Elton John 1970 World Tour

The first time Elton John toured was in 1970 to support his second album Elton John. The first leg focused around the London area excluding the last two nights of the tour.

Elton John 1970 World Tour

Debut tour by Elton John
Location	Europe North America
Associated album	Elton John
Start date	25 March 1970 (1970-03-25)
End date	20 December 1970 (1970-12-20)
Legs	5
No. of shows	54
Elton John concert chronology

Elton, Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray then crossed over to North America where they were booked to play six nights at the Troubadour Club which proved Elton to be a success and brought him to the attention of the American public.

Elton's short residency at The Troubadour attracted several famous visitors including Elton's idol Leon Russell. Bob Dylan also visited Elton John and Bernie Taupin backstage before one of the performances. The first performance was introduced by Neil Diamond.

Following the success of the shows at The Troubadour Elton embarked on his first major tour of the United States starting on 29 October 1970 and ending on 4 December 1970. One show at the A&R Studios in New York City was recorded and later released as 17-11-70.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
25 March 1970	London	England	Revolution Club
7 April 1970			Roundhouse
21 April 1970
7 May 1970
9 May 1970	Slough		Slough College
30 May 1970	Birmingham		Mothers
5 June 1970	London		Marquee Club
6 June 1970
17 June 1970			Lyceum Theatre
19 June 1970	Mantorp	Sweden	Mantorp Park
21 June 1970	London	England	Roundhouse
26 June 1970	Twickenham		St. Mary's College
3 July 1970	London		Hampstead Country Club
4 July 1970			The Speakeasy Club
11 July 1970	Knokke	Belgium	Knokke Casino
13 August 1970	London	England	Playhouse Theatre
14 August 1970	Barkisland		Jazz, Folk & Blues Festival
North America
25 August 1970	Los Angeles	United States	Troubadour
26 August 1970
27 August 1970
28 August 1970
29 August 1970
30 August 1970
1 September 1970	San Francisco		Troubadour North
2 September 1970
3 September 1970
4 September 1970
5 September 1970
6 September 1970
10 September 1970	New York City		Playboy Club
11 September 1970	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
12 September 1970
Support Act for Fotheringay
2 October 1970	London	England	Royal Albert Hall
North America
29 October 1970	Boston	United States	Boston Tea Party
30 October 1970
31 October 1970
6 November 1970	Philadelphia		Electric Factory
7 November 1970
8 November 1970	Owings Mills		Painters Mill Music Fair
12 November 1970	San Francisco		Fillmore West
13 November 1970
14 November 1970
15 November 1970	Santa Monica		Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
20 November 1970	New York City		Fillmore East
21 November 1970
22 November 1970	Bridgeport		University of Bridgeport
23 November 1970	Glassboro		Glassboro State College
25 November 1970	Chicago		Auditorium Theatre
26 November 1970	Cleveland		Music Hall
27 November 1970	Detroit		Eastown Theatre
28 November 1970
29 November 1970	Minneapolis		Guthrie Theater
1 December 1970	Fulton		Champ Auditorium
4 December 1970	Anaheim		Anaheim Convention Center
5 December 1970	San Bernardino		Swing Auditorium
6 December 1970	Los Angeles		Royce Hall
Europe
20 December 1970	London	England	Roundhouse

Setlist

Standard UK setlist

1. "Your Song"
2. "Border Song"
3. "Sixty Years On"
4. "Take Me to the Pilot"
5. "Greatest Discovery"
6. "I Need You to Turn To"
7. "Burn Down the Mission"

Standard US setlist

1. "Bad Side of the Moon"
2. "Country Comfort"
3. "Can I Put You On"
4. "Border Song"
5. "Amoreena"
6. "Take Me to the Pilot"
7. "Sixty Years On"
8. "Honky Tonk Women"
9. "Burn Down the Mission"/"My Baby Left Me"/"Get Back"
10. "Give Peace a Chance"/"Wanna Take You Higher"
11. Your Song"

A&R Studios (17-11-70) setlist

1. "I Need You to Turn to"
2. "Your Song"
3. "Country Comfort"
4. "Border Song"
5. "Indian Sunset"
6. "Amoreena"
7. "Bad Side of the Moon"
8. "Take Me to the Pilot"
9. "Sixty Years On"
10. "Honky Tonk Women"
11. "Can I Put You On"
12. "Burn Down the Mission"
13. "My Father's Gun"

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