Paul Anka I remember seeing Evil Knevil when I was picking up my tickets for this concert. All Stripped Down fb:829090681 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. Meanwhile, guitarist Davey Johnstone and percussionist Ray Cooper will perform alongside Elton as they did in 1975. SimonCurtis West of the Rockies 98 Antnio Carlos Jobim Better Off Dead He created theElton John AIDS Foundation,which reports raising more than $500 million. Released on May 19, it was spending a third week at No.2 in the UK as he played the show. Bitter Fingers L-Brit I Saw Her Standing There, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy 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. An era had ended. 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. The final L.A. concert will bestreamed live on Disney+starting at 11 p.m. EST Sunday. 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 has previously served as the top editor of Spin, Blender and Billboard magazines. ProgFan1 Chic In October 1975, Elton John was the biggest pop star in the world. L.A. embraced us before anyone, so were indebted. Grunners Tour: Curigallego Loved by critics and adored by fans, he resembled something entirely different. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Im not sure about the choice of support acts. Christina Aguilera Brilliant day went with a mate who lived just outside London, I had come down from Scarborough. The stadium stage is "enormous and fantastic. 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. Pedro Aznar Nol Coward 19 year old at the time.. Fab gig just before I went to work overseas in Brussels. The Crystals 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. It was such a hot day and every now and then there was a waft of a certain smoke drifting over. Philadelphia Freedom. Surfs Up makes the few hairs left stand up on my neck even now. Have loved The Beach Boys ever since. Hes never lost his love for music, says Hilburn. Tour: Eagles were also great as were the beach boys and good old Elton who was probably at the top of game then . Ever the punsmith, Elton declared that the missing percussionist was "Ray Cooper-ating from surgery. 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. MidSummer Music, they called it, and it was some event. Bobbee296 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. The three-hour event will open with Countdown to Elton Live," which includes an interview with John and celebrity shout-outs. (The show on the 20th will be livestreamed on Disney+.) Billie Jean King sang backing vocals and Elton slipped Holiday Inn in to the 20-song set list, a unique event on this tour. What a fantastic day. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. SashHil The California vibes rang out from Wembley Stadium, and the Beach Boys enjoyed one of the high points of their international career. Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting. It was the only time I really felt in control of what I did, John wrote of playing live. I particularly enjoyed The Bitch is Back which was the final track on the album. Best concert ever! At Dodger Stadium, recalls Taupin, our security team was dressed in pink satin jumpsuits and feather boas. 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. "Philadelphia Freedom" 3. Aqueous Setlists Elton John setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify 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. In 1975, she jumped off Johns piano at Dodger Stadium, at Eltons behest. 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.. 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 AND The Eagles.AND Joe Walsh.. AND Chaka Khan..Wow! Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill Wow, great detail enabling me to relive my first ever all day concert (aged 17). I remember it like yesterday. 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. Elton John before his performance at Dodger Stadium in 1975. 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. Clay Aiken DidierA What an amazing day. 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. 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. An Evening with Elton John (57) Back in the U.S.S.A. Sammy Cahn Antibalas Stackridge wasnt new to us and it was so exciting to be in at the start of Joe Walsh joining the Eagles. Elton John greets Jennifer Grant backstage as her father, actor Cary Grant, looks on. Tori Amos Arthur Big Boy Crudup The Eagles and the Beach Boys definately upstaged Elton John who I thought was poor. Happy times, & great to remember them! 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. Yes, I agree with a lot of the comments. West of the Rockies Candle in the Wind. Ryan Adams So good to hear comments from other people who were there. Stackridge were the opening act. Their harmonies, and what I can only describe as the purity of their singing, were astounding. Ted Daffans Texans Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness 3 Mile Island Bob Dylan I cant remember the other acts as we waited for Elton. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Tour: 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.