Breaking Hearts Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Breaking Hearts Tour
Album:Breaking Hearts
Artist:Elton John
Type:Continental
Location:North America
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:62
Last Tour:European Express Tour
(1984)
This Tour:Breaking Hearts Tour
(1984)
Next Tour:Ice on Fire Tour
(1985–86)

Breaking Hearts Tour was the North American leg of the Elton John Breaking Hearts Tour. The European leg was dubbed "European Express". The tour started on 17 August 1984, at Tempe, Arizona. It included five sold-out concerts in New York City performed at Madison Square Garden.[1]

Tour

The North American leg of the tour began on 17 August 1984, at the ASU Activity Center in Tempe and ended 62 shows later at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. The set list began with Tiny Dancer and included songs from John's latest album, including "Li’l Frigerator", "Restless", "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" and, occasionally, "Who Wears These Shoes".[2]

One night in Madison Square Garden, John failed to stand up and was administered oxygen for half a minute; he went on with the show. "Bennie and the Jets", as usual, had snippets of "In the Mood", "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Charlie Brown Theme Song"; "Rocket Man", for its part, had "Close Encounters Theme" as a snippet by Davey Johnstone.

Setlist

  1. "Tiny Dancer"
  2. "Levon"
  3. "Lil 'Frigerator"
  4. "Rocket Man"
  5. "Daniel"
  6. "Restless"
  7. "Candle in the Wind"
  8. "The Bitch Is Back"
  9. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"
  10. "Who Wears These Shoes" (added by 13 September in Toronto)
  11. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
  12. "Bennie and the Jets"
  13. "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (Switched places with "Bennie and the Jets" starting by 28 September in Houston)
  14. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  15. "Blue Eyes"
  16. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  17. "Kiss the Bride"
  18. "One More Arrow" (Dropped from the setlist after 5 November in Worcester)
  19. "Too Low for Zero" (Dropped from the setlist after 29 September in Dallas)
  20. "I'm Still Standing"
  21. "Your Song"
  22. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

Encores:

  1. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
  2. "Crocodile Rock"
  3. "Medley (incl. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Twist and Shout")" (played on 29 September in Dallas only)

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / available Revenue
North America
17 August 1984TempeUnited StatesASU Activity Center10,658 / 14,307$157,248
18 August 1984TucsonTucson Convention Center8,489 / 8,489$127,335
19 August 1984San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena11,240 / 14,259$167,946
21 August 1984InglewoodThe Forum
22 August 1984
23 August 1984
24 August 1984ParadiseThomas & Mack Center9,264 / 15,000$138,960
25 August 1984IrvineIrvine Meadows
26 August 1984
28 August 1984Daly CityCow Palace14,500 / 14,500$184,742
30 August 1984PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum11,095 / 12,110$153,220
31 August 1984TacomaTacoma Dome18,197 / 24,364$268,987
1 September 1984VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum15,543 / 15,543$241,950
3 September 1984CalgaryOlympic Saddledome17,291 / 17,291$268,908
4 September 1984EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum17,170 / 17,170$267,948
6 September 1984ProvoUnited StatesMarriott Center
7 September 1984DenverMcNichols Sports Arena14,392 / 14,392$213,996
9 September 1984East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
11 September 1984RosemontRosemont Horizon
12 September 1984DetroitJoe Louis Arena
13 September 1984TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens
15 September 1984Cuyahoga FallsUnited StatesBlossom Music Center
16 September 1984
18 September 1984Saint PaulSt. Paul Civic Center
20 September 1984Kansas CityKemper Arena
21 September 1984LincolnBob Devaney Sports Center
22 September 1984AmesHilton Coliseum10,100 / 15,000
23 September 1984Iowa CityCarver–Hawkeye Arena14,222 / 14,222
25 September 1984Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
26 September 1984AustinFrank Erwin Center
28 September 1984HoustonThe Summit
29 September 1984DallasReunion Arena
30 September 1984Baton RougeLSU Assembly Center
3 October 1984MemphisMid-South Coliseum
5 October 1984ChattanoogaUTC Arena
6 October 1984AtlantaOmni Coliseum
7 October 1984MurfreesboroMurphy Center
9 October 1984KnoxvilleStokely Athletic Center
10 October 1984CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
13 October 1984Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
14 October 1984OrlandoOrange County Convention Center
17 October 1984LandoverCapital Centre
18 October 1984PittsburghCivic Arena14,205 / 16,000
19 October 1984NorfolkThe Scope
20 October 1984PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
23 October 1984New York CityMadison Square Garden
24 October 1984
25 October 1984
26 October 1984
28 October 1984PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
29 October 1984New HavenNew Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
30 October 1984MontréalCanadaForum de Montréal
31 October 1984Québec CityColisée de Québec
2 November 1984HartfordUnited StatesHartford Civic Center
3 November 1984WorcesterThe Centrum36,660 / 36,660$526,900
4 November 1984
5 November 1984
7 November 1984RaleighReynolds Coliseum
8 November 1984CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
12 November 1984New York CityMadison Square Garden
17 November 1984TampaUSF Sun Dome21,604 / 21,604$310,830
18 November 1984

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-08-29 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031810/http://www.eltonography.com/cgi-bin/find_concerts.cgi?LOC=USA%3A%20NY . 24 April 2012. eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  2. Web site: The Band.

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