North American Tour 1974

North American Tour 1974

by Elton John

Presentation album	Caribou
Beginning of the tour	September 25, 1974
End of the tour	3rd December 1974
Total concerts (by continent)	North America : 43
Concerts in total	43

Elton John Tour Chronology

1974 Tour of Australia (1974)	North American Tour 1974 (1974)	West of the Rockies Tour (1975)

The 1974 North American Tour was a tour of North America that British musician and composer Elton John undertook to promote his eighth studio album, Caribou . During the tour he appeared in 43 concerts in the USA and Canada .

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In January 1974 Elton John played the album Caribou in the eponymous music recording studio Caribou Ranch . He then went on tour to Japan and Australia. In the summer of 1974 he already recorded his next album, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, as well as the singles Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and Philadelphia Freedom . He was partly supported by John Lennon , who specially traveled to Colorado to the Caribou Ranch.

With a bet, Elton John managed to win John Lennon for a concert during the tour. The joint appearance at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 28, 1974 turned out to be the highlight of the tour in retrospect. At the same time it was the last concert appearance of John Lennon. One of the songs he sang with him - I Saw Her Standing There - was released by John as the B-side of Philadelphia Freedom in 1975 . Half of his 1976 live album Here and There consisted of recordings from that evening.

“The moment when Lennon's black-suited figure appeared will never be forgotten by anyone who saw it. The whole Madison Square Garden audience, 18,000 people, rose to their feet as one, with a roar far and away above the routine adulation of pop… 'I'd heard of applause literally making a place shake, but I'd never seen it before, 'David Croker says. 'That night, though, it was true, You could feel the floorboards quivering under your feet.' ”

“The moment Lennon's black-clad character appeared will never be forgotten by those who were there. All of the visitors to Madison Square Gardens, 18,000 people, got up at the same time with a roar, much louder than the routine flattery of pop ... 'I've heard of applause that literally shakes a place, but I've never seen it,' says David Croker. 'That night, however, it came true, you could feel the trembling of the ground beneath your feet.' "

The 1974 North American Tour was John's biggest tour to date in North America. Around 25,000 kilometers had to be traveled to be able to organize a concert every 1.5 days on average. The private jet used for this was nicknamed "The Starship" and across the fuselage the illuminated lettering "Elton John Band Tour 1974". Because of its enormous popularity, tickets were still in short supply and those who managed to get hold of them had to put up with long-term overnight stays in front of the ticket sales points.

John also used the tour to release his second Greatest Hits album, which resulted in three of his albums simultaneously appearing in the US charts in late 1974 (the third being Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ).

Tour dates

date	city	country	Venue
North America
September 25, 1974	Dallas		Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
September 26, 1974	Huston		Hofheinz Pavilion
September 27, 1974	mobile		Municipal Auditorium
September 28, 1974	Tuscaloosa		Bryant-Danny Stadium
29th September 1974	Baton Rouge		Pete Maravich Assembly Center
3rd October 1974	Inglewood		The Forum
4th October 1974
5th October 1974
October 6, 1974
October 8, 1974	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
October 9, 1974	Daly City		Cow Palace
October 10, 1974	Oakland		Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
October 13, 1974	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
October 14, 1974
October 14, 1974	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
October 15, 1974	Portland		Portland Memorial Coliseum
October 26, 1974	Honolulu		Hawaii International Center Arena
October 27, 1974
October 30, 1974	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
October 31, 1974	Saint Paul		Civic Center Arena
1st November 1974	Chicago		Chicago Stadium
November 2nd 1974
3rd November 1974	South Bend		Athletic & Convocation Center
4th November 1974	Cleveland		Richfield Coliseum
November 8, 1974	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
November 9, 1974	Knoxville		Stokely Athletic Center
November 10, 1974	Atlanta		Omni Coloseum
November 12, 1974	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
November 13, 1974	Detroit		Detroit Olympia
November 14, 1974
15th November 1974
17th November 1974	Montreal		Forum de Montréal
November 18, 1974	Toronto		Maple Leaf Gardens
November 20, 1974	Boston		Boston Garden
November 21, 1974	Landover		Capital Center
November 22, 1974
23rd November 1974	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
November 28, 1974	New York City		Madison Square Garden
November 29, 1974
November 30, 1974	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1st December 1974
2nd December 1974	Philadelphia		Philadelphia Spectrum
3rd December 1974

Lecture list

The songs performed were not identical in selection and order in all concerts. The following is an example of the list of lectures from the concert on November 28, 1974 in Madison Square Garden, New York.

1. " Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding "
2. " Candle in the Wind "
3. " Grimsby "
4. " Rocket Man "
5. " Take Me to the Pilot "
6. " Bennie and the Jets "
7. " Daniel "
8. " Gray Seal "
9. " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "
10. " Burn Down the Mission "
11. " You're So Static "
12. " Whatever Gets You Thru the Night " with John Lennon (Lennon)
13. " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds " with John Lennon (Lennon, McCartney)
14. " I Saw Her Standing There " with John Lennon (Lennon, McCartney)
15. " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "
16. " All the Girls Love Alice "
17. " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting "

Encore:

1. " Crocodile Rock "
2. " The Bitch Is Back "
3. " Your Song "

Elton John Band of the tour

• Elton John - vocals, piano
• Davey Johnstone - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing part
• Dee Murray - bass guitar, backing voice
• Ray Cooper - percussion
• Nigel Olsson - drums, accompanying part

• Kiki Dee - The Kiki Dee Band supported the act

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.jambase.com/article/john-lennon-performs-concert-final-time-date-1974
2. ^ Philip Norman: Elton John. Harmony Books, New York 1992, ISBN 0-517-58762-9 , p. 288
3. ↑ https://www.eltonjohn.com/stories/diamond-moments-1974-north-american-tour
4. ↑ https://www.eltonjohn.com/stories/diamond-moments-1974-north-american-tour
5. ↑ http://www.eltonography.com/tours/1974.html
6. ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elton-john/1974/madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-63d2aec3.html

Web links

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