Breaking Hearts Tour

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]

Breaking Hearts Tour

Continental tour by Elton John
Poster to the concert in Landover, Maryland
Location	North America
Associated album	Breaking Hearts
Start date	17 August 1984 (1984-08-17)
End date	18 November 1984 (1984-11-18)
Legs	1
No. of shows	62
Elton John concert chronology

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

Date	City	Country	Venue	Tickets sold / available	Revenue
North America
17 August 1984	Tempe	United States	ASU Activity Center	10,658 / 14,307	$157,248
18 August 1984	Tucson		Tucson Convention Center	8,489 / 8,489	$127,335
19 August 1984	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena	11,240 / 14,259	$167,946
21 August 1984	Inglewood		The Forum
22 August 1984
23 August 1984
24 August 1984	Paradise		Thomas & Mack Center	9,264 / 15,000	$138,960
25 August 1984	Irvine		Irvine Meadows
26 August 1984
28 August 1984	Daly City		Cow Palace	14,500 / 14,500	$184,742
30 August 1984	Portland		Portland Memorial Coliseum	12,095 / 12,110	$153,220
31 August 1984	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome	24,197 / 24,364	$268,987
1 September 1984	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum	15,543 / 15,543	$241,950
3 September 1984	Calgary		Olympic Saddledome	17,291 / 17,291	$268,908
4 September 1984	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum	17,170 / 17,170	$267,948
6 September 1984	Provo	United States	Marriott Center
7 September 1984	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena	14,392 / 14,392	$213,996
9 September 1984	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
11 September 1984	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
12 September 1984	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena
13 September 1984	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
15 September 1984	Cuyahoga Falls	United States	Blossom Music Center
16 September 1984
18 September 1984	Saint Paul		St. Paul Civic Center
20 September 1984	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
21 September 1984	Lincoln		Bob Devaney Sports Center
22 September 1984	Ames		Hilton Coliseum	10,100 / 15,000
23 September 1984	Iowa City		Carver–Hawkeye Arena	14,222 / 14,222
25 September 1984	Oklahoma City		Myriad Convention Center
26 September 1984	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
28 September 1984	Houston		The Summit
29 September 1984	Dallas		Reunion Arena
30 September 1984	Baton Rouge		LSU Assembly Center
3 October 1984	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum
5 October 1984	Chattanooga		UTC Arena
6 October 1984	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
7 October 1984	Murfreesboro		Murphy Center
9 October 1984	Knoxville		Stokely Athletic Center
10 October 1984	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
13 October 1984	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
14 October 1984	Orlando		Orange County Convention Center
17 October 1984	Landover		Capital Centre
18 October 1984	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena	14,205 / 16,000
19 October 1984	Norfolk		The Scope
20 October 1984	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
23 October 1984	New York City		Madison Square Garden
24 October 1984
25 October 1984
26 October 1984
28 October 1984	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
29 October 1984	New Haven		New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
30 October 1984	Montréal	Canada	Forum de Montréal
31 October 1984	Québec City		Colisée de Québec
2 November 1984	Hartford	United States	Hartford Civic Center
3 November 1984	Worcester		The Centrum	36,660 / 36,660	$526,900
4 November 1984
5 November 1984
7 November 1984	Raleigh		Reynolds Coliseum
8 November 1984	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
12 November 1984	New York City		Madison Square Garden
17 November 1984	Tampa		USF Sun Dome	21,604 / 21,604	$310,830
18 November 1984

Personnel

• Elton John – piano, lead vocals
• Davey Johnstone – guitars, backing vocals
• Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Fred Mandel – keyboards, additional guitar, backing vocals