The weather also played its part. That was the most profound moment Ive ever had onstage. He remembers that Elton cried after the concert was over. Elton John let himself down by playing his new album. SashHil Revisit some of the performances from the pinnacle of his rise to fame, below. As this week was winding down, Elton notified the band that he was taking a break from touring and the group soon disbanded. Better Off Dead The Amazing Keystone Big Band Happy, music & beer filled student days. Remember the queues for the ladies and often went in the gents where no one was waiting haha. But Elton was the best. grub8787 Went with my best friend Beverley. the tour included two legs (United Kingdom and North America) and a total of 62 shows. Rocket Man (I Think Its Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Would be great to have a reunion. 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. (Longtime drummer Nigel Olsson is still with John, but wasnt part of the band in 75). In October 1975, Elton John was the biggest pop star in the world. John then invited his co-writer, Bernie Taupin, for a moment in the sun. Elton was so happy that day, says his friend Billie Jean King. Best concert ever! Then came the Beach Boys, who ? Yat182 Agent Sammy Cahn Antibalas Taupin, who took a rare turn onstage in 75, banging on a tambourine, will of course be there, for all three concerts. davepol "Have Mercy on the Criminal" 7. We were 18 and we had a ball! Elton John Concerts Angie Aparo Since Glenns sad departure just my Eagles collection and memories to tide me over.will look out for appearances from them maybe as individuals, but it wont be quite the same. 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. But to be honest with you, when I come off stage in Stockholm next July 8, Ill be looking forward to having a holiday, I'll be looking forward to taking a breather, he said. I have also just watched some You Tube videos of Mark Knopfler ( with EC playing along on Money For Nothing) and the guy at the back on percussion was Ray Cooper. Aviv Davidson Philadelphia Freedom. Learn More{{/message}}. 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. Becky385 He is the co-author of the oral history I Want My MTV: An Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution., Elton John performing at Dodger Stadium in October 1975. Mick and i got to the front and went around the side of the stage and saw my hero Bernie Taupin chatting with musicians. Elton AND the Beach Boys. Tour statistics 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 Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness Margiedrew Oct 07, 1975: Elton John at Utah Special Events Center Salt Lake City 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.. And that, wrote John, was when I decided to try and commit suicide again., John goes on to say he had no intention of actually killing himself, having swallowed a load of Valium and thrown himself in his swimming pool in full view of his guests. He remembers one moment in particular from the two Dodger Stadium shows. Animal Liberation Orchestra One of the best songs which seems to have fallen off the set list was Daniel. Harold Arlen This leg of the tour, which included a midnight show in Glasgow, ended on 4 June in Cardiff. Check out their set list and marvel! 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. Pistol80 I'm not tired," John told AP. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 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. Revisiting Elton John's iconic 1975 Dodger Stadium concerts - Los ONIAN 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? An era had ended. The tour is set to conclude in Sweden next July. One of the most memorable open-air events of the decade turned into a triumph for the visiting Californian heroes. 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. A prominent activist, he's shared his name and good fortune. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds That day was the start of a life long obsession with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. 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. Elton Johns autobiography Me arrives on the heels of his smash farewell tour, Rocketman biopic and what can only be described as personal contentment. On June 21, 1975, Elton John headlined a huge, all-day concert at Wembley Stadium for a sellout crowd of 72,000. AlphaJorge AJR Great memories! Pedro Aznar Tour: What a showman! 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 John's 1975 Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives AND The Eagles.AND Joe Walsh.. AND Chaka Khan..Wow! Still have my programme and ticket too and cant believe it was only 3.50! I Saw Her Standing There. Nol Coward Sep 29 1975 Elton John Setlist at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, 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 feel elated with working. Burt Bacharach 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. John would continue with another solo number I Need You to Turn To before being joined by his band which had recently been chopped and changed from its classic line-up. What a fantastic day and such a resounding and thrilling endorsement of my growing appreciation of the Eagles. Elton cried after the concert was over, says Bullens. On 4 July 1976, Elton played Schaefer Stadium near Boston. That song is on his 1974 album Caribou. Just our boy putting on a dramatic show for friends and relatives. And I picked Elton, because Elton was Elton, says Bullens. I was with a group of friends (6) . "Tiny Dancer" 5. Eltons backup singers, from left, Jon Joyce, unknown bodyguard, Cidny Bullens, Jim Haas and tennis star Billie Jean King. 3 Mile Island She is now a minority owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and will be at the shows this week. Stackridge wasnt new to us and it was so exciting to be in at the start of Joe Walsh joining the Eagles. Went to see Elton and The Eagles mostly but The Beach Boys were amazing. Ive never been as happy personally than I am now, at 75 years of age.. Stackridge were the opening act. DidierA Billie Jean King sang backing vocals and Elton slipped Holiday Inn in to the 20-song set list, a unique event on this tour. ", The tour concluded in mid-August with a record-breaking seven sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden. Yes, I agree with a lot of the comments. 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. Security was provided by wasps rfc. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. nosferatastic Michael Jackson I loved him for that.. Below is the setlist from a recent Las Vegas performance. ABBA They dress up, its like a big party. Greg Andrews 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. Add setlist, 19 activities (last edit by Syl76, 2 Nov 2019, 18:21 Etc/UTC). Elton John Setlist to Playlist The Crystals Audio Drones "Philadelphia Freedom" 3. Elton did play the whole of his Captain Fantastic album, which was an unusual thing to do. West of the Rockies Hes wearing a T-shirt commemorating Billie Jean Kings victory over Bobby Riggs in their 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match. Wed been through all of that fire and rain. 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 Elton John & Kiki Dee Elton John Resumes Yellow Brick Road Tour: Set List and Photos So, for us, the new stuff performed by Elton in his outlandish Cowboy kit blew us away we stayed to the end. 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. He was in Eltons band at Wembley and guess what: he looks exactly the same! Alejandro Aranda Elton John and his band performed two sell - out shows at October 25 and 26 1975 at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium.Set list:- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word . Kanzler When you work with a different artist, you always learn something from them, and thats the whole point, he said. Tour dates Set list "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" "Hercules" "Empty Sky" "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Bennie and the Jets" "Harmony" "Dixie Lily" "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" IanSuffolk 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. He began a soulful solo rendition of the classic track Your Song, with the opening piano notes hitting the audiences ears before the rise of the curtain, and his piano starting at the back left of the stage before slowly moving (on its own) to the front as the song continued. Id expected The Eagles would be the highlight, and they were excellent, as was Joe Walsh, but The Beach Boys stood above all the rest Elton John sadly proved a bit anti-climactic, it was like trying to top The Alamo with a George Formby film. All in all a great day out that was just a little soured by Eltons blatant plugging of his latest album. I was at this concert.. great line up..and a red hot day.. remember jeff skunk baxter playing guitar in eltons band.. joe walsh coming on in a packing case as guest of the eagles. [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. Gene Autry I like to be surprised, so I will be surprised, John said. John was, and still is in many ways, one of the most mercurial artists of his age. Marvin Gaye 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. Below is the setlist from a recent Las Vegas performance. sternfeld Poiplehaze Boy George 10 Year Gap A wonderful day, went with my very good friend Paul (RIP, gone much too soon). I recognised some songs but couldnt keep still, they were great, this was music WOW. I loved him for that.. Traveling takes me away from my family.. 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. Elton John's epic 1975 concert at the Dodger Stadium boywiththeblues Curigallego 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.. Everyone was so happy. Average setlist for year: 1975 Note: only considered 14 of 28 setlists (ignored empty and strikingly short setlists) Setlist Your Song I Need You to Turn To Take Me to the Pilot Border Song Country Comfort Levon Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Hercules Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Chic mattsherbert 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. I was 18 and thought the whole day awesome. fb:550330448 And so rather than seeing it as a chore Im going on stage every night thinking, What are they going to be wearing tonight? 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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 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. 98 Oct 26, 1975: Elton John at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California "Rocket Man (I Think It's. peterandkaye 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. I have a wonderful husband, a great family, I have great friends, a wonderful career. Backstreet Boys, [traditional] "Border Song" 4. Paul Anka Your email address will not be published. At Dodger Stadium, recalls Taupin, our security team was dressed in pink satin jumpsuits and feather boas. While he doesnt tend to release new material so often today, the enigmatic singer Elton John has cemented a legacy within popular culture like no other. 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. Curtains, Pinball Wizard "Bennie and the Jets" 2. 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. Robert Burns 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. Sara Bareilles (The show on the 20th will be livestreamed on Disney+.) 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. Wonderful. Great weather too. The final L.A. concert will bestreamed live on Disney+starting at 11 p.m. EST Sunday. Elton was calmer, a little less frantic. Elton John Setlist at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles I remember that beautiful sunny day in that huge old stadium. Just as many others did. He's had rewarding creative relationships with female artists, he said, and the three are very important singers in my life.. 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. Rock on Beach Boys and Eagles. It was here we flourished and found our sweet spot. 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. In October 1975, Elton John was the biggest pop star in the world. Airi's His songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, who was there that day, wholeheartedly agrees. Fergie George Gershwin By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. The bands fourth album Extravaganza had been released five months earlier. Too much beer meant I took a snooze and missed the entire BB set which was the main reason for going. 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. Candle in the Wind Im happy, Im contented, said John, whos in his third decade of sobriety. Irving Berlin [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. May-be, Looking for fun this Cinco de Mayo weekend? Elton John before his performance at Dodger Stadium in 1975. Find the setlist from Elton John shows you attended, powered by Setlist.fm, and create a playlist in your Spotify or Apple Music library.. Find your show [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. Good times. RyanE Elton John, New Orleans, Jan. 19, 2022 1. Fun times. Set list [ edit] Grow Some Funk of Your Own Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Island Girl Rocket Man Hercules Bennie and the Jets Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Love Song ( Lesley Duncan cover) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ( The Beatles cover) Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Empty Sky Someone Saved My Life Tonight Don't Go Breaking My Heart Tori Amos Then it's back to work on projects already in progress, including The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical., I'll be recording with other people, and Ill be hopefully writing an album for myself. "Philadelphia Freedom" 3. I was 13 remember and there were girls everywhere around me with their tops off smoking funny baccy. I remember being very impressed with funky Rufus & the irrepressible Chaka Khan. John, 75, has been sober for decades, and his husband, David Furnish, with whom John has two children, now serves as his manager. What an amazing day. 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. Commodores Alice Cooper The schedule would be demanding for any artist, but a genial, healthy-looking Elton showed no sign of strain in an interview last week, a few hours before a San Diego concert. 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.. This weekend, John will close out the North American leg of his last tour at the ballpark. 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. The Eagles & The Beach Boys were fabulous. I still feel lucky to have been there & I think it only cost a fiver. In August 1970, Elton John played his first US gig at the 300-capacity Troubadour club in Los Angeles. I Saw Her Standing There, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy On Oct. 23, John, sporting a lime-green suit and matching bowler hat, had received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Released on May 19, it was spending a third week at No.2 in the UK as he played the show. Tour statistics Elton did play The Bitch is Back but it was not part of the Captain Fantastic album set. Reviews have noted his vitality: His unmistakable baritone sounds as mighty and resonant as ever, and his energy at the ivories remains positively infectious,Billboard magazinesaid of his New Jersey stadium show last July. Here are our top 10 picks, Aerosmith is saying farewell with Peace Out tour, which hits L.A. in December. Jimi Hendrix I also recall Jackson Browne joining the Eagles (on Takin It Easy???)