St. Louis Setlist and a few notes

By Tom Wood

Elton John Solo Tour
June 5,1999 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO
8:10PM
2 hours and 40 minutes

This was my fifth and I can easily say most enjoyed Elton John concert. It was a fantasy concert come true for me. Not that I don't love Elton rocking with his band but personally I think that solo makes Elton's music shine the brightest. I loved hearing every note so clearly. The acoustics were not an issue as the concert was in a partially covered amphitheatre with no echo. It was wave after wave of musical pleasure.

This musician is a treasure!

TW

Set List with my personal notes

1. Your Song *Perfect start for the evening
2. Skyline Pigeon
3. The Greatest Discovery *The piano in this was gorgeous
4. Border Song
5. Talking Old Soldiers *Soulful,close to studio version
6. Daniel
7. Honky Cat *Ended with a piano boogie improv
8. Rocket Man *Extended piano ending
9. Sacrifice *Beautiful
10. Better Off Dead
11. Blessed *Unexpected great surprise
12. I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
13. Ticking *This was an intense highlight for me
14. Carla Etude *This lovely piano tune transitioned into a long intro into the next song, Tonight
15. Tonight *One of the finest songs of the evening for me
16. I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
17. The One *This one's always great
18. Blue Eyes
19. Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatter's *Wow, really moving
20. Take Me To The Pilot *Started with a long piano improv that only twice touched on a recognizable melody from the song. Eventually launched into the song. More boogie throughout
21. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
22. Levon *Soulful and solid
23. Crocodile Rock *Let the audience sing the la/la/la/la/la part.
24. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
    
    E N C O R E
25. Circle Of Life *Sung with power
26. Bennie And The Jets
    
    S E C O N D E N C O R E
27. The Last Song *Short,sweet and touching

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