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The Beggar On A Beach Of Gold Tour

South African Leg Commences

Scheduled Dates
Date Venue City Country Additional Comments
15 – 26.05.95 Chiddingfold Working Mens Club Chiddingfold England (Rehearsals)
30 – 31.05.95 Melody Theatre Johannesburg South Africa (Rehearsals)
01 – 02.06.95 Standard Bank Arena Johannesburg South Africa
03.06.95 Village Green Durban South Africa
05.06.95 Sandton Sun Ballroom Sandton South Africa
06.06.95 Saambou Bank Arena Pretoria South Africa

European Leg Commences

Scheduled Dates
Date Venue City Country Additional Comments
10.06.95 Loreley St Goarshausen Germany Festival
11.06.95 Capitol Veranstal Tungs Zentrum Hannover Germany
12.06.95 Thester An Der Goethestrasse Offenbach Germany
14.06.95 Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth England
15.06.95 The Royal Concert Hall Nottingham England
17.06.95 Wembley Stadium London England (supporting Rod Stewart)
18.06.95 Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth England
19.06.95 Cambridge University – Trinity College Cambridge England (Itinerary states the band are on stage at 00.30am)
20.06.95 The Apollo Theatre Oxford England
21.06.95 The Wolverhampton Civic Wolverhampton England
22.06.95 St Davids Hall Cardiff Wales
23.06.95 Festival Bar TV Show Parma Italy (Over My Shoulder – Beggar On A Beach Of Gold – Italian TV)
24.06.95 Open Air St Gallen St Gallen Switzerland (Festival – Live Radio Broadcast)
25.06.95 Zuiderpark Den Haag Den Haag Netherlands (Festival)
26.06.95 French TV Paris France (Over My Shoulder – A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold)
27.06.95 Grosse Freiheit 36 Hamburg Germany
28.06.95 Liseberg Tivoli Gothenberg Sweden (Festival)
01.07.95 The Midnight Festival Lulea Sweden
04.07.95 La Luna Brussels Belgium
05.07.95 The Olympia Paris France
06.07.95 The Culture Tent Luxembourg Luxembourg (Festival)
08.07.95 IMST Festival Imst Austria (Festival)
09.07.95 Strahov Stadium Prague Czech Republic
11.07.95 Colston Hall Bristol England
12.07.95 Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth England
13.07.95 The Dome Brighton England
15.07.95 Rock Summer Festival Tallinn Estonia
17.07.95 The Island Ilford London England
18.07.95 The Shepherds Bush Empire London England (Recorded for BBC Radio)
19.07.95 The Coliseum Watford England
21.07.95 Roundhay Park Leeds England (Heineken Festival)
22.07.95 Maine Road Football Stadium Manchester England (Supporting Rod Stewart)
23.07.95 Tarlair Festival Aberdeen Scotland (Festival)
24.07.95 The Sands Centre Carlisle England
25.07.95 The Assembley Rooms Derby England
27.07.95 Langelands Festival Langelands Island Denmark (Festival with Gary Moore at the top of the bill)
28 – 29.07.95 The Mean Fiddler Dublin Ireland

The Band 

Mike Rutherford – Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals

Paul Carrack – Vocals, Keyboards

Paul Young – Vocals, Guitar, Percussion

Gary Wallis – Acoustic Drums, Electronic Sampling Pad, Percussion

Tim Renwick – Guitar/Bass Guitar

The Tour set list was mainly comprised of : In this period

A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold,Something To Believe In, Silent Running,I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will be Forever),Plain And Simple, Over My Shoulder, Another Cup Of Coffee, Someone Always Hates Someone, You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me, Web Of Lies, Get Up, Everyday Hurts, How Long, I Can’t Dance, The Living Years, All I Need Is A Miracle, Word Of Mouth

Additional notes : 

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