On this Day 4 June 1976, Elton John

On this Day 4 June 1976, Elton John played the second of two dates at Cardiff's Capitol Theatre as part of his The Louder Than Concorde Tour in support of his 10th studio album Rock of the Westies. the tour included two legs and a total of 62 show. This leg of the tour, which included a midnight show in Glasgow, ended in Cardiff.

The tour concluded in mid-August with a record-breaking seven sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden. For these shows, Elton and the band shared the stage with the New York Community Choir and performed encores with Kiki Dee, Alice Cooper and the drag queen Divine. As this week was winding down, Elton notified the band that he was taking a break from touring and the group soon disbanded.

Set 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 (Lesley Duncan cover)

9. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (The Beatles cover)

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 cover)

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 cover)