Louder Than Concorde Tour

Louder Than Concorde Tour

by Elton John

Presentation album	Rock of the Westies
Beginning of the tour	April 29, 1976
End of the tour	17th August 1976
Total concerts (by continent)	Europe : 30 North America : 32
Concerts in total	62

Elton John Tour Chronology

West of the Rockies Tour (1975)	Louder Than Concorde Tour (1976)	Elton John and Ray Cooper (1977)

The Louder Than Concorde Tour ... but not quite as pretty was a tour of Great Britain and North America that the British musician and composer Elton John set up to promote his tenth studio album, Rock of the Westies undertook. During the tour, John performed 62 concerts in the UK and North America.

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In January 1976, the Concorde supersonic passenger aircraft began regular service. However, the US Secretary of Transportation had been asked by citizens not to give the Concorde any landing rights in the USA. One of the reasons mentioned was that the Concorde was too loud.

The name of the tour Louder Than Concorde… but not quite as pretty came from a joke by Princess Margaret . John was on a concert tour in the UK when he was booked for a private performance on royal orders. After his performance, the princess mentioned to him "This tour of yours sounds as if it'll be louder than Concorde" (it sounds like your tour is louder than the Concorde). In keeping with John's humor, he adopted the phrase and was still allowed to perform in the USA.

Tour dates

date	city	country	Venue
Europe
April 29, 1976	Leeds		Leeds Grand
April 30, 1976
May 1, 1976	Manchester		Manchester Bellevue
May 2, 1976	Preston		Preston Guildhall
May 3, 1976	Liverpool		Liverpool Empire Theater
May 4th 1976
May 5th 1976	Leicester		De Montfort Hall
May 6, 1976	Henley-on-Thames		Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
May 7, 1976	Wolverhampton		Wolverhampton Civic Hall
May 9, 1976	Croydon		Farfield Hall
May 11, 1976	London		Earls Court Exhibition Center
May 12, 1976
May 13, 1976
May 14, 1976	Watford		Watford Baileys
May 16, 1976	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon
May 17, 1976
May 18, 1976	Sheffield		Sheffield City Hall
May 20, 1976	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
May 21, 1976	Edinburgh		Edinburgh Ulster Hall
May 22, 1976	Dundee		Caird Hall
May 24, 1976	Glasgow		The Apollo (Glasgow)
May 25, 1976
May 27, 1976	Coventry		New Theater Oxford
May 28, 1976
May 29, 1976	Southampton		Gaumont Theater
May 30, 1976	Taunton		Taunton Odeon
May 31, 1976	Bristol		Bristol Hippodrome
June 1, 1976
3rd June 1976	Cardiff		Cardiff Capitol
4th June 1976
North America
June 29, 1976	Landover		Capital Center
June 30, 1976
July 1, 1976
4th July 1976	Foxborough		Schaefer Stadium
July 6, 1976	Philadelphia		Philadelphia Spectrum
7th July 1976
July 8, 1976
July 11, 1976	Pontiac		Pontiac Silverdome
July 13, 1976	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
July 14, 1976	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
July 16, 1976	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
July 18, 1976	Tuscaloosa		Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa
July 20, 1976	Louisville		Freedom Hall
July 21, 1976	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
July 24, 1976	Saint Paul		Saint Paul Civic Center
July 26, 1976	Chicago		Chicago Stadium
July 27, 1976
July 28, 1976
July 29, 1976
August 1, 1976	Cleveland		Richfield Coliseum
2nd August 1976
3rd August 1976	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
7th August 1976	Buffalo		Rich Stadium
August 10, 1976	New York City		Madison Square Garden
August 11, 1976
August 12, 1976
August 13, 1976
15th August 1976
August 16, 1976
17th August 1976

Lecture list

1. " Grow Some Funk of Your Own "
2. " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "
3. " Island Girl "
4. " Rocket Man "
5. " Hercules "
6. " Bennie and the Jets "
7. " Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding "
8. " Love Song "
9. " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds " (The Beatles)
10. " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "
11. " Empty Sky "
12. " Someone Saved My Life Tonight "
13. " Don't Go Breaking My Heart "
14. " I've Got the Music in Me " (Kiki Dee)
15. " Philadelphia Freedom "
16. " We All Fall in Love Sometimes "
17. " Curtains "
18. " Tell Me When the Whistle Blows "

Encore:

1. " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting "
2. " Your Song "
3. " Pinball Wizard " ( The Who )

Elton John Band of the tour

• Elton John - vocals, piano
• Davey Johnstone - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing part
• Caleb Quaye - rhythm guitar, accompaniment voice
• Kenny Passarelli - bass guitar, backing part
• Roger Pope - drums
• James Newton Howard - keyboards, electric piano, synthesizer
• Ray Cooper - percussion
• Cindy Bullens - accompanying voice
• Jon Joyce - backing voice
• Ken Gold - accompanying part

Web links

• Information page with tour dates

Individual evidence

1. ^ Philip Norman: Elton John. Harmony Books, New York 1992, ISBN 0-517-58762-9 , pp. 316ff.
2. ^ Elton John Concerts .
3. ↑ Elton John Concert Map by year: 1976 | setlist.fm .
4. ^ Elton John Concerts .
5. ↑ Elton John Concert Map by year: 1976 | setlist.fm .