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 DateCityCountryVenueEuropeMay 28, 1984VeronaItalyVerona ArenaMay 29, 1984May 31, 1984HamburgWest GermanyWilhelm-Koch-StadionJune 2. 1984BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob StadiumJune 3, 1984MunichWest GermanyOlympiastadionJune 4, 1984RotterdamNetherlandsSportpaleis AhoyJune 6, 1984June 7, 1984BrusselsBelgiumStade de SchaerbeekJune 9, 1984GothenburgSwedenUlleviJune 10, 1984CopenhagenDenmarkKøbenhavns IdrætsparkJune 11, 1984Offenbach am MainWest GermanyStadion am Bieberer BergJune 13, 1984West BerlinWaldbühneJune 14, 1984ViennaAustriaWiener StadthalleJune 16, 1984CologneWest GermanyMüngersdorfer StadionJune 17, 1984NiceFranceStade de l'OuestJune 19, 1984RomeItalyPalazzo dello SportJune 20, 1984June 21, 1984June 24, 1984MilanGiuseppe Meazza StadiumJune 26, 1984MadridSpainNuevo Estadio de VallecasJune 28, 1984BarcelonaMini EstadiJune 30, 1984NantesFranceStade Marcel SaupinJuly 1, 1984ParisParc de SceauxJuly 3, 1984GrenobleAlpexpoJuly 5, 1984NewcastleEnglandSt James' ParkJuly 7, 1984LondonWembley StadiumJuly 8, 1984SlaneIrelandSlane Castle
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External links
BobLinks – Comprehensive log of concerts and set lists Bjorner's Still on the Road – Information on recording sessions and performances