Shadows concert tour 1984

[ecca]

That's it Paul, Cornwall, I went and the reason I was disappointed was because Charlie Hall hadn't yet been invented.

[chronikman-ch]

Hi all,

In - mainly - August 1984 the Shadows did a UK tour with also Jeff Stevenson and Savoir Faire in the program.

To my knowledge the set list was: Riders In The Sky / Foot Tapper / Atlantis / Time Is Tight / Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina) / Shadoogie / The Day I Met Marie (v) [with a false start at Brighton on 24. August] / Summer Holiday (v) / Equinoxe (part V) / Chariots Of Fire / Wonderful Land / Let It Be Me / Little ‘B’ / Don’t Cry For Me Argentina / Apache / F.B.I.

As the set list is rather short it might be correct that two concerts were played each day. At least for Hull I got 18.00 and 20.45. Can anyone confirm this?

I think I have found out the dates and towns, but only some of the venues. It would be great if I could get the missing venues and/or any corrections/additions.

hmr
28.07.1984 Cornwall Coliseum
30./31.07.1984 Dartford (Orchard)
01.08.1984 Clacton
02./03./04.08.1984 Hastings (White Rock Pavilion)
05.08.1984 Portsmouth
06./07.08.1984 Poole
09./10./11.08.1984 Margate (Winter Gardens)
12.08.1984 Folkestone
14.08.1984 Hull – 18.00 & 20.45
15.08.1984 Skegness
16./17./18.08.1984 Southport (Theatre)
19.08.1984 Blackpool
21./22./23.08.1984 Southend
24./25.08.1984 Brighton (The Dome)
26.08.1984 Sandown I.O.W.
27./28.08.1984 Poole
30.08.1984 Jersey (Fort Regent)
31.08.1984 Guernsey
02.09.1984 Great Yarmouth

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Ulrich

[petercreasey]

Skegness was the Embassy if memory serves me

[Paul Childs]

Ticket price £6.
Concert tickets were a lot cheaper and affordable back then compared to now!

[Paul Creasey]

............................and MUCH nicer venues, too - none of those HORRIBLE "Arenas"!!

By the way, our Kid...............didn't we go to the Embassy Centre Gig at Skeg?

Regards
Paul

[petercreasey]

Yep we were there, I remember Hank playing the first half of the opening number with hardly any volume , probably the amp mike not on

[Paul Childs]

Arenas are way too big. You only hear them and see them on a screen which is no better than watching them at home live on TV which doesn't cost anything.

[Moderne]

I know it's been mentioned before, but does anyone know why they didn't play anything off their soon-to-be-released LP Guardian Angel on this tour?

[UlrichS]

Hi all,
Many thanks for all your additions. At least some of the gaps could be closed and additons be made.

I know it's been mentioned before, but does anyone know why they didn't play anything off their soon-to-be-released LP Guardian Angel on this tour?

Simply because it was not released yet. Release date: 10.11.1984

Best wishes,
Ulrich

[iefje]

I know it's been mentioned before, but does anyone know why they didn't play anything off their soon-to-be-released LP Guardian Angel on this tour?

The only tour in which The Shadows played tracks from "Guardian Angel", was the 'down under' tour through Australia and New Zealand between January and March, 1985. The two tracks they played were "How Do I Love Thee" and "Hammerhead".