Bob Dylan/Santana European Tour 1984
In the late spring of 1984, Bob Dylan and Santana set out on a twenty-seven date European tour.[1][2]
Tour by Bob Dylan and Santana | |||||||||||||
L to R: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Carlos Santana at Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany on May 31, 1984 | |||||||||||||
Start date | May 28, 1984 | ||||||||||||
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End date | July 8, 1984 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 27 in Europe | ||||||||||||
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Background
Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana played some of the biggest and best known European music venues including the Stade de Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden,[3][4] St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England,[5][6] Wembley Stadium in London, England,[7][8] Slane Castle in Slane, Ireland.[9][10]
Dylan's band included ex-Rolling Stone Mick Taylor on guitar, ex-Faces' keyboard player Ian McLagan, drummer Colin Allen and bassist Greg Sutton. Dylan and Santana were joined by several major musicians on the tour including Joan Baez (Hamburg, Munich, Copenhagen and Nantes),[11][12] Hugues Aufray (Paris and Grenoble), Pino Daniele (Milan 24 June 1984),[13][14] Van Morrison (Paris, London and Slane),[15][16][17] Eric Clapton (London),[18] Chrissie Hynde (London),[19] Bono (Slane),[20] Leslie Dowdall (Slane)[21] and Steve Wickham (Slane).[22]
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.[23][24]
Tour dates
Date (1984) |
City | Country | Venue |
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May 28 | Verona | Italy | Verona Arena |
May 29 | |||
May 31 | Hamburg | West Germany | Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion |
June 2 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob Stadium |
June 3 | Munich | West Germany | Olympiastadion |
June 4 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Sportpaleis |
June 6 | |||
June 7 | Brussels | Belgium | Stade de Schaerbeek |
June 9 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Ullevi |
June 10 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Københavns Idrætspark |
June 11 | Offenbach am Main | West Germany | Stadion am Bieberer Berg |
June 13 | West Berlin | Waldbühne | |
June 14 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
June 16 | Cologne | West Germany | Müngersdorfer Stadion |
June 17 | Nice | France | Stade de l'Ouest |
June 19 | Rome | Italy | Palazzo dello Sport |
June 20 | |||
June 21 | |||
June 24 | Milan | Giuseppe Meazza Stadium | |
June 26 | Madrid | Spain | Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas |
June 28 | Barcelona | Mini Estadi | |
June 30 | Nantes | France | Stade Marcel Saupin |
July 1 | Paris | Parc de Sceaux | |
July 3 | Grenoble | Alpexpo | |
July 5 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | St James' Park |
July 7 | London | Wembley Stadium | |
July 8 | Slane | Ireland | Slane Castle |
References
- "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "1984 Calendar". Bob Dylan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour: Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden, 9 June 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Concert: Jun 9, 1984 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadion". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour: St. James' Park, Newcastle, England, 5 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Concert: Jul 5, 1984 - Newcastle, United Kingdom - St. James' Park". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium, London, England, 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Concert: Jul 7, 1984 - London, United Kingdom - Wembley Stadium". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland, 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Concert: Jul 8, 1984 - Slane, Ireland - Slane Castle". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: St. Pauli Stadion - Hamburg, West Germany - 31 May 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Olympia Stadion - Munich, West Germany - 3 June 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Parc de Sceaux - Paris, France - 1 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Grenoble Alpexpo - Grenoble, France - 3 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Parc de Sceaux - Paris, France - 1 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium - London, England - 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium - London, England - 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium - London, England - 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- 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.
- Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 169". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
External links
- BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
- Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances