Continental tour by Elton John | |
Location | Europe |
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Start date | 28 May 2006 |
End date | 2 September 2006 |
No. of shows | 19 |
Elton John concert chronology |
The 2006 European Tour was a concert tour by Elton John.[1] After completing a string of dates in Las Vegas with the Red Piano shows John and the band travelled tour Europe.
Overview
[edit]The tour only visited four European countries: Ireland,[2] England,[3] Germany[4] and France.[5] The majority of the seventeen concerts were performed in England.[6]
John later returned to Europe after performing more Red Piano concerts. John and the band visited Lithuania and Poland.
Set list
[edit]- "Bennie and the Jets"
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "Believe"
- "Daniel"
- "Rocket Man"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "Weight of the World"
- "They Call Her the Cat"
- "Turn Out the Lights Out When You Leave"
- "The One"
- "Take Me to the Pilot"
- "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "I Want Love"
- "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
- "Blue Eyes"
- "Sacrifice"
- "Are You Ready for Love"
- "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
- "I'm Still Standing"
- "The Bitch Is Back"
- "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
- Encore
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- "Your Song"
Source:[7]
Tour dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Europe[8] | |||
28 May 2006 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Depot |
29 May 2006 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
31 May 2006 | Mannheim | Germany | SAP Arena |
1 June 2006 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | |
3 June 2006 | Canterbury | England | St Lawrence Ground |
4 June 2006 | London | The Valley Stadium | |
6 June 2006 | Mönchengladbach | Germany | Borussia-Park |
8 June 2006 | Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | |
10 June 2006 | County Durham | England | Riverside Ground |
11 June 2006 | Worcester | New Road Cricket Ground | |
14 June 2006 | Grenoble | France | Grenoble Palais des Sports |
16 June 2006 | Somerset | England | Taunton County Cricket Ground |
21 June 2006 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre | |
24 June 2006 | Oxford | Kassam Stadium | |
25 June 2006 | Hove | Sussex County Cricket Ground | |
27 June 2006 | Nottingham | Nottingham Arena | |
1 July 2006 | Dorset | Fitness First Stadium | |
1 September 2006 | Vilnius | Lithuania | Vingis Park |
2 September 2006[A] | Sopot | Poland | Sopot International Song Grounds |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
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References
[edit]- ^ [1] Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ [2] songkick.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ [3] Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine woib.co.uk, Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ [4] eltonfan.net, Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ [5] france-hardware.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ [6] Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ [7] Archived 22 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ Sources for first leg:
- "Elton John/Dublin/28th May". People's Republic of Cork. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John – Manchester MEN Arena – 29.5.06". Designer Magazine. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John to play St Lawrence Cricket Ground Canterbury". Cricket Milliw. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- Jones, Alice (6 June 2006). "Elton John, The Valley, London". Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John and band performed in Moenchengladbach on June 6, 2006". EltonFan. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John @ Durham County Cricket Club". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John to play New Road". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Grenoble, Palais des sports". Elton John.ch. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Sir Elton John in Taunton". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John plays Taunton's County Ground". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John at the Kassam". BBC. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "ELTON JOHN & band Nottingham 27 June 2006". Elton John Italy. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- "Elton John's Concert at AFC Bournemouth". nick4littledown.com. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2011.