Golden Heart Tour

Golden Heart Tour

European tour by Mark Knopfler
Location	British Isles, Europe
Associated album	Golden Heart
Start date	24 April 1996
End date	4 August 1996
Legs	2
Number of shows	84
Mark Knopfler concert chronology

The Golden Heart Tour was a 1996 concert tour by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, promoting the release of his first solo album Golden Heart. The tour consisted of two legs: the British Isles and Europe. The tour started on 24 April 1996 in Galway, Ireland, and included 84 concerts in 66 cities, ending in Antibes, France, on 4 August 1996.^[1]

The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Glenn Worf (bass), Chad Cromwell (drums), and Jim Cox (keyboards). This initial touring group later became known to Knopfler fans as the 96-ers.^[2] A preview performance with an expanded lineup of players was given on 15 April 1996 at the BBC Building in London (Setlist 1).^{[Note 1]} This show was recorded and later released on video as A Night in London.^[2]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Setlist
British Isles
24 April 1996	Galway	Ireland	Leisureland
25 April 1996	Cork		City Hall
26 April 1996	Dublin		The Point
29 April 1996	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Ulster Hall
30 April 1996
3 May 1996	Aberdeen	Scotland	Capitol Theatre
4 May 1996	Dundee		Caird Hall
5 May 1996	Edinburgh		Usher Hall
6 May 1996	Glasgow		Royal Concert Hall
7 May 1996	Newcastle upon Tyne	England	City Hall
8 May 1996
9 May 1996	Leeds		Town & Country Club
10 May 1996	Manchester		Apollo
11 May 1996
12 May 1996	Liverpool		Empire
13 May 1996	Nottingham		Royal Concert Hall
14 May 1996	Wolverhampton		Civic Hall
15 May 1996	Cambridge		Corn Exchange
17 May 1996	Bournemouth		International Centre
18 May 1996	Cardiff		International Arena
19 May 1996	Bristol		Colston Hall	2
20 May 1996	Guildford		Civic Hall
22 May 1996	London		Royal Albert Hall
23 May 1996				3
24 May 1996
25 May 1996			Shepherd's Bush Empire	4
26 May 1996
Europe
28 May 1996	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo
29 May 1996	Brussels		Forest National
30 May 1996	Kerkrade	Netherlands	Rodahal
31 May 1996	Arnhem		Rijnhal
1 June 1996	Rotterdam		Ahoy
2 June 1996
6 June 1996	Groningen		Martinihal
7 June 1996	Hanover	Germany	Music Hall
8 June 1996	Hamburg		Stadtpark	5
9 June 1996
10 June 1996	Copenhagen	Denmark	The Forum	6
11 June 1996	Oslo	Norway	Spektrum
12 June 1996	Stockholm	Sweden	Globe Arena	7
14 June 1996	Berlin	Germany	Tempodrom
15 June 1996
16 June 1996
17 June 1996	Dresden		Freilichtbühne
18 June 1996	Prague	Czech Republic	Palace of Culture
19 June 1996
20 June 1996	Bratislava	Slovakia	Vystavna Hala
21 June 1996	Budapest	Hungary	Petofi Csarnok
22 June 1996	Wiesen	Austria	Festivalgelände
23 June 1996	Linz		Sporthalle
24 June 1996	Munich	Germany	Circus Krone
25 June 1996
26 June 1996
27 June 1996	Fürth		Stadthalle
28 June 1996	Frankfurt		Alte Oper
29 June 1996
1 July 1996	Cologne		Sporthalle
2 July 1996	Bielefeld		Seidensticker-Halle
3 July 1996	Mannheim		Mozartsaal Rosengarten
4 July 1996	Stuttgart		Freilichtbühne Killesberg
5 July 1996	Freiburg		Stadthalle
6 July 1996	Bern	Switzerland	Festhalle
8 July 1996	Grenoble	France	Le Summum
9 July 1996	Lyon		Théatre De Fourvière
10 July 1996
11 July 1996	Paris		Zénith
12 July 1996
13 July 1996			Olympia
16 July 1996	Caen		Zénith
18 July 1996	Dax		Les Arènes
19 July 1996	Zaragoza	Spain	Palacio De Los Deportes
20 July 1996	Bilbao		Monumental de Bilbao
21 July 1996	Gijón		Palacio de Deportes
22 July 1996	A Coruña		Coliseum	8
23 July 1996	Porto	Portugal	Coliseum
24 July 1996	Lisbon		Monumental de Cascais
26 July 1996	Madrid	Spain	Las Ventas Bullring
29 July 1996	Logroño		Plaza de Toros
30 July 1996	Barcelona		Plaza de Toros Monumental
31 July 1996
1 August 1996	Béziers	France	Les Arènes
2 August 1996	Vaison-la-Romaine		Théatre Antique
3 August 1996
4 August 1996	Antibes		La Pinède

Setlists

There were 8 different set lists on the tour, all of which began with "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", and "Imelda". All of the set lists also included "Je Suis Désolé", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Brothers in Arms", and "Money for Nothing".

• Setlist 1: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Rüdiger", "Cannibals", "Je Suis Désolé", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "A Night in Summer Long Ago", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "Going Home", "Are We in Trouble Now", "Gravy Train"

• Setlist 2: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Rüdiger", "Cannibals", "Je Suis Désolé", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "A Night in Summer Long Ago", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "Going Home"

• Setlist 3: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing"

• Setlist 4: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Golden Heart", "Vic and Ray", "No Can Do", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"

• Setlist 5: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done With Bonaparte", "Golden Heart", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"

• Setlist 6: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done with Bonaparte", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"

• Setlist 7: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Romeo and Juliet", "Je Suis Désolé", "Sultans of Swing", "Golden Heart", "Rüdiger", "Done with Bonaparte", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Money for Nothing", "Brothers in Arms", "Going Home"

• Setlist 8: "Darling Pretty", "Walk of Life", "Imelda", "The Bug", "Rüdiger", "Je Suis Désolé", "Calling Elvis", "I'm the Fool", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Romeo and Juliet", "Sultans of Swing", "Done With Bonaparte", "Father and Son", "Golden Heart", "Water of Love", "Cannibals", "Telegraph Road", "Brothers in Arms", "Money for Nothing", "The Long Highway", "Going Home"^[4]

References

Notes

1. The expanded lineup for the BBC show included Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar), Sonny Landreth (guitar), Jools Holland (piano), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki), Liam O'Flynn (uillean pipes), Seán Keane (violin), Máirtín O'Connor (accordion), Sonia Slany (violin), Jules Singleton (violin ), Jocelyn Pook (viola), and Dinah Beamish (cello).^[3]

Citations

1. "Golden Heart 1996 Tour Dates". Mark Knopfler News. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
2. "Golden Heart tour 1996". Mark Knopfler. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
3. "A Night in London". Discogs. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
4. "Mark Knopfler 1996". Setlist. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

External links

• Mark Knopfler official website