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Sleeping with the Past Tour

April 09, 2024

The Sleeping with the Past Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 22nd studio album, Sleeping with the Past. The tour included a total of three legs (in North America and Oceania) and a total of 74 shows.

Sleeping with the Past Tour
Tour by Elton John
Associated albumSleeping with the Past
Start date28 July 1989
End date20 May 1990
Legs3
No. of shows74 in total
Elton John concert chronology
  • Reg Strikes Back Tour
    (1988–89)
  • Sleeping with the Past Tour
    (1989–90)
  • The One Tour
    (1992–93)

Background edit

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.

During many of these shows, John performed three or four songs from Sleeping with the Past — an unusual move since the new album would not be released until August, and thus audiences were hearing this material for the first time. Also new to the production was a two-minute show intro, conceived and recorded by Davey Johnstone and Guy Babylon, which played as the band walked out on to the stage, using an alternate arrangement of "Bennie and the Jets" to introduce the show's first song. This technique would be used on several subsequent tours and change depending on what song was chosen as the set opener.

On 18 October 1989 in New Haven, Connecticut, he rushed through his performance rarely talking to the audience. Midway through his concert, he announced he would not perform material from the new album because MCA was not promoting it.[1]

By the time this final leg of the tour would end, John and his band, now with Charlie Morgan on drums, had been on the road almost constantly for two full years. John played 20 dates in six cities in Australia, beginning at the Entertainment Centre in Perth on 27 January 1990, and concluding three weeks later with seven nights at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

Next came shows in New Zealand on 28 February and 3 March before the tour moved on to America, where he did three shows at the Mark G. Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on 18–20 May. The set list at these US shows featured the premiere of "Made for Me", one of four new songs he had recorded for his then-upcoming box set, To Be Continued...

Two months later, John checked himself in to a Chicago-area hospital for addiction treatment and would not tour again for two years.

Tour dates edit

Date City Country Venue Tickets sold / available Revenue
North America, Leg 1
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
15 September 1989 Nashville Starwood Amphitheater 17,137 / 17,137
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[2] 65,345 / 65,345 $1,613,975
4 October 1989
5 October 1989
6 October 1989[3]
7 October 1989
13 October 1989 Miami Miami Arena 13,276 / 13,276 $315,305
15 October 1989[4] Orlando Orlando Arena 14,762 / 14,762 $332,167
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[5] New Haven New Haven Coliseum 10,505 / 10,505 $259,650
Oceania[6][7]
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, Leg 2
18 May 1990 Atlantic City United States Etess Arena[8][9]
19 May 1990
20 May 1990

1989 setlists edit

Providence Civic Center, Providence RI 7/29/1989
  1. Bennie and the Jets
  2. Island Girl
  3. Harmony
  4. Tiny Dancer
  5. Sleeping with the Past
  6. The Bitch Is Back/Brown Sugar
  7. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  8. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
  9. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
  10. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  11. Daniel
  12. Candle in the Wind
  13. Sacrifice
  14. Blue Eyes
  15. Philadelphia Freedom
  16. Burn Down the Mission
  17. Come Down in Time
  18. Healing Hands
  19. Levon
  20. Stones Throw From Hurtin'
  21. Kiss The Bride
  22. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  23. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  24. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  25. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
  26. I'm Still Standing
  27. Rocket Man

1990 setlists edit

Standard setlist
  1. Bennie and the Jets
  2. Tiny Dancer
  3. The Bitch Is Back
  4. Brown Sugar
  5. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  6. Made for Me
  7. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
  8. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
  9. Your Song
  10. Daniel
  11. Sacrifice
  12. Candle in the Wind
  13. Philadelphia Freedom
  14. Healing Hands
  15. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  16. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  17. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
  18. I’m Still Standing

Tour band edit

  • Elton John – Roland RD-1000 digital piano and lead vocals
  • Davey Johnstone – guitars
  • Romeo Williams – bass
  • Fred Mandel – keyboards/guitar
  • Guy Babylon – keyboards
  • Jonathan Moffett – drums (North American leg)
  • Charlie Morgan – drums (Oceania and second North American leg)
  • Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals
  • Marlena Jeter – backing vocals
  • Natalie Jackson – backing vocals

References edit

  1. ^ Bernardin, Claude; Stanton, Tom (1996). Rocket man: Elton John from A-Z. Praeger. p. 142.
  2. ^ [1] sixty.eltonfan.net, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  3. ^ [2] setlist.fm, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) orlandovenues.net, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  5. ^ [3] rockindvd.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011. webrabbit.netfirms.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  7. ^ [4] en.allexperts.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  8. ^ [5] enotes.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011
  9. ^ [6] articles.philly.com, Retrieved 29 August 2011

External links edit

  Quotations related to Sleeping with the Past Tour at Wikiquote

  • Information Site with Tour Dates

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The Sleeping with the Past Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John in support of his 22nd studio album Sleeping with the Past The tour included a total of three legs in North America and Oceania and a total of 74 shows Sleeping with the Past TourTour by Elton JohnAssociated albumSleeping with the PastStart date28 July 1989End date20 May 1990Legs3No of shows74 in totalElton John concert chronologyReg Strikes Back Tour 1988 89 Sleeping with the Past Tour 1989 90 The One Tour 1992 93 Contents 1 Background 2 Tour dates 3 1989 setlists 4 1990 setlists 5 Tour band 6 References 7 External linksBackground editElton 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 During many of these shows John performed three or four songs from Sleeping with the Past an unusual move since the new album would not be released until August and thus audiences were hearing this material for the first time Also new to the production was a two minute show intro conceived and recorded by Davey Johnstone and Guy Babylon which played as the band walked out on to the stage using an alternate arrangement of Bennie and the Jets to introduce the show s first song This technique would be used on several subsequent tours and change depending on what song was chosen as the set opener On 18 October 1989 in New Haven Connecticut he rushed through his performance rarely talking to the audience Midway through his concert he announced he would not perform material from the new album because MCA was not promoting it 1 By the time this final leg of the tour would end John and his band now with Charlie Morgan on drums had been on the road almost constantly for two full years John played 20 dates in six cities in Australia beginning at the Entertainment Centre in Perth on 27 January 1990 and concluding three weeks later with seven nights at the Sydney Entertainment Centre Next came shows in New Zealand on 28 February and 3 March before the tour moved on to America where he did three shows at the Mark G Etess Arena in Atlantic City New Jersey on 18 20 May The set list at these US shows featured the premiere of Made for Me one of four new songs he had recorded for his then upcoming box set To Be Continued Two months later John checked himself in to a Chicago area hospital for addiction treatment and would not tour again for two years Tour dates editDate City Country Venue Tickets sold available RevenueNorth America Leg 128 July 1989 Hartford United States Hartford Civic Center 15 799 15 799 355 47829 July 1989 Providence Providence Civic Center 14 241 14 241 320 42330 July 1989 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center1 August 1989 Mansfield Woods Performing Arts Center2 August 19894 August 1989 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena 59 992 59 992 1 491 5476 August 19897 August 19898 August 1989 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre9 August 1989 New Orleans Lakefront Arena 9 866 9 866 230 55010 August 1989 Houston The Summit 14 463 14 463 338 22411 August 1989 Dallas Coca Cola Starplex 20 053 20 053 395 75512 August 1989 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater 13 488 15 000 315 79215 August 1989 Inglewood Great Western Forum 42 000 42 000 945 00017 August 198918 August 198919 August 1989 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre20 August 1989 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre22 August 1989 Greenwood Village Fiddler s Green Amphitheatre26 August 1989 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater27 August 198929 August 1989 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center30 August 1989 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center 18 000 18 0001 September 1989 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre2 September 19893 September 198912 September 1989 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center 16 518 16 51813 September 1989 16 985 16 98515 September 1989 Nashville Starwood Amphitheater 17 137 17 13716 September 1989 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheater17 September 198919 September 1989 Pittsburgh Civic Arena23 September 1989 Chapel Hill Dean Smith Center24 September 1989 Toronto Canada SkyDome 35 084 35 084 839 27425 September 1989 Montreal Montreal Forum26 September 198927 September 1989 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens30 September 1989 Philadelphia United States The Spectrum 31 624 31 624 748 9041 October 19893 October 1989 New York City Madison Square Garden 2 65 345 65 345 1 613 9754 October 19895 October 19896 October 1989 3 7 October 198913 October 1989 Miami Miami Arena 13 276 13 276 315 30515 October 1989 4 Orlando Orlando Arena 14 762 14 762 332 16716 October 1989 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum 22 679 22 679 353 70017 October 1989 Landover Capital Centre 16 292 16 292 407 30018 October 1989 5 New Haven New Haven Coliseum 10 505 10 505 259 650Oceania 6 7 27 January 1990 Perth Australia Perth Entertainment Centre28 January 199029 January 19901 February 1990 Melbourne National Tennis Centre2 February 19903 February 19905 February 1990 Hobart Derwent Entertainment Centre6 February 19907 February 199010 February 1990 Adelaide Memorial Drive Park11 February 199014 February 1990 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre15 February 199017 February 1990 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre18 February 199020 February 199021 February 199023 February 199024 February 199025 February 199028 February 1990 Christchurch New Zealand Addington Showgrounds1 March 1990 Auckland Mount Smart Stadium3 March 1990North America Leg 218 May 1990 Atlantic City United States Etess Arena 8 9 19 May 199020 May 19901989 setlists editProvidence Civic Center Providence RI 7 29 1989Bennie 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 amp 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 Man1990 setlists editStandard setlistBennie 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 amp 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 StandingTour band editElton John Roland RD 1000 digital piano and lead vocals Davey Johnstone guitars Romeo Williams bass Fred Mandel keyboards guitar Guy Babylon keyboards Jonathan Moffett drums North American leg Charlie Morgan drums Oceania and second North American leg Mortonette Jenkins backing vocals Marlena Jeter backing vocals Natalie Jackson backing vocalsReferences edit Bernardin Claude Stanton Tom 1996 Rocket man Elton John from A Z Praeger p 142 1 sixty eltonfan net Retrieved 29 August 2011 2 setlist fm Retrieved 29 August 2011 Archived copy Archived from the original on 3 October 2011 Retrieved 29 August 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link orlandovenues net Retrieved 29 August 2011 3 rockindvd com Retrieved 29 August 2011 Elton John World Tour Timeline 1990 s Archived from the original on 31 March 2012 Retrieved 29 August 2011 webrabbit netfirms com Retrieved 29 August 2011 4 en allexperts com Retrieved 29 August 2011 5 enotes com Retrieved 29 August 2011 6 articles philly com Retrieved 29 August 2011External links edit nbsp Quotations related to Sleeping with the Past Tour at Wikiquote Information Site with Tour Dates Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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