In 1979, Elton John toured Israel and the USSR with Ray Cooper .[ 1] The duo proved successful and they performed concerts together a total of 234 times in ten of the years between 1977 and 2012.[ 2]
List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours Start date 2 May 1977 End date 29 March 2012 Legs 10 No. of shows5 in 1977 117 in 1979 1 in 1990 20 in 1993 29 in 1994 16 in 1995 7 in 2009 31 in 2010 4 in 2011 4 in 2012 234 in total
Date
City
Country
Venue
Europe [ 3]
2 May 1977
London
England
Rainbow Theatre
3 May 1977
4 May 1977
5 May 1977
6 May 1977
7 May 1977
Your Song
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Daniel
Sweet Painted Lady
Rocket Man
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Candle in the Wind
Roy Rogers
Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future)
Cage the Songbird
Where to Now St. Peter?
Ticking
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Take Me to the Pilot
Funeral for a Friend/Tonight
Better Off Dead
Idol
I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)
I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Crazy Water
Bennie and the Jets
Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
Goodbye
Your Song
Sixty Years On
Daniel
Skyline Pigeon
Take Me to the Pilot
Rocket Man
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Roy Rogers
Candle in the Wind
Ego
Where to Now St. Peter?
He'll Have to Go
Elton's Song
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Better Off Dead
Idol
I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
Funeral for a Friend / Tonight
I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)
Bennie and the Jets
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Mamma Can't Buy You Love
Part-Time Love
Crazy Water
Song for Guy
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting/Pinball Wizard
Medley:
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
I Saw Her Standing There
Twist and Shout
Crocodile Rock
Back in the U.S.S.A.
Crocodile Rock/Back in the USSR
Daniel
Tonight
Philadelphia Freedom
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Bennie and the Jets
Candle in the Wind
Your Song
Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
Sixty Years On
I Need You to Turn To
The Greatest Discovery
Talking Old Soldiers
Sacrifice
I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
A Woman's Needs
Where to Now St. Peter
The North
The One
Funeral for a Friend/Tonight
Better Off Dead
Idol
Levon
Indian Sunset
I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
Take Me to the Pilot
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Crazy Water
We All Fall in Love Sometimes
Curtains
Crocodile Rock
Bennie and the Jets
Pinball Wizard
Candle in the Wind
Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
Sixty Years On
I Need You to Turn To
The Greatest Discovery
Talking Old Soldiers
Ticking
I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Believe
Live Like Horses
Where to Now St. Peter?
Sacrifice
The One
The Last Song
Funeral for a Friend/Tonight
Better Off Dead
Idol
Levon
Indian Sunset
I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
Daniel
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Take Me to the Pilot
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Crocodile Rock
Bennie and the Jets
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
Sixty Years On
The Greatest Discovery
Talking Old Soldiers
Ticking
I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Believe
Live Like Horses
Sacrifice
The One
The Last Song
Funeral for a Friend / Tonight
Better Off Dead
Idol
Levon
Indian Sunset
Daniel
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Take Me to the Pilot
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Bennie and the Jets
Candle in the Wind
The One
Sixty Years On
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes
The Emperor's New Clothes
Weight of the World
Rocket Man
American Triangle
Skyline Pigeon
Nikita
Tiny Dancer
Original Sin
Your Song
Funeral for a Friend/Tonight
Better Off Dead
Come Down in Time
Levon
Indian Sunset
I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
Daniel
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Take Me to the Pilot
Carla/Etude
Blessed
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Honky Cat
Crazy Water
Encore
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
23 March 2010
Bloemfontein , South Africa
Free State University Cricket Oval
Cancelled
24 March 2010
Durban , South Africa
ICC Arena
Cancelled
23 September 2010
Politeama
Catanzaro, Italy
Postponed to June 2011
17 December 2010
Zenith de Dijon
Dijon, France
Rescheduled to 4 February 2011
18 December 2010
Zenith de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Rescheduled to 5 February 2011
19 December 2010
SEG Geneva Arena
Geneva, Switzerland
Rescheduled to 3 February 2011
The One
Sixty Years On
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes
When Love is Dying
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Rocket Man
Nikita
Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)
Tiny Dancer
Philadelphia Freedom
Your Song
Funeral for a Friend/Tonight
Better Off Dead
Levon
Gone to Shiloh
Indian Sunset
I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
Daniel
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Take Me to the Pilot
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Bennie and the Jets
Crazy Water
Encore
Candle in the Wind
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
26 January 2011
Stade Couvert Regional
Liévin, France
Rescheduled to 24 May 2011
3 February 2011
SEG Geneva Arena
Geneva, Switzerland
Rescheduled to 26 May 2011
4 February 2011
Zénith de Dijon
Dijon, France
Rescheduled to 27 May 2011
5 February 2011
Zénith de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Rescheduled to 28 May 2011
24 May 2011
Stade Couvert Regional
Liévin, France
Cancelled
The One
Sixty Years On
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes
When Love is Dying
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Rocket Man
Nikita
Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)
Tiny Dancer
Philadelphia Freedom
Your Song
Funeral for a Friend/Tonight
Better Off Dead
Levon
Gone to Shiloh
Indian Sunset
I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself
Daniel
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Take Me to the Pilot
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Bennie and the Jets
Crazy Water
Encore
Candle in the Wind
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival"
B This concert was a part of "Døgnvill Vinter Festival"
2 & 3 March 2012 – Mexico City, Mexico
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"The One"
"Sixty Years On"
"The Greatest Discovery"
"Border Song"
"Your Song"
"Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes"
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
"Rocket Man"
"Nikita"
"Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)"
"Tiny Dancer"
"Philadelphia Freedom"
"I'm Still Standing"
"Funeral for a Friend/Tonight"
"Better Off Dead"
"Levon"
"Gone to Shiloh"
"Indian Sunset"
"I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself"
"Daniel"
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
"Take Me to the Pilot"
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
"Bennie and the Jets"
"Crazy Water"
Encore
"Candle in the Wind"
29 March 2012 – Dubai, UAE / 31 March 2012 – Tromsø, Norway
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"The One"
"Sixty Years On"
"The Greatest Discovery"
"Border Song"
"Your Song"
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
"Rocket Man"
"Nikita"
"Honky Cat"
"Tiny Dancer"
"Philadelphia Freedom"
"I'm Still Standing"
"Funeral for a Friend / Tonight"
"Better Off Dead"
"Levon"
"Gone to Shiloh"
"Indian Sunset"
"I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself"
"Daniel"
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
"Bennie and the Jets"
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
"Crazy Water"
Encore
"Crocodile Rock"
"Candle in the Wind"
Box office score data
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Venue
City
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
O2 World
Hamburg
5,181 / 7,266 (71%)
$376,769[ 39]
Neal S. Blaisdell Center
Honolulu
13,880 / 13,880 (100%)
$1,585,873[ 40]
Auditorio Nacional
Mexico City
18,916 / 19,274 (98%)
$1,542,640[ 41]
TOTAL
37,977 / 40,420(91%)
$3,505,282
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