Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour was a concert tour by English musician Elton John taking place in North America and Europe in promotion of the 40th anniversary re-release of 1973's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.[1][2]
| Tour by Elton John | |
| Location | North America • Europe |
|---|---|
| Associated album | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th anniversary) |
| Start date | 12 March 2014 |
| End date | 31 December 2014 |
| Legs | 5 |
| No. of shows | 60 |
| Elton John concert chronology | |
Background
editThe tour to support the 40th anniversary re-release of 1973's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road started on 12 March 2014 in Beaumont, Texas and ended in December 2014 in New York City.[3]
Set list
edit- "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
- "Bennie and the Jets"
- "Candle in the Wind"
- "Grey Seal"
- "Levon"
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "Holiday Inn"
- "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
- "Believe"
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "Roy Rogers"
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
- "Rocket Man"
- "Hey Ahab"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "The One"
- "Oceans Away"
- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Sad Songs"
- "All the Girls Love Alice"
- "Home Again"
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- "I'm Still Standing"
- "The Bitch Is Back"
- "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll)"
- "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
- Encore
- "Your Song"
- "Crocodile Rock"
Tour dates
edit| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America[4] | |||||
| 12 March 2014 | Beaumont | United States | Ford Arena | 8,218 / 8,218 | $764,418 |
| 13 March 2014 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 14,516 / 14,516 | $1,387,432 | |
| 15 March 2014 | Birmingham | BJCC Arena | — | — | |
| 16 March 2014 | Pensacola | Pensacola Bay Center | 8,137 / 8,629 | $791,152 | |
| 19 March 2014 | Tupelo | BancorpSouth Arena | — | — | |
| 21 March 2014 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 15,138 / 16,251 | $1,217,726 | |
| 22 March 2014 | Bossier City | CenturyLink Center | 12,992 / 12,992 | $1,105,872 | |
| 11 June 2014 | Charleston | Charleston Civic Center | — | — | |
| 12 June 2014 | Virginia Beach | Farm Bureau Live | — | — | |
| 14 June 2014 | Charlotte | PNC Music Pavilion | — | — | |
| 15 June 2014[a] | Manchester | Great Stage Park | — | — | |
| Europe | |||||
| 21 June 2014 | Leigh | England | Leigh Sports Village Stadium | 16,445 / 16,578 | $1,747,084 |
| 22 June 2014 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Kybunpark | — | — |
| 24 June 2014 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena Nottingham | — | — |
| 28 June 2014 | Buckinghamshire | Stoke Park Country Club | — | — | |
| 29 June 2014 | Colchester | Colchester Community Stadium | 16,517 / 16,539 | $1,805,166 | |
| 2 July 2014 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | — | — | |
| 4 July 2014[b] | Calella | Spain | Jardín Botánico del Cap Roig | — | — |
| 5 July 2014 | Aalborg | Denmark | Skovdalen Atletikstadion | — | — |
| 6 July 2014 | Halle | Germany | Gerry Weber Stadion | 6,921 / 7,087 | $801,155 |
| 10 July 2014 | Fulda | Fulda Domplatz | 6,175 / 7,000 | $622,401 | |
| 11 July 2014 | Dresden | Theaterplatz vor der Semperoper | — | — | |
| 12 July 2014 | Kiel | Sparkassen-Arena | — | — | |
| 15 July 2014[c] | Carcassonne | France | Théâtre Jean-Deschamps | — | — |
| 16 July 2014[d] | Lyon | Theatre Romain Fourviere | — | — | |
| 18 July 2014[e] | Carhaix | La Prairie de Kerampuilh | — | — | |
| 19 July 2014 | Mainz | Germany | Nordmole Zollhafen | 9,148 / 9,315 | $987,924 |
| 20 July 2014 | Mönchengladbach | Warsteiner HockeyPark | 7,189 / 7,980 | $801,872 | |
| 22 July 2014[f] | Regensburg | Schloss Thurn und Taxis | — | — | |
| 23 July 2014[g] | Lörrach | Marktplatz Lörrach | — | — | |
| 24 July 2014[h] | Nyon | Switzerland | Nyon Festival Grounds | — | — |
| 26 July 2014[i] | Monte Carlo | Monaco | Salle des Etoiles | — | — |
| North America[5] | |||||
| 13 September 2014 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | — | — |
| 14 September 2014 | |||||
| 17 September 2014 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | — | — |
| 19 September 2014 | West Valley City | Maverik Center | 10,052 / 10,052 | $707,188 | |
| 20 September 2014 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 14,570 / 14,570 | $1,104,800 | |
| 25 September 2014 | Portland | Moda Center | 12,098 / 13,782 | $1,192,072 | |
| 27 September 2014 | Seattle | KeyArena | — | — | |
| 1 October 2014 | Sacramento | Sleep Train Arena | — | — | |
| 2 October 2014 | San Jose | SAP Center | 14,519 / 14,896 | $1,299,635 | |
| 4 October 2014 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 32,182 / 32,182 | $3,363,049 | |
| 5 October 2014 | |||||
| Europe | |||||
| 1 November 2014 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad | — | — |
| 2 November 2014 | Bilbao | Bizkaia Arena | — | — | |
| 5 November 2014 | Kraków | Poland | Kraków Arena | — | — |
| 6 November 2014 | Minsk | Belarus | Minsk-Arena | — | — |
| 9 November 2014 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Ice Palace Saint Petersburg | — | — |
| 10 November 2014 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | — | — |
| 12 November 2014 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | — | — |
| 14 November 2014 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | — | — |
| 15 November 2014 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | — | — |
| 16 November 2014 | Stavanger | Sørmarka Arena | — | — | |
| 19 November 2014 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy | — | — |
| 20 November 2014 | Montpellier | Park&Suites Arena | — | — | |
| 22 November 2014 | Lille | Zénith de Lille | — | — | |
| 24 November 2014 | Hanover | Germany | TUI Arena | 6,808 / 8,028 | $629,937 |
| 27 November 2014 | Munich | Olympiahalle | 9,341 / 9,716 | $887,076 | |
| 29 November 2014 | Nuremberg | Nuremberg Arena | 5,578 / 5,837 | $569,028 | |
| 30 November 2014 | Stuttgart | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | 7,648 / 8,043 | $736,806 | |
| 3 December 2014 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 8,587 / 10,500 | $971,668 |
| 4 December 2014 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum | 9,064 / 9,064 | $785,800 |
| 6 December 2014 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | — | — |
| 9 December 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | — | — |
| North America[6] | |||||
| 31 December 2014 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center | 16,470 / 16,470 | $3,097,229 |
| Total | 116,865 / 117,782 | $10,841,354 | |||
Personnel
edit- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Davey Johnstone – guitar, banjo, backing vocals
- Matt Bissonette – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- John Mahon – percussion, backing vocals
- Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals
- Luka Šulić – cello
- Stjepan Hauser – cello
- Lisa Stone – backing vocals
- Rose Stone – backing vocals
- Tata Vega – backing vocals
- Jean Witherspoon – backing vocals
Notes
edit- ^ The 15 June 2014 oncert in Manchester, Tennessee, at the Great Stage Park is a part of Bonnaroo Music Festival.
- ^ The 4 July 2014 concert in Calella, Spain, at the Jardin Botanico del Cap Roig is a part of the Festival Jardins de Cap Roig.
- ^ The 15 July 2014 concert in Carcassonne, France, at the Théâtre Jean-Deschamps is a part of the Festival de Carcassonne.
- ^ The 16 July 2014 concert in Lyon, France, at the Theatre Romain Fourviere is a part of the Les Nuits de Fourvière.
- ^ The 18 July 2014 concert in Carhaix, France, at the La Prairie de Kerampuilh is a part of the Vieilles Charrues Festival.
- ^ The 22 July 2014 concert in Regensburg, Germany, at the Schloss Thurn und Taxis is a part of the Thurn und Taxis Castle Festival.
- ^ The 23 July 2014 concert in Lorrach, Germany, at the Marktplatz Lorrach is a part of the Stimmen Festival.
- ^ The 24 July 2014 concert in Nyon, Switzerland, at the Nyon Festival Grounds is a part of the Paléo Festival.
- ^ The 26 July 2014 concert in Monte Carlo, Monaco, at the Salle des Etoiles is a part of the Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "GYBR Song-by-Song: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". Elton John. 22 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "GYBR Song-by-Song: This Song Has No Title and Grey Seal". Elton John. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Elton and the Band for Dublin, Ireland". Elton John. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^
- "Billboard Boxscore : Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "ELTON FOR AUSTRALIA IN NOVEMBER". Elton John. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "NEW BASS PLAYER FOR ELTON'S BAND". Elton John. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.