Wed invested in his LP released a week or two earlier in May and learnt it off by heart! Legends live. PMPM Johnny Burnette [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=5bda8ba8&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/elton-john-63d6be6f.html]More Elton John setlists[/url], Setlist History: John Lennon Performs Live With Elton John, Setlist History: On This Day in 1970, Elton John Played His First American Show, Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, UT, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time), Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.
, [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elton-john/1975/seattle-center-coliseum-seattle-wa-1bd1e974.html][img]https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=1bd1e974[/img][/url] Good times. His songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, who was there that day, wholeheartedly agrees. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. But loads went early: my last memory of the day is waiting for the tube to get back home and being amazed at how quiet it was. Screamin Jay Hawkins Everyone was so happy.. Great to see more details. RyanE Oct 5 1975 Elton John Setlist at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA Edit setlist Tour: West of the Rockies Tour statistics Add setlist Setlist Your Song I Need You to Turn To Border Song Take Me to the Pilot Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) Country Comfort Levon Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Hercules Elton AND the Beach Boys. Anyway, a great day. On June 21, 1975, Elton John headlined a huge, all-day concert at Wembley Stadium for a sellout crowd of 72,000. LynPen Everyone was so happy. 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[1], Quotations related to West of the Rockies Tour at Wikiquote, Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 20:35, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, "Elton John Concert Map by tour: Rock of the Westies | setlist.fm", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_of_the_Rockies_Tour&oldid=1141790407, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 20:35. At that time the Eagles & Joe Walsh were not yet established as mainstream acts it was still cool to like them! AJR Wed been through all of that fire and rain. He and Dee had a 1976 hit with the bouncyDon't Go Breaking My Heart"and she was with him at his first L.A. stadium show. All in all a great day out that was just a little soured by Eltons blatant plugging of his latest album. boywiththeblues Yes I was 19 too. I remember seeing Evil Knevil when I was picking up my tickets for this concert. The Bitch Is Back. BillyTheKid02 But Elton was the best. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. niinaXOs Elton Johns audacious 1970 U.S. debut at a Los Angeles nightclub moved a critic to declare that the slight young Englishman would become one of rock's most important stars. Hilburn said John's performance that August night was, in almost every way, magnificent and called his songs (written with lyricist Bernie Taupin) staggeringly original.. Christina Aguilera His record sales worldwide have surpassed 300 million. John had been creating poptastic rock and roll anthems and they were hitting the airwaves with a sense of fantastical futurism, all packaged in flamboyant costumes and dressed in number one albums. Poiplehaze Introduced by BBC radio DJ Johnnie Walker, the proceedings were opened as early as 11.30am on that Saturday morning by British rock outfit Stackridge. Forty-seven years after his first Dodger Stadium performance, John will close the U.S. leg of his farewell tour at the same iconic venue. Janis Joplin, tsclkd 3 Blocks East Following opening sets by Emmylou Harris and Joe Walsh, Elton John and the band were later joined on stage by Billie Jean King and the 45-member James Cleveland Choir singing on selected numbers. He had those great songs that reminded me of the Band, and then there were Bernies lyrics: I hope you dont mind / that I put down in words. I loved that line.. The Bitch Is Back Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! It didnt even matter that they hadnt appeared on the UK album chart for more than two years. He defied the stereotypes of the genre with his music and his costuming, but at the same time, he built a new column in the pantheon of pop and rock. John and his manager/romantic partner, John Reid, had flown their friends and families, along with a British documentary film crew, from London to L.A. to help celebrate this milestone, and all had gathered at Johns secluded Beverly Hills estate the day prior to the Dodger Stadium concert to hobnob, sip champagne and fete the host. Part-way through this leg of the tour, Ray Cooper fell ill and was forced to miss roughly a dozen shows. andybous Jackstrw Chuck Berry I remember the day as being roasty, not quite as hot as 76 but getting there. James Cleveland Choir and by famed local car dealer Cal Worthington, accompanied by a real-live lion, one of the wild animals featured in his TV commercials. ProgFan1 George Gershwin [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=1bd1e974&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/elton-john-63d6be6f.html]More Elton John setlists[/url], Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA, Setlist History: John Lennon Performs Live With Elton John, Setlist History: On This Day in 1970, Elton John Played His First American Show, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time), Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. In 2019, President Emmanuel Macron gave Frances highest award to John for his contributions to the arts and efforts to fight HIV/AIDS around the world. Then came the Beach Boys, who ? The rock n roll giant's enduring body of work includes Your Song," Tiny Dancer and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. He's earned six Grammy Awards, including a Legend Award, and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. When asked if shed repeat that for the farewell shows, she laughed: I couldnt jump over a credit card. Bullens too is still friends with Elton he wrote the forward to Bullens forthcoming memoir and will be there on Thursday and Sunday. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! That day was the start of a life long obsession with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. The whole day was a great time. Gallant It was a brilliant idea because having watched the documentaries and all the news footage about her horrible time with her family and conservatorship, I wanted her to feel appreciated by music fans again," John said. Elton John, New Orleans, Jan. 19, 2022 1. Mick and i got to the front and went around the side of the stage and saw my hero Bernie Taupin chatting with musicians. Carol Channing That song is on his 1974 album Caribou. We werent overly impressed with Rufus, and I cant remember Stackridge at all (we got there late, so they may have been the openers). Great day out, I was 16 or 17 beer n gear was the order of the day. Required fields are marked *. John is close to Carlile, who joined him forSimple Thingson his 2021 The Lockdown Sessions album, and their families vacation together. I was almost 18. Show Elton John Concerts By Year.1970 (48 concerts)1971 (122 concerts)1972 (88 concerts)1973 (74 concerts)1974 (68 concerts)1975 (22 concerts)1976 (62 concerts)1977 (10 concerts)1978 (3 concerts)1979 (123 concerts)1980 (65 concerts)1981 (2 concerts)1982 (119 concerts)1983 (1 concerts)1984 (131 concerts)1985 (34 concerts)1986 (97 concerts)1987 In fact, if these Dodger Stadium shows feel like dj vu, thats because John already bid L.A. farewell, at the then-Staples Center, in January 2019. I remember that beautiful sunny day in that huge old stadium. Fleetwood_Crack [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=43da8ba7&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/elton-john-63d6be6f.html]More Elton John setlists[/url], Setlist History: John Lennon Performs Live With Elton John, Setlist History: On This Day in 1970, Elton John Played His First American Show, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time), Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. I was there as member of the security. It was the only time I really felt in control of what I did, John wrote of playing live. Kiki Dee joined in on these shows, which were benefit concerts for the Jules Stein Foundation and were commemorated by the promotional book "Five Years of Fun". [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=5bda8bb4&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/elton-john-63d6be6f.html]More Elton John setlists[/url], San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA, Setlist History: John Lennon Performs Live With Elton John, Setlist History: On This Day in 1970, Elton John Played His First American Show, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time), Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. For these shows, Elton and the band shared the stage with the New York Community Choir and performed encores with Kiki Dee, Alice Cooper and the drag queen, Divine. Concert Details Date: October 13, 1975 Venue: Pacific Coliseum Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Band Genres Classic Rock, Glam Rock, Piano Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Rock And Roll, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock, Piano, British, Mellow Gold, and Adult Contemporary. West of the Rockies Eagles were also great as were the beach boys and good old Elton who was probably at the top of game then . Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Beln Aguilera A prominent activist, he's shared his name and good fortune. Show Elton John Concerts By Year.1970 (48 concerts)1971 (122 concerts)1972 (88 concerts)1973 (74 concerts)1974 (68 concerts)1975 (22 concerts)1976 (62 concerts)1977 (10 concerts)1978 (3 concerts)1979 (124 concerts)1980 (65 concerts)1981 (2 concerts)1982 (118 concerts)1983 (1 concerts)1984 (131 concerts)1985 (34 concerts)1986 (97 concerts)1987 Still got the progra. However, he became a megastar and the eagles, too. Aitana Jimi Hendrix Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra Ryan Adams Traveling takes me away from my family.. Went with my best friend Beverley. fb:550330448 He's had rewarding creative relationships with female artists, he said, and the three are very important singers in my life.. You could feel the hairs go up on everyones necks. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. They came to London on a wave of nostalgic popularity in the US and brought it across the Atlantic. Backstreet Boys, [traditional] If you read this Elton inwant my 3.50 back that i paid for the ticket out of my pocket money. Rock music has a new star. It was a lovely day. 1, a first for any artist. Chiddy Went to see Elton and The Eagles mostly but The Beach Boys were amazing. I was there. He remembers one moment in particular from the two Dodger Stadium shows. Surfs Up makes the few hairs left stand up on my neck even now. Oct 17 1975 Elton John Setlist at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA Edit setlist Tour: West of the Rockies Tour statistics Add setlist Setlist First Set Your Song I Need You to Turn To Border Song Take Me to the Pilot Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) Country Comfort Levon Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Hercules I was staying in halls of residence in Limehouse & went with a group of mates. He was very good at that! John was still a year away from publicly revealing his bisexuality, as he framed it, to Rolling Stone, and was in the throes of an addiction trifecta, to drugs, food and sex. Amaia Great comments. His head will still be ringing. But with many of his fans unfamiliar with the songs, Elton was widely perceived to have been amiably upstaged by the second-on-the-bill Beach Boys. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Elton John may be on his farewell tour, but he still has a lot left to say, When Elton John became a rock star: The untold story of the Troubadour concert, Paul Stanley of KISS dives into debate over transgender acceptance versus kids transitioning, Has the Justin Timberlake Its Gonna Be May meme passed its expiration date? , [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elton-john/1975/san-diego-sports-arena-san-diego-ca-5bda8bb4.html][img]https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=5bda8bb4[/img][/url] I remember being very impressed with funky Rufus & the irrepressible Chaka Khan. Below is the setlist from a recent Las Vegas performance. Our relationship with L.A. has always been sacrosanct, says Taupin, who lives in the Santa Ynez Valley. An era had ended. Still have my programme and ticket too and cant believe it was only 3.50! Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! Wish we were still there. grub8787 In The Times, Hilburn called the concert his finest hour here. Those are the gigs you live for, John wrote in Me. It was a pinnacle.. Aqueous The final L.A. concert will bestreamed live on Disney+starting at 11 p.m. EST Sunday. Greg Andrews The Kiki Dee Band John promised more bell and whistles than at the tour's other concerts but hopefully without any elephants or giraffes coming on stage, he said, a wry reference to The Lion King.The Tony-winning hit musical with songs by John and Tim Rice marksits 25th anniversary on Broadwaythis month. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. April Wine I was there, still have the t-shirt somewhere. It was an amazing day with great performances but towards the end the heat was taking a toll upon us and we left during the last set to seek beer before we completely dehydrated. What a showman! Im happy, Im contented, said John, whos in his third decade of sobriety. Stackridge wasnt new to us and it was so exciting to be in at the start of Joe Walsh joining the Eagles. i was 13 yep never heard of em but WOW bloody hell were they bloody awesome. This was my first ever concert and I loved it. While John describes the 1975 stadium concerts as the pinnacle of his career at that time, he wasnt in the happiest place. He recalled a dark period of instability (dramatized in the2019 biopic Rocketman)that included a pill overdose three days ahead of the shows. By October 1972, he was headlining two nights at the Forum, on the heels of three consecutive Top 10 hits: Honky Cat, Rocket Man and his first-ever U.S. No. Billie Jean King sang backing vocals and Elton slipped Holiday Inn in to the 20-song set list, a unique event on this tour. Elton John / Joe Walsh / Emmylou Harris Oct 25, 1975 Los Angeles, California, United States Uploaded by Pedronw Good Morning to the Night Bennie and the Jets Philadelphia Freedom I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues Border Song Tiny Dancer Have Mercy on the Criminal Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Take Me to the Pilot Alice in Chains A-Meezing Coverband Writing Joe Walsh had on a Have A Shitty Day t-shirt. gpab, Setlist History: John Lennon Performs Live With Elton John, Setlist History: On This Day in 1970, Elton John Played His First American Show, Elton John at Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany, Elton John at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, Elton John at The O2 Arena, London, England, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time), I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues. MidSummer Music, they called it, and it was some event. I'm not tired," John told AP. His last two albums, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies, had entered the Billboard album chart at No. They have never been perceived as a cool band, but on that day they were as cool as it gets and thats without even mentioning Dennis Wilson. Leonard Bernstein The 5th Dimension Elton was so happy that day, King tells The Times. This week, 47 years later, John returns to Dodger Stadium to perform three shows, on Nov. 17, 19 and 20, his last-ever U.S. concerts (so he says), as part of his long-running, wildly lucrative Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. ", The tour concluded in mid-August with a record-breaking seven sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden. On 29 June 1976 in Landover, Maryland, the eastern half of the US got the newly named "Louder Than Concorde (But Not Quite As Pretty)" tour, a testament to the onslaught Elton and his ferocious band were delivering to a country in the midst of its Bicentennial celebration. Grunners Brilliant day went with a mate who lived just outside London, I had come down from Scarborough. 98 Pedro Aznar If life didnt come easily to him, writing some of the rock eras most indelible hit songs and performing them for thousands did. I have a wonderful husband, a great family, I have great friends, a wonderful career. It's hard to imagine the landscape of 1975 when Elton John, complete in sequinned Dodgers Baseball team kit, strode onto the stage in California. The concert featured special appearances from tennis star Billie Jean King, fresh from her sixth Wimbledon singles title, to sing backing vocals on Philadelphia Freedom. And so rather than seeing it as a chore Im going on stage every night thinking, What are they going to be wearing tonight? May-be, Looking for fun this Cinco de Mayo weekend? filez In the first half of his set, Elton played hits like "Rocket Man," "Philadelphia Freedom," and "Bennie and the Jets." But he then chose to perform the whole of his new album Captain Fantastic and. Elton John let himself down by playing his new album. But John and L.A. have always enjoyed a special relationship, starting with the now almost apocryphal shows at the Troubadour nightclub in August 1970. Your email address will not be published. Someone Saved My Life Tonight One had bought the blow, the other the baccy but neither thought to get papers, with non to be had anywhere in the stadium, I waited for a lull in the argument and just held my spare pack up and waited. "Tiny Dancer" 5. He created theElton John AIDS Foundation,which reports raising more than $500 million. Tour statistics Over the course of each 3 hour concert, split into two sets, John was joined onstage by the 45-member Rev. I Saw Her Standing There, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy The Crystals Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile will join him on stage Sunday, and it's no coincidence that all are women. It was the perfect day. And most famously, for the second sets, John came out dressed in a Bob Mackie-designed sequined Dodgers baseball uniform and cap, ELTON and the number 1 in Dodger blue on the back. Lesley Duncan AND The Eagles.AND Joe Walsh.. AND Chaka Khan..Wow! Tour: Dixie Lily. Is the Yellow Brick Road tour really goodbye? Christine and the Queens And hes never lost the longing for that applause., As the clock nears midnight on Sunday and John works his way through those classic songs for a final time, he says, I dont know how theyre going to get him off that stage., Craig Marks is the Los Angeles Times music editor. markrodrigues The Amazing Keystone Big Band 2CELLOS He has previously served as the top editor of Spin, Blender and Billboard magazines. Like many others, I left half way through his set. Just our boy putting on a dramatic show for friends and relatives. A memorable day very hot & sunny. The tour kicked off way back in September 2018 and was supposed to run for three years, but COVID had other plans, and so John will head to Australia and then Europe for the final, final farewell shows in 2023, having already raked in well more than $600 million in what has become the third highest-grossing tour in history. Tour statistics To be honest, he writes in an email, it wasnt that big a deal. Sonny Dae and His Knights AK-93 Doris Day Philadelphia Freedom. This performance was another stone to be laid and at the time there was no better builder than Elton John. The Eagles & The Beach Boys were fabulous. I agree that the Beach Boys stole the show, but I was there for the Eagles and was not disappointed. American Idol Ensemble Elton did play the whole of his Captain Fantastic album, which was an unusual thing to do. Anyway, we were there for them all. No one had ever done that before, he wrote in his 2019 memoir, Me. Not Elvis, not the Beatles., At 28, he was about to perform two sold-out shows at Dodger Stadium, where the last concert attraction was said Beatles in 1966. Im afraid it wasnt just Elton being upstaged by the Beach Boys (not to mention the Eagles), for the oldies among us (i.e. So its not as if Im stopping doing anything, John said. All Stripped Down Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Sara Bareilles raysgigs 1. (43) Breaking Hearts (62) Caribou (50) Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (29) Elton John 1970 World Tour (68) European Express (55) Farewell Yellow Brick Road World Tour (295) Follow the Yellow Brick Road (48) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (79) Greatest Hits - Solo (1) "Rocket Man (I Think It's.
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