Jimi Hendrix This weekend, John will close out the North American leg of his last tour at the ballpark. However, he became a megastar and the eagles, too. West of the Rockies All in all a great day out that was just a little soured by Eltons blatant plugging of his latest album. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! All I had to drink with me was a four pack of Long Life. His record sales worldwide have surpassed 300 million. 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 the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Tour: 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. SashHil Gene Autry Tour statistics In October 1975, Elton John was the biggest pop star in the world. Everyone was so happy. Elton John let himself down by playing his new album. I was there as member of the security. Elton was calmer, a little less frantic. Aznar Lebn [1], Quotations related to Louder Than Concorde Tour at Wikiquote, reliable, independent, third-party sources, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Elton John Concert Map by year: 1976 | setlist.fm", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louder_Than_Concorde_Tour&oldid=1097718813, This page was last edited on 12 July 2022, at 09:06. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Ellie Greenwich They were the first group signed to Eltons Rocket Records label. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Im afraid it wasnt just Elton being upstaged by the Beach Boys (not to mention the Eagles), for the oldies among us (i.e. Which is how King found herself onstage with John at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 25 and 26, in front of 55,000 fans, singing background vocals on Philadelphia Freedom and a handful of other songs. Sonny Dae and His Knights Imagine the joy of seeing them play together again post 94 after Hell Froze Over. Elton was so happy that day, King tells The Times. boywiththeblues Yes, I agree with a lot of the comments. Chiddy Add setlist, 7 activities (last edit by Syl76, 2 Nov 2019, 18:21 Etc/UTC). 1 hit single Don't Go Breaking My Heart) in Toronto in March 1976, and began touring the UK on 29 April in Leeds. AlphaJorge To see that (single) become a success makes me feel so happy, that shes hopefully feeling the love from those people.. 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. They were touring their third album Rufusized, featuring the US hit Once You Get Started. Joe Walsh was still a solo artist at the time, but was soon to join the Eagles, who followed him onto the Wembley stage. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Yes I was 19 too. I was there. Elton John wields a baseball bat atop his piano at Dodger Stadium. The Eagles & The Beach Boys were fabulous. I believe it was the second day, and we were singing Dont Let the Sun Go Down on Me. The sun was going down behind Dodger Stadium, and we were onstage watching it go down, and everyone in the crowd had their Zippo lighters out. Wed been through all of that fire and rain. Candle in the Wind. davepol [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. He's had rewarding creative relationships with female artists, he said, and the three are very important singers in my life.. 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.
I still feel lucky to have been there & I think it only cost a fiver. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows Lesley Duncan I started off in Los Angeles at the Troubadour (club), and I want it to end here because its been a magical place for me, John said in an Associated Press interview. 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. fb:829090681 Anal Cunt Doris Day Hes Elton John whose debut Tuesday night at the Troubadour was, in almost every way, magnificent., It was the end of the 60s, says Hilburn today. John famously performed at the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1975 and emerged towards the end of Sunday's concert sporting a variation of the jeweled Dodger uniform he wore nearly 50 years. 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. AK-93 Janis Joplin, tsclkd The videos are wonderful. Elton John & Kiki Dee Elton John, New Orleans, Jan. 19, 2022 1. Clay Aiken Fergie
, [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] Airi's Ive everything that any person could ever want in their life. I enjoyed the Eagles and have been a fan ever since. Over 40 years on, and still THE best gig I can remember. Sammy Cahn 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. Animal Liberation Orchestra Johnny Burnette 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. Remember it well a great day out Beach boys and the Eagles were great.Elton was good but lost the audience slightly being a bit self indulgent doing all of Captain Fantastic,but Ray Coopers extravagant performance, and the best ever of some one saved my life tonight stayed with me forever so all was not lost with Elton.See all the sets Stackridge were ok,Joe Walsh brilliant as ever,just before he joined the Eagles I believe, and Rufus were ok .The Beach Boys just killed with hit after hit and had the audience rocking and a great sunny day to go with it.Great memories.. My first all day concert got of to a great start when I scored a lump of Leb Gold that would choke a donkey off two cross-dressers sat behind us (Obviously there for Elton) in exchange for a spare pack of Rizlas I had. I was with a group of friends (6) . 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 His last two albums, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies, had entered the Billboard album chart at No. 19 year old at the time.. Fab gig just before I went to work overseas in Brussels. This was my first ever concert and I loved it. Better Off Dead Required fields are marked *. Remember the queues for the ladies and often went in the gents where no one was waiting haha. Writing Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. 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. I remember seeing Evil Knevil when I was picking up my tickets for this concert. Here are our top 10 picks, Aerosmith is saying farewell with Peace Out tour, which hits L.A. in December. Chuck Berry Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Your email address will not be published. After the Eagles had played I wandered off to visit the Gents and returned to my friends to watch the Beach Boys. More important, so was then-Times pop critic Robert Hilburn, who provided John the kind of rave, career-minting review that music-biopic screenwriters can only dream of as an Act 1 denouement: Rejoice, Hilburn exclaimed. (Longtime drummer Nigel Olsson is still with John, but wasnt part of the band in 75). Everyone was so happy.. Yes, like so many, we were really there for the Beach Boys on a little cassette deck their greatest hits double album was the sound track to a drive round Scotland with a mate the previous summer aged 17 in his dads Moggie Minor. Your email address will not be published. Tower of Babel Have loved The Beach Boys ever since. What a fantastic day and such a resounding and thrilling endorsement of my growing appreciation of the Eagles. Cookies help us deliver our services. Angie Aparo Fleetwood_Crack Great memories! 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. Anastacia I recognised some songs but couldnt keep still, they were great, this was music WOW. It didn't take long. "Tiny Dancer" 5. Whats going to be the reaction tonight? At the stage of my career, its just an astonishingly rewarding thing to happen., He was a tender 23 when Robert Hilburn, the then-Los Angeles Times music critic,predicted Johns stardomafter the Troubadour appearance in West Hollywood. Alejandro Aranda This page tries to capture as many of those dates as possible, but there are likely still some missing here and there. mattsherbert The Bitch Is Back. The first major rock/pop concert I ever went to (in the middle of my O levels) and still the greatest. Chameleon Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. I remember the beach boys really stole the show. These two shows, the culmination of "Elton John Week" in the city and played in front of 55,000 people each night, were filmed for British television and remain some of the most famous concerts John has ever given. Below is the setlist from a recent Las Vegas performance. nosferatastic Oleta Adams "Have Mercy on the Criminal" 7. So its not as if Im stopping doing anything, John said. Such turmoil is far removed from his life now, which includes his two sons with Furnish. His last two albums, "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies," had entered the Billboard. The Crystals Irving Berlin Tori Amos To be honest, he writes in an email, it wasnt that big a deal. Paul Anka The Eagles were good but not fantastic and Elton was okay with stuff we were familiar with until he laboured through most tracks from his new LP Captain Fantastic. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. Back in England, John was a skilled, hardworking piano player and tunesmith who had tried for years to gain a foothold in the business, with middling results.
, [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] I arrived with a group of mates & we were there early enough (Stackridge were playing) to get a place only a few rows back from the stage. I agree that the Beach Boys stole the show, but I was there for the Eagles and was not disappointed. Buzzby I also recall Jackson Browne joining the Eagles (on Takin It Easy???) Next up, bringing some funky soul to the proceedings, were American R&B favourites Rufus. Becky385 Commodores 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. In October 74, he was back at the Forum, this time for four nights, and headlong into what the Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant once dubbed the imperial phase to describe the peak of a hitmakers career: Eltons songbook now included Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Bennie and the Jets, Dont Let the Sun Go Down on Me and The Bitch Is Back, razor-sharp hard rock, followed by cathartic longing for innocence, followed by magical proto soul-rap, followed by heart-stopping balladry, and then back to grinning, note-perfect riff rock, all casually filled with audio memes (Bennies Moha Suuu, Dont Let the Suns Dont dizzzcard me) that still wont dislodge from your brain some 50 years on. 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. Have been to see the Eagles and Elton John many times since and although they became absolute superstars not one concert has captured the atmosphere of that day prior Captain Fantastic. The 5th Dimension Rocky Mountain Way was roarin! During this performance, Elton would play 31 songs over a three-hour set, an almost unfathomable effort in consideration of live concerts as we know them today. Concert Details Date: October 07, 1975 Venue: Utah Special Events Center Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 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. niinaXOs "Take Me to the. ElectricVelvet ProgFan1 Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra That one show would launch his career into the stratosphere Elton John performs at Doug Weston's Troubadour on August 25, 1970 in Los Angeles (Image credit: Ed Caraeff/Iconic Images via Getty Images) paulisgod Ever the punsmith, Elton declared that the missing percussionist was "Ray Cooper-ating from surgery. Setlists Elton John setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify The mood completely changed.Why would he do that. 1, a first for any artist. He was practicing for his show outside the stadium zooming up and down Wembley Way for his May 26 show. Robert Burns Part-way through this leg of the tour, Ray Cooper fell ill and was forced to miss roughly a dozen shows. This performance was another stone to be laid and at the time there was no better builder than Elton John. By the time 1975 rolled around, John was an unstoppable force. Seems like yesterday. Philadelphia Freedom 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. On June 21, 1975, Elton John headlined a huge, all-day concert at Wembley Stadium for a sellout crowd of 72,000. Its hard to imagine the landscape of 1975 when Elton John, complete in sequinned Dodgers Baseball team kit, strode onto the stage in California. Ever shameless, John changed the vodka and tonics from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road to tequila sunrises as a sop to the locals (and maybe to the Eagles, whose new guitarist, Joe Walsh, opened the show.) What, brown dirt what ! 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. The Eagles and the Beach Boys definately upstaged Elton John who I thought was poor. I was almost 18. And dont be surprised if Britney Spears, who made her comeback with Johns blessing and tunes on this summers Top 10 single Hold Me Closer, joins the all-star cavalcade of guests (Dua Lipa, Brandi Carlile, Kiki Dee) for Sundays swan song. John got his original Dodgers costume back from the Hard Rock Cafe earlier this year, and so, as with Kim Kardashian and Marilyn Monroes gown, perhaps a tailor can let it out a skosh (or two) for one quick reprise this week. Oct 25 1975 Elton John Setlist at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, 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 Empty Sky Surfs Up makes the few hairs left stand up on my neck even now. 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. Add setlist, 12 activities (last edit by Syl76, 2 Nov 2019, 18:21 Etc/UTC). Tour statistics Elton AND the Beach Boys. One quirky memory: a guy clearly out of his head on something walked to the front, beneath the stage, and climbed into a giant speaker a bass bin I think in mid-concert. Our relationship with L.A. has always been sacrosanct, says Taupin, who lives in the Santa Ynez Valley. 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. The Beach Boys were simply magnificentthey were arguably at their live performance peak in the early to mid 70s, with Carls vocals, Mikes showmanship and Denniss cool all shimmering on this beautiful late afternoon. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! 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 This leg of the tour, which included a midnight show in Glasgow, ended on 4 June in Cardiff. Setlists Elton John setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify 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. 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. Bob Dylan Beln Aguilera It didnt even matter that they hadnt appeared on the UK album chart for more than two years. ", The tour concluded in mid-August with a record-breaking seven sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden. Then finally Elto my hero the man i went to see, imhad hiscearly albums and couldnt wait. Astounding concert.A friend and I left the Northeast at 5am going past RabyCastle where Elton performed brilliantly some 25 years later.Who could have dreamt that on that cloudless summer morn? John is close to Carlile, who joined him forSimple Thingson his 2021 The Lockdown Sessions album, and their families vacation together. Eagles were also great as were the beach boys and good old Elton who was probably at the top of game then . Anita Harris On Oct. 23, John, sporting a lime-green suit and matching bowler hat, had received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Beth Nielsen Chapman He remembers one moment in particular from the two Dodger Stadium shows. Joe Atman With their double disc compilation Endless Summer having topped the American chart the previous autumn and a second retrospective, Spirit Of America, just going gold, the Beach Boys were well and truly back in style, if largely for their 1960s catalog. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-beach-boys/1975/wembley-stadium-london-england-43d1e7b3.html. A memorable day very hot & sunny. 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.. King and her wife, Ilana Kloss, have remained close friends with John over the years, absent a five-year period, King says, when Johns addiction-fueled behavior was too much for her to bear. Best concert ever! He played a stunning ten-song opening set that was laden with album tracks before returning in the now-famous sequined Dodgers uniform. 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. A great warm up for a young lad a month before the concert we heard Evil failed his multi-bus jump and smashed himself up. Great day out, I was 16 or 17 beer n gear was the order of the day. I was 18 and thought the whole day awesome. 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. Andrea Gioe Aged just 17 and attending my first serious concert!! The weather also played its part. Loved by critics and adored by fans, he resembled something entirely different. Nacio Herb Brown He credits their Cold Heart single with giving his career a boost and launching me into a different stratosphere as far as streaming goes and connecting with young people.. "Border Song" 4. Apollo Junction 10 Year Gap Like others, I remember leaving before Elton finished his set. (The show on the 20th will be livestreamed on Disney+.) Brilliant day went with a mate who lived just outside London, I had come down from Scarborough. Billie Jean King sang backing vocals and Elton slipped Holiday Inn in to the 20-song set list, a unique event on this tour. Great weather too. I remember being very impressed with funky Rufus & the irrepressible Chaka Khan. Stackridge wasnt new to us and it was so exciting to be in at the start of Joe Walsh joining the Eagles. The bands fourth album Extravaganza had been released five months earlier. Rock music has a new star. The trouble with all-day shows during the summer is that being hot, I tended to drink beer to cool down. Michael Jackson April Wine The beach boys were amazing and elton john had a job following them. If you read this Elton inwant my 3.50 back that i paid for the ticket out of my pocket money. Chameleon. It was suspended in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic and resumed in 2021 in New Orleans. Elton was so happy that day, says his friend Billie Jean King. All Stripped Down Harold Arlen I was big fan of Joe Walsh, The Eagle and Elton John but it was the day that I became enamored with the Beach Boys. Arthur Big Boy Crudup They dress up, its like a big party. If life didnt come easily to him, writing some of the rock eras most indelible hit songs and performing them for thousands did. 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 Rjsykes17 "Bennie and the Jets" 2. Elton and his band recorded the Blue Moves album (and No. Because Elton was Elton, Dodger Stadium wasnt just a concert, it was a pageant, a spectacle, a kitchen-sink showbiz extravaganza (all for a $10 general admission ticket). Beach boys super as were the eagles. Tour statistics An Evening with Elton John (57) Back in the U.S.S.A. L.A. embraced us before anyone, so were indebted. But Elton was the best. The three-night stand is Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17, 19 and 20. I was there on that beautiful sunny day and the music was sublime and the atmosphere w@s incredible for me the stand out act was joe Walsh what a a great guitarist .with the sings I havent changed and Rocky Mountain way WOW! Big Maybelle 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. "Philadelphia Freedom" 3. #EltonFarewellTour #EltonLive pic.twitter.com/t8K05079mE. Then came the Beach Boys, who ? markrodrigues It included the single Someone Saved My Life Tonight, seen above in a 1982 performance. The extrovert Ray Cooper was on percussion. We were 18 and we had a ball! Dixie Lily. I too was one of those that left before he had finished. Alice in Chains Tour: Still got the progra. The Beach Boy were retro-fun & their set was very well received. However, this was a different time and, more importantly, Elon John was a different kind of artist. Tour: A-Meezing Coverband Stackridge performed first in a half empty stadium. Hilburn has remained a fan of Johns all these years, noting his appreciation for some of Johns more recent albums, including one made in 2010 with Troubadour attendee Russell, and for Johns continued interest in and patronage of up and coming artists. Following those six nights at the Troubadour the nine-song set opened with Your Song and included both a Beatles and Rolling Stones cover Johns star was ascendant. Christina Aguilera If I rememeber correctly, the coconut matting laid on the grass was not enough protection and there were a lot of complaints later about holding shows there.. A day Ill never forget. Within five years, his reputation cemented by a string of hits including Rocket Man and Daniel, fans packed LA's Dodger Stadium for two rousing, sequin-bedecked concerts. 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.. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" 4. Carson and Gaile At that time the Eagles & Joe Walsh were not yet established as mainstream acts it was still cool to like them! I remember hanging backstage with Cary Grant and his daughter like it was yesterday., Cidny Bullens was about to go on the road as a backup singer with Bob Dylans Rolling Thunder Revue when John asked her to join his tour instead.
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