The Garth Brooks World Tour (1993–94) Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Garth Brooks World Tour
Artist:Garth Brooks
Album:In Pieces
Location:North America, Europe, Oceania
Start Date:January 29, 1993
End Date:October 11, 1994
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:63 in North America
26 in Europe
10 in Oceania
96 total
Last Tour:Ropin' the Wind Tour
(1991–92)
This Tour:The Garth Brooks World Tour
(1993–94)
Next Tour:The Garth Brooks World Tour
(1996–98)

The Garth Brooks World Tour was a concert tour by American country music artist Garth Brooks from 1993–1994. Spanning ten countries in less than two years, it was Brooks' most travelled tour to date, and his third concert tour. It launched in support of his 1993 album, In Pieces, and visited many cities throughout North America, Europe, Oceania, and South America.

Show synopsis

Each concert began with Brooks rising from behind the drum kit, performing "Standing Outside the Fire" with fire pyrotechnics engulfing the stage. Many other special effects were used in the concert, including thunder and rain during "The Thunder Rolls", not common to more traditional country concerts.[1] The encore performance of "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)", featuring Brooks flying about the venue on a specially modified trapeze mechanism, has become a staple of Brooks' live performances.[2]

Recordings

The tour's September 24, 1993 concert at Texas Stadium in Dallas was recorded and broadcast on NBC, titled This is Garth Brooks, Too! (a follow-up to Brooks' 1992 televised concert).[3] It was later included in Brooks' The Entertainer DVD collection, released in 2006.

Set list

The typical set for this tour was as follows (this does not represent all concerts for the duration of the series):[4]

  1. "Standing Outside the Fire"
  2. "Rodeo"
  3. "Papa Loved Mama"
  4. "That Summer"
  5. "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association"
  6. "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)"
  7. "The River"
  8. "We Shall Be Free"
  9. "To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
  10. "What She's Doing Now"
  11. "Unanswered Prayers"
  12. "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
  13. "The Thunder Rolls"
  14. "Callin' Baton Rouge"
  15. "Shameless"
  16. "Friends in Low Places"
  17. "The Dance"

Encore:

  2. "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"

Tour dates

Concert dates were announced at random, a tradition later popularized by Brooks on his other world tours. Because of this factor, no detailed list remains intact of each concert performed on Brooks' 1993–94 tour.

Date! scope="col" style="width:10em;"
CityCountryVenue
North America Leg 1
January 29, 1993InglewoodUnited StatesGreat Western Forum
February 22, 1993HoustonAstrodome
July 30, 1993CheyenneCheyenne Frontier Days Arena
July 31, 1993
August 3, 1993TacomaTacoma Dome
August 7, 1993PullmanBeasley Coliseum
August 12, 1993SacramentoARCO Arena
August 13, 1993
August 14, 1993
August 15, 1993
August 16, 1993Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
August 17, 1993
August 18, 1993
August 19, 1993Salt Lake CityDelta Center
August 20, 1993
North America Leg 2
September 23, 1993IrvingUnited StatesTexas Stadium
September 25, 1993
October 1, 1993CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
October 2, 1993
October 6, 1993RosemontRosemont Horizon
October 7, 1993
October 8, 1993
October 9, 1993
October 23, 1993FargoFargodome
October 24, 1993
October 27, 1993HamptonHampton Coliseum
October 28, 1993
October 29, 1993
November 5, 1993LexingtonRupp Arena
November 6, 1993
November 10, 1993UniondaleNassau Coliseum
November 11, 1993
November 13, 1993OttawaCanadaOttawa Civic Centre
November 19, 1993OrlandoUnited StatesOrlando Arena
November 20, 1993
November 21, 1993
December 3, 1993MemphisPyramid Arena
December 4, 1993
December 9, 1993Baton RougePete Maravich Assembly Center
December 10, 1993
December 11, 1993
North America Leg 3
February 3, 1994EvansvilleUnited StatesRoberts Municipal Stadium
February 4, 1994
February 5, 1994
February 12, 1994South BendJoyce Center
February 13, 1994
February 17, 1994ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
February 18, 1994New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
February 23, 1994MinneapolisTarget Center
February 25, 1994
February 26, 1994
March 2, 1994MurfreesboroMurphy Center
March 3, 1994
March 4, 1994
March 5, 1994
March 11, 1994TallahasseeLeon County Civic Center
March 12, 1994
March 18, 1994BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
March 19, 1994
March 24, 1994Iowa CityCarver–Hawkeye Arena
March 25, 1994
March 26, 1994
Europe Leg 1
March 30, 1994DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
March 31, 1994
April 2, 1994
April 3, 1994
April 5, 1994
April 6, 1994
April 7, 1994
April 9, 1994
April 10, 1994BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
April 11, 1994LondonWembley Arena
April 14, 1994ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
April 15, 1994FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle
April 17, 1994RotterdamNetherlandsSportpaleis van Ahoy
April 19, 1994FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle
April 22, 1994OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
April 23, 1994StockholmSwedenHovet Arena
North America Leg 4
July 14, 1994Los AngelesUnited StatesHollywood Bowl
Oceania
August 7, 1994AucklandNew ZealandEricsson Stadium
August 25, 1994BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
August 26, 1994
August 28, 1994NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre
August 29, 1994
August 30, 1994SydneySydney Entertainment Centre
August 31, 1994
September 2, 1994MelbourneNational Tennis Centre
September 3, 1994AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Arena
September 5, 1994PerthPerth Entertainment Centre
Europe Leg 2
September 22, 1994 BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
September 26, 1994MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
September 27, 1994StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
September 29, 1994DortmundWestfalenhalle
September 30, 1994HamburgSporthalle
October 1, 1994
October 3, 1994CopenhagenDenmarkValby Hallen
October 5, 1994BerlinGermanyDeutschlandhalle
October 8, 1994AberdeenScotlandAECC Arena
October 11, 1994SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena

Personnel

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Sandler. Adam. Review: 'This Is Garth Brooks, Too!'. 10 March 2016. Variety. 6 May 1994.
  2. News: Davis. Sandi. Garth Brooks Tackles Cowboys' Texas-Size Stadium. 10 March 2016. The Oklahoman. 24 September 1993.
  3. News: Sandler. Adam. Review: 'This Is Garth Brooks, Too!'. 10 March 2016. Variety. 6 May 1994.
  4. Web site: Garth Brooks Setlist. setlist.fm. 9 March 2016.

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