Golden Heart Tour

The Golden Heart Tour was a 1996 concert tour by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, promoting the release of his first solo album Golden Heart. The tour consisted of two legs: the British Isles and Europe. The tour started on 24 April 1996 in Galway, Ireland, and included 84 concerts in 66 cities, ending in Antibes, France, on 4 August 1996.[1]

Golden Heart Tour
European tour by Mark Knopfler
LocationBritish Isles,
Europe
Associated albumGolden Heart
Start date24 April 1996 (1996-04-24)
End date4 August 1996 (1996-08-04)
Legs2
No. of shows84
Mark Knopfler concert chronology

The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Glenn Worf (bass), Chad Cromwell (drums), and Jim Cox (keyboards). This initial touring group later became known to Knopfler fans as the 96-ers.[2] A preview performance with an expanded lineup of players was given on 15 April 1996 at the BBC Building in London (Setlist 1).[Note 1] This show was recorded and later released on video as A Night in London.[2]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Setlist
British Isles
24 April 1996 Galway Ireland Leisureland
25 April 1996 Cork City Hall
26 April 1996 Dublin The Point
29 April 1996 Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Hall
30 April 1996
3 May 1996 Aberdeen Scotland Capitol Theatre
4 May 1996 Dundee Caird Hall
5 May 1996 Edinburgh Usher Hall
6 May 1996 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
7 May 1996 Newcastle upon Tyne England City Hall
8 May 1996
9 May 1996 Leeds Town & Country Club
10 May 1996 Manchester Apollo
11 May 1996
12 May 1996 Liverpool Empire
13 May 1996 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
14 May 1996 Wolverhampton Civic Hall
15 May 1996 Cambridge Corn Exchange
17 May 1996 Bournemouth International Centre
18 May 1996 Cardiff International Arena
19 May 1996 Bristol Colston Hall 2
20 May 1996 Guildford Civic Hall
22 May 1996 London Royal Albert Hall
23 May 1996 3
24 May 1996
25 May 1996 Shepherd's Bush Empire 4
26 May 1996
Europe
28 May 1996 Ghent Belgium Flanders Expo
29 May 1996 Brussels Forest National
30 May 1996 Kerkrade Netherlands Rodahal
31 May 1996 Arnhem Rijnhal
1 June 1996 Rotterdam Ahoy
2 June 1996
6 June 1996 Groningen Martinihal
7 June 1996 Hanover Germany Music Hall
8 June 1996 Hamburg Stadtpark 5
9 June 1996
10 June 1996 Copenhagen Denmark The Forum 6
11 June 1996 Oslo Norway Spektrum
12 June 1996 Stockholm Sweden Globe Arena 7
14 June 1996 Berlin Germany Tempodrom
15 June 1996
16 June 1996
17 June 1996 Dresden Freilichtbühne
18 June 1996 Prague Czech Republic Palace of Culture
19 June 1996
20 June 1996 Bratislava Slovakia Vystavna Hala
21 June 1996 Budapest Hungary Petofi Csarnok
22 June 1996 Wiesen Austria Festivalgelände
23 June 1996 Linz Sporthalle
24 June 1996 Munich Germany Circus Krone
25 June 1996
26 June 1996
27 June 1996 Fürth Stadthalle
28 June 1996 Frankfurt Alte Oper
29 June 1996
1 July 1996 Cologne Sporthalle
2 July 1996 Bielefeld Seidensticker-Halle
3 July 1996 Mannheim Mozartsaal Rosengarten
4 July 1996 Stuttgart Freilichtbühne Killesberg
5 July 1996 Freiburg Stadthalle
6 July 1996 Bern Switzerland Festhalle
8 July 1996 Grenoble France Le Summum
9 July 1996 Lyon Théatre De Fourvière
10 July 1996
11 July 1996 Paris Zénith
12 July 1996
13 July 1996 Olympia
16 July 1996 Caen Zénith
18 July 1996 Dax Les Arènes
19 July 1996 Zaragoza Spain Palacio De Los Deportes
20 July 1996 Bilbao Monumental de Bilbao
21 July 1996 Gijón Palacio de Deportes
22 July 1996 A Coruña Coliseum 8
23 July 1996 Porto Portugal Coliseum
24 July 1996 Lisbon Monumental de Cascais
26 July 1996 Madrid Spain Las Ventas Bullring
29 July 1996 Logroño Plaza de Toros
30 July 1996 Barcelona Plaza de Toros Monumental
31 July 1996
1 August 1996 Béziers France Les Arènes
2 August 1996 Vaison-la-Romaine Théatre Antique
3 August 1996
4 August 1996 Antibes La Pinède

Setlists

There were 8 different set lists on the tour, all of which began with "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", and "Imelda". All of the set lists also included "Je Suis Désolé", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Brothers in Arms", and "Money for Nothing".

  • Setlist 1: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Rüdiger", "Cannibals", "Je Suis Désolé", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "A Night in Summer Long Ago", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "Going Home", "Are We in Trouble Now", "Gravy Train"
  • Setlist 2: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Rüdiger", "Cannibals", "Je Suis Désolé", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "A Night in Summer Long Ago", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "Going Home"
  • Setlist 3: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing"
  • Setlist 4: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Golden Heart", "Vic and Ray", "No Can Do", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"
  • Setlist 5: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done With Bonaparte", "Golden Heart", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"
  • Setlist 6: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"
  • Setlist 7: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Romeo and Juliet", "Je Suis Désolé", "Sultans of Swing", "Golden Heart", "Rüdiger", "Done with Bonaparte", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Money for Nothing", "Brothers in Arms", "Going Home"
  • Setlist 8: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done With Bonaparte", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Water of Love", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"[4]

References

Notes
  1. The expanded lineup for the BBC show included Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar), Sonny Landreth (guitar), Jools Holland (piano), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki), Liam O'Flynn (uillean pipes), Seán Keane (violin), Máirtín O'Connor (accordion), Sonia Slany (violin), Jules Singleton (violin ), Jocelyn Pook (viola), and Dinah Beamish (cello).[3]
Citations
  1. "Golden Heart 1996 Tour Dates". Mark Knopfler News. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "Golden Heart tour 1996". Mark Knopfler. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "A Night in London". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. "Mark Knopfler 1996". Setlist. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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