Songs_from_the_West_Coast_Tour

Songs from the West Coast Tour

Songs from the West Coast Tour

2001–02 concert tour by Elton John

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.

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The 2001 leg visited Canada, the United States, Mexico and Japan.[1] It was the first time Elton John had visited Japan since 1998 Face to Face.[2][3] It was also the first time Elton John visited Mexico since The One Tour in 1992.[4][5]

It was the first tour for Nigel Olsson to play drums for the Elton John Band since 1984's Breaking Hearts Tour.

The tour continued in 2002 after Face to Face 2002 and a tour of Australia. The tour started in Benidorm, Spain[6] and came to a close in Birmingham, England on 15 December.

Setlists

Standard 2001 setlist
  1. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
  2. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
  3. Bennie And The Jets
  4. Philadelphia Freedom
  5. Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
  6. The Wasteland
  7. Rocket Man
  8. Daniel
  9. Roy Rogers
  10. Mansfield
  11. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
  12. I Want Love
  13. Birds
  14. Country Comfort
  15. Take Me to the Pilot
  16. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  17. Holiday Inn
  18. American Triangle
  19. Original Sin
  20. Levon
  21. I'm Still Standing
  22. The Bitch is Back
  23. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
  24. Believe
  25. Crocodile Rock
  26. Your Song
  27. Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me[7]
Standard 2002 setlist
  1. Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
  2. Bennie And The Jets
  3. Daniel
  4. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
  5. Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
  6. Philadelphia Freedom
  7. The Wasteland
  8. Rocket Man
  9. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
  10. I Want Love
  11. This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
  12. Take Me to the Pilot
  13. Sacrifice
  14. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  15. Oh My Sweet Carolina (Ryan Adams cover)
  16. American Triangle
  17. Have Mercy on the Criminal
  18. Holiday Inn
  19. Tiny Dancer
  20. Original Sin
  21. I'm Still Standing
  22. Crocodile Rock
  23. Pinball Wizard
  24. Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me
  25. Your Song[8]

Tour dates

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References

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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
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    Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
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    keypublishing.co.uk, Retrieved 9 September 2011
  7. [7]
    "Elton John - Live in Cleveland (October 5th, 2001) Soundboard Recording". Retrieved 10 February 2022 – via YouTube.
  8. [8]
    "Elton John - 2002/07/02 - Live in Birmingham, UK (Full Concert) Soundboard Recording". Retrieved 10 February 2022 – via YouTube.
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    MTV.com, Retrieved 10 September 2011
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    webrabbit.netfirms.com, Retrieved 10 September 2011

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