The tour eventually took place after the release of the Greatest Hits album. Early in the Tour, the news leaked out that the band were splitting up, and two extra shows were added at the Glasgow Barrowlands.
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The 1994 tour was originally scheduled as 'In Your Town -
Part 2' for November 1993. Tickets went on sale in July, with
extra dates added in September. It wasn't long after the
extra dates went on sale that ticket holders were informed that
the tour was postponed due to 'recording
commitments.' The tour eventually took place after the release of the Greatest Hits album. Early in the Tour, the news leaked out that the band were splitting up, and two extra shows were added at the Glasgow Barrowlands. |
| April 18 - Dublin Stadium | ||
| April 19 - Belfast Ulster Hall | More |
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| April 21 - Irvine Magnum Centre | ||
| April 22 - Edinburgh Playhouse | More |
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| April 23 - Aberdeen Capitol | ||
| April 25 - Newcastle City Hall | More |
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| April 26 - Bradford St Georges Hall | ||
| April 28 - London Royal Albert Hall | More |
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| April 29 - London Brixton Academy | More |
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| April 30 - Reading Rivermead Centre | More |
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| May 2 - Plymouth Pavillions | ||
| May 3 - Portsmouth Guildhall | ||
| May 4 - Cardiff Ice Rink | ||
| May 6 - Gloucester Leisure Centre | More |
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| May 8 - Birmingham Aston Villa Leisure Centre | ||
| May 10 - Leicester City Hall | ||
| May 11 - Sheffield City Hall | ||
| May 13 - Carlisle Sands Centre | ||
| May 14 - Manchester Apollo | ||
| May 15 - Liverpool Empire | ||
| May 16 - Blackpool Empress Ballroom | More |
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| May 18 - Dundee Caird Hall | ||
| May 19 - Glasgow Barrowlands | More |
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| May 20 - Glasgow Barrowlands | More |
Will We Be Lovers
Raintown
Bound To Love
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Real Gone Kid
One Day I'll Go Walking
Love & Regret
Spencer Tracy
Still In The Mood
When Will You...
Your Town
Only Tender Love
The Day The Jackie Jumped Jail
Bethlehem's Gate
Wages Day
Dignity
Chocolate Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Natural Sinner/Queen Of The New Year
Twist and Shout/Twist and Shout
This show was recorded live by the BBC, and has been broadcast in different forms. Below is a rough setlist. It's not complete - but it's close...
Listen to the gig here - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
Will We Be Lovers
Raintown
Bound To Love
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Real Gone Kid
One Day I'll Go Walking
Love and Regret
Spencer Tracy
The Germans Are Out Today
Your Town
Twist and Shout
Bethlehem's Gate
Wages Day
Dignity
Chocolate Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Will We Be Lovers
Raintown
Bound To Love
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Real Gone Kid
One Day I'll Go Walking
Love and Regret
Cover From The Sky
Still In The Mood
When Will You...
Your Town
Only Tender Love
The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail
Bethlehem's Gate
Wages Day
Dignity
Loaded
Natural Sinner
Twist and Shout/Twist and Shout
Circus Lights
Raintown
Bound To Love
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Real Gone Kid
One Day I'll Go Walking
Love and Regret
Cover From The Sky
Still In The Mood
The Germans Are Out Today
When Will You...
Your Town
Only Tender Love
The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail
Bethlehem's Gate
Wages Day
Dignity
All Over The World
Chocolate Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Twist and Shout/Twist and Shout
This is a gig I very nearly didn't go to.... but I'm glad I did.
The Very Thing
Raintown
Hang Your Head
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Real Gone Kid
Ragman
The Wildness
Spencer Tracy
Orphans
When Will You...
Your Town
Only Tender Love
The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail
Bethlehem's Gate
Wages Day
Dignity
Loaded
Kings of The Western World
Chocolate Girl/My Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Twist and Shout/Twist and
Shout
No setlist for this gig. This just happens to be one of those gigs that was extra special. I was fortunate enough to be in the second row for this gig, directly in front of Ricky. The gig had three magic moments - one I realised just how good 'The Very Thing' and 'Spencer Tracy' really were, two, I heard the acoustic version of 'Will We Be Lovers' for the first time, and three, during 'Love and Regret', Ricky handed his harmonica to the girl directly in front of me.....
Will We Be Lovers
Raintown
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Real Gone Kid
Love and Regret
Spencer Tracy
Circus Lights
The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail
Cover From The Sky
When Will You...
The Germans Are Out Today
Your Town
Only Tender Love
Bethlehem's Gate
Ragman
Wages Day
Dignity
Loaded
Chocolate Girl/My Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Twist and Shout/Twist and Shout
Born In A Storm
Raintown
Bound To Love
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Circus Lights
The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail
Love and Regret
Spencer Tracy
Cover From The Sky
When Will You...
Your Town
Only Tender Love
Real Gone Kid
Loaded/Freedom Train
Wages Day
Town To Be Blamed
Goin' Back/Dignity
Chocolate Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Twist and Shout/Twist and Shout
Will We Be Lovers
Raintown
Bound To Love
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Circus Lights
The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail
Still In The Mood
Spencer Tracy
When Will You...
Love and Regret
Your Town
Only Tender Love
Real Gone Kid
Bethlehem's Gate
Wages Day
Dignity
Tracks of My Tears
Chocolate Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Loaded/Freedom Train
Twist and Shout/Twist and Shout
And all good things come to an end. This was the final Deacon Blue show. It was clearly going to be an emotional occasion, and it lived up to expectations. I hadn't seen the band for three weeks, so I wasn't sure how much the show would have changed.
The Barrowlands ballroom in Glasgow was packed, hot and sweaty. I managed to get a spot, in the front row, right by security, and directly in front of Graeme. The support band were as bad as I remembered, but then Ricky and Jim came on. There were three major highlights - Goodnight Jamsie, Loaded/Freedom Train, and Town to Be Blamed.
Goodnight Jamsie was a track I'd never expected, but the biggest shock came during Loaded. About 2 minutes into the track, Ricky gestured to the band, and they launched into Freedom Train. The two songs were made for each other.
Goodnight Jamsie
Raintown
The Very Thing
Fergus Sings The Blues
Your Swaying Arms
Circus Lights
The Day That Jackie Jumped The Jail
Loaded/Freedom Train
Love and Regret
Cover From The Sky
Love's Great Fears
When Will You...
Your Town
Only Tender Love
Real Gone Kid
Bethlehem's Gate
Wages Day
Town To Be Blamed
All Over The World
Chocolate Girl/I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Dignity
Twist and Shout/Twist and Shout
