98 Wow, great detail enabling me to relive my first ever all day concert (aged 17). I too was one of those that left before he had finished. We All Fall in Love Sometimes 19 year old at the time.. Fab gig just before I went to work overseas in Brussels. 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. Surfs Up makes the few hairs left stand up on my neck even now. Dominicvarney (43) 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 (295) Follow the Yellow Brick Road (48) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (79) Greatest Hits - Solo (1) 10 Year Gap A memorable day very hot & sunny. Rocket Man (I Think Its Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Ryan Adams Add setlist, 19 activities (last edit by Syl76, 2 Nov 2019, 18:21 Etc/UTC). Everyone was so happy.. SimonCurtis diwickham mattsherbert 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! It was suspended in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic and resumed in 2021 in New Orleans. Like many others, I left half way through his set. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); About Us Contributors Terms of Service Privacy Policy 2023 uDiscover Music, Beach Boys photo - Courtesy: Capitol Records Archives, Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Old Grey Whistle Test 1982), The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Live Aid 1985), Andrew Lloyd Webber Composes Anthem For The Coronation Of King Charles III, Bowie Odyssey 73, Fourth Instalment In Odyssey Series, Due Next Month, World Premiere Announced For Joan Armatradings Symphony No.1, Perfect Harmony: The Mamas And The Papas At Their Finest, No Matter What: Beatles Protegs Badfinger Break Out On Their Own, Look Sharp: The Cutting-Edge Pop Of Joe Jacksons Debut Album, 702, Tame Impala, And Brick & Lace: Currently Trending Songs, Best Iggy Pop Songs: 20 Tracks With An Insatiable Lust For Life, Fancy: Behind Bobbie Gentrys Womens Lib Statement. Will never forget it (still have the programme!). Elton John before his performance at Dodger Stadium in 1975. What a fantastic day. Rock on Beach Boys and Eagles. 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. I was 18 and thought the whole day awesome. West of the Rockies ProgFan1
, [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elton-john/1975/dodger-stadium-los-angeles-ca-43da8ba7.html][img]https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=43da8ba7[/img][/url] They upstaged everyone on the bill with shear talent, vocal ability and musicianship. If you read this Elton inwant my 3.50 back that i paid for the ticket out of my pocket money. Stackridge were the opening act. The mood completely changed.Why would he do that. I recognised some songs but couldnt keep still, they were great, this was music WOW. Setlists Elton John setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify 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.. A-Meezing Coverband 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. Agent Grunners Billy Joel Great weather too. 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) Bennie and the Jets. 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. All Stripped Down Just as many others did. Went with my best friend Beverley. This page tries to capture as many of those dates as possible, but there are likely still some missing here and there. I loved him for that.. Required fields are marked *. 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 The California vibes rang out from Wembley Stadium, and the Beach Boys enjoyed one of the high points of their international career. They were the first group signed to Eltons Rocket Records label. Tour statistics Margiedrew 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. George Gershwin A wonderful day, went with my very good friend Paul (RIP, gone much too soon). I feel modern. 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In October 1975, Elton John was the biggest pop star in the world. Screamin Jay Hawkins Whilst he was starting the song a plane did fly high over the stadium and I can still see the sun glinting off its wings. 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. We werent overly impressed with Rufus, and I cant remember Stackridge at all (we got there late, so they may have been the openers). Elton John, New Orleans, Jan. 19, 2022 1. Aged just 17 and attending my first serious concert!! Ryan Adams jeez what a bloody anti climax. 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 Ellie Greenwich No one had ever done that before, he wrote in his 2019 memoir, Me. Not Elvis, not the Beatles., At 28, he was about to perform two sold-out shows at Dodger Stadium, where the last concert attraction was said Beatles in 1966. All in all a great day out that was just a little soured by Eltons blatant plugging of his latest album. However, he became a megastar and the eagles, too. Mick and i got to the front and went around the side of the stage and saw my hero Bernie Taupin chatting with musicians. I was at the opposite end of the stadium from the stage, the perfect vantage point to see 72,000 people singing and dancing to every Beach Boys song. They came to London on a wave of nostalgic popularity in the US and brought it across the Atlantic. 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 has played over 3000 concerts in over 75 countries around the world since 1970.
His songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, who was there that day, wholeheartedly agrees. Alice Cooper raysgigs Audio Drones Animal Liberation Orchestra Check out their set list and marvel! Imagine the joy of seeing them play together again post 94 after Hell Froze Over. Okay Learn more Learn more 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. 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. This leg of the tour, which included a midnight show in Glasgow, ended on 4 June in Cardiff. I feel elated with working. Aqueous The three-hour event will open with Countdown to Elton Live," which includes an interview with John and celebrity shout-outs. Tour: 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. While John describes the 1975 stadium concerts as the pinnacle of his career at that time, he wasnt in the happiest place. He recalled a dark period of instability (dramatized in the2019 biopic Rocketman)that included a pill overdose three days ahead of the shows. Nacio Herb Brown Lesley Duncan Legends live. Pistol80 Chiddy His record sales worldwide have surpassed 300 million. "Bennie and the Jets" 2. 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. Like others, I remember leaving before Elton finished his set. 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. 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Ive never been as happy personally than I am now, at 75 years of age.. 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. Great comments. To see that (single) become a success makes me feel so happy, that shes hopefully feeling the love from those people.. peterandkaye Beach boys sang the songs of summer and from there sixties heyday. Its the last show of my final tour in America, so lets end it with a bang, shall we?Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, the Original concert event, is streaming live November 20, only on @disneyplus. I enjoyed the Eagles and have been a fan ever since. Have loved The Beach Boys ever since. Ive everything that any person could ever want in their life. PMPM By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. As this week was winding down, Elton notified the band that he was taking a break from touring and the group soon disbanded. AJR On June 21, 1975, Elton John headlined a huge, all-day concert at Wembley Stadium for a sellout crowd of 72,000. I also recall Jackson Browne joining the Eagles (on Takin It Easy???) He created theElton John AIDS Foundation,which reports raising more than $500 million. His influence spans generations, making this last North American stop on his farewell tour one for the record books, said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. 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 Bitch Is Back Success followed success. 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. The Amazing Keystone Big Band After the Eagles had played I wandered off to visit the Gents and returned to my friends to watch the Beach Boys. Elton John & Kiki Dee IanSuffolk I had just started Cheadle grammar school and was a moody Elton fan due to his early songs.
Wed invested in his LP released a week or two earlier in May and learnt it off by heart! 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. 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. I was staying in halls of residence in Limehouse & went with a group of mates. By the time 1975 rolled around, John was an unstoppable force. (Longtime drummer Nigel Olsson is still with John, but wasnt part of the band in 75). Tour: Tour statistics 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. Writing West of the Rockies 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. Aviv Davidson Anastacia It was the perfect day. Edit setlist Apr 9 2023 Elton John at The O2 Arena, London, England Artist: Elton John , Tour: Farewell Yellow Brick Road World Tour , Venue: The O2 Arena , London, England Set Times: Doors: 6:00 PM Show: 7:35 PM - 9:55 PM Good Morning to the Night Bennie and the Jets Philadelphia Freedom I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues Border Song The second set would show off the power of Elton Johns back catalogue as he came back with a hit-laden second set that highlighted his number one album from the same year, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. In October 1975, Elton John was the biggest pop star in the world. So its not as if Im stopping doing anything, John said. DidierA 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. the tour included two legs (United Kingdom and North America) and a total of 62 shows. "Border Song" 4. Someone Saved My Life Tonight The Crystals Jann Arden Then came the Beach Boys, who ? 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.
niinaXOs 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.) gpab, Setlist History: John Lennon Performs Live With Elton John, Setlist History: On This Day in 1970, Elton John Played His First American Show, Elton John at Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany, Elton John at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, Elton John at The O2 Arena, London, England, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time), I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues. 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. His last two albums, "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock of the Westies," had entered the Billboard. 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. L-Brit What a showman! 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. Listen to the studio versions of the Beach Boys set list from the Wembley Stadium show in this uDiscover Music playlist. "Bennie and the Jets" "Philadelphia Freedom" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Border Song" "Tiny Dancer" "Have Mercy on the. "Bennie and the Jets" 2. Introduced by BBC radio DJ Johnnie Walker, the proceedings were opened as early as 11.30am on that Saturday morning by British rock outfit Stackridge. It was a brilliant idea because having watched the documentaries and all the news footage about her horrible time with her family and conservatorship, I wanted her to feel appreciated by music fans again," John said. Great day out, I was 16 or 17 beer n gear was the order of the day. I Saw Her Standing There, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy "Rocket Man" 7. 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.. This was my first ever concert and I loved it. Chuck Berry
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