Associated album Breaking Hearts No. of shows 62 | Legs 1 | |
Start date 17 August 1984 (1984-08-17) End date 18 November 1984 (1984-11-18) | ||
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.
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Tour
The tour started on 17 August 1984, and continued until 18 November 1984. The tour covered twenty-one states and three provinces in Canada.
One night in Madison Square Garden, Elton 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
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "Levon"
- "Lil 'Frigerator"
- "Rocket Man"
- "Daniel"
- "Restless"
- "Candle in the Wind"
- "The Bitch Is Back"
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"
- "Who Wears These Shoes" (added by September 13 [Toronto])
- "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
- "Bennie and the Jets"
- "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (Switched places with "Bennie And The Jets" starting by September 28 [Houston])
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "Blue Eyes"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "Kiss the Bride"
- "One More Arrow" (Dropped from the setlist after November 5 [Worcester])
- "Too Low for Zero" (Dropped from the setlist after September 29 [Dallas])
- "I'm Still Standing"
- "Your Song"
- "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Encores:
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
- "Crocodile Rock"
- "Medley (incl. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Twist and Shout")" (played on September 29 [Dallas] only)