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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
Location	Europe
Start date	May 28, 1984
End date	July 8, 1984
Legs	1
No. of shows	27
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.

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, St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Wembley Stadium in London, England, Slane Castle in Slane, Ireland.

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, Offenbach, Nice and Nantes), Hugues Aufray (Paris and Grenoble), Pino Daniele (Milan 24 June 1984), Van Morrison (Paris, London and Slane), Eric Clapton (London), Chrissie Hynde (London), Bono (Slane), Leslie Dowdall (Slane) and Steve Wickham (Slane).

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.

Tour dates

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.

External links

• BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists
• Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances

• 1984 concert tours
• Bob Dylan concert tours
• Santana (band) concert tours