Debut tour

Debut tour
Tour by Björk
Poster for the concert held at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool
Associated albumDebut
Start date19 August 1993 (1993-08-19)
End date31 July 1994 (1994-07-31)
No. of shows
  • 34 in Europe
  • 7 in North America
  • 5 in Oceania
  • 4 in Asia
  • 50 total
Björk concert chronology

The Debut tour was the first tour by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk, and it mainly focused on her album Debut. She toured from 1993 to 1994. The tour was released on VHS and DVD as Vessel. A separate release, Debut Live, contains material from the 1993 MTV Unplugged performance, which features a much larger set of backing musicians, noted for their wide variety.

Set list

This set list is from the 17 February 1994 concert in Paris, France. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.

  1. "Human Behaviour"
  2. "Atlantic"
  3. "One Day"
  4. "Venus as a Boy"
  5. "Come to Me"
  6. "The Anchor Song"
  7. "Aeroplane"
  8. "Play Dead"
  9. "Crying"
  10. "Violently Happy"
  11. "There's More to Life Than This"
  12. "Big Time Sensuality"
Encore
  1. "Army of Me"
  2. "The Modern Things"

Other songs performed

Notes

  1. 1 2 Unreleased at the time. Later released on Post (1995)

Tour dates

List of 1993 concerts
Date (1993) City Country Venue Opening act
19 August London England The Forum N/a
21 August[A] Wembley Stadium
9 September[B] Aarhus Denmark Århushallen
11 September[C] Lommel Belgium Kattenbos
13 September Wolverhampton England Civic Hall
14 September Manchester Manchester Academy
9 November New York City United States Webster Hall Ultramarine
11 November Boston The Avalon
13 November Toronto Canada The Opera House
16 November Chicago United States Park West
17 November San Francisco The Warfield
19 November Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre
22 November Tilburg Netherlands Noorderligt
24 November Berlin Germany Huxleys Neue Welt
25 November Munich Zeppelinhalle
28 November Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
29 November Düsseldorf Germany Tor 3
1 December[D] Rennes France La Cité N/a
3 December Brussels Belgium La Luna Ultramarine
5 December Copenhagen Denmark Pumpehuset
6 December Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit
8 December Stockholm Sweden Club Gino
10 December Oslo Norway Sentrum Scene
19 December Manchester England Manchester Academy
List of 1994 concerts
Date (1994) City Country Venue Opening act(s)
21 January[E] Gold Coast Australia Gold Coast Parklands N/a
23 January[E] Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
26 January[E] Sydney Sydney Showground
29 January[E] Adelaide Royal Adelaide Showgrounds
2 February[E] Fremantle Fremantle Oval
3 February Osaka Japan Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
7 February Tokyo Shibuya On Air East
8 February
9 February
17 February Paris France Élysée Montmartre
18 February
19 February Madrid Spain Pacha
24 February London England Royalty Theatre
26 February Brixton Academy The Black Dog
23 May[F] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland N/a
25 May Los Angeles United States Glam Slam West
8 June[G] London England The Astoria
9 June Milan Italy City Square
19 June[H] Reykjavík Iceland Laugardalshöll Bubbleflies
Underworld
25 June[I] Pilton England Worthy Farm N/a
28 June[J] Roskilde Denmark Festivalpladsen
2 July[K] Belfort France Presqu'île de Malsaucy
22 July Blackpool England Empress Ballroom Saint Etienne
808 State
27 July 808 State
30 July[L] Lanarkshire Scotland Strathclyde Country Park N/a
31 July[M] Thurles Ireland Semple Stadium
Festivals and other miscellaneous performance
A Opening act for U2's Zoo TV Tour
B This concert was a part of Kosmopolitan, during Aarhus Festuge
C This concert was a part of Rockwood Festival
D This concert was a part of Rencontres Trans Musicales
E These concerts were part of Big Day Out
F This concert was a part of Pinkpop Festival
G This concert was a part of G-A-Y AIDS benefit
H This concert was a part of The Arts Festival
I This concert was a part of Glastonbury Festival
J This concert was a part of Roskilde Festival
K This concert was a part of Eurockéennes
L This concert was a part of T in the Park
M This concert was a part of Féile Festival

Personnel

All credits adapted from Vessel.

References

  1. ↑ "Feb 17, 1994: Björk at Élysée Montmartre Paris, Île-de-France, France". Concert Archives. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Shah, Asal (19 August 2018). "Setlist History: Björk Kicks Off First Tour Ever in 1993". setlist.fm. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Pytlik, Mark (2003). Björk: Wow and Flutter. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-556-1.
  4. ↑ "gigography - 1993". old.bjork.com. Retrieved 7 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Pareles, Jon. "Björk – Webster Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "gigography - 1994". old.bjork.com. Retrieved 7 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ Iñiguez, Fernando (19 February 1994). "Una exquisita Björk se presenta sola en Pachá". El País. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "U2 > Tours > ZOOTV". u2.com. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "1993". FRONTLØBERNE. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Edward Hirst (8 June 1994). "Bjork 1994 Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image". Shutterstock Editorial. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Björk". Reykjavik Arts Festival Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2025.