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5 The 1984 Tour of Europe with Santana

5.1 Introduction

In the Martha Quinn interview Dylan said that he originally wanted to do a tour of South America but that it wasn't possible at the time and that they did the European tour instead. This was the first time Dylan toured in Europe only. There was no US tour before or after.

The tour was done in collaboration with Santana and Carlos Santana regularly joined Dylan and his group for the encores. In Hamburg, Basel, Munich, Brussels and Copenhagen the show was done with Joan Baez as guest artist.

5.2 The show

Joan Baez started with a solo set including some 10 songs.

Intermission.

Santana performed circa 90 minutes.

Intermission.

First set: 7 songs by Bob Dylan and the band.

One song sung by Gregg Sutton backed by the band without Dylan

Second set: 2-4 songs solo by Dylan

6-7 songs by Dylan and the band.

Encores: 2-3 songs solo by Dylan

1-6 songs by Dylan and the band and Carlos Santana

5.3 The musicians

Mick Taylor (guitar),

Ian MacLagan (keyboards),

Gregg Sutton (bass),

Colin Allen (drums),

Carlos Santana (guitar) during the encores.

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5.4 The dates

May

28	Verona, Italy	Arena di Verona
29	Verona, Italy	Arena di Verona
31	Hamburg, West Germany	St. Pauli Stadion

June

2	Basel, Switzerland	St. Jakob Stadion
3	Munich, West Germany	Olympia Stadion
4	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Sportpaleis Ahoy
6	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Sportpaleis Ahoy
7	Brussels, Belgium	Stade de Schaerbeek Stadion
9	Gothenburg, Sweden	Ullevi Stadion
10	Copenhagen, Denmark	Idraetsparken
11	Offenbach, West Germany	Stadion Bieberer Berg
13	West Berlin, West Germany	Waldbühne
14	Vienna, Austria	Wiener Stadthalle-Kiba
16	Cologne, West Germany	Müngersdorfer Stadion
17	Nice, France	Stade De L'Ouest
19	Rome, Italy	Roma Palaeur
20	Rome, Italy	Roma Palaeur
21	Rome, Italy	Roma Palaeur
24	Milan, Italy	Stadion San Siro
26	Madrid, Spain	Estadio del Rayo Vallecano
28	Barcelona, Spain	Minestadio del F.C. Barcelona
30	Nantes, France	Stade Marcel Saupin

July

1	Paris, France	Parc de Sceaux
3	Grenoble, France	Grenoble Alpexpo
5	Newcastle, England	St. James' Park
7	London, England	Wembley Stadium
8	Slane, Ireland	Slane Castle

All concerts exist as complete stereo audience recordings.

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5.5 The songs

In order played

			May												June												July
		28		29	31	2	3	4	6	7	9	10	11	13	14	16	17	19	20	21	24	26	28	30	1	3		5	7	8	S
Jokerman		1		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	27
All Along The Watchtower		2		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	23	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	28
Just Like A Woman		3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	27
Highway 61 Revisited		4		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	27
I And I		5		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6		6	6	6	27
Shelter From The Storm		6													11															12	3
License To Kill		7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7		7	7	7	27
Ballad Of A Thin Man		8		13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13		13	13	14	27
When You Gonna Wake Up		9		14	14	14	14				14				14			14	14							14					10
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)	AC	10		9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10		10	10	10	10	10	10		10	10	11	26
Girl From The North Country	AC	11				18	17	17		18		18		18						9		9	20	9		18		18	18	20	15
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right	AC	12		10	10	10	10	18	19		19		8	17	18		17						19								13
The Times They Are A-Changin'	AC	13		17																											2
Masters Of War		14		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	13	27
Maggie's Farm		15		11	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	27
Every Grain Of Sand		16		15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15		15	15	15	15	15	15	15		15	15	16	26
Man Of Peace		17						14	15				14	14																	5
Heart Of Mine		18													19																2
Like A Rolling Stone		19		16	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	16	16	16	17	16	16	16		16	16	17	27
Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll	AC	20			17		18							19