Tour by Elton John | |
Start date | 17 April 2002 |
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End date | 30 April 2002 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 11 |
Elton John concert chronology |
A Journey Through Time was a 2002 concert tour by Elton John. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
This is the eleventh tour of Australia by Elton John. The tour completely sold out. [6]
Date [7] | City | Country | Venue |
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Oceania | |||
17 April 2002 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
19 April 2002 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | |
20 April 2002 | |||
23 April 2002 | Boondall | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | |
24 April 2002 | |||
25 April 2002 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
26 April 2002 | |||
27 April 2002 | |||
28 April 2002 | Melbourne | Melbourne Entertainment Centre | |
29 April 2002 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | |
30 April 2002 |
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" is the final track on Elton John's 2001 album Songs from the West Coast. Written by John and Bernie Taupin, the song's lyrics detail John's fame being over and his coming to terms with getting older but still keep touring and giving great performances around the world. It was released as the second single from the album and reached No. 24 in the UK Singles chart and was a Top 10 Adult Contemporary chart hit in the US. The song was less successful in the Netherlands, reaching only at No. 83.
Elton John and his band set out on The One Tour just under a month prior to the album's release. The album proved a big success as did the world tour which lasted for two years.
After the huge success of the previous year's Face to Face concerts Billy Joel and Elton John set out on the road again. They only reunited for twelve concerts visiting both the United States and Canada. They played from California down to Florida covering eight states and also Toronto.
On the back of the success of the album, Made in England, Elton John went out on tour to promote it. The 1995 leg of the tour covered fifteen European countries, but strangely missing out John's homeland of the United Kingdom. John with his band then crossed the Atlantic Ocean for an extensive tour of the United States, playing forty-two concerts in just under three months, including seven sold out concerts at New York City's legendary Madison Square Garden, which has become a staple venue for any Elton John tour.
Riding on the success of their previous two tours, Elton John and Billy Joel once again hit the stadiums in 1998. The production had previously only toured the United States and Canada, but this time they visited Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe, avoiding any North American cities.
The Tour De Force was a concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John. The tour consisted in 26 shows scheduled in Australia accompanied by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Breaking Hearts Tour was the North American leg of the Elton John Breaking Hearts Tour. The European leg was dubbed "European Express". The tour started on 17 August 1984, at Tempe, Arizona. It included five sold-out concerts in New York City performed at Madison Square Garden.
An Evening with Elton John was a 1999 solo concert tour by Elton John.
The Medusa Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that lasted from 1999 to 2000. The tour was a continuation of the previous tour, An Evening with Elton John. The tour started on 23 September 1999 in Jacksonville, Florida and came to an end on 10 December 2000 in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Stately Home Tour was a 2000 concert tour by Elton John. After completing the Medusa Tour, Elton decided to tour some of the stately homes of Europe, mainly covering England and Germany. The tour started on 27 May 2000 in Bedfordshire and ended on 30 July 2000 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In the winter of 2001, Elton John and Billy Joel toured with their Face to Face concert series. The tour started in Honolulu, Hawaii. The first leg of the tour closed at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada on 17 and 18 February.
The Captain and the Kid Tour was a concert tour by Elton John which lasted from September 2006 until January 2008. The tour was to promote the album of the same name.
Face to Face 2009 was a 2009 concert tour by Elton John and Billy Joel, their first concert tour together in 7 years since Face to Face 2003. The tour originally consisted of four legs throughout the year. The last leg, in fall 2009, was cancelled due to an E. coli infection that John had picked up.
Songs from the West Coast Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place between 2001 and 2002 to promote John's latest album at that time, Songs from the West Coast.
The 2006 European Tour was a concert tour by Elton John. After completing a string of dates in Las Vegas with the Red Piano shows Elton and the band travelled tour Europe.
The 2004 Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place in 2004 covering three continents, fourteen countries and twenty-nine cities.
Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live was a concert tour by Elton John which lasted for three years from 2007 to 2010.
The Greatest Hits Tour was a concert tour by Elton John. The tour started in February 2011 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and has visited the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australasia. The tour placed ninth on Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tours (Mid-Year)", earning over $40 million with 57 shows.
The Louder Than Concorde Tour was a concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 10th studio album Rock of the Westies. the tour included two legs and a total of 62 shows.
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