An Evening with Elton John

An Evening with Elton John
Tour by Elton John
Location	North America • Europe
Start date	19 February 1999
End date	20 November 1999
Legs	5
No. of shows	51 in total
Elton John concert chronology
	; Face to Face 1998; (1998); ; An Evening with Elton John; (1999); ; Medusa Tour; (1999–2000);

An Evening with Elton John was a 1999 solo concert tour by Elton John.

After returning to full-time touring in 1997 John had focused his attention on touring with his band and touring with Billy Joel.^[1]^[2] This was the first time since returning to touring that John had performed a solo concert.

The tour started on 19 February 1999 in Roanoke, Virginia and ended on 20 November 1999 in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[3]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America (first leg)
19 February 1999	Roanoke	United States	Roanoke Civic Center
20 February 1999	Chattanooga		UTC Arena
23 February 1999	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
26 February 1999	Fort Myers		TECO Arena
27 February 1999	Gainesville		O'Connell Center
2 March 1999	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center
5 March 1999	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
6 March 1999	Iowa City		Carver–Hawkeye Arena
9 March 1999	Nashville		Nashville Arena
10 March 1999	Carbondale		SIU Arena
12 March 1999^[4]	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
13 March 1999	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
16 March 1999	Jackson		Mississippi Coliseum
17 March 1999	Lafayette		Cajundome
19 March 1999	Huntsville		Von Braun Center
North America (second leg)
21 May 1999^[5]	Bakersfield	United States	Centennial Garden
22 May 1999	Fresno		Selland Arena
25 May 1999	Portland		Rose Garden
27 May 1999	Seattle		KeyArena
29 May 1999^[6]	Spokane		Spokane Arena
30 May 1999	Boise		BSU Pavilion
1 June 1999	Laramie		Arena-Auditorium
4 June 1999	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
5 June 1999	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
6 June 1999	Mansfield		Tweeter Center
8 June 1999	Fort Wayne		War Memorial Coliseum
9 June 1999	Fairborn		Nutter Center
11 June 1999	Burgettstown		Star Lake Amphitheater
12 June 1999	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
15 June 1999	Hamilton	Canada	Copps Coliseum
16 June 1999^[7]	Rochester	United States	Blue Cross Arena
18 June 1999	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
19 June 1999	Providence		Providence Civic Center
Europe (first leg)
25 June 1999	Ludwigslust	Germany	Schlossberg
26 June 1999	Halle		Gerry Weber Stadion
29 June 1999	Dresden		Theaterplatz
2 July 1999	Lucca	Italy	Piazza Napoleone
Europe (second leg)
29 August 1999	Leeds	England	Harewood House
30 August 1999	Leeds	England	Harewood House
1 September 1999	Pontevedra	Spain	Plaza De Toros
4 September 1999	Kent	England	Leeds Castle
5 September 1999
6 September 1999
North America (third leg)
5 October 1999	Asheville	United States	Asheville Civic Center
12 October 1999	Boston		FleetCenter
15 October 1999^[8]	New York City		Madison Square Garden
16 October 1999	New York City		Madison Square Garden
5 November 1999	Madison		Kohl Center
12 November 1999	Chicago		Arie Crown Theater
13 November 1999	South Bend		Joyce Center
15 November 1999	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
17 November 1999	Calgary		Canadian Airlines Saddledome
18 November 1999	Edmonton		Skyreach Centre
20 November 1999	Vancouver		General Motors Place

Setlists

Standard Early North American setlist

Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Talking Old Soldiers
Daniel
Honky Cat
Come Down in Time
Sacrifice
Better Off Dead
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Ticking
Carla/Etude
Tonight
I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That
The One
Written in the Stars
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Take Me to the Pilot
Friends
Recover Your Soul
I Only Want to Be with You
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Blue Eyes
Levon
Crocodile Rock
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Circle of Life
Bennie and the Jets
The Last Song

Standard Early European setlist

Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Live Like Horses
Daniel
Honky Cat
Rocket Man
Sacrifice
Better Off Dead
House
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Ticking
Carla/Etude
Tonight
I Don't Want to Go On with You Like That
The One
Blue Eyes
Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters
Take Me to the Pilot
Crocodile Rock
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Circle of Life
Bennie and the Jets
Candle In The Wind

Standard North American setlist

Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Harmony
Daniel
Honky Cat
Rocket Man
Tiny Dancer
Better Off Dead
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton's Song
Sweet Painted Lady
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Ticking
Carla/Etude
Tonight
Burn Down the Mission
The One
Blue Eyes
Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
Take Me to the Pilot
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Crocodile Rock
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Bennie and the Jets
Candle in the Wind

Standard European setlist

Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
The Greatest Discovery
Talking Old Soldiers
Border Song
Daniel
Honky Cat
Rocket Man
Sacrifice
Better Off Dead
House
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Ticking
Carla/Etude
Tonight
I Don't Want to Go On with You Like That
The One
Blue Eyes
Song For Guy
Take Me to the Pilot
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Crocodile Rock
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Circle of Life
Bennie and the Jets
Candle In The Wind

References

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