After some concerts in North America, the European leg of the 1981 tour started on June 21 in Toulouse, France and consisted of twenty three concerts, the largest number of concerts taking place in England where eight shows were performed. All shows from July 1 onwards were recorded by members of Dylan's crew.
The European tour ended in tragedy in Avignon, France, on 25 July, where a member of the crowd felt into the electric cables before the first song and caused total power loss. Dylan and the band improvised an unplugged instrumental until the power was restored and Saved was started from the beginning. In the accident two people were killed, but the show went ahead despite the incident.
The Tickets, handbills and posters of the tour can be seen on DylanStubs.com.
 Programme, front |
 Programme, back |
 Programme, signed front cover |
Toulouse, poster (21 June 1981 was Voting Day in France) [0226]
21 June 1981, Toulouse, France, ticket
(the venue was changed to the Stade des Minimes, not the Stadium Municipal)
Paris 23 June, Stade de Colombes, poster [0226]
 1 July 1981, Earl's Court, London, England |
 15 July 1981 Bad Segeberg, Germany |
21 July, Vienna, Austria ticket
Below are some leaflets for the tour. For more posters and tickets, see dylanstubs.com
Thank you to Jürgen Wasser for the images and information.
 UK tour promotion |
 German flyer, front. A 1978 photo was used for this promo flyer from the German promoter Lippmann + Rau, that showed the 1981 Tour German dates. |
 same, back |
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