1992 – Matters Of The Heart Tour

Tracy Chapman Matters Of The Heart Tour (1992)

THE TOUR
The Matters Of the Heart tour began in Eastern U.S, continued in Europe to hit some summer festivals and ended in Western U.S. The tour visited some universities venues, open-air festivals and some “original” countries such as Israel, Greece and Turkey.

THE BAND
Tracy Chapman – Vocals & Guitars
Rock Deadrick – Drums
Larry Mitchell – Guitars
Lee Sklar – Bass
John Thomas – Keyboards
Steve Thornton – Percussions

ITINERARY

U.S. Eastern Tour Dates
May 20 – Rock Island, IL – Augustana College
May 22 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
May 23 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theater
May 24 – Madison, WI – Civic Center / Mayer Theater
May 26 – Columbus, OH – Palace Theater
May 27 – Cleveland, OH – Palace Theater
May 29 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theater
May 30 – Toronto, ON – Kingswood Ampthitheater
May 31 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – Kirby Center
June 02 – Grand Rapids, MI
June 03 – Hoffman Estates, IL – Poplar Creek
June 05 – Easton, PA – State Theater
June 06 – Saratoga Springs, NY – S.P.A.C. (setlist)
June 07 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theater
June 11 – Holmdel, NJ – Garden State Art Center
June 13 – Mansfield, MA – Great Woods
June 14 – Richmond, VA – Syria Mosque
June 15 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap

European Tour Dates
June 24 – Frankfurt, Germany – Hugenottenhale
June 25 – Munich, Germany – Cirkus Krone
June 27 – Hamburg, Germany – Stadtpark Freilightbuhne
June 28 – London, England – The Academy
June 29 – Cologne, Germany – Tanzbrunne
July 01 – Boulogne-sur-mer, France – Salle Leon Blum
July 02 – Paris, France – Le Zénith
July 04 – Tel Aviv, Israel – Ampthitheater Rishon Le Zion
July 05 – Caesarea, Israel – Caesarea Amphitheater
July 07 – Athens, Greece – Lycabettus Theater
July 08 – Athens, Greece – Lycabettus Theater
July 10 – Istanbul, Turkey – Istanbul Festival
July 12 – Aosta, Italy – Arena Croix Noir
July 13 – Milan, Italy – Rolling Stone Club
July 15 – Antibes / Juan Les Pins – Jazz à Juan, La Pinède
July 16 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival (setlist)
July 18 – Vigo, Spain – Afro American Festival
July 20 – Rotterdam, Holland – De Doelen
July 21 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
July 24 – Lugano, Switzerland – Centro Esposizioni
July 25 – Arles, France – Arènes d’Arles
July 27 – Cortona, Italy – Open Air Square
July 28 – Rome, Italy – Foro Italico
July 30 – Vienna, Austria – Summer Arena
July 31 – Bad Mergentheim, Germany – Bad Mergentheim
August 01 – Nürnberg, Germany – Serenadenhof Stadt Nürnberg
August 02 – Graz, Austria
August 04 – Salzburg, Austria – Domplatz

U.S. Western Tour Dates
September 16 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater
September 18 – San Diego, CA – Summer Pops Bowl
September 19 – Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Ampthitheater
September 22 – Santa Rosa, CA – Luther Burbank Center
September 23 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theater
September 25 – Portland, OR – Schnitzer Concert Hall (setlist)
September 26 – Eugene, OR – Hult Center For The Performing Arts
September 27 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theater

SOME SETLISTS

June 06 – Saratoga Springs, NY – S.P.A.C.
01. For You
02. The Love That You Had
03. All That You Have Is Your Soul
04. Behind The Wall
05. Crossroads
06. Subcity
07. She’s Got Her Ticket
08 Born To Fight
09. Why?
10. Short Supply
11. Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
12. Dreaming On A World
13. Give Me One Reason

July 16 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival
01. Across The Lines
02. Open Arms
03. Fast Car
04. Women’s Work
05. Bang Bang Bang
06. Mountains O’ Things
07. Baby Can I Hold You
08. For You
09. Behind The Wall
10. Crossroads
11. So
12. She’s Got Her Ticket
13. Born To Fight
14. Short Supply
15. Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
16 Dreaming On A World

September 25 – Portland, OR – Schnitzer Concert Hall
01. Across The Lines
02. For My Lover
03. Open Arms
04. Fast Car
05. Women’s Work
06. Subcity
07. Dreaming On A World
08. Bang Bang Bang
09. Freedom Now
10. I Used To Be A Sailor
11. Mountains O’ Things
12. Baby Can I Hold You
13. All That You Have Is Your Soul
14. For You
15. Behind The Wall
16. Crossroads
17. Short Supply
18. Born To Fight
19. Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
20. Give Me One Reason
21. Not Fade Away

OPENING ACTS

US Tour

– Majek Fashek
– Black 47

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