Bob Dylan 1984 European Tour

1984 European Tour

Tour by Bob Dylan
Start date	May 28, 1984
End date	July 8, 1984
Legs	1
No. of shows	27 in Europe
Bob Dylan concert chronology

In the late spring of 1984 Bob Dylan set out on a twenty-seven date European tour.^[1][2]

Background

Dylan played some of the biggest and best known European music venues including Ullevi Stadion in Gothenburg, Sweden,^[3][4] St. James Park in Newcastle,^[5][6] England, Wembley Stadium in London, England^[7][8] and Slane Castle in County Meath, Ireland.^[9][10]

His band included ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor on guitar, ex-Faces' keyboard player Ian McLagan, drummer Colin Allen, bassist Greg Sutton

Dylan was joined by several major musicians on the tour including Carlos Santana (all concerts),^[11] Joan Baez (Hamburg, Munich and Copenhagen),^[12][13] Hugues Aufray (Paris and Grenoble),^[14][15] Van Morrison (Paris, London and County Meath),^[16][17][18] Eric Clapton (London),^[19] Chrissie Hynde (London),^[20] Bono (County Meath),^[21] Leslie Dowdall (County Meath)^[22] and Steve Wickham (County Meath).^[23]

Real Live was released in the winter 1984 which documented Dylan's 1984 summer, released by Columbia Records. Six songs from the album were recorded at Wembley Stadium on July 7, two songs were recorded at St. James Park on July 5 and another two were recorded at Slane Castle, Ireland on July 8.^[24][25]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
May 21, 1984	Brno	Czechoslovakia	Stadion Za Lužánkami
May 23, 1984	Poznań	Poland	Hala Arena
May 24, 1984	Cracow		Theater Scena STU
May 28, 1984	Verona	Italy	Verona Arena
May 29, 1984
May 31, 1984	Hamburg	Germany	St. Pauli Stadion
June 2, 1984	Basel	Switzerland	St. Jakob Stadium
June 3, 1984	Munich	Germany	Olympia Stadion
June 4, 1984	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Sportpaleis Ahoy
June 6, 1984
June 7, 1984	Brussels	Belgium	Stade de Schaerbeek
June 9, 1984	Gothenburg	Sweden	Ullevi Stadion
June 10, 1984	Copenhagen	Denmark	Idrætsparken
June 11, 1984	Offenbach	Germany	Stadion am Bieberer Berg
June 13, 1984	Berlin		Waldbühne
June 14, 1984	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
June 16, 1984	Cologne	Germany	Müngersdorfer Stadion
June 17, 1984	Nice	France	Stade De L'Ouest
June 19, 1984	Rome	Italy	Roma Palaeur
June 20, 1984
June 21, 1984
June 24, 1984	Milan		Stadio San Siro
June 26, 1984	Madrid	Spain	Estadio del Rayo Vallecano
June 28, 1984	Barcelona		Mini Estadi
June 30, 1984	Nantes	France	Stade Marcel Saupin
July 1, 1984	Paris		Parc de Sceaux
July 3, 1984	Grenoble		Alpexpo
July 5, 1984	Newcastle	England	St James' Park
July 7, 1984	London		Wembley Stadium
July 8, 1984	County Meath	Ireland	Slane Castle

Trivia

• On May 28 Dylan premiered "I & I" and "Man of Peace". He also performed ‘Tombstone Blues’ for the first time since Berkeley, California, December 4, 1965, and "Shelter from the Storm" for the first time since Hollywood, Florida, December 16, 1978.^[26]
• On June 2 Dylan premiered "Why Do I Have To Choose?" which was written by Willie Nelson.^[27][28]
• On June 4 Dylan performed "Tangled up in Blue" for the first time since Hollywood, Florida, December 16, 1978.^[29]
• On June 16 Dylan performed "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat" for the first time since Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 18, 1976.^[30]
• On June 21 Dylan premiered "Enough Is Enough".^[31] He also performed Desolation Row for the first time since St. Louis, Missouri, February 4, 1974.^[32]
• On June 28 Dylan performed "Lay, Lady, Lay" for the first time since Salt Lake City, Utah, May 25, 1976.^[33]
• On June 30 Dylan performed "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" for the first time since Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1978.^[34]
• On July 8 Dylan premiered "Tupelo Honey" (written by Van Morrison).^[35][36]

References

1. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
2. "1984 Calendar". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
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16. "Still On The Road: Parc de Sceaux - Paris, France - 1 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
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18. "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
19. "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium - London, England - 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
20. "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium - London, England - 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
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22. "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
23. "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
24. Loder, Kurt (1985-02-14). "Bob Dylan: Real Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
25. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 169". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
26. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour 7020". Bjorner. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
27. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour 7070". Bjorner. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
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30. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour 7170". Bjorner. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
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32. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour 7220". Bjorner. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
33. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour 7250". Bjorner. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
34. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour 7260". Bjorner. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
35. "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour 7330". Bjorner. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
36. "July 8, 1984 Setlist". Bob Dylan. Retrieved 2012-01-03.

External links

• BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
• Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances