The European Express Tour was the European leg of Elton John's 1984 Breaking Hearts Tour.
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, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, 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.
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.
"Tiny Dancer" "Hercules" "Rocket Man" "Daniel" "Restless" "Candle in the Wind" "The Bitch Is Back" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" "Bennie and the Jets" "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" "Philadelphia Freedom" "Blue Eyes" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Kiss the Bride" "One More Arrow" "Too Low for Zero" "I'm Still Standing" "Your Song" "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" "Crocodile Rock" Encore "Song for Guy" or "Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On / I Saw Her Standing There / Twist and Shout"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueEurope17 April 1984SarajevoYugoslaviaOlimpijska Dvorana Zetra18 April 1984BelgradeHala Pionir19 April 1984ZagrebDom Sportova21 April 1984BudapestHungaryBudapest Sportcsarnok22 April 198424 April 1984PragueCzechoslovakiaPalace of culture25 April 1984OstravaHavířov Sport Hall26 April 1984KatowicePolandSpodek27 April 1984WarsawSala Kongresowa28 April 1984GdańskHala Olivia30 April 1984StockholmSwedenJohanneshov Isstadion2 May 1984DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen4 May 1984CopenhagenDenmarkValby-Hallen5 May 1984Brøndbyhallen6 May 1984RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Hall7 May 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National8 May 198411 May 1984CologneWest GermanySporthalle12 May 1984EssenGrugahalle13 May 198414 May 1984BremenStadhalle Bremen15 May 1984StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle17 May 1984HanoverStadionsporthalle18 May 1984West BerlinWaldbühne20 May 1984Bad SegebergFreilichtbühne22 May 1984MunichOlympiahalle23 May 1984ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle25 May 1984GenevaSwitzerlandPatinoire des Vernets26 May 1984ZürichHallenstadion27 May 198428 May 1984ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy29 May 198430 May 198431 May 1984GrenoblePalais des Sports2 June 1984LudwigshafenWest GermanySüdweststadion4 June 1984OrangeFranceThéatre Antique d'Orange5 June 1984NicePalais des Congrès Acropolis6 June 1984ToulousePalais des Sports de Toulouse8 June 1984MadridSpainPabellón de Deportes9 June 1984BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de Barcelona11 June 1984MilanItalyTeatro Tenda di Lampugnano12 June 198415 June 1984BelfastNorthern IrelandKing's Hall16 June 1984DublinIrelandRDS Arena18 June 1984LeedsEnglandQueen's Hall19 June 198420 June 1984EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse21 June 198423 June 1984BirminghamEnglandNational Exhibition Centre Arena24 June 198425 June 198430 June 1984London Wembley Stadium
Personnel Elton John – piano, lead vocals Davey Johnstone – guitars, backing vocals Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals Fred Mandel – keyboards, additional guitar, backing vocals
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External links
Information Site with Tour Dates