1984 European Tour
Tour by Bob Dylan and Santana
L to R: Dylan, Joan Baez, and Carlos Santana at Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany on May 31, 1984
LocationEurope
Start dateMay 28, 1984
End dateJuly 8, 1984
Legs1
No. of shows27
Bob Dylan concert chronology
World Tour 1981
(1981)		 European Tour 1984
(1984)		 True Confessions Tour
(1986)
Santana concert chronology
Havana Moon Tour
(1983)		 European Tour 1984
(1984)		 Beyond Appearances Tour
(1984–86)

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

Background

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, Nice 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 City Country Venue
Europe
May 28, 1984 Verona Italy Verona Arena
May 29, 1984
May 31, 1984 Hamburg West Germany Wilhelm-Koch-Stadion
June 2. 1984 Basel Switzerland St. Jakob Stadium
June 3, 1984 Munich West Germany Olympiastadion
June 4, 1984 Rotterdam Netherlands Sportpaleis Ahoy
June 6, 1984
June 7, 1984 Brussels Belgium Stade de Schaerbeek
June 9, 1984 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi
June 10, 1984 Copenhagen Denmark Københavns Idrætspark
June 11, 1984 Offenbach am Main West Germany Stadion am Bieberer Berg
June 13, 1984 West Berlin Waldbühne
June 14, 1984 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
June 16, 1984 Cologne West Germany Müngersdorfer Stadion
June 17, 1984 Nice France Stade de l'Ouest
June 19, 1984 Rome Italy Palazzo dello Sport
June 20, 1984
June 21, 1984
June 24, 1984 Milan Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
June 26, 1984 Madrid Spain Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas
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

References

  1. ↑ "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. ↑ "1984 Calendar". Bob Dylan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour: Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden, 9 June 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Concert: Jun 9, 1984 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadion". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  5. ↑ "Still On The Road: 1984 Europe Tour: St. James' Park, Newcastle, England, 5 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Concert: Jul 5, 1984 - Newcastle, United Kingdom - St. James' Park". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  7. ↑ "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium, London, England, 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  8. ↑ "Concert: Jul 7, 1984 - London, United Kingdom - Wembley Stadium". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  9. ↑ "Still On The Road: Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland, 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  10. ↑ "Concert: Jul 8, 1984 - Slane, Ireland - Slane Castle". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  11. ↑ "Still On The Road: St. Pauli Stadion - Hamburg, West Germany - 31 May 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  12. ↑ "Still On The Road: Olympia Stadion - Munich, West Germany - 3 June 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  13. ↑ "Still On The Road: Parc de Sceaux - Paris, France - 1 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  14. ↑ "Still On The Road: Grenoble Alpexpo - Grenoble, France - 3 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  15. ↑ "Still On The Road: Parc de Sceaux - Paris, France - 1 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  16. ↑ "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium - London, England - 7 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  17. ↑ "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  18. ↑ "Still On The Road: Wembley Stadium - London, England - 7 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: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  21. ↑ "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  22. ↑ "Still On The Road: Slane Castle - Slane, Ireland - 8 July 1984". Bjorner. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  23. ↑ Loder, Kurt (1985-02-14). "Bob Dylan: Real Live : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  24. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 169". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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