Wonderful Crazy Night Tour

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Wonderful Crazy Night Tour
Tour by Elton John
Wonderful Crazy Night Tour poster.png
Promotional poster
Associated album Wonderful Crazy Night
Start date13 January 2016
End date1 July 2018
Legs11
No. of shows136
Elton John concert chronology

Wonderful Crazy Night Tour was a concert tour by English musician Elton John taking place in Europe, North America, South America and Australia from 2016 to 2018. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

On 20 October 2015, John's Official Website announced concerts taking place in Lincoln, Leicester and Exeter in the summer of 2016 under the banner of the Wonderful Crazy Night Tour in support of John's upcoming 32nd studio album. [3] The previous day two intimate shows were announced in Paris. [4] The poster for the two intimate Paris concerts effectively leaked information, including cover art and release dates for John's upcoming album before any official announcement was made. [5] On 27 October 2015 five concerts were announced, taking place in Germany, directly before John's concerts in the United Kingdom.

Set list

This set list is representative of the concert in Berlin, Germany on 7 July 2017. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "The Bitch Is Back"
  2. "Bennie and the Jets"
  3. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  4. "Daniel"
  5. "Looking Up"
  6. "A Good Heart"
  7. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  8. "I Want Love"
  9. "Tiny Dancer"
  10. "Levon"
  11. "Rocket Man"
  12. "Have Mercy on the Criminal"
  13. "Your Song"
  14. "Burn Down the Mission"
  15. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
  16. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  17. "I'm Still Standing"
  18. "Crocodile Rock"
  19. "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n Roll)"
  20. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Encore
  1. "Candle in the Wind"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox Office
North America [lower-alpha 1] [6]
13 January 2016 Los Angeles United States Wiltern Theatre
Europe [lower-alpha 1] [7]
5 February 2016 Paris France L'Olympia
6 February 2016
7 February 2016
North America [8]
9 March 2016 Estero United States Germain Arena 7,296 / 7,476$845,293
11 March 2016 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center 5,657 / 5,918$625,494
12 March 2016 Chattanooga McKenzie Arena 10,094 / 10,715$787,275
15 March 2016 Mobile Mobile Civic Center 9,227 / 9,459$747,986
16 March 2016 Columbus Columbus Civic Center 9,064 / 9,415$836,790
18 March 2016 Roanoke Berglund Center 8,482 / 9,174$664,918
19 March 2016 Charlottesville John Paul Jones Arena 12,818 / 13,166$1,102,888
22 March 2016 Youngstown Covelli Centre 6,979 / 7,231$712,200
23 March 2016 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena 11,270 / 11,508$1,044,749
Middle East [9]
26 May 2016 Tel Aviv Israel Yarkon Park
Europe [10]
28 May 2016 Saint Petersburg Russia Ice Palace
30 May 2016 Moscow Crocus City Hall
3 June 2016 Uelzen Germany Almased Arena8,976 / 9,229$714,341
4 June 2016 Erfurt Domplatz Erfurt 9,266 / 9,311$712,200
5 June 2016 Rastatt Ehrenhof der Barockresidenz
7 June 2016 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt 6,258 / 6,656$615,983
8 June 2016 Krefeld König Palast 5,416 / 5,775$490,661
10 June 2016 Lincoln England Lincolnshire Showground
11 June 2016 Leicester Grace Road Cricket Ground
12 June 2016 Warminster Longleat
14 June 2016 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool 9,449 / 9,986$1,099,602
18 June 2016 [lower-alpha 2] Oświęcim Poland Stadion Sportowy MOSIR
19 June 2016 Exeter England Westpoint Outdoor
25 June 2016 Edinburgh Scotland Meadowbank Stadium
26 June 2016 [lower-alpha 3] Woodstock England Blenheim Palace
30 June 2016 Ålesund Norway Color Line Stadion
1 July 2016 Trondheim Sverresborg Arena
2 July 2016
4 July 2016 Aarhus Denmark Mindeparken
6 July 2016 [lower-alpha 4] Henley-on-Thames EnglandRiver Thames Floating Stage
8 July 2016 [lower-alpha 5] Argelès-sur-Mer France Parc de Valmy
9 July 2016 [lower-alpha 6] Aix-les-Bains Lac du Bourget
10 July 2016 [lower-alpha 7] Albi Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi
12 July 2016 Pompeii Italy Amphitheatre of Pompeii 1,723 / 2,100$300,713
14 July 2016 [lower-alpha 8] Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal Praia do Cabedelo
15 July 2016 Barolo ItalyPiazza Colbert6,476 / 8,100$374,165
16 July 2016 Piazzola sul Brenta Anfiteatro Camerini7,664 / 7,664$576,943
9 September 2016 [lower-alpha 9] Antalya Turkey Antalya Kır Aktivite Alanı
11 September 2016 [lower-alpha 10] London England Hyde Park
18 September 2016 [lower-alpha 11] The Roundhouse
North America [11]
21 September 2016 Savannah United States Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena 6,931 / 7,165$869,645
23 September 2016 Hershey Giant Center 10,921 / 11,322$1,176,609
24 September 2016 Wilkes-Barre Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza 9,071 / 9,375$934,208
27 September 2016 Allentown PPL Center 9,270 / 9,550$1,036,850
28 September 2016 Toledo Huntington Center 8,242 / 8,477$1,017,789
29 September 2016 London Canada Budweiser Gardens 9,766 / 9,766$1,126,439
5 October 2016 Baton Rouge United States River Center Arena 10,152 / 10,414$870,543
7 October 2016 Hidalgo State Farm Arena 6,742 / 6,899$670,866
8 October 2016 Corpus Christi American Bank Center Arena 8,510 / 8,728$747,778
Europe [12]
9 November 2016 Merksem Belgium Lotto Arena 5,517 / 5,842$537,470
10 November 2016 Malmö Sweden Malmö Arena
12 November 2016 Linköping Saab Arena
14 November 2016 Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena
15 November 2016 Riga Latvia Arena Riga
18 November 2016 Bremen Germany ÖVB Arena 7,836 / 8,314$749,994
19 November 2016 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena 5,517 / 5,842$537,470
22 November 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 11,952 / 11,952$681,588
24 November 2016 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
25 November 2016 Munich Germany Olympiahalle 11,196 / 11,665$967,443
26 November 2016 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
29 November 2016 Clermont-Ferrand France Zénith d'Auvergne
2 December 2016 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena Belfast
3 December 2016 Newcastle England Metro Radio Arena 8,861 / 9,172$665,656
5 December 2016 Rouen France Zénith de Rouen
8 December 2016 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 9,500 / 9,500$1,067,597
9 December 2016 Toulon France Zénith Oméga de Toulon
11 December 2016 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena
North America [13]
4 March 2017 Eugene United States Matthew Knight Arena 11,885 / 12,210$1,152,210
5 March 2017 Spokane Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 10,962 / 10,962$952,863
7 March 2017 Bozeman Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 7,345 / 7,345$756,658
8 March 2017 Missoula Adams Center 6,385 / 6,755$816,605
11 March 2017 Victoria Canada Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
12 March 2017
15 March 2017 Casper United States Casper Events Center 6,210 / 6,210$556,445
16 March 2017 Colorado Springs Broadmoor World Arena 9,081 / 9,081$1,110,819
21 March 2017 Tucson Tucson Arena 8,199 / 8,199$984,951
22 March 2017 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum 10,864 / 10,864$927,988
23 March 2017 El Paso Don Haskins Center 11,618 / 11,894$1,058,979
South America [lower-alpha 12] [14]
31 March 2017 Curitiba Brazil Pedreira Paulo Leminski 11,080 / 24,960$1,342,402
1 April 2017 Rio de Janeiro Praça da Apoteose 14,253 / 35,560$1,289,983
4 April 2017 Porto Alegre Anfiteatro do Beira Rio 17,987 / 24,877$1,813,591
6 April 2017 São Paulo Allianz Parque 39,926 / 45,774$4,139,104
10 April 2017 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena 10,110 / 11,404$1,209,685
Europe [15]
3 June 2017LondonEngland Twickenham Stoop
4 June 2017 Derby 3aaa County Ground
7 June 2017 Birmingham Genting Arena 7,285 / 10,829$815,148
8 June 2017 Leeds First Direct Arena 9,345 / 10,590$897,806
10 June 2017 Blackburn Ewood Park
11 June 2017 Peterborough ABAX Stadium
13 June 2017 Kirchberg Luxembourg d'Coque
15 June 2017 Sønderborg DenmarkMølleparken
17 June 2017 Ipswich England Portman Road
18 June 2017 Widnes Select Security Stadium
20 June 2017 [lower-alpha 13] Cork Ireland The Docklands
24 June 2017 Airdrie Scotland Excelsior Stadium
25 June 2017 [lower-alpha 14] Nantes France Zénith de Nantes Métropole
27 June 2017 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 9,376 / 11,000$789,491
29 June 2017 Kristiansand NorwayScandic Kristiansand Bystranda
30 June 2017 Hamar Hamar Stortorget
2 July 2017 Stockholm Sweden Gröna Lund Tivoli
5 July 2017 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena 9,448 / 9,448$782,937
7 July 2017 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena 11,226 / 12,039$896,966
9 July 2017 Sopot Poland Opera Leśna
12 July 2017 [lower-alpha 15] ZürichSwitzerlandDolder Kunsteisbahn
14 July 2017 Mantua Italy Piazza Sordello 7,232 / 8,000$626,700
15 July 2017 Klagenfurt Austria Wörthersee Stadion
16 July 2017 Oberösterreich Burg Clam
18 July 2017 Las Palmas Spain Gran Canaria Arena
20 July 2017 [lower-alpha 16] Marbella Nagüeles Quarry Amphitheatre
Oceania
22 September 2017 Mackay Australia BB Print Stadium Mackay 14,231 / 14,675$1,788,024
24 September 2017 Wollongong WIN Stadium 20,285 / 21,455$2,458,286
27 September 2017 Hobart Derwent Entertainment Centre 9,738 / 10,322$1,618,603
28 September 2017
30 September 2017 Cairns Cazaly's Stadium 21,986 / 25,000$2,617,682
1 October 2017 [lower-alpha 17] Yarra Valley Rochford Wines Yarra Valley
North America
10 November 2017 Moline United States iWireless Center 11,050 / 11,141$1,113,041
11 November 2017 Evansville Ford Center 10,319 / 10,319$1,058,661
14 November 2017 Kingston Canada Rogers K-Rock Centre 6,440 / 6,440$844,471
15 November 2017 St. Catharines Meridian Centre 6,455 / 6,455$856,449
17 November 2017 Portland United States Cross Insurance Arena 7,806 / 7,983$1,000,087
18 November 2017 Bangor Cross Insurance Center 6,873 / 6,975$1,018,613
Eurasia
1 December 2017ParisFrance AccorHotels Arena 12,839 / 14,459$1,951,518
3 December 2017 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
5 December 2017 [lower-alpha 18] Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena 10,197 / 10,646$1,014,484
6 December 2017 Monte Carlo Monaco Grimaldi Forum
8 December 2017 [lower-alpha 19] Dubai United Arab Emirates Autism Rocks Amphitheatre
10 December 2017 Beirut Lebanon Forum de Beyrouth
12 December 2017 Toulouse France Zénith de Toulouse
14 December 2017MoscowRussiaCrocus City Hall
16 December 2017 Friedrichshafen Germany Rothaus Halle A1 7,119 / 7,183$764,407
30 June 2018 [lower-alpha 20] Shekvetili Georgia Black Sea Arena
1 July 2018 [lower-alpha 20]
TOTAL651,254 / 727,920
(89.47%)
$66,935,803

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
8 April 2017 Buenos Aires Argentina Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo Poor weather
22 April 2017 Bakersfield United States Rabobank Arena Originally scheduled for 18 March 2017, but postponed to 22 April 2017 due to John's illness, then cancelled due to John's hospitalisation. [20] [21]

Personnel

Notes

  1. 1 2 Part of album launch concert series.
  2. The 18 June 2016 concert in Oświęcim is a part of Life Festival Oświęcim.
  3. The 26 June 2016 concert in Woodstock is a part of Nocturne Festival.
  4. The 6 July 2016 concert in Henley-on-Thames is a part of Henley Festival.
  5. The 8 July 2016 concert in Argelès-sur-Mer is a part of Les Déferlantes d'Argelès.
  6. The 9 July 2016 concert in Aix-les-Bains is a part of Musilac Music Festival.
  7. The 10 July 2016 concert in Albi is a part of Festival Pause Guitare.
  8. The 14 July 2016 concert in Porto is a part of Festival Marés Vivas.
  9. The 9 September 2016 concert in Antalya is a part of Expo 2016.
  10. The 11 September 2016 concert in London is a part of BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park.
  11. The 18 September 2016 concert in London is a part of the Apple Music Festival.
  12. Co-headlined with James Taylor.
  13. The 20 June 2017 concert in Cork is a part of Live at the Marquee.
  14. The 25 June 2017 concert in Nantes was originally scheduled for 6 December 2016.
  15. The 12 July 2017 concert in Zürich is a part of Live at Sunset.
  16. The 20 July 2017 concert in Marbella is a part of Starlite Festival.
  17. The 1 October 2017 concert in the Yarra Valley is a part of the A Day on the Green festival series.
  18. The 5 December 2017 concert in Hamburg was originally scheduled for 8 July 2017, but was postponed due to airspace restrictions in Hamburg around the time of the 2017 G20 Hamburg summit. [16]
  19. The 8 December 2017 concert in Dubai was originally scheduled for 15 December 2016, but was postponed to 20 January 2017 due to John catching flu. [17] The concert was rescheduled for a second time due to John undergoing a medical procedure. [18]
  20. 1 2 The 30 June and 1 July 2018 concerts at the Black Sea Arena in Shekvetili, Georgia were originally scheduled for 16 and 17 September 2016, but were postponed due to Davey Johnstone's illness. [19]

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