Just saw Elton John

[WHiiP]

GeneL wrote:
Saw him in Orange County at the Pacific Amphitheater years ago and I have one thing to say about the performance…



LOUD!!!! ^:eek2:

W H A T ? ? ? :oldfogey:

[DP]

Really thought he was great back in the day. Madman Across the Water is my favorite but when Yellow Brick Road came along the Top 40 really showed up... Tossed him aside then although this late effort with Leon Russell has been both surprising and good!

[Rick-o]

Tell me he did tiny dancer! He HAD to do that one! (one of my favorite EJ tunes).

[Black]

Linked above:

He played in front of a sold out crowd. Included in the set list: all the essential hits, like "Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting" and "Tiny Dancer."

[Rick-o]

Black wrote:
Linked above:

He played in front of a sold out crowd. Included in the set list: all the essential hits, like "Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting" and "Tiny Dancer."

Cool! I admit I didn't read the link. Thanks for confirming.

[mrbigstuff]

was Kiki Dee there?

(I know, I know)

[ztirffritz]

If you look at the tour locations he specifically went after smaller 'rural' venues. Instead of Seattle, Portland or Vancouver he played Yakima WA. Instead of Pittsburgh or Philly, he played in Reading PA.

[MacArtist]

I want to see Elton in concert before he retires.

I'm jealous, BernDog!

[NewtonMP2100]

.....uh, you saw Elton's John....??

[BernDog]

RAMd®d wrote:
Would you comment on what the tickets were going for, for those who had to pay?

I think tickets were $85-125.

GeneL wrote:
Saw him in Orange County at the Pacific Amphitheater years ago and I have one thing to say about the performance…



LOUD!!!! ^:eek2:

I was impressed at the quality of the sound. Plenty loud, but plenty of bottom end, so you didn't feel like you were being blown away. I was in the 20th row, and the volume was pretty tolerable.

DP wrote:
Really thought he was great back in the day. Madman Across the Water is my favorite but when Yellow Brick Road came along the Top 40 really showed up... Tossed him aside then although this late effort with Leon Russell has been both surprising and good!

He played a three song block from Madman (including Madman) as well as a three song block from the new album.

Rick-o wrote:
Tell me he did tiny dancer! He HAD to do that one! (one of my favorite EJ tunes).

Just for you. He asked if you were there, and was disappointed when we told him you weren't.

As was quoted from the link, he played all the big hits and a lot of the medium hits (three hours isn't enough to hit them all). "Your Song" was his encore, but I missed it to beat the traffic (and I was ok with that). We knew the setlist (insider info), so we knew that was it after that.