Elton John 2006 European Tour

Elton John 2006 European Tour

Tour by Elton John
Start date	28 May 2006
End date	2 September 2006
Number of shows	19
Elton John concert chronology

The 2006 European Tour is a concert tour by Elton John.^[1] After completing a string of dates in Las Vegas with the Red Piano shows Elton and the band travelled tour Europe.

Tour

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]

Elton later returned to Europe after performing more Red Piano concerts. Elton and the band visited Lithuania and Poland.

Set list

1. "Bennie and the Jets"
2. "Philadelphia Freedom"
3. "Believe"
4. "Daniel"
5. "Rocket Man"
6. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
7. "Weight of the World"
8. "They Call Her the Cat"
9. "Turn Out the Lights Out When You Leave"
10. "The One"
11. "Take Me to the Pilot"
12. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
13. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
14. "Tiny Dancer"
15. "I Want Love"
16. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
17. "Blue Eyes"
18. "Sacrifice"
19. "Are You Ready for Love"
20. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
21. "I'm Still Standing"
22. "The Bitch Is Back"
23. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

Encore

24. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
25. "Your Song"

Source:^[7]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[8]
28 May 2006	Dublin	Ireland	Point Depot
29 May 2006	Manchester	England	Manchester Evening News
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

^A This concert was a part of "Sopot International Song Festival"

References

1. eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
2. songkick.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
3. woib.co.uk, Retrieved 2 October 2011
4. eltonfan.net, Retrieved 2 October 2011
5. france-hardware.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
6. eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
7. eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 October 2011
8. Sources for First Leg:
   • "Elton John/Dublin/28th May". Peoples Republic of Cork. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John - Manchester MEN Arena - 29.5.06". Designer Magazine. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John to play St Lawrence Cricket Ground Canterbury". Cricket Milliw. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • Jones, Alice (6 June 2006). "Elton John, The Valley, London". Indipendant. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John and band performed in Moenchengladbach on June 6, 2006". EltonFan. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John @ Durham County Cricket Club". BBC. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John to play New Road". BBC. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Grenoble, Palais des sports". Elton John.ch. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Sir Elton John in Taunton". BBC. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John plays Taunton's County Ground". BBC. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John at the Kassam". BBC. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "ELTON JOHN & band Nottingham 27 June 2006". Elton John Italy. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
   • "Elton John's Concert at AFC Bournemouth". nick4littledown.com. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

External links

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