Greatest Hits Tour (Elton John)
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Tour by Elton John | |
![]() Promotional poster for tour
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Start date | 14 February 2011 |
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End date | 21 September 2012 |
Legs | 17 |
Number of shows | 75 in North America 56 in Europe 3 in South America 2 in Asia 10 in Oceania 146 in Total |
Elton John concert chronology |
The Greatest Hits Tour[1] is a concert tour by Elton John. The tour started on February 2011 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[2] and has visited the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australasia. The tour placed ninth on Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tours (Mid-Year)", earning over $40 million with 57 shows.[3]
Contents
Background
The first edition of the tour took place in 2011 in Victoria, British Columbia. The tour then moved on through the United States with two of the concerts taking place in Hawaii.[4][5]
The North American leg of the tour came to a close with five concerts in Canada. Elton played a total of twelve concerts in Canada over the course of the 2011 tour.[6]
The tour moved onto Europe after the United States leg. The tour began in Cardiff, Wales.[7] Due to high demand for tickets a second concert was added.[8] The summer European leg of the tour came to a close in Hertfordshire, England with a performance at Magic Summer Live.[9]
Elton and the band returned to Europe in November for six concerts in mainly taking place in Eastern Europe. This included Elton's first concert in Slovenia, which was originally planned to take place in July 2011 but was rescheduled.[10]
Shortly after the European Elton and the band will briefly performed in Asia. Both of them were his debut performances in those countries. He will in Indonesia and Malaysia for the first time.
Elton and the band then traveled to Australasia. Elton performed his first concert in Dunedin, New Zealand. Also this was the first concert that took place at the venue.[11][12] Elton and the band will then go on to perform their 15th tour of Australia in November and December 2011.[13]
The tour was extended once again into 2012. The first concert of the 2012 was announced on 28 September 2011 via eltonjohn.com. The concert will take place at B2net Stadium in Chesterfield.[14][15][16][17] More European shows in Germany were announced on 9 November 2011.[18]
It was announced via eltonjohn.com on 26 October 2011: "Elton and the band will return to Honolulu's Blaisdell Arena on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 8pm, performing their Greatest Hits Live concert."[19][20][21] A second date at the venue was announced due to high ticket demand.[22]
It was announced on eltonjohn.com on 7 November 2011 that Elton would perform his first ever concert in Peru on 1 February 2012.[23] Elton was supposed to perform a concert at the Sentul International Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on 18 November 2011 but the concert was postphoned until Elton's 2012 Asian tour[24][25][26]
Opening acts
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Set list
This setlist is representative of the show in Lima. It does not represent all concerts throughout the tour.[37]
- "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
- "I'm Still Standing"
- "Levon"
- "Madman Across the Water"
- "Holiday Inn"
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
- "Candle in the Wind"
- "Rocket Man"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "Hey Ahab"
- "Gone to Shiloh"
- "Monkey Suit"
- "Sacrifice"
- "Honky Cat"
- "Daniel"
- "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- "The Bitch Is Back"
- "Are You Ready for Love"
- "Bennie and the Jets"
- "Crocodile Rock"
- Encore
Tour dates
- *Denotes an Elton John solo concert
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
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- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
19 April 2011 | La Crosse, Wisconsin | La Crosse Center | Rescheduled to 4 May 2011[67][68] |
23 June 2011 | Freiburg, Germany | Messe Freiburg Open Air | Rescheduled to 1 July 2011 |
2 July 2011 | Izola, Slovenia | Mestni Stadion Izola | Rescheduled to 11 November 2011 and moved to Arena Stožice in Ljubljana.[69] |
3 July 2011 | Zagreb, Croatia | Arena Zagreb | Cancelled[70] |
5 July 2011 | Budva, Montenegro | Amphitheater Sveti Stefan | Cancelled. This concert was a part of the Budva City Theater Festival.[71] |
27 August 2011 | The Hague, Netherlands | Scheveningen Beach | Cancelled. This concert was a part of the Royal Beach Concert.[72] |
1 September 2011 | Lima, Peru | Explanada del Monumental | Cancelled[73] |
13 September 2011 | Clarkston, Michigan | DTE Energy Music Theatre | Cancelled[74] |
16 September 2011 | Camden, New Jersey | Susquehanna Bank Center | Cancelled[75] |
18 November 2011 | Bogor, Indonesia | SICC Auditorium | Rescheduled to 17 November 2012 and moved to the Mata Elang International Stadium[76] |
12 June 2012 | Ludwigslust, Germany | Schloss Ludwigslust | Rescheduled to 29 June 2012 |
8 July 2012 | Gdańsk, Poland | Ergo Arena | Cancelled |
8 September 2012* | Peterborough, Ontario | Peterborough Memorial Centre | Rescheduled to 19 September 2012[77] |
22 September 2012 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | Cancelled |
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Maui Arts and Cultural Center | Kahului, Hawaii | 11,394 / 11,394 (100%) | $1,588,241[78] |
Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut | 6,158 / 6,158 (100%) | $1,076,890[79] |
Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | 36,338 / 36,338 (100%) | $3,471,360[80] |
Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia | 8,335 / 8,335 (100%) | $892,075[81] |
Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, Pennsylvania | 12,818 / 12,818 (100%) | $810,595[82] |
Civic Center | Bismarck, North Dakota | 8,813 / 8,813 (100%) | $792,825[83] |
Veterans Memorial Arena | Spokane, Washington | 11,604 / 11,604 (100%) | $1,011,298[80] |
Taco Bell Arena | Boise, Idaho | 12,688 / 12,688 (100%) | $811,328[84] |
Rimrock Auto Arena | Billings, Montana | 10,352 / 10,352 (100%) | $908,661[84] |
Carver Arena | Peoria, Illinois | 10,542 / 11,000 (96%) | $1,000,142[85] |
Gateway Arena | Sioux City, Iowa | 8,074 / 8,074 (100%) | $895,975[83] |
La Crosse Center | La Crosse, Wisconsin | 6,416 / 6,516 (98%) | $668,692[83] |
AMSOIL Arena | Duluth, Minnesota | 7,698 / 7,698 (100%) | $794,300[83] |
O2 World | Berlin, Germany | 9,276 / 11,696 (79%) | $843,143[86] |
General Motors Centre | Oshawa, Ontario | 7,327 / 7,327 (100%) | $1,016,440[87] |
Centre 200 | Sydney, Nova Scotia | 6,447 / 6,500 (99%) | $912,908[88] |
Consolidated Credit Union Place | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | 11,409 / 11,409 (100%) | $1,512,040[88] |
Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, Australia | 12,227 / 12,795 (95%) | $2,318,140[89] |
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, Australia | 22,233 / 22,466 (99%) | $3,684,280[89] |
Blaisdell Arena | Honolulu, Hawaii | 13,822 / 13,822 (100%) | $1,247,710[90] |
Auditorio Nacional | Mexico City, Mexico | 18,916 / 19,274 (98%) | $1,542,640[91] |
Ricardo Saprissa Stadium | San José, Costa Rica | 12,363 / 14,000 (88%) | $1,068,300[92] |
Figali Convention Center | Panama City, Panama | 2,990 / 3,500 (85%) | $468,647[92] |
Estadio de Fútbol Universidad Simón Bolívar | Caracas, Venezuela | 4,793 / 5,000 (96%) | $1,994,300[92] |
BankAtlantic Center | Sunrise, Florida | 14,049 / 15,197 (92%) | $1,237,318[93] |
Wings Stadium | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 6,220 / 6,220 (100%) | $638,635[94] |
Alliant Energy Center | Madison, Wisconsin | 8,674 / 8,674 (100%) | $644,996[94] |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 11,740 / 11,740 (100%) | $1,026,660[95] |
Verizon Wireless Center | Mankato, Minnesota | 6,921 / 6,921 (100%) | $763,075[95] |
USF Sun Dome | Tampa, Florida | 10,009 / 10,009 (100%) | $906,665[96] |
TOTAL | 330,646 / 338,338 (98%) | $36,548,279 |
Tour band
- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Davey Johnstone – guitar, banjo, backing vocals
- Bob Birch – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Bissonette – bass guitar, backing vocals (7–21 September 2012)
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- John Mahon – percussion, backing vocals
- Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals
- Stjepan Hauser – cello
- Luka Sulic – cello
- Lisa Stone – backing vocals
- Rose Stone – backing vocals
- Tata Vega – backing vocals
- Jean Witherspoon – backing vocals
External links
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