghCivic Arena 14,205 / 16,00019 October 1984NorfolkThe Scope20 October 1984PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum23 October 1984New York CityMadison Square Garden24 October 198425 October 198426 October 198428 October 1984PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum29 October 1984New HavenNew Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum30 October 1984MontréalCanadaForum de Montréal31 October 1984Québec CityColisée de Québec2 November 1984HartfordUnited StatesHartford Civic Center3 November 1984WorcesterThe Centrum36,660 / 36,660$526,9004 November 19845 November 19847 November 1984RaleighReynolds Coliseum8 November 1984CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum12 November 1984New York CityMadison Square Garden17 November 1984TampaUSF Sun Dome21,604 / 21,604$310,83018 November 1984
Personnel Elton John – piano, lead vocals Davey Johnstone – guitars, backing vocals Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion, backing vocals Fred Mandel – keyboards, additional guitar, backing vocals
References
External links
Information Site with Tour Dates