European Adventure Tour 1981

The European Adventure Tour 1981 was a concert tour by the British multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield.

Background

The European Adventure Tour 1981 was in promotion of Oldfield's QE2 album. During this tour Oldfield performed at the concert for the Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. The DVD release, Live at Montreux 1981 was also recorded during this tour.

Nine tracks from the concert performed in Grugahalle, Essen on 1 April were released on a bonus disc with the deluxe remaster of the QE2 album in July 2012.[1]

Setlist A (spring dates [Germany, The Netherlands])
  • Taurus I
  • Sheba
  • Mirage
  • Platinum (Parts 1-4)
  • Tubular Bells (Part 2)
  • The Sailor's Hornpipe
  • Conflict
  • Ommadawn (Part 1)
  • Tubular Bells (Part 1)
  • QE2 (finale)
  • Portsmouth

Encore:

  • Punkadiddle

Other songs:

  • Arrival (Munich)

Setlist B (summer dates [Europe, United Kingdom])
  • Taurus I (incl. Taurus II)
  • Sheba
  • Mirage
  • Platinum (Parts 1-4)
  • Tubular Bells (Part 2)
  • The Sailor's Hornpipe
  • Excerpts from 'Incantations (Parts 3 and 4)' - not performed at Montreux Jazz Festival
  • Conflict
  • Ommadawn (Part 1)

Encore:

  • Tubular Bells (Part 1)
  • QE2 (finale) - not performed at Montreux Jazz Festival
  • Portsmouth - not performed at Montreux Jazz Festival
  • Punkadiddle

Other songs:

  • O sole mio (Livorno)
  • The Blue Danube (Vienna)
  • The Royal Wedding Anthem (London)

Tour band

Tour dates
Date[2] City Country Venue
9 March 1981 Offenbach am Main Germany Stadthalle Offenbach
10 March 1981
11 March 1981 Eppelheim Rhein-Neckar-Halle
12 March 1981 Mainz Rheingoldhalle
14 March 1981 Würzburg Tauberfrankenhalle
15 March 1981 Neunkirchen am Brand Hemmerleinhalle
16 March 1981 Munich Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
17 March 1981 Ravensburg Oberschwabenhalle
18 March 1981 Karlsruhe Schwarzwaldhalle
19 March 1981 Cologne Sporthalle
21 March 1981 Hamburg Congress Centrum Hamburg
22 March 1981 Kiel Ostseehalle
23 March 1981 Bremerhaven Bremerhaven Stadthalle
25 March 1981 Hanover Eilenriedehalle
26 March 1981 Bremen Stadthalle Bremen
27 March 1981 Berlin Deutschlandhalle
29 March 1981 Düsseldorf Philips Halle
30 March 1981 Münster Halle Münsterland
31 March 1981
2 shows		 Siegen Siegerlandhalle
1 April 1981 Essen Grugahalle
2 April 1981 Hanover Eilenriedehalle
3 April 1981 Rotterdam Netherlands De Doelen
15 June 1981 Helsinki Finland N/A
17 June 1981 Stockholm Sweden Gröna Lund
18 June 1981 Copenhagen Denmark Falkoner Teatret
19 June 1981 Oslo Norway N/A
21 June 1981 Brussels Belgium Forest National
22 June 1981 Nijmegen Netherlands De Vereeniging
23 June 1981 Rotterdam De Doelen
24 June 1981 Paris France Palais des Sports
25 June 1981 Lille N/A
26 June 1981 Paris Palais des Sports
27 June 1981 Concarneau N/A
28 June 1981 Poitiers Amphi Descartes
29 June 1981 Lyon Palais d'Hiver
30 June 1981 Strasbourg Hall Tivoli
1 July 1981 Luxembourg City Luxembourg N/A
2 July 1981 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany Stadthalle Freiburg
3 July 1981 Sindelfingen Messehalle
5 July 1981
2 shows		 Montreux Switzerland Grande Sale Jazz Festival
Montreux Jazz Festival
Released on DVD (Live at Montreux 1981)
8 July 1981 Milan Italy Velodromo Vigorelli
9 July 1981 Rome Palazzo dello Sport (Palaeur)
10 July 1981 Livorno Stadio Armando Picchi
12 July 1981 Rimini Palasport Flaminio
13 July 1981 Tel Aviv Israel N/A
14 July 1981
16 July 1981 Athens Greece Roman Ruins
17 July 1981
20 July 1981 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
28 July 1981 London United Kingdom Guildhall Yard
The Royal Wedding Concert
30 July 1981 Rainbow Theatre
9 August 1981 Nottingham Theatre Royal
August 1981 Barcelona Spain TV studio
Musical Express

References
  1. "Mike Oldfield - QE2 (CD, Album, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. "Mike Oldfield tours". Tubular.net. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
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