Elton John Newcastle City Hall 1982
This tour was to promote Elton’s Jump Up album, which was his 16th studio album. The tour started with two nights at Newcastle City Hall, and finished with sixteen consecutive performances at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. By this point in his career Elton was a true megastar; his recent hit at the time was “Blue Eyes”.
Setlist: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding; All the Girls Love Alice; Someone Saved My Life Tonight; Better Off Dead; Ball and Chain; Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny); Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; The Bitch Is Back; Pinball Wizard; Ticking; Elton’s Song;
Chloe; Where to Now St. Peter?; Where Have All the Good Times Gone?; Rocket Man; Bennie and the Jets; Teacher I Need You; Dear John; Your Song. Encore: Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting; Daniel; Crocodile Rock
27 Jun
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