3 years after the first show played in Italy, Dylan comes back with Tom Petty. The European Tour, named "Temples In Flames"
started the 5th September with two shows in Israel, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and after 30 concerts it ended in London.
During all this tour he didn't say one single word in and he didn't give any interviews at all!!
Olof Bjorner wrote:
The tour in Europe in the fall with Tom Petty & The Heartbreaker was
very, very different from their previous tour in the US, True Confessions.
Dylan again was the elderly bard. Stage lights were so turned down you
could hardly see him. His singing was at times extremely erratic, both in
terms of phrasing and lyrics. The sets were apparently completely random,
as can be seen from the song charts below. The Dylan part of the show was
also very short. All this: short set, dark stage and Dylan not saying a word,
compared of course very unfavorably to the previous shows in Europe in the
summer of '84 and a lot of people went home utterly disappointed.
It must be said though that The Heartbreakers provided excellent backing
throughout the tour and that some of the shows were really very good.
1 October - VeronaWhen The Night Comes FallingLike A Rolling Stone Maggie's Farm I'll Remember You Dead Man, Dead Man I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Tangled Up In Blue I And I Watching The River Flow John Brown Don't Think Twice... AC Ballad Of A Thin Man I Shall Be Released Shot Of Love |
3 October - RomaBlowin' In The WindLike A Rolling Stone Man Of Peace Forever Young Heart Of Mine I And I The Wicked Messenger Shelter From The Storm Seeing The Real You At Last Simple Twist Of Fate Tomorrow Is A Long Time AC In The Garden Shot Of Love The Times They Are A-Changin' |
4 October - MilanoThe Times They Are A-Changin'Like A Rolling Stone Maggie's Farm Simple Twist Of Fate Shot Of Love License To Kill Ballad Of A Thin Man Don't Think Twice AC Shelter From The Storm Gotta Serve Somebody Clean-Cut Kid Knockin' On Heaven's Door I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine Blowin' In The Wind |