Behind the Sun World Tour
| Presentation album | Behind the sun |
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| Beginning of the tour | February 27, 1985 |
| End of the tour | November 6, 1985 |
| Total concerts (by continent) |
* Asia : 6
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| Concerts in total | 74 |
| revenue | + $ 2,821,396 |
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Money and Cigarettes Tour (1983-84) |
Behind the Sun World Tour (1985) |
Clapton and Friends Tour (1986-87) |
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The Behind the Sun World Tour [ bɪˈhaɪnd ðə sʌn wɜːld tʊə ] was a concert tour by British rock musician Eric Clapton that began on February 27, 1985 in Edinburgh and ended on November 6 of the same year in Padua . As part of the world tour, Clapton toured the three continents of Asia, Europe and North America and visited the United Kingdom , Finland , Sweden , Denmark , Norway , the United States , Canada , Japan , Switzerland and Italy to perform . In total, Clapton performed 74 times and occasionally invited guest musicians on stage.
The Briton gave concerts mainly in international arenas , but also occasionally in stages and studios to be studio album Behind the Sun imagine. Overall, Clapton performed intensely for around five and a half months from February to November. In the United States, the Brit appeared in front of more than 214,000 spectators and was able to sell around 82 percent of the concert tickets. While revenues of around 2.8 million were US dollars achieved. Some recordings made during the Behind the Sun World Tour are available on bootleg and on TV shows.
Tour events
Clapton began the world tour on February 27th with two concerts at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Two nights at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham followed in early March. The British rock musician also played twice at Wembley Arena London. After that, Clapton appeared five times in Scandinavia ; so he gave a concert in Finland, Denmark and Norway. Two concerts in Sweden rounded off the first European leg of the tour on March 15th. After about a month of the creative break, the Briton traveled to the United States, where 17 concerts followed from the beginning of April to the beginning of May. On May 8, Clapton appeared as a guest musician on the talk show Late Night with David Letterman to introduce his album. He played a selection of new songs and hit songs with Paul Shaffer and the band.
After appearing at NBC Television Studios, the Briton took another hiatus before continuing the Behind the Sun World Tour on June 21 in Vancouver. 24 more concerts in the United States followed. Among them, Clapton was the lead artist at the Milwaukee Summer Festival music festival on June 30th. On July 13, the British singer performed at John F. Kennedy Stadium as part of Live Aid . From the beginning to the middle of October, Clapton gave six concerts in Japan. From there he traveled to Alaska for a rare gig in the US state on October 14th. At the end of October he had another concert in Great Britain, two in Switzerland and nine in Italy. The Brit appeared on October 21 for an HBO special . The concert tour in Padua ended on November 6th.
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Setlist
During the tour, the British rock musician played a mixture of new songs from the Behind-the-Sun album as well as blues classics and hit songs that came from Clapton's own pen. In most cases, the Briton began a concert by a slide guitar the title Tulsa Time and Motherless Children recited. The setlist continued with the songs I Shot the Sheriff , Same Old Blues , Blues Power and Tangled in Love . New songs that Clapton took from the studio album for his performances were usually Behind the Sun , Knock on Wood , Forever Man and She's Waiting . At the end of a concert, Clapton played blues titles like Double Trouble and Further on Up the Road .
Hits that Clapton presented during the Behind the Sund World Tour included the Bob Marley cover of I Shot the Sheriff, the ballad Wonderful Tonight , the country music song Lay Down Sally , the rock song Badge , co-authored with George Harrison Title Let It Rain and the cover of J.-J.-Cale's Cocaine . Finally, the British guitarist performed his most famous song, the rock anthem Layla . The setlist hardly changed during the entire tour, apart from concerts at music festivals and television appearances. Clapton usually played between nineteen and twenty-one tracks per concert. A performance lasted between 60 and 80 minutes.
Concert dates
| date | city | country | Venue | Number of visitors | revenue |
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| Europe | |||||
| February 27, 1985 | Edinburgh |
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Edinburgh Playhouse | NN | NN |
| February 28, 1985 | |||||
| March 1, 1985 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Center | |||
| March 2, 1985 | |||||
| March 4th 1985 | London | Wembley Arena | |||
| March 5th 1985 | |||||
| March 9, 1985 | Helsinki |
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Icehall | ||
| March 11, 1985 | Gothenburg |
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Scandinavium | ||
| March 12, 1985 | Copenhagen |
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Valby halls | ||
| March 14, 1985 | Oslo |
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Drammenhallen | ||
| March 15, 1985 | Stockholm |
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Isstadion | ||
| North America | |||||
| April 9, 1985 | Dallas |
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Convention Center | 8,698 / 9,800 | $ 117,524 |
| April 10, 1985 | Houston | The Summit | 15.921 / 15.921 | $ 207,291 | |
| April 11, 1985 | Austin | Southpark Meadows | NN | NN | |
| April 13, 1985 | Pensacola | Civic Center | 5,378 / 8,000 | $ 80,670 | |
| April 15, 1985 | Lakeland | Civic Center | 6,846 / 10,000 | $ 91,308 | |
| April 16, 1985 | Miami | James L. Knight Center | 4,896 / 4,896 | $ 74,923 | |
| April 18, 1985 | Durham | Duke University | NN | NN | |
| April 19, 1985 | Savannah | Civic Center | |||
| April 20, 1985 | Atlanta | The Omni | 8.231 / 17.037 | $ 114,015 | |
| April 22, 1985 | Richmond | Richmond Coliseum | NN | NN | |
| April 23, 1985 | Baltimore | Civic Center | 7,230 / 13,667 | $ 89,478 | |
| April 25, 1985 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | 20.248 / 21.098 | $ 288,145 | |
| April 26, 1985 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 13.842 / 17.888 | $ 203,477 | |
| April 28, 1985 | Providence | Civic Center | 11.871 / 12.100 | $ 166,497 | |
| April 29, 1985 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Spectrum | 13.080 / 14.444 | $ 171,706 | |
| May 1, 1985 | Hartford | Civic Center | NN | NN | |
| May 2, 1985 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | 6,021 / 8,898 | $ 78,406 | |
| May 3, 1985 | Montreal |
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The Forum | 17.831 / 17.831 | $ 247,291 |
| June 21, 1985 | Vaughan | Kingswood Music Theater | NN | NN | |
| June 22, 1985 | Cleveland |
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Blossom Music Center | ||
| June 23, 1985 | Canandaigua | Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center | |||
| June 25, 1985 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | |||
| June 26, 1985 | Worcester | Worcester Centrum | |||
| June 27, 1985 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | |||
| June 28, 1985 | Holmdel | Garden State Arts Center | |||
| June 30, 1985 | Milwaukee | Henry Maier Festival Park | - (a) | ||
| July 1, 1985 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens | NN | NN | |
| 2nd July 1985 | Clarkston | Pine Knob Pavilion | |||
| 3rd July 1985 | |||||
| 5th July 1985 | Hoffman Estes | Poplar Creek Music Theater | |||
| July 6, 1985 | Indianapolis | Music amphitheater | 8,283 / 8,700 | $ 111,197 | |
| July 7, 1985 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Theater | NN | NN | |
| July 9, 1985 | Bonn Springs | Sandstone amphitheater | 9.153 / 16.008 | $ 117,908 | |
| July 11, 1985 | Denver | Red Rocks Amphitheater | 16.998 / 17.909 | $ 261,424 | |
| July 14, 1985 | |||||
| 17th July 1985 | los Angeles | Universal amphitheater | NN | NN | |
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| July 21, 1985 | Phoenix | Compton Terrace | 6,573 / 10,000 | $ 88,599 | |
| July 22, 1985 | Costa Mesa | Pacific amphitheater | NN | NN | |
| July 23, 1985 | Concord | Concord Pavilion | |||
| July 24, 1985 | |||||
| July 26, 1985 | Seattle | Center Coliseum | 11.007 / 14.299 | $ 115,325 | |
| July 27, 1985 | Vancouver |
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PNE Coliseum | 16.713 / 16.713 | $ 124,291 |
| Asia | |||||
| 5th October 1985 | Tokyo |
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Yoyogi Olympic Pool | NN | NN |
| October 6, 1985 | |||||
| October 7, 1985 | Osaka | Koseinenkin Kaikan Dai Hall | |||
| October 9, 1985 | Nagoya | Shimin Kaikan | |||
| October 10, 1985 | Osaka | Festival Hall | |||
| October 11, 1985 | Fukuoka | Sun Paresu Hall | |||
| North America | |||||
| October 14, 1985 | Anchorage |
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George Sullivan Arena | 5,451 / 5,451 | $ 71,921 |
| Europe | |||||
| 20th October 1985 | Guildford |
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Civic Hall | NN | NN |
| October 23, 1985 | Lausanne |
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Hall des Fêtes | ||
| October 24, 1985 | Zurich | Hallenstadion | |||
| October 27, 1985 | Milan |
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Teatro Tenda | ||
| October 28, 1985 | |||||
| October 29, 1985 | Turin | PalaSport | |||
| October 31, 1985 | Caserta | PalaMaggiò | |||
| November 1, 1985 | Rome | PalaEur | |||
| 2nd November 1985 | Genoa | PalaSport | |||
| 4th November 1985 | Bologna | Teatro Tenda | |||
| 5th November 1985 | Florence | PalaSport | |||
| November 6, 1985 | Padua | PalaSport | |||
| Summary | 214,271 / 260,660 (82%) | + $ 2,821,396 | |||
Remarks
Publications
Official
- The May 8, 1985 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman aired on NBC .
- The July 13 performance as part of the Live Aid concert was broadcast on BCC , ABC and Muchmusic .
Bootleg
About 30 different concerts of the tour were unofficially recorded and published as blackmail by viewers of the dates . Eleven of the appearances were recorded on video tape and later published on the video home system and DVD storage media . Other live performances by the Briton and his band during the Behind the Sun World Tour were burned onto compact discs and released together with their own artwork and liner notes. Since recordings of more than half of the concerts that took place were pressed onto audio and video data carriers, the concert tour is one of the most documented world tours by the British rock musician.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ April 9, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ February 27, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ November 6, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ May 8, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Summerfest 1985 Setlists. In: The Setlist Wiki. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., accessed June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ July 13, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ October 21, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ October 28, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ^ Paul Grein: Agency Sending Big Names on the Road. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. June 15, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ April 15, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ April 28, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ July 19, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ July 22, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ July 23, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ July 26, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c October 20, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ April 13, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ October 5, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ February 28, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ March 2, 1985 - Eric Clapton & His Band. In: Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
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↑ a b c d e Dates and ticket sales:
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. May 4, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. May 11, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. May 18, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. May 25, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. July 27, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. August 10, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. July 20, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. August 17, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- Billboard Amusement Business Boxscore - Top Concert Big. (PDF) In: Billboard Magazine. October 26, 1985, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- ^ Late Night w / David Letterman - 1985-05-07. YouTube, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- ↑ Eric Clapton & Phil Collins - Layla (Live Aid 1985). YouTube, accessed June 19, 2016 .
- ^ The 1980s. Geetarz Bootlegs, accessed June 19, 2016 .