Reg Strikes Back Tour

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Reg Strikes Back Tour

Tour by Elton John
Associated album	Reg Strikes Back
Start date	9 September 1988 (1988-09-09)
End date	10 June 1989 (1989-06-10)
Legs	2
No. of shows	87
Elton John concert chronology

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The Reg Strikes Back Tour was a concert tour held by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 21st studio album Reg Strikes Back. The tour included two legs (North America and Europe) and a total of 87 shows.

Background

After taking over a year off (to recover from throat surgery, address personal issues and record Reg Strikes Back in London), John returned to the stage with a new rhythm section. He wanted more of an R&B sound to his material, so drummer Jonathan Moffett, bassist Romeo Williams, keyboardist Guy Babylon along with backing singers Marlena Jeter, Natalie Jackson and Alex Brown, were added to the band. Guitarist Davey Johnstone, now also in the role of music director, had assembled the new band, a task that he continues to do.

The band's first show was at an AIDS benefit at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on 8 July, where they played a 14-song set that featured the never-released John/Taupin composition, "Love Is Worth Waiting For". The North American leg began on 9 September at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida and concluded on 22 October at New York's Madison Square Garden.

After recording the follow-up album Sleeping With The Past in Denmark, the band (now with backing vocalist Mortonette Jenkins instead of Alex Brown) resumed their tour on 20 March 1989 at Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France, and played across Eastern Europe and the UK, concluding on 10 June 1989 at the RDS Arena in Dublin.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
9 September 1988	Miami	United States	Miami Arena
10 September 1988
11 September 1988	Tampa		USF Sun Dome
12 September 1988	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
13 September 1988
14 September 1988	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
16 September 1988	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater
17 September 1988
18 September 1988	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
20 September 1988	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
23 September 1988	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
24 September 1988
25 September 1988
27 September 1988	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
30 September 1988	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex
1 October 1988	Houston		The Summit
4 October 1988	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
5 October 1988
7 October 1988	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
8 October 1988	Worcester		The Centrum
9 October 1988
10 October 1988
12 October 1988	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
13 October 1988
14 October 1988
15 October 1988
17 October 1988	New York City		Madison Square Garden
18 October 1988
20 October 1988
21 October 1988
22 October 1988
Europe
20 March 1989	Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
23 March 1989	Paris		Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
24 March 1989
25 March 1989
26 March 1989
27 March 1989
29 March 1989	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
30 March 1989
1 April 1989	Düsseldorf	West Germany	Philipshalle
2 April 1989	Kiel		Ostseehalle
4 April 1989	West Berlin		Deutschlandhalle
6 April 1989	Hamburg		Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
8 April 1989	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby-Hallen
9 April 1989	Stockholm	Sweden	Globe Arena
10 April 1989	Drammen	Norway	Drammenshallen
12 April 1989	Essen	West Germany	Grugahalle
13 April 1989	Cologne		Sporthalle
14 April 1989	Frankfurt		Festhalle
15 April 1989
17 April 1989	Saarbrücken		Saarlandhalle
18 April 1989	Lausanne	Switzerland	CIG de Malley
19 April 1989
21 April 1989	Zaragoza	Spain	Palacio de Deportes de Zaragoza
22 April 1989	San Sebastian		Velódromo de Anoeta
23 April 1989	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes
25 April 1989	Barcelona		Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
26 April 1989	Verona	Italy	Arena di Verona
27 April 1989	Milan		PalaTrussardi
28 April 1989	Rome		Palazzo dello Sport
1 May 1989	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
2 May 1989
3 May 1989	Munich	West Germany	Olympiahalle
5 May 1989	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
6 May 1989
7 May 1989
8 May 1989	Stuttgart	West Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
17 May 1989	Birmingham	England	National Exhibition Centre
18 May 1989
19 May 1989
20 May 1989
21 May 1989	London		Wembley Arena
22 May 1989
23 May 1989
24 May 1989
25 May 1989
27 May 1989
28 May 1989
29 May 1989
30 May 1989
1 June 1989	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Playhouse
2 June 1989
5 June 1989	Belfast	Northern Ireland	King's Hall
6 June 1989
8 June 1989	Dublin	Ireland	RDS Arena
9 June 1989
10 June 1989

Setlists

North American Leg

1. Sixty Years On
2. I Need You To Turn To
3. The King Must Die
4. Burn Down the Mission
5. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
6. Have Mercy On The Criminal
7. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
8. Tiny Dancer
9. The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)
10. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
11. Philadelphia Freedom
12. The Bitch Is Back
13. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
14. Goodbye Marlon Brando
15. A Word In Spanish
16. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
17. Daniel
18. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
19. Candle in the Wind
20. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
21. Your Song
22. I'm Still Standing

European Leg

1. Sixty Years On
2. I Need You To Turn To
3. The King Must Die
4. Burn Down the Mission
5. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
6. Have Mercy On The Criminal
7. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
8. Too Low For Zero
9. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
10. Philadelphia Freedom
11. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
12. Kiss The Bride
13. A Word In Spanish
14. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
15. Nikita
16. Daniel
17. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
18. Candle in the Wind
19. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
20. Your Song
21. I'm Still Standing

Tour band

• 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
• Alex Brown – backing vocals (North American leg)
• Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (European leg)
• Marlena Jeter – backing vocals
• Natalie Jackson – backing vocals

References

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