TOWER FESTIVAL HEADLINE BLACKPOOL SATURDAY 16th JUNE 2012.
The 2012 Elton John Hits Tour featured a Core Band of Musicians including
Elton John on Piano & Vocals , Davey Johnstone on Guitar , Matt Bissonette
Bass Guitar , Kim Bullard on Keyboards , Ray Cooper & John Mahon on
Percussion & Nigel Olson on Drums . Johnson also provided B.V & Bissonette
& Olsson did as well. The Greatest Hits Tour was a Concert Tour by Elton
John . The Tour Started in February 2011 in Victoria British Columbia .Canada
& has visited The Americas , Europe , Asia & Australalia . The Tour Placed
Ninth on Pollstar’s Top 50 Worldwide Tour ( Mid Year ) earning over $ 40
Million with 57 Shows . Start Date 14th February 2011 & End Date 21st
September 2012 Legs 17 . Number of Shows 146 . HISTORY Sir Elton
John ( Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight 25th March 1947 in Pinner Middlesex
England . Is a British Singer & Songwriter & Pianist his Music & Showman-
ship with Lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in History .
John was the 19th EGOT Winner in History . He has sold over 300 Million
Records Worldwide making him one of the Best Selling Music Artist of all
Time. John learned to play Piano at an early Age , Winning a Scholarship
to the Royal Academy of Music . In the 1960 he formed the Blues Band
Blues Oley , wrote songs for other Artists alongside Taupin & worked as
a Session Musician , before releasing his Debut Studio Album Empty
Sky ( 1969 ) . Throughout the next six decades . John cemented his
status as a Cultural Icon with 32 Studio Albums including Honky Chat-
eau ” ( 1972 ) , Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ( 1973 ) , Rock Of The
Westies ( 1975 ) , Sleeping With The Past ( 1989 , The One ( 1992 ) ,
Song From The West Coast ( 2001 ) , The Diving Board ( 2013 ) & The
Lockdown Sessions ( 2021 ) . He has a CatLog of Hit Singles & he has
also had Success in Musical Films & Theatre composing Music for
the Lion King ( 1974 ) Aida ( 2000 ) & Billy Elliot The Musical ( 2005)
Johns Final Tour ” Farewell Yellow Brick Road ” (2018 -2023 ) became
The Highest Grossing Tour ever at the Time . His Life & Career were
Dramatized in the Biopic Film Rocket Man John is an HIV / Aids Charity
Fun raiser & has been involved in the fight against Aids since the 1980.
He established The Elton John Aids Foundation in 1992 which has
raised over 300 Million since it’s inception .Years Active 1962- Present.
Genres Pop Rock / Glam Rock / Soft Rock & Blues . Line Up Elton John
Lead Vocals & Piano ( 1968 – Present ) ex. ex. ex. , Nigel Olson Drums
B/V ( 1970 -1975 ) ( 1980 – 1985 ) ( 2000 – Present ex. ex. ex. , Davey
Johnstone Lead Guitar / B/V & M/D ex. ex. ex. ( 1971 – 1979 ) ( 1982 –
Present ) ex. ex. ex. Ray Cooper Percussion ( 1973 – 1979 ) ( 1985 –
1991 ) ( 1993 – 1995 ) ( 2009 – Present ) ex. ex .ex. John Mahoon
Percussion ( 1997 – Present ) ex. ex. ex. Kim Bullard Keyboards
( 2009 – Present ) ex. ex. ex. Matt Bissonette Bass Guitar & B/V
( 2012 – Present ) ex. ex. ex. Backing Vocals Tata Vegan ( 2010 –
2014 ) ex. ex. ex. , Lisa Stone B/V ex. ex. ex. ,Jean Witherspoon
B/V ( 2010 -2014 ) ex. ex. ex. , Rose Stone B/V ex. ex. ex. & Luka
Sulic Cello ( 2011 -2014 ) ex. ex. ex. Stjepan Hauser Cello ( 2011-
2014 ) ex. ex. ex. Sir Elton John was Pure Magic & Band Amazing.
SONG 1. Saturday Night Alright For Dancing ex. ” It’s getting late
have you seen my mates ” Ma tell me when the boys get here ”
” It’s seven o’clock & I want to Rock ” ” What to get a belly full of
Bear ” Amazing arrangement with playing & Vocals Great Screens
SONG 2. Bennie & The Jets ex. ( C ) ” She got electric boots , a
moon hair -suit ” ” You know I read it in a magazine , Oh – Oh ” ” B-
B- B Bennie & The Jets ” Crowd going wild with delight Just love It.
SONG 3. Grey Seal ex. ” & tell me grey Seal ” ” How does it feel to
be so wise ” ” To see through eyes that only see what’s real ” ” Tell
me Grey Seal ” Amazing Song writing & Lyric writing Just Magical .
SONG 4. Levon ex. (1971 ) ” Levon wears his war wound like a
crown ” ” He calls his child Jesus ‘ cause he likes the name ” ” &
sends him , to the finest School in Town ” Outstanding Sounds .
SONG 5. Tiny Dancers ex. ” Blue – Jean Baby ” ” La Lady ” ” Seam-
stress for the Band ” ” Pretty – Eyed ” ” Pirate Smile ” ” You’ll marry
a Music Man . Amazing Stage Set Up with Brilliant Lights & Mixing .
SONG 6. Mona Lisa & The Mad Hatters ex. ” & now I know ” ” Spanish
Harlem are not just pretty words to say ” ” I thought I knew ” ” But
know I know that Rose Trees never grow ” ” In New York City ” Love it
SONG 7. Philadelphia Freedom ex. ” I used to be a rolling stone , you
know ” ” If a cause was right ” ” I’d leave , to find the answer on the
road ” ” I used to be a heart beatin’ for someone ” Amazing Sounds.
SONG 8. Candle In The Wind ex. ( Original Lyrics ) ” Goodbye Norma
Jeane ” ” Though I never knew you at all ” You had the grace to hold
yourself ” ” While those around you crawled ” Crowd going wild, Magic.
SONG 9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ex. ” When are you gonna come
down ” ” When are you going to land ” ” I should have stayed on the
farm ” ” I should have listened to my old man ” Amazing Song writing.
SONG 10. Rocket Man ( 1972 ) ( I Think It’s Going To Be A Long )
” She packed my bags last night . Pre Flight ” ” Zero Hour nine AM” ” &
I ‘m gonna be High as a Kite by then ” ” I miss the earth so much , I
miss my wife ” ” It’s lonely out in space ” ” On such a timeless flight ”
SONG 11. Hey Ahab ex. ( Elton John & Leon Russell Cover ) ” It’s a
constant struggle getting up the hill ” ” There a change of Guard every
Day ” ” When you’re clinging onto a driftwood boat ” ” You pray a great
white whale might come your way ” Amazing arrangement & Vocals .
SONG 12. I Guess They Call It The Blues ex. ” Don’t wish it away ”
” Don’t look at it like it’s forever ” ” Between you & me , I could honestly
say ” ” That things can only get better ” Outstanding Playing from Band.
SONG 13. Sacrifice ex. ” It’s a human sign ” ” When things go wrong ”
” When the scent of her fingers ” ” & temptation’s strong ” Pure Magic .
SONG 14. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding ex. ( Two Songs )
Part 1. Funeral For A Friend ex. Instrumental amazing arrangement .
Part 2. Love Lies Bleeding ex. ” Love lies bleeding in my hands ” ” Oh,
it kills me to think of you with another man ” ” I was playin ‘ Rock &
Roll , & you were just a fan ” ” But my guitar couldn’t hold you , so I
split the Band ” ” Love lies bleeding in my hands ” Amazing Sounds .
SONG 15. Honky Cat ex. ” When I look back boy , I must have been
green ” ” Bopping in the country , fishing in a stream ” ” Looking for
an answer , trying to find a sign ” ” Until I saw your city light’s , honey,
I was blind ” Fantastic arrangement with playing & Vocals. Love It
SONG 16. Sad Song ex. ( Say So Much ) ( C ) ” Turn them on , turn
them on ” ” Turn on those Sad Songs ” ” When all hope is gone ”
” Why don’t you turn in & turn them on ” Outstanding Sounds. Love it.
SONG 17. Daniel ex. ” Daniel is Travelin ‘ tonight on a plain ” I can
see the red taillights headin’ for Spain ” ” Oh , & I can see Daniel
wavin ‘ goodbye ” ” God , it looks like Daniel ” ” Must be the clouds
in my eyes ” Amazing graphics on screens with Mixing & Lights .
SONG 18. Nikita ( Solo ) ex. ” Hey Nikita , is it cold ” ” In your little
corner of the World ” ” You could roll around the Globe ” & never
find a warmer soul to know ” Another amazing arrangement. Magic.
SONG 19. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word ex. ” Sorry seems to
be , Yeah the hardest word ” ” What I gotta do to make you love me ”
” What I gotta make you care ? ” ” What do I do when lighting strikes
me ? ” ” & awake to find that you’re not there ? , Yeah ” This has been
a wonderful Show from this Amazing Talented Artist & His Brilliant
Talented Band of Gifted Musician’s at the Wonderful Tower Headland
in Blackpool by the Sea where all your dreams come True Magical .
( Show was cut short due to High Winds presenting a danger to John
& the Band & Crowd we missed only Six Songs . Loved every Minute .
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