Sleeping with the Past Tour
| Tour by Elton John | |
| Associated album | Sleeping with the Past |
|---|---|
| Start date | 28 July 1989 |
| End date | 20 May 1990 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 74 in total |
| Elton John concert chronology | |
Elton John's album, Sleeping with the Past, received lukewarm reviews when the album was released in 1989.
Despite the critical judgment of the album, it became his highest-selling studio album in the United Kingdom, being certified 3× Platinum and spawned his first solo number-one hit in his home country.
The following year, John performed in Australia for the first time since the Tour De Force Tour in 1986 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.[1] John performed twenty-one concerts in Australia and three in New Zealand. This was followed by three performances later on in the year at Etess Arena in Atlantic City.[2]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||||
| 28 July 1989 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center | 15,799 / 15,799 | $355,478 |
| 29 July 1989 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | 14,241 / 14,241 | $320,423 | |
| 30 July 1989 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |||
| 1 August 1989 | Mansfield | Woods Performing Arts Center | |||
| 2 August 1989 | |||||
| 4 August 1989 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | 59,992 / 59,992 | $1,491,547 | |
| 6 August 1989 | |||||
| 7 August 1989 | |||||
| 8 August 1989 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |||
| 9 August 1989 | New Orleans | Lakefront Arena | 9,866 / 9,866 | $230,550 | |
| 10 August 1989 | Houston | The Summit | 14,463 / 14,463 | $338,224 | |
| 11 August 1989 | Dallas | Coca-Cola Starplex | 20,053 / 20,053 | $395,755 | |
| 12 August 1989 | Bonner Springs | Sandstone Amphitheater | 13,488 / 15,000 | $315,792 | |
| 15 August 1989 | Inglewood | Great Western Forum | 42,000 / 42,000 | $945,000 | |
| 17 August 1989 | |||||
| 18 August 1989 | |||||
| 19 August 1989 | Costa Mesa | Pacific Amphitheatre | |||
| 20 August 1989 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | |||
| 22 August 1989 | Greenwood Village | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | |||
| 26 August 1989 | Hoffman Estates | Poplar Creek Music Theater | |||
| 27 August 1989 | |||||
| 29 August 1989 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | |||
| 30 August 1989 | Noblesville | Deer Creek Music Center | 18,000 / 18,000 | ||
| 1 September 1989 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Music Theatre | |||
| 2 September 1989 | |||||
| 3 September 1989 | |||||
| 12 September 1989 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | 16,518 / 16,518 | ||
| 13 September 1989 | 16,985 / 16,985 | ||||
| 16 September 1989 | Atlanta | Lakewood Amphitheater | |||
| 17 September 1989 | |||||
| 19 September 1989 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | |||
| 23 September 1989 | Chapel Hill | Dean Smith Center | |||
| 24 September 1989 | Toronto | Canada | SkyDome | 35,084 / 35,084 | $839,274 |
| 25 September 1989 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | |||
| 26 September 1989 | |||||
| 27 September 1989 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | |||
| 30 September 1989 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum | 31,624 / 31,624 | $748,904 |
| 1 October 1989 | |||||
| 3 October 1989 | New York City | Madison Square Garden[3] | 65,345 / 65,345 | $1,613,975 | |
| 4 October 1989 | |||||
| 5 October 1989 | |||||
| 6 October 1989[4] | |||||
| 7 October 1989 | |||||
| 13 October 1989 | Miami | Miami Arena | 13,276 / 13,276 | $315,305 | |
| 15 October 1989[5] | Orlando | Orlando Arena | |||
| 16 October 1989 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | 22,679 / 22,679 | $353,700 | |
| 17 October 1989 | Landover | Capital Centre | 16,292 / 16,292 | $407,300 | |
| 18 October 1989[6] | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | 10,505 / 10,505 | $259,650 | |
| Oceania[7][8] | |||||
| 27 January 1990 | Perth | Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre | ||
| 28 January 1990 | |||||
| 29 January 1990 | |||||
| 1 February 1990 | Melbourne | National Tennis Centre | |||
| 2 February 1990 | |||||
| 3 February 1990 | |||||
| 5 February 1990 | Hobart | Derwent Entertainment Centre | |||
| 6 February 1990 | |||||
| 7 February 1990 | |||||
| 10 February 1990 | Adelaide | Memorial Drive Park | |||
| 11 February 1990 | |||||
| 14 February 1990 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |||
| 15 February 1990 | |||||
| 17 February 1990 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |||
| 18 February 1990 | |||||
| 20 February 1990 | |||||
| 21 February 1990 | |||||
| 23 February 1990 | |||||
| 24 February 1990 | |||||
| 25 February 1990 | |||||
| 28 February 1990 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Addington Showgrounds | ||
| 1 March 1990 | Auckland | Mount Smart Stadium | |||
| 3 March 1990 | |||||
| North America | |||||
| 18 May 1990 | Atlantic City | United States | Etess Arena[9][10] | ||
| 19 May 1990 | |||||
| 20 May 1990 | |||||
1989 setlists
Providence Civic Center, Providence RI 7/29/1989
- Bennie and the Jets
- Island Girl
- Harmony
- Tiny Dancer
- Sleeping with the Past
- The Bitch Is Back/Brown Sugar
- I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
- Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
- Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
- Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
- Daniel
- Candle in the Wind
- Sacrifice
- Blue Eyes
- Philadelphia Freedom
- Burn Down the Mission
- Come Down In Time
- Healing Hands
- Levon
- Stones Throw From Hurtin'
- Kiss The Bride
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
- Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
- I'm Still Standing
- Rocket Man
1990 Setlists
Standard setlist
- Bennie and the Jets
- Tiny Dancer
- The Bitch Is Back
- Brown Sugar
- I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
- Made for Me
- Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
- Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
- Your Song
- Daniel
- Sacrifice
- Candle in the Wind
- Philadelphia Freedom
- Healing Hands
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
- I’m Still Standing
Tour band
- Roland RD-1000 digital piano and Lead Vocals: Elton John
- Guitar: Davey Johnstone
- Bass: Romeo Williams
- Keyboards/Guitar: Fred Mandel
- Keyboards: Guy Babylon
- Drums: Jonathan Moffett (North American leg)
- Drums: Charlie Morgan (Oceania and second North American leg)
- Backing vocals: Mortonette Jenkins
- Backing vocals: Marlena Jeter
- Backing vocals: Natalie Jackson
References
- ↑ eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ eltonography.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ sixty.eltonfan.net, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ setlist.fm, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ orlandovenues.net, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ rockindvd.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ webrabbit.netfirms.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ en.allexperts.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ enotes.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
- ↑ articles.philly.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
External links
Media related to Sleeping with the Past Tour at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Sleeping with the Past Tour at Wikiquote
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