While January typically is a lull between the final dates of major tours in November and December and the opening nights for the years biggest attractions in February and March, January 2023 proved that there are ways to kick off the year in style, pun intended. They never attended the press conference. from the likes of Elton John, . In 1970, John formed the Elton John Band with Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson, and released his first hit single, "Your Song". 2 (Melbourne), 4 (Newcastle), 6 (Brisbane), and 11 (Christchurch). 10:57 GMT 01 Mar 2023. John and his new band (now without Jeff "Skunk" Baxter but including backing vocalists Cindy Bullens, Jon Joyce and Ken Gold) warmed up for their Rock of the Westies Tour by playing five shows in three nights at The Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles, the place where John had first played in America five years before. 8). The sound Tech staff should hang their heads in shame. (42) 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 (279) Follow the Yellow Brick Road (48) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (78) Greatest Hits - Solo (1) supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), September 30, 1973 Civic Center, Baltimore, MD (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 3, 1973 University Of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 5, 1973 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 6, 1973 St. John Arena, Columbus, OH (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 7, 1973 Indiana University Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 9, 1973 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 11, 1973 Mid South Coliseum, Memphis, TN (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 13, 1973 Stokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, TN (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 18, 1973 Memorial Coliseum, Auburn, AL (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 19, 1973 University of Georgia Coliseum, Athens, GA (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 20, 1973 Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), October 21, 1973 University of Florida Gymnasium, Gainesville, FL (supported by Sutherland Brothers & Quiver), November 27, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG, November 29, 1973 King's Hall, Belle Vue, ENG, December 10-11, 1973 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT, December 12, 1973 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG, December 14, 1973 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG, December 15, 1973 American School, London, ENG (supported by Kiki Dee), December 16-17, 1973 Town Hall, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Kiki Dee), December 21-23, 1973 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (christmas shows), February 3-5, 1974 Kohsei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, JPN, February 7, 1974 Kyuden Kinen Tallkukan, Fukuoka, JPN, February 8, 1974 Yubin Chokin Hall, Hiroshima, JPN, February 9, 1974 Kyoto Kaikan, Kyoto, JPN, February 10, 1974 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN, February 11, 1974 Civic Hall, Nagoya, JPN, February 13, 1974 Shinjuku Kohsei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, JPN, February 21, 1974 South Melbourne Football Ground, Melbourne, AUS, February 23, 1974 Milton Tennis Courts, Brisbane, AUS, February?, 1974 Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, AUS, February 28, 1974 Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, NZ, March 14, 1974 Randwick Racecourse, Randwick, AUS, May 5, 1974 Vicarage Road, Watford, ENG (benefit show, With guests Rod Stewart & Nazareth), May 18, 1974 Royal Festival Hall, London, ENG (invalid children's aid society benefit), June 14, 1974 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (joined the Beach Boys for their encore of "Barbara Ann" & "Surfin' USA"), September 25, 1974 Convention Center, Dallas, TX, September 26, 1974 Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX, September 27, 1974 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL, September 28, 1974 Memorial Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 29, 1974 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, October 8, 1974 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, October 9, 1974 Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, October 12-13, 1974 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, October 14, 1974 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, October 15, 1974 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, October 26-27, 1974 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, HI, October 30, 1974 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO, October 31, 1974 Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, November 1-2, 1974 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL, November 3, 1974 Athletic and Covocation Center, South Bend, IN, November 4, 1974 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, OH, November 8, 1974 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC, November 9, 1974 Stokely Athletic Center, Knoxville, TN, November 10, 1974 Omni, Atlanta, GA (supported by Kiki Dee Band), November 12, 1974 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (supported by Kiki Dee Band), November 13, 1974 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH, November 14-15, 1974 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI, November 18, 1974 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, November 20, 1974 Boston Garden, Boston, MA, November 21-22, 1974 Capital Centre, Landover, MD, November 23, 1974 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, November 28-29, 1974 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (joined onstage by John Lennon on 28th), November 30-December 1, 1974 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, December 2-3 1974 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, December 20-24, 1974 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (christmas show), February 18, 1975 Bailey's Night Club, London, ENG (Watford Support Concert), June 21, 1975 Wembley Stadium, London, ENG (Mid Summer Music, supported by the Beach Boys, the Eagles, Joe Walsh, Rufus & Stackridge), June 29, 1975 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA (with Doobie Brothers & the Eagles), July 19, 1975 Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, CO (Joined the Rolling Stones on stage. Elton was invited to open the concert by playing on "Honky Tonk Women", but remained on stage for most of the show), July 24, 1975 Blankenberge, BEL ("2nd Festival Van De Gouden Leeuw"), August 25-27, 1975 Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA (five shows over the three nights, with Kiki Dee, benefit concerts for the Jules Stein Eye Institute), September 29, 1975 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, October 1, 1975 Convention Center Arena, Tucson, AZ, October 2, 1975 Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 1975 ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ (Billie Jean King & Kiki Dee joined the backing singers during the final encore), October 5-6, 1975 McNichols Arena, Denver, CO, October 7, 1975 University of Utah Special Events Center, Salt Lake City, UT, October 12-13, 1975 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, October 14, 1975 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, October 16-17, 1975 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, October 19-20, 1975 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA, October 25-26, 1975 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (supported by Emmylou Harris & Joe Walsh. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! . [2] 1977 tour [ edit] Setlist [ edit] Standard Setlist [4] It was part of his "West of the Rockies" tour that included 17 shows across the U.S. and Canada. 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.. His last two albums, "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies," had entered the Billboard. 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". A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry. 50th Anniversary Ray Williams Interview, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Elton_John_and_Ray_Cooper_concert_tours&oldid=1136301402, Articles with dead external links from December 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford), Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting/Pinball Wizard, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time), I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues", This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 18:12. All the Hits Tour (88) An Evening with Elton John (58) Back in the U.S.S.A. Original Price $7.99 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.. With far less history in Oceania than on the Western hemisphere, the Chili Peppers enlisted Post Malone to join the January and February shows. A friendship with tennis star and equal-rights champion Billie Jean King, struck at an L.A. party in 73, led to his fourth No. 5, 9 and 12 on Top Boxscores. The album reached number two in the UK, and also spawned the hit singles Rocket Man and Honky Cat. Looking back at Elton John's epic 1975 concert at the Dodger Stadium Staff Mon 7th Jun 2021 06.00 BST While he doesn't tend to release new material so often today, the enigmatic singer Elton John has cemented a legacy within popular culture like no other. But then, when COVID-19 was deemed a pandemic in March 2020, the tour came to screeching halt, which happened right after his show in Sydney, Australia, on March 7 of that year. We also created 2.6 million jobs in the U.S.enough to employ the entire city of Houston, TX! Menu Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. The hitmaker had a 6 million boost to his fortune after he was able to resume his Covid-interrupted farewell tour. Audience in Auckland flipped from 22,000 in 07 to 48,000 in 2023, while Brisbanes crowd grew from 22,000 to 40,000. Elton John Top of the Pops, London - Nov 25, 1974 Nov 25 1974 Nov 28, 1974 Elton John Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - Nov 28, 1974 Nov 28 1974 Following concerts Elton John Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - Nov 29, 1974 Nov 29 1974 Elton John Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - Nov 30, 1974 Nov 30 1974 Date City Country Venue Opening . (42) 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 (279) Follow the Yellow Brick Road (48) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (78) Greatest Hits - Solo (1) Does shopping on Etsy help support small businesses? L.A. embraced us before anyone, so were indebted. 'It was a step forward. By the time 1975 rolled around, John was an unstoppable force. He delivered renditions of his other hit songs that included I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, Rocket Man, Candle In The Wind, Sad Songs (Say So Much), Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Crocodile Rock, I'm Still Standing and Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting. Try contacting them via Messages to find out! He has previously served as the top editor of Spin, Blender and Billboard magazines. The final stretch will wrap in November at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (70% off), Sale Price $8.99 In 2012, the entire show from Los Angeles, 13 July 1975 was released as part of the 'Rolling Stones Archive',[2] mixed and remastered by Bob Clearmountain. Good news! Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. the tour included two legs ( United Kingdom and North America ) and a total of 62 shows. All the Hits Tour (88) An Evening with Elton John (57) Back in the U.S.S.A. But the Stones never went into the hotel. Playing Brisbanes Suncorp Stadium just a week after John, the two combined for $13.9 million and 91,000 tickets sold, enough to be the top grossing venue of the month worldwide. $3.99, $7.99 From handmade pieces to vintage treasures ready to be loved again, Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. 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