The Jump Up! Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 16th studio album Jump Up!. The tour included five legs (Australia, Europe, North America, UK and South Africa) and a total of 135 shows.

Tour

On 10 March 1982, the Athletic Park in Wellington was the site of Davey Johnstone's return to the Elton John band, reuniting the classic band on stage for the first time in eight years.

Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson then took the Jump Up! Tour across Australia and Europe (and blasting through New York on 17 April with a powerful performance of "Empty Garden" and "Ball And Chain" on Saturday Night Live) before launching their North American tour on 12 June at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. The 7 July show in Kansas City, Missouri, was broadcast live on nationwide radio, and this leg of the tour ended after three nights at Madison Square Garden on 7 August 1982. Two nights before, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon had come out on stage to embrace John after he played his tribute to the late John Lennon, Empty Garden, for the first time in New York City since the musician's death.

After an opening set by Geffen label-mates Quarterflash, John and the band typically played a 23-song set, with such seldom-played tunes as "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?", "Ball And Chain" and "Teacher I Need You", before encoring with a "Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On"/"I Saw Her Standing There"/"Twist and Shout" medley.

Following a three-month break, during which the band recorded the album Too Low for Zero in Montserrat, the tour resumed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 2 November 1982.

The next 43 shows took place throughout the United Kingdom, and the year ended on 24 December, with a run of 16 consecutive nights at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The 15 December show proved unique in that it was played without a drummer; Nigel Olsson was unable to perform that evening. The show on Christmas Eve featured an appearance by Kiki Dee on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and the encores, which included a version of "Jingle Bells".

John and the band's only performances in 1983 were eight shows that took place at the Sun City casino complex, near Johannesburg, South Africa, from 7-10 October and 12-15 October.

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / available RevenueOceaniaElton John Concerts in 1982 eltonography.com, Retrieved 16 February 201610 March 1982WellingtonNew ZealandAthletic Park13 March 1982AucklandWestern Springs Stadium16 March 1982SydneyAustraliaHordern Pavilion17 March 198218 March 198219 March 198220 March 198221 March 198223 March 1982BrisbaneBrisbane Festival Hall24 March 198229 March 1982MelbourneMelbourne Festival Hall30 March 19823 April 1982AdelaideMemorial Drive Park7 April 1982PerthPerth Entertainment CentreEurope30 April 1982StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion2 May 1982HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall4 May 1982DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen5 May 1982GothenburgSwedenScandinavium6 May 1982CopenhagenDenmarkBrøndby Hall8 May 1982RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis9 May 1982BrusselsBelgiumForest National10 May 198211 May 1982DüsseldorfWest GermanyPhilipshalle12 May 1982HamburgAlsterdorfer Sporthalle13 May 1982West BerlinDeutschlandhalle14 May 1982CologneCologne Sporthalle16 May 1982ParisFrancePalais des Sports de Paris17 May 198218 May 1982FrankfurtWest GermanyFesthalle Frankfurt19 May 1982SaarbrückenSaarlandhalle20 May 1982BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle21 May 1982LudwigshafenWest GermanyFriedrich-Ebert-Halle23 May 1982MunichOlympiahalle25 May 1982LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier26 May 1982AvignonParc des Expositions de Châteaublanc27 May 1982ToulousePalais des Sports de Toulouse 28 May 1982BordeauxSalle Polyvalent29 May 1982NantesPalais des Sports de Beaulieu30 May 1982LilleEspace FoireNorth America12 June 1982MorrisonUnited StatesRed Rocks Amphitheatre18,000 / 18,000$247,50013 June 198215 June 1982Salt Lake CitySalt Palace17 June 1982San FranciscoSan Francisco Civic Auditorium6,713 / 6,713$99,32218 June 1982BerkeleyHearst Greek Theatre8,500 / 8,500$114,75019 June 1982IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre20 June 198223 June 1982Las VegasAladdin Theatre25 June 1982Los AngelesHollywood Bowl38,862 / 38,862$547,30326 June 198227 June 198229 June 1982PhoenixCompton Terrace Amphitheatre16,333 / 16,333$183,0731 July 1982TulsaTulsa Assembly Center8,688 / 8,992$99,9122 July 1982Little RockBarton Coliseum8,867 / 8,867$98,8533 July 1982NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium9,546 / 9,546$112,0905 July 1982St. LouisCheckerdome6 July 1982Kansas CityStarlight Theatre7 July 19828 July 1982OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium8,752 / 8,752$99,4869 July 1982Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center10 July 1982Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music Theater11 July 198213 July 1982Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center15 July 1982ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre16 July 198217 July 198218 July 1982IndianapolisIndiana Convention Center9,223 / 9,223$111,61620 July 1982AtlantaOmni Coliseum15,147 / 15,147$173,85121 July 1982LandoverCapital Centre22 July 1982ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion23 July 198224 July 1982HartfordHartford Civic Center15,558 / 15,558$174,07925 July 1982Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center27 July 1982PhiladelphiaMann Center for the Performing Arts13,037 / 13,037$121,46429 July 1982TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens15,290 / 16,000$201,07730 July 1982OttawaOttawa Civic Centre8,778 / 8,778$131,67031 July 1982Québec CityColisée de Québec1 August 1982MontréalForum de Montréal3 August 1982BostonUnited StatesBoston Garden14,218 / 15,500$185,1124 August 1982New York CityMadison Square Garden5 August 19826 August 1982Europe2 November 1982NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall3 November 19824 November 1982EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse5 November 19826 November 1982DundeeCaird Hall7 November 1982GlasgowGlasgow Apollo Theatre8 November 198210 November 1982SheffieldEnglandSheffield City Hall11 November 198213 November 1982LiverpoolLiverpool Empire Theatre14 November 198215 November 1982BlackpoolBlackpool Opera House16 November 198217 November 1982ManchesterManchester Apollo18 November 198219 November 198221 November 1982BirminghamBirmingham Odeon22 November 198223 November 198225 November 1982CardiffWalesSt David's Hall26 November 198227 November 1982NottinghamEnglandNottingham Royal Concert Hall28 November 19823 December 1982BournemouthBournemouth Winter Gardens4 December 19825 December 1982SouthamptonGaumont Theatre6 December 19827 December 1982BrightonThe Brighton Centre9 December 1982LondonHammersmith Odeon10 December 198211 December 198212 December 198213 December 198214 December 198215 December 198216 December 198217 December 198218 December 198219 December 198220 December 198221 December 198222 December 198223 December 198224 December 1982Africa7 October 1983JohannesburgSouth AfricaSun City Casino8 October 19839 October 198310 October 198312 October 198313 October 198314 October 198315 October 1983

Personnel Elton John – piano, electric piano (on "Daniel"), lead vocals Davey Johnstone – guitars, backing vocals Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Setlists

References

External links

Information Site with Tour Dates