With opening sets by Emmylou Harris and soon-to-be Eagles member Joe Walsh, John graced the stage with a famously understated fashion. This was my first ever concert and I loved it. Dixie Lily Alice Cooper Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. 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. ", The tour concluded in mid-August with a record-breaking seven sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden. John was, and still is in many ways, one of the most mercurial artists of his age. A prominent activist, he's shared his name and good fortune. The Kiki Dee Band Fergie I cant remember the other acts as we waited for Elton. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket George Gershwin Bitter Fingers Ive everything that any person could ever want in their life. Airi's Like others, I remember leaving before Elton finished his set. 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. But Elton was the best. Rock music has a new star. Achlles He has previously served as the top editor of Spin, Blender and Billboard magazines. The weather also played its part. An Evening with Elton John (57) Back in the U.S.S.A. LynPen Doris Day 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 Chuck Berry We werent overly impressed with Rufus, and I cant remember Stackridge at all (we got there late, so they may have been the openers). The western leg of the US tour began on 29 September 1975, at the San Diego Sports Arena, and finished up on 25 and 26 October at Dodger Stadium in Los Angelesthe first time a rock act had played there since The Beatles in 1966. Yes, I agree with a lot of the comments. Elton AND the Beach Boys. 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. 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. 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! 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". Pistol80 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. 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. The final L.A. concert will bestreamed live on Disney+starting at 11 p.m. EST Sunday. 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. Alice in Chains Anyway, a great day. The Crystals Loved by critics and adored by fans, he resembled something entirely different.
, [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] 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 3 Blocks East Purer95 Elton did play The Bitch is Back but it was not part of the Captain Fantastic album set. The trouble with all-day shows during the summer is that being hot, I tended to drink beer to cool down. 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. Joe Walsh had on a Have A Shitty Day t-shirt. Elton John before his performance at Dodger Stadium in 1975. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding The Louder Than Concorde Tour was a concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 10th studio album Rock of the Westies. Chameleon. His head will still be ringing. 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. 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. Irving Berlin Johnny Burnette Eltons backup singers, from left, Jon Joyce, unknown bodyguard, Cidny Bullens, Jim Haas and tennis star Billie Jean King. I was there as member of the security. AJR So its not as if Im stopping doing anything, John said. Hes wearing a T-shirt commemorating Billie Jean Kings victory over Bobby Riggs in their 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match.
Jann Arden In August 1970, Elton John played his first US gig at the 300-capacity Troubadour club in Los Angeles. The extrovert Ray Cooper was on percussion. Fun times. The Beach Boys 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 As this week was winding down, Elton notified the band that he was taking a break from touring and the group soon disbanded. markrodrigues Though would have to say that the Beach Boys stole the show and the place rocked when they were on stage. Anyway, we were there for them all. [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. Aznar Lebn 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" Love and fond memories from me . Lesley Duncan Went with my best friend Beverley. I was there, still have the t-shirt somewhere. Christina Aguilera Im not sure about the choice of support acts. When you work with a different artist, you always learn something from them, and thats the whole point, he said. 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. (The show on the 20th will be livestreamed on Disney+.) It is definitely the farewell tour, he said, although a short-term residency, such as Kate Bush's three weeks at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2014, has its appeal.
Ted Daffans Texans Antnio Carlos Jobim The Bitch Is Back I also recall Jackson Browne joining the Eagles (on Takin It Easy???) 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. "Bennie and the Jets" 2. Wish we were still there. I was staying in halls of residence in Limehouse & went with a group of mates. Tour: 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. 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 We stayed in Peckham with his gran for the weekend. 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. Tour statistics Lifes been good so far. I remember being very impressed with funky Rufus & the irrepressible Chaka Khan. Elton did play the whole of his Captain Fantastic album, which was an unusual thing to do. I had just started Cheadle grammar school and was a moody Elton fan due to his early songs. Legends live. West of the Rockies He's had rewarding creative relationships with female artists, he said, and the three are very important singers in my life.. [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. 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. Christine and the Queens The bands fourth album Extravaganza had been released five months earlier. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. But he had songs and gumption, and his American label pulled out all the stops for Johns American debut Neil Diamond introduced him from stage, and Quincy Jones and one of Johns musical heroes, Leon Russell, were in the audience. At Dodger Stadium, recalls Taupin, our security team was dressed in pink satin jumpsuits and feather boas. Your email address will not be published. Listen to the studio versions of the Beach Boys set list from the Wembley Stadium show in this uDiscover Music playlist. AND The Eagles.AND Joe Walsh.. AND Chaka Khan..Wow! Paired by his record label with Americana-obsessed lyricist Bernie Taupin, John was already balding and bespectacled, short of stature and rock-star sex appeal, lacking the alien allure of a David Bowie or the rebel intensity of a John Lennon. 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. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-beach-boys/1975/wembley-stadium-london-england-43d1e7b3.html. Stackridge were the opening act. Best concert ever! Still have my programme and ticket too and cant believe it was only 3.50! Is the Yellow Brick Road tour really goodbye?
, [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] "Tiny Dancer" 5. Bossman99 I thought Rufus were great, Chaka Kahn was playing drums for a while and was then introduced to sing lead vocals for Rufus if I remember correctly. ElectricVelvet John is reaching new audiences through hit-making collaborations with younger artists, including Britney Spears (Hold Me Closer,an update of Tiny Dancer) and Dua Lipa(Cold Heart). 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. SimonCurtis Learn More{{/message}}. The 5th Dimension filez Went to see Elton and The Eagles mostly but The Beach Boys were amazing. Tori Amos At that time the Eagles & Joe Walsh were not yet established as mainstream acts it was still cool to like them! Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! Packed on the matting already mentioned, we all roasted in the sun drinking whatever wed brought not everybody had and in those days the concessions were small affairs. 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. 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. John then invited his co-writer, Bernie Taupin, for a moment in the sun. I like to be surprised, so I will be surprised, John said. 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. His last two albums, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies, had entered the Billboard album chart at No. Bob Dylan The first major rock/pop concert I ever went to (in the middle of my O levels) and still the greatest. Meanwhile, guitarist Davey Johnstone and percussionist Ray Cooper will perform alongside Elton as they did in 1975. So, for us, the new stuff performed by Elton in his outlandish Cowboy kit blew us away we stayed to the end. raysgigs 19 year old at the time.. Fab gig just before I went to work overseas in Brussels. I was with a group of friends (6) . "Rocket Man (I Think It's. Tower of Babel In October 1975, Elton John was the biggest pop star in the world. 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. 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. Leonard Bernstein Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! 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). Animal Liberation Orchestra A-Meezing Coverband 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. They dress up, its like a big party. 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. Rjsykes17 Tell Me When the Whistle Blows Gene Autry Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile will join him on stage Sunday, and it's no coincidence that all are women. Okay Learn more Learn more Elton Johns autobiography Me arrives on the heels of his smash farewell tour, Rocketman biopic and what can only be described as personal contentment. [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. Candle in the Wind He remembers one moment in particular from the two Dodger Stadium shows. Then came the Beach Boys, who ? This page tries to capture as many of those dates as possible, but there are likely still some missing here and there. Sammy Cahn Ellie Greenwich paulisgod 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. 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. Elton struck a somewhat different note as by that time he had moved away from his cool singer/songwriter status & had become an over-the-top glam pop star not guaranteed to find favour with a hip 17 year old. "Border Song" 5. On 4 July 1976, Elton played Schaefer Stadium near Boston. I remember seeing Evil Knevil when I was picking up my tickets for this concert. Elton John Concert Details Date: October 26, 1975 Venue: Dodger Stadium Location: Los Angeles, California, 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. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! diwickham "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" 4. Stackridge performed first in a half empty stadium. Too much beer meant I took a snooze and missed the entire BB set which was the main reason for going. IanSuffolk Elton and his band recorded the Blue Moves album (and No. I was 13 remember and there were girls everywhere around me with their tops off smoking funny baccy. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. I loved him for that.. 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. Aqueous Security was provided by wasps rfc. Backstreet Boys "Bennie and the Jets" "Philadelphia Freedom" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Border Song" "Tiny Dancer" "Have Mercy on the. 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. 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. 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