Elton John 1970 World Tour

Elton John 1970 World Tour

Tour by Elton John
Associated album	Elton John
Start date	25 March 1970
End date	20 December 1970
Legs	5
Number of shows	43 in Total

The first time Elton John toured was in 1970 to support his second album Elton John. The first leg focused around the London area excluding the last two nights of the tour.^[1]

Elton, Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray then crossed over to North America where they were booked to play six nights at the legendary The Troubadour Club which proved Elton to be a massive success and brought to the attention of the American public.^[2][3][4]

Elton's short residency at The Troubadour attracted several famous visitors including Elton's idol Leon Russell. Bob Dylan also visited Elton John and Bernie Taupin backstage before one of the performances. The first performance was introduced by Neil Diamond.^[5]

Following the success of the shows at The Troubadour Elton embarked on his first major tour of the United States starting on 29 October 1970 and ending on 4 December 1970. One show at the A&R Studios in New York City was recorded and later released as 17-11-70^[6]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
25 March 1970	London	England	Revolution Club
21 April 1970			The Roundhouse
7 May 1970
22 May 1970			BBC Studios London
6 June 1970			Marquee Club
17 June 1970			Lyceum Theatre
21 June 1970			The Roundhouse
26 June 1970	Twickenham		St. Mary's College
3 July 1970	London		Hampstead Country Club
4 July 1970			Speakeasy Club
14 August 1970	Barkisland		Jazz, Folk & Blues Festival
North America
25 August 1970	Los Angeles	United States	Troubadour Club
26 August 1970
27 August 1970
28 August 1970
29 August 1970
30 August 1970
8 September 1970			Bay Arena (San Francisco, not Los Angeles)
11 September 1970	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
12 September 1970
Support Act for Fotheringay
2 October 1970	London	England	Royal Albert Hall
North America
29 October 1970	Boston	United States	Boston Tea Party
30 October 1970
31 October 1970
6 November 1970	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
7 November 1970
8 November 1970	Baltimore		Mill Run Theatre
12 November 1970	San Francisco		Fillmore West
13 November 1970
14 November 1970
15 November 1970	Santa Monica		Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
17 November 1970	New York City		A&R Studios
20 November 1970			Fillmore East
21 November 1970
22 November 1970	Bridgeport		University of Bridgeport
23 November 1970	Glassboro		Glassboro State College
25 November 1970	Chicago		Auditorium Theatre
26 November 1970	Cleveland		Music Hall
27 November 1970	Detroit		East Town Theatre
28 November 1970
29 November 1970	Minneapolis		Guthrie Theater
1 December 1970	Fulton		Champ Auditorium
4 December 1970	Anaheim		Anaheim Convention Center
5 December 1970	San Bernardino		Swing Auditorium
Europe
20 December 1970	London	England	The Roundhouse

Setlist

Standard UK setlist 

1. Your Song
2. Border Song
3. Sixty Years On
4. Take Me to the Pilot
5. Greatest Discovery
6. I Need You to Turn To
7. Burn Down the Mission

Standard US setlist 

1. Bad Side of the Moon
2. Country Comfort
3. Can I Put You On
4. Border Song
5. Amoreena
6. Take Me to the Pilot
7. Sixty Years On
8. Honky Tonk Women
9. Burn Down the Mission/My Baby Left Me/Get Back
10. Give Peace a Chance/Wanna Take You Higher
11. Your Song

A&R Studios (17-11-70) setlist 

1. I Need You to Turn to
2. Your Song
3. Bad Side of the Moon
4. Country Comfort
5. Can I Put You On
6. Border Song
7. Sixty Years On
8. Indian Sunset
9. Honky Tonk Women
10. Amoreena
11. Take Me to the Pilot
12. Burn Down the Mission
13. My Father's Gun

References

1. eltonography.com, Retrieved 19 October 2011
2. troubadour.com, Retrieved 19 October 2011
3. radio.com, Retrieved 19 October 2011
4. connecticutmag.com, Retrieved 19 October 2011
5. eltonjohn.com, Retrieved 19 October 2011
6. songkick.com, Retrieved 19 October 2011

External links

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