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On this day, 3 June 1976, rock superstar Elton John played the first of two nights at Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre on his Louder Than Concorde tour, with the Cardiff gigs being the last two dates in the UK.
The tour was in support of his 10th studio album Rock of the Westies. the tour included two legs and a total of 62 shows.
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.
Setlist
Grow Some Funk of Your Own
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Island Girl
Rocket Man
Hercules
Bennie and the Jets
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Love Song (Lesley Duncan cover)
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (The Beatles cover)
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Empty Sky
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
I've Got the Music in Me (Kiki Dee cover)
Philadelphia Freedom
We All Fall in Love Sometimes
Curtains
Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
Encore:
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Your Song
Pinball Wizard (The Who cover)
Tour band
Elton John – lead vocals, piano
Davey Johnstone – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Caleb Quaye – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar, backing vocals
Roger Pope – drums
James Newton Howard – keyboards, electric piano, synthesizer
Ray Cooper – percussion
Cindy Bullens – backing vocals
Jon Joyce – backing vocals
Ken Gold – backing vocals
