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The Jump Up! Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 16th studio album Jump Up!. The tour included five legs (Australia, Europe, North America, UK and South Africa) and a total of 135 shows.

Tour

On 10 March 1982, the Athletic Park in Wellington was the site of Davey Johnstone's return to the Elton John band, reuniting the classic band on stage for the first time in eight years.

Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson then took the Jump Up! Tour across Australia and Europe (and blasting through New York on 17 April with a powerful performance of "Empty Garden" and "Ball And Chain" on Saturday Night Live) before launching their North American tour on 12 June at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. The 7 July show in Kansas City, Missouri, was broadcast live on nationwide radio, and this leg of the tour ended after three nights at Madison Square Garden on 7 August 1982. Two nights before, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon had come out on stage to embrace John after he played his tribute to the late John Lennon, Empty Garden, for the first time in New York City since the musician's death.

After an opening set by Geffen label-mates Quarterflash, John and the band typically played a 23-song set, with such seldom-played tunes as "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?", "Ball And Chain" and "Teacher I Need You", before encoring with a "Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On"/"I Saw Her Standing There"/"Twist and Shout" medley.

Following a three-month break, during which the band recorded the album Too Low for Zero in Montserrat, the tour resumed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 2 November 1982.

The next 43 shows took place throughout the United Kingdom, and the year ended on 24 December, with a run of 16 consecutive nights at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The 15 December show proved unique in that it was played without a drummer; Nigel Olsson was unable to perform that evening. The show on Christmas Eve featured an appearance by Kiki Dee on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and the encores, which included a version of "Jingle Bells".

John and the band's only performances in 1983 were eight shows that took place at the Sun City casino complex, near Johannesburg, South Africa, from 7-10 October and 12-15 October.

Tour dates

Personnel

• Elton John – piano, electric piano (on "Daniel"), lead vocals
• Davey Johnstone – guitars, backing vocals
• Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Setlists

1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
2. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
3. Gotta Get a Meal Ticket
4. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
5. Better Off Dead
6. Ball and Chain
7. Empty Garden
8. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
9. Song for Guy
10. Nobody Wins
11. Elton's Song
12. Chloe
13. Where to Now St. Peter?
14. Blue Eyes
15. Bennie and the Jets
16. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
17. Rocket Man
18. Teacher I Need You
19. All Quiet on the Western Front
20. Pinball Wizard
21. Your Song
22. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
23. Crocodile Rock
24. Rock And Roll Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist And Shout

1. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
2. All The Girls Love Alice
3. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
4. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
5. Better Off Dead
6. Ball And Chain
7. Empty Garden
8. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
9. The Bitch Is Back
10. Dixie Lilly
11. Song For Guy
12. Nobody Wins
13. Elton's Song
14. Chloe
15. Where To Now St. Peter?
16. Blue Eyes
17. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
18. Rocket Man
19. Bennie And The Jets
20. Just Like Belgium
    Performed only in Belgium
21. Teacher I Need You
22. All Quiet On The Western Front
23. Pinball Wizard
24. Your Song
25. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
26. Daniel
27. Crocodile Rock
28. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
29. Rock and Roll Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist And Shout

1. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
2. All The Girls Love Alice
3. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
4. Better Off Dead
5. Ball And Chain
6. Empty Garden
7. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
8. The Bitch Is Back
9. Pinball Wizard
10. Ticking
11. Elton's Song
12. Chloe
13. Where To Now St. Peter?
14. Blue Eyes
15. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
16. Rocket Man
17. Bennie And The Jets
18. Teacher I Need You
19. Dear John
20. Your Song
21. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
22. Daniel
23. Crocodile Rock
24. Rock and Roll Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist And Shout

1. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
2. All The Girls Love Alice
3. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
4. Better Off Dead
5. Ball And Chain
6. Empty Garden
7. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
8. The Bitch Is Back
9. Pinball Wizard
10. Song For Guy
11. Elton's Song
12. Chloe
13. Where To Now St. Peter?
14. Blue Eyes
15. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
16. Rocket Man
17. Bennie And The Jets
18. All Quiet On the Western Front
19. Your Song
20. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
21. Daniel
22. Crocodile Rock
23. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee)
    Performed only on 24 December
24. Rock and Roll Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist And Shout

References

1. "The Band".
2. Elton John Concerts in 1982 eltonography.com, Retrieved 16 February 2016
3. "Tour Information 1982". chuckberry. Retrieved 26 November 2011.

External links

Quotations related to Jump Up Tour at Wikiquote

• Information Site with Tour Dates

• Elton John concert tours
• 1982 concert tours