Stickin' Elton

I remember when I was young, me and other child had so much fun. Not only for the Crocodile Rockin' thing, that so, but collecting stickers. Specially about soccer: the most famous football players were so much searched. First, going to the kiosk to buy stickers, with some money we used to save. Then, exchanging stickers with other collectors, trying to complete the album. Yesterday I found some of the old stickers I was referring, but, otherwise, I found one of Elton's. Inmediatily, Jack Rabbit came with the idea to looking for stickers around the world about music, and obviously, about Elton. Here we go with some of them: all treasures!!!

Spain, back on the 70s. Bimbo, famous for its loaf bread and cakes, presented all international singer stars with a collection of beautiful and colorist stickers. On Elton's, a brief bio, described the singer as a Dick James' pupil who was doctorated  in "harmony, direction and composition". It was considered the most famous pop singer of the time. On the back, "Daniel" and "Crocodile Rock" emerged as his definitive hits. A type mistake remarked Elton's year of birth in 1942 instead of 1947. Also in Spain, a "Super Musical" collection of spanish and international musicians and groups were released in the 80's by Eyder Ediciones, and presented Elton in his straw boater typical in his 1983-1984 era.

Joepie sticker cards were an interesting cards featured in an European magazine, printed in Belgium and Netherlands. They mainly featured music entertainers of the time and also a few celebrities. Elton's appeared different times. The 70s one, described Elton as the author of "Empty Sky", self titled album and "Tumbleweed Connection", it mentioned Bernie Taupin as the lyricist and gave Rocket Records then address.


Elton John wearing white winter fur coat and hat was a released by the world's leader in the published collectable sector, Panini, in Italy, Portugal and other European countries, in the early 80's, as part of a Rock and Pop album collection. Years on, in 1988, same artist with his 1987 style and dark glasses, as he followed his Wembley show after throat surgery.  On the back of each sticker, it was information related to the artist.

This one was issued in 1975, at the Captain Fantastic time, by Stig of Torino, Italy, and it was released in the British market. The collection was called "Superstars: A Top Sellers Production". The back side of the sticker read a brief bio of the artist.

What have in common Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, David Bowie, Depeche Mode or Elton John? Well, they all are stars of music and became part of the stickers album printed in Portugal, in the 80s.

Finally, two pages of the England's Soccer League, when Watford FC was in the Top. Players like Barnes, Blissett, Armstrong, Rice or Sheewood were in the unforgettable team that reached the Final Cup. Elton John featured as the Charmain, although it was no sticker about him. Graham Taylor, manager and Elton's friend, was on the first page, explaining his debut as a Grimsby Town FC player, and mentioning the rising of First League since Fourth Division.

Dolls and Recreations: Pieces Of Art

In Europe and America there's a real boom for collecting dolls. We could find: unique dolls, an expensive and single copy; also what's called the classical china copies, limited editions where after making the specified number of figures form for casting solemnly broken in front of witnesses; and the textile dolls. Precisely, in recent years become popular doll replicates. They are pieces of art. Fortunetly, Elton doesn't escape this trend. A variety of artists, amateurs or professionals, have developed their own creations. Jack Rabbit has made a journey around the world looking for those most remarkable recreations. Here are some examples.

Yaboom was a toy company that produced only celebrity musical toys. The Elton John limited edition celebrity was manufactured by Yaboom Toys in 1999. The plastic incarnation of Elton stands at 11" tall and sings "Crocodile Rock" version. Cartridge refills were made available and included Rocket Man and Daniel. A button on the doll’s stomach is pushed for it to sing. Yaboom made 5 different models of this talking doll: Elton in a red suit; Elton in an off white suite with red roses; Elton all in black with a sparkle jacket; Elton with a yellow jacket with black pants and Elton in black and white suit. Proceeds from the sales of the doll went to his aids foundation.

Elton started his BobbleHead industry in 2003, a collection made by Bobble Dobble. The multi-color Elton John bobble-head stands approx 7-8 inches tall and most of these were sold exclusively at the Elton John Store, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas during Elton's "Red Piano" appearances. We had the following figures: the Pinball Wizard with the iconic pair of boots and the unforgettable moment in the rock opera, "Tommy"; The Captain Fantastic, flying away on his magical piano, like the original 1975 album cover; Elton on his green boa; Elton with his flamboyant piano hat costume he wore on September 13, 1980 in New York City; Elton with the straw skimmer hat he wore in the 1983-84 period; and, finally the pink jacket he wore on his 50th show in his favourite place, MSG New York. One bobble head doll preceed the ones listed above. The 5 1/2" tall doll found Elton in his Dodger baseball outfit from the huge Dodger Stadium concert in 1975, the place where Elton played two sold-out concerts.

"I just can't get enough of bringing a real person to life in wool" explains Kay Petal, about their wide collection of li'l' dolls. Her specialty is in caricature art dolls, needle felted wool dolls. An average 12" Felt Alive Doll usually weighs between 3-5 oz, this is without the use of wire armatures. Some of her earliest pieces were recognized with honors in the Alaska State Fair with the rendition of Albert Einstein winning Best in Show in the Fleece and Fiber Dept. That was unbelievable since she had only started felting earlier that year: "I never knew I was artistic until I discovered needle felting", she likes to explain.

Un Món de Feltre is another way to work with felt, and it could be adapted to different type of products: brooches, keychains, magnets and what they call "Papirrachus", the personalized felt dolls. Vanessa and Tania, the creators, began with some of the best known celebrities as the Beatles, Elvis or Marilyn and, gradually, they extended the replicas to a vast collection of dolls: "We like to have characters which can be different and people continue to recognize who they are", they said.


Released in Argentina, this figurine doll by Eitileda has enjoyed a good reputation for a good quality, considerate service and reasonable price! 2.75" tall (7 cms), this miniature is made in solid resin, it's hand made in hand painted polymeric resin (colors might slightly vary from picture).


Celebrity and historical figures find a second life in these paper miniatures by people too, the collaborative efforts of russian designers Alexei Lyapunov and Lena Ehrlich. Using a range of knives, scissors, tweezers, and other tools on wire and a combination of construction and specialty papers, the team creates not only miniature furniture and figures but also entire sets for the pieces.

'Music Royalty', the Mickey Mouse statuette, was designed by Elton John. Disney had a contest of sorts and asked many celebrities to design a themed Mickey Mouse. The originals were about 6 feet tall. They all toured the country and were sold for charity. Elton John's Mickey Mouse fetched the highest of all, $62,400! Sotheby's and The Walt Disney Company concluded the celebration of Mickey Mouse's 75th anniversary by auctioning 75 statues of Mickey Mouse designed by popular celebrities and Disney legends. TivoliToo, a Minnesota-based design and sculpting studio, transformed the remaining statues for each artist.

The Magnetic Rocket by Janod is made up of 6 brightly coloured pieces that stack up and connect together by magnets. With has a moving propeller and a removable space man, little ones can slot together the tactile wooden pieces of this beautiful flying machine and zoom off in to outer space. It was presented to Elton and David and gave the toy for their son, Zachary.

Firestar Toys presents a fantastic range of creative, collectible and rare LEGO Mini-Figures. On the website, there's one of the best selections of the most populates figures you could find: from Mutant Turtles, Spiderman, Liberty Statue, Elvis Presley, characters of Star Wars series or Lord of the Rings, just to name only a few. Elton John has his own particular mini-figure, playing at a black piano.


"The Elt's eyes like stars, with his imaginery covers started to live a world of fables, aliens with boundless rhythms. The lively image where the colour of sound has born". This quote reads Stor Dubiné's website and it's his particular homage to the ones that influenced his life, his childhood idols. The 23 x 23 vinyl figure has been designed using acrylic, clay and various metals.

In honor of Elton's visit to the Green Mountain State, Essex Junction, a one-of-a-kind Sir Elton John Vermont Teddy Bear was created for the rock ‘n’ roll legend and presented to him.

I Met Elton (& part two)

Hi there! We have Stephan on the kitchen, Patrick and Anna on the dressing room, Marie Hart and her sacrified friend, Lynn waiting for Elton if he came or not, Jamesm on football and, finally, Sophiah with her hilarious and funny story about meeting Elton, just wait and see. How's Elton? Which words they exchanged? Their advices in order to meet Elton or not. Everything on the second part of the stories. Just take your sit and continue the reading! Jack Rabbit, this is your turn:

Stephan start please: "He (Elton) was dressed in one of his black overalls, which he had usually put on for the encore songs at concerts during his last (then) tours. He made a pretty relaxed impression on me and seemed to be very curious about the things to come". Awesome! "Next", continues Stephan, "I presented our 150 pages "Birthday Book" to Elton. I turned over a few pages, just to give him a glimpse of the work, but Elton virtually pulled the book out of my hands and started to flick through its pages enthusiastically himself". "He was very friendly, very easy to deal with" starts Patrick Andrey, "We were introduced by our first names and he said: "it's great to meet you". We then chatted a little and made a picture together. He even asked the photographer to make another shoot for safety. Then I offered him a little statue I comissionned, a mini-Elton which seemed to please him. He asked if he had to take it everywhere with him and I said: "Yes, of course"".

"Hi, I met Elton, many many times" debuts Sophiah Koikas, from US: "The first time I was at Universal Studio where he was performing. I saw a restaurant they were fixing up for a party after the show. I thought to myself to get a wine glass and keep it with me that later on I can walk through the door saying I stepped out for some air. I don't know what made me think of it but it worked! I met this guy who followed me after the show to the restaurant. I was behind Valerie Bertanelli, an actress who is a fan of his too. They stop me at the door and I say, I was very hot and came out for air, here's my glass and he let me in and they stopped the guy I met and he says, I'm with her and they let him in. He goes for the food table and was noticed and they finally made him leave. I saw Elton". Jamesm explains his story: "He was always very much at ease happy to talk about the game and sign any autographs. He once signed a card for my Pen Friends Mother from Lady Choc Ice. One time he had a platinum disc or "Too Low For Zero" I asked if I could hold it to which, he replied sure by for f**k sake don't drop it!". "He replied to all my cards them days" says Marie Hart with satisfaction: "After the concert at Preston Julie kept saying hurry up we have to go to catch the bus, but obviously I wasn't going to go as I'd been promosed to go backstage to see Elton. So after we had seen him we missed the last bus to home. Julie was crying, didn't know how we were going to get home, but I didn't care I'd met Elton. I ended up going to the police station they said you will have to get a taxi home! We had no money so we had to ask Julie's dad to pay it, this was after midnight, he was absolutely mad, lol".

Lynn, we are very curious, what finally happened? "Finally, the doors opens, and there is ELTON......" wow!!, what else, please? "He came in and was so gracious. He answered questions and then made his way around the room, speaking with people and posing for a quick photo. When he got around me, my heart was beating like crazy. He took my hand and I said hello to him, he asked my name, I told him, he called me by name and said it was nice to meet me, and he gave me a hug. I told him I had loved him since I was 11 years old and I couldn't remember my life without his music. He said thank you and asked how old I was. I told him, he laughed and replied: oh, you're still just a youngster! I told him I had the pleasure of speaking with Bernie Taupin several years earlier on a show called Rockline. I said to him I was so blessed at the opportunity to meet him and he said thank you for coming". Wonderful, Lynn!!! "I remember of a guy that was sitting at my table gave him a hat from the town in Alabama where he is from called Sylacauga. Elton was looking at it trying to pronounce the name. We were telling that was where Jim Nabors (the actor/singer who played Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith show) was from. He thought that was pretty neat". "When we thanked him for his hospitaly as we were leaving to attend the concert" reminds Patrick "he told us to make a lot of noise, I replied: yes we will. It was a moment of pure happiness". "Another time" continues jamesm, "Another time he appeared at a local book store to help celebrate the Centenary of the club, my friend asked  him about upcoming dates to which he replied: buy Evening Standard dear! Sure enough, that Friday advertised were the two dates he did with Eric Clapton at Wembley in the summer of 92". Wow!

Stephan go concluding your experience: "The meeting culmination was surely the presentation of a star certificate: we had named a star in the cosmos "The Elton John and Bernie Taupin". So wonderful!!! "He was shyer than I had imagined he would be but confident" remembers Lynn. "Not at all cocky, he was humble, he was taller than me, when he was speaking to me, he made me feel like it was just him and me and not surrounded by other people, he did not rush at me, he looked me straight in the eyes when we met, he smiled and laughed a lot, he was warm and seemed so genuine. When he hugged me, it was a good hug not a wimpy half hug. he held onto my waist and I his during our conversation, he would lean in to me and I spoke in his ear. He just seemed like a regular person when talking with me". Patrick? "Actually, I'm happy to tell you I was not surprised. He was exactly as I imagined. He was friendly, generous, funny, warm". Sophiah follows: "I went up to Elton and I say, may I ask you a question? He say , what, take a picture with me? And I was very new meeting famous people and I was surprised he knew. So I say, how did you know? So he posed with me and then he kissed me on the mouth! I was tickled at how nice he was... that was my first time I met him". Wow, Sophiah!!! Lynn, you finish: "So the meeting to me was a once in a lifetime kind of a thing, something you hope you would get to do, but never think it will happen". "The only thing I can tell you is: believe!" thinks Patrick. Myself, I dreamed of this meeting during 25 years and I never thought it will happens one day". Ok! "If ever anyone has the chance to meet him" says Lynn, "I would say first, BE CALM. Be respectful of his space, and he would be the kindest person in the world to you. Later that year, my cousin and I got up on the front at a show in Montgomery, Alabama, and I got to watch him sign my "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album, that was so special too, but nothing could top meeting him".

Thanks so much, Eltonites. I loved hearing you with your experiences. I envy that, I am honest. Hope that day it arrives to me. Thanks everyone again for sharin' this with us and for your kindness. Oh, Marie Hart, what happened with Julie? "I don't hear from Julie, we lost touch, but she wasn't an elton fan, lol" :-O

pictures courtesy of Patrick Andrey

I Met Elton (part one)

Hi, Eltonites! I love that picture, it's from Patrick Andrey, from Switzerland. He is one of a few Eltonites who had the chance to meet Elton: "He signed a few items including a photo taken on stage (at a Red piano concert). He asked me where it was and I replied: Zurich. He signed it and draw an arrow on his head with a chuckle". It seems very  hard to meet him, but some people do. And what are you thinking when someone guides you to meet him? How's Elton? How difficult is to meet him? That's the first part of some histories about meeting the idol: in the kitchen, on a football team, on a party after a show, on the street. Me, particularly, I haven't met Elton, and I am afraid it will neven happen. But I love to heard their experiences, they are all good people, great fans, and deserved what happened. "The only thing I can tell you is "believe"" explains Patrick, while adding: "Myself, I dreamed of this meeting during 25 years and I never thought it will happens one day". Let's join us on their stories: They met... Elton!

"Oh, I was obsessed 100% lol, everything I did or talked was to do with Elton, I drove my mum mad", starts Marie Hart Challenger, from England: "One time my mum had a win on the football pools and she gave me £100, that was a lot if money them days, she told me to buy my friend Julie a present, so what did I buy her? haha: and Elton John album, she didn't even like him, and I made Julie sit there and listen to every single album". "I got the chance to meet Elton in April of 2000... it was through the Rocket Club" continued Lynn or ericsmum from Alabama, US.: "They were giving a very limited number of Rocket Club members an opportunity of "winning" a backstage pass and meet and greet with Elton. I was informed I was selected" Patrick Andrey had, along with Anna from Barcelona, the same experience: "It was on September 4, 2010, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain: "We met him in his dressing room. At first, I could not believe I had Elton standing in front of me, it was a bit surreal".  Hercules eltonfan editor, Stephan Heimbecher, from Germany, reminds the road to go to one of Elton's Londoner houses, and the excitement arriving there: "Half way to the hallway, a few stairs downwards, two young ladies appeared and shortly afterwards a little dog jumped around between my legs. It's name was Denis, as I got to know later from Elton himself". That was on April 3, 1997: "I was very surprised when the two guided us through a small living roon directly into the kitchen and disappeared right away. Only Denis stayed with us". Stephan went to deliver a fantastic cheque of about £1,000 for his EJAF, the fanclub recollected, also with gifts given by other fellow Eltonites: "When I told him the sum, he was obviously surprised".

And how to approach him? "I was both very excited and intimidated to realize my wildest dream. With Anna, we wondered how to approach him, what to say to break the ice... without looking too... fanatics!" Patrick Andrey had it clear. "He was dressed with a beatiful white shirt and white glasses, something quite rare at this time. And I do not know why but I told him: "Wow, you look great tonight!". He replied with a smile, "Oh, thank you very much!". Incredibly, I spoke to Elton like to an old friend... without hesitation!". Ericsmum says: "On the way to the venue, even though I knew this was happening, it was all very surreal... like you can not believe you are really going to be able to meet him, I was so excited, nervous, but so very excited...". Jamesm from England too, explains his experience: "I met Elton several times back in the 1980s. I was nervous the first time but quickly realized I had no need to be. It was always after a match had finished at Watford Football Club". Now it's Marie Hart's turn: "I first met Elton in 1977 when Watford were playing at Norwich. The second time was when he did a concert at Preston Guild Hall and Julie got to go backstage to meet him. Julie queued up with me most of the night outside Guild Hall, in sleeping bags, in the snow". 

"To say I was an Eltonite is an understatement. I have loved him since I was around 11 years old and can say that his music has absolutely been the soundtrack to my life" says Ericsmum with satisfaction, while adding: "My first Elton concert was in 1976, I was 15. We wound up in the second row and had a blast. I think Elton changed costumes about 3-4 times that night. This was when Caleb Quaye and Roger Pope were in the band, I still have a picture of Elton then. One of the outfits that he wore was an Uncle Sam outfit". What else, Lynn?  "We were escorted to a room where there were tables and chairs and they had Coca Cola products and bottled water for us. Then several members of the crew such as Bob Halley and Clive Franks came in the room and spoke with us and answered questions. I would say there was about 20-24 people in the room. We were told by them that they weren't SURE that Elton would visit us, that it depended on him and how he was feeling... and just basically told us that if he came in that he is kind of shy and not to rush him"

(to be continued)

A Song For Lily-Mae: We Could Make It!!!

Live is injustice sometimes. Lily-Mae Morrison, from Claregalway, Ireland, is suffering from stage four Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer of the nervous system. She maybe sleep now, recovering from surgery. Her facebook group reads that she's stable in UCI, out of surgery just yesterday, where main tumor and other 6 smaller tumors were removed. But she is "happy happy happy" now, as she said. Why? Because she is not alone fighting is this. Her parents, her family, her friends. But more than this, she have us!  When we all listen one of Elton's masterpieces, "Tiny Dancer", we think about a little dancer, humming tunes, singing the words she knows. No description is more appropiated than in this case. One of the favourites hobbies of Lily Mae is dancing. So we have it!


That's what more than 200 voices, drawn mostly from the theatre amateur musical world, joined together to pay a very touching and beatiful rendition of Elton's classic song, "Tiny Dancer". All for a good cause: for fighting against this rare cancer. A band and an orchestra, comprising some of bests professional musicians of Ireland, like Declan O'Rourke, Paddy Casey, Camille O'Sullivan, Mundy and John Spillane, plus Julie Feeney and West End performers, were reunited by the incredible Stephen Macken, a professional television cameraman and also, a amateur musical theatre performer, friend of Lily-Mae parents, with the objective to make this song a Number 1 record at Christmas time. You could find this song on itunes, available since 23th November this year, also HMV and all music download services. The funds raised are to cover the costs associated with the recording and also for help Lily Mae in this fight, a rare disease only affects 1 in 100.000 children in Ireland, and had spread to Lily-Mae's bone marrow by the time it was diagnosed.

"Tiny Dancer", written by Bernie Taupin, was originally released in 1971 as a single from Elton's 1971 album "Madman Across The Water". Elton is backing this campaign too. A statement on his official website says: "A very beatiful version of Elton's and Bernie song Tiny Dancer has been recorded in Ireland as a way to raise money for the care of Lily-Mae Morrison, a four year-old  child who has neuroblastoma". So Eltonites, we all must be in this together and help this loving family. Let's make this song a Number 1 record. Just for Lily-Mae, our Tiny Dancer!

More information:

On twitter: #TinyDancerNo1 
On facebook: Tiny Dancer by a song for Lily-Mae group 
On the website: www.fundlt.ie

The Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pnZBjcBFgg

Unforgettable People (XLI): Bob Birch

Born and raised in Michigan, Detroit, Bob Birch played saxophone, bass and bassoon, throughout his school years. After graduating from the fine musical institution of Wayne State, with performance and a education degree, he moved to Los Angeles. He played in several Californian groups and also toured with Jose Feliciano. In 1986, he joined future Elton’s keyboard player Guy Babylon in a band called Ashton, and issued in 1988 the critically acclaimed 'Modern Pilgrims' album through RCA Records. Before, he was “Bobby” Birch on a male pop rock group called Fortune, then with Larry Greene on vocals, along with brothers Richard Fortune on guitar and Mick Fortune on drums, plus keyboardist Roger Scott Craig. Although the album achieved significant sales in Europe and Japan, the band itself received virtually no revenue or recognition. He did several other projects together with Babylon in the mid 80s. And he also was part of the group The Stickmen, which featured John Mahon and a drummer and vocalist.

In 1991, Guy Babylon recommended him to join “Warpipes”, a group featured some members of Elton’s band, where Davey Johnstone wrote most of the music and lyrics were provided by Steve Trudell. When Davey needed a bass player for Elton’s 1992 world tour, after Pino Palladino declined the work, he inmediatily thought about Bob Birch.

In 1995, while “Made In England Tour”, Bob Birch crushed his legs and his lower back was broken when a truck spun out of control while he was walking down a Montreal sidewalk, and forced the band urgency to find another bass player; David Paton finished the tour. And during the Red Piano concert in Rotterdam, Holland, Bob had to perform from a chair due to suffering a back injury. “His leg was bothering him but he is doing fine”, explained me Michele Birch, asking about this.

In 1997, he collaborated with Davey Johnstone on music for an episode of Fox TV's "King Of The Hill". And Jimmy Hunter's “Cazador” sessions bred Bob Birch recording rythm section with Rod Stewart guitarrist Paul Warren, and collaborated with them on 2005 album, "A Slender Thread," by rock singer, songwriter, and Austin, TX native Stacey Evans. Other project in 2005 found Bob Birch in Steve Archer’s reflective solo album “Call It Grace”; Steve is formerly from The Archers, an American contemporary Christian music group of the 70s.

Also he featured on the debut solo album from Emerson, Lake and Palmer member Keith Emerson. The Keith Emerson Band, with guitarist vocalist Marc Bonilla along with Bob Birch on bass and Gregg Bissonette on percussion, released “The House Of Ocean Born Mary", 2008, inspired by a romantic New England ghost story from Marion Lowndes, first published in "Ghosts that still walk" (1941). It consists of brand new compositions written by both talented Marc Bonilla and Keith Emerson, with Marc Bonilla complementing Keith with his exquisite guitar playing and superb vocals. Also he produced bands like Crush Velvet Cowboys and mastered Generalstore’s “Mountain Review” at Masterdix, Los Angeles. Birch had also played with great musicians like Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Phil Collins, Sting or LeAnn Rimes.

Unfortunetely, the music body was found around the corner from his San Fernando home in the early hours, on 15th August 2012. His death was investigated as a possible suicide after a gunshot wound was found to the head. He was aged 56 at the time of his passing. It seems the tragic accident he suffered in Montreal let him spent the remaining years of his life fighting to manage his pain and suffering in silence.

Bob was a great reader and had an awesome feel on the bass. In the years since, he had become a centerpiece of Elton’s band, described by Elton himself as his greatest bass player.

Pictures of Bob Birch courtesy by Brigitte Jouet-Pastre's archive

Bob Birch's Concerts With Elton

Bob Birch had played 1442 concerts with Elton John. Since 26 may 1992, with his first show, until last 21th July 2012, in Nimes, France, he'd been travelling around the world and had visited so many countries. So: how many countries had he been performing? Which was the song most played live by him? Take a look! That's Bob's legacy!

United States


Albany - NY (5 times)
Albuquerque - NM (1 times)
Ames – IA (2 times)
Ames – IO( 1 times)
Amherst – MA (2 times)
Anaheim - CA (6 times)
Ann Arbor – MI (1 times)
Asheville – NC (1 times)
Atlanta - GA (18 times)
Atlantic City - NJ (3 times)
Auburn Hills - MI (2 times)
Augusta - GA ( 1 times)
Austin - TX (3 times)
Bakersfield - CA (2 times)
Baltimore – MD (1 times)
Baton Rouge – LA (1 times)
Bethel – NY (1 times)
Billings – MT (1 times)
Biloxi – MS (2 times)
Birmingham - AL (3 times)
Bismarck – ND (1 times)
Boise - ID (2 times)
Bonner Springs – KS (1 times)
Boston - MA (12 times)
Bozeman - MT (1 times)
Bridgeport - CT (2 times)
Bristow – VA (2 times)
Buffalo – NY (5 times)
Burgettstown – PA (1 times)
Camden – NJ (2 times)
Casper - WY (1 times)
Chapel Hill – NC (2 times)
Charleston – SC (1 times)
Charlotte - NC (6 times)
Charlottesville - VA (1 times)
Chattanooga – TN (1 times)
Chicago - IL (15 times)
Cincinatti – OH (6 times)
Clemson – SC (1 times)
Cleveland - OH (5 times)
Columbia – MD (4 times)
Columbia - MO (1 times)
Columbia - SC (3 times)
Columbus - OH (6 times)
Chorpus Christi - TX (1 times)
Cyahoga Falls – OH (1 times)
Dallas - TX (6 times)
Dayton – OH (1 times)
Daytona Beach – FL (1 times)
Denver - CO (5 times)
Des Moines - IA (1 times)
Detroit – MI (9 times)
Duluth – GA (1 times)
Duluth – MN (1 times)
East Rutherford – NJ (3 times)
El Paso - TX (1 times)
Essex Junction. VT (1 times)
Estero - FL (3 times)
Evansville – IN (2 times)
Fargo - ND (3 times)
Fort Lauderdale - FL (6 times)
Forth Worth – TX (1 times)
Foxboro – MA (4 times)
Fresno - CA (2 times)
Gainesville - FL (1 times)
Glendale - AZ (1 times)
Grand Forks – ND (1 times)
Grand Rapids – MI (2 times)
Green Bay – WI (2 times)
Greensboro – NC (1 times)
Greenville - SC (3 times)
Hartford – CN (4 times)
Hartford - CT (4 times)
Hershey - PA (1 times)
Hidalgo – TX (1 times)
Houston - TX (10 times)
Indianapolis - IN (5 times)
Jacksonville - FL (3 times)
Kalamazoo – MI (1 times)
Kansas City - MO (4 times)
Knoxville – TN (2 times)
La Crosse – WI (1 times)
Lafayette – LA (2 times)
Lake Tahoe – NV (1 times)
Lakeland – FL (1 times)
Landover – MD (2 times)
Laredo – TX (1 times)
Las Vegas - NV (290 times)
Lexington – KY (2 times)
Little Rock – AR (1 times)
Los Angeles – CA (19 times)
Louisville – KY (3 times)
Lubbock - TX (1 times)
Madison - WI (4 times)
Manchester - NH (2 times)
Mansfield – MA (6 times)
Maryland Hgts – MO (1 times)
Memphis - TN (3 times)
Miami – FL (6 times)
Milwaukee - WI (7 times)
Minneapolis – MN (6 times)
Missoula - MT (2 times)
Moline - IL (2 times)
Mountain View – CA (3 times)
Nashville - TN (7 times)
New Orleans – LA (2 times)
New York City- NY (54 times)
Noblesville – IN (2 times)
Norfolk - VA (2 times)
North Charleston - SC (2 times)
Oakland – CA (5 times)
Oklahoma City - OK (4 times)
Omaha - NE (2 times)
Orlando - FL (7 times)
Pensacola - FL (2 times)
Peoria – IL (1 times)
Philadelphia - PA (18 times)
Phoenix - AZ (5 times)
Pittsburgh – PA (6 times)
Portland - MA (1 times)
Portland - OR (5 times)
Providence - RI (1 times)
Pullman - WA (2 times)
Raleigh – NC (4 times)
Reading - PA (2 times)
Reno – NV (2 times)
Richmond - VA (3 times)
Roanoke – VI (2 times)
Rochester – NY (1 times)
Rosemont - IL (1 times)
Sacramento - CA (4 times)
Salt Lake City - UT (5 times)
San Antonio - TA (1 times)
San Antonio – TX (3 times)
San Diego - CA (6 times)
San Francisco – CA (2 times)
San Jose – CA (4 times)
Saratoga Springs – NY (1 times)
Savannah - GA (1 times)
Seattle - WA (6 times)
Silver Lake – CA (1 times)
Sioux Falls - SD (1 times)
Spokane – WA (1 times)
St. Louis – MO (5 times)
St. Paul - MN (3 times)
State College – PA (3 times)
Syracuse – NY (2 times)
Tacoma – WA (3 times)
Tallahassee - FL (3 times)
Tampa - FL (5 times)
Texan – TX (1 times)
Toledo – OH (1 times)
Tucson – AZ (1 times)
Tulsa - OK (2 times)
Tupelo – MI (1 times)
Uncasville - CT (3 times)
Uniondale – NY (6 times)
Universal City – CA (1 times)
University Park – PA (1 times)
Virginia Beach – VA (2 times)
Washington - DC (5 times)
Wichita - KS (1 times)
Wilkes Barre - PA (3 times)
Winston Salem - NC (2 times)
Worcester – MA (1 times)
Yakima – WA (1 times)
Youngstown – OH (1 times)

Hawaii


Honolulu (4 times)
Maui Kahului (2 times)

Puerto Rico


San Juan (1 time)

Canada


Calgary( 2 times)
Edmonton( 2 times)
Eugene (1 times)
Hamilton( 3 times)
Kelowna( 2 times)
Kingston( 1 times)
Montreal( 6 times)
Ontario (1 times)
Ottawa( 3 times)
Prince George( 1 times)
Quebec City( 3 times)
Regina( 4 times)
Saskatoon( 3 times)
Sault Sante Marie( 1 times)
Toronto( 9 times)
Vancouver( 5 times)
Victoria (2 times)
Winipeg( 3 times)

United Kingdom


Aberdeen( 1 times)
Berkshire( 1 times)
Birmingham( 13 times)
Blackpool (1 times)
Bolton( 1 times)
Bournemouth( 1 times)
Bristol( 2 times)
Cardiff( 4 times)
Carlise( 1 times)
Charlton( 1 times)
Chesterfield (1 times)
County Durham( 1 times)
Coventry( 1 times)
Darlington( 1 times)
Doncaster( 1 times)
Edinburgh( 1 times)
Falkirk (1 times)
Glasgow( 8 times)
Harrogate (1 times)
Hertfordshire (1 times)
Hove( 2 times)
Huddersfield( 1 times)
Inverness( 1 times)
Ipswich( 1 times)
Kent( 1 times)
Kilmarnock( 1 times)
Liverpool( 3 times)
London( 44 times)
Manchester( 8 times)
Newcastle( 2 times)
Newcastle Upon-Tyne( 2 times)
Norfolk( 1 times)
Northamptonshire (1 times)
Norwich( 1 times)
Nottingham( 3 times)
Oxford( 1 times)
Paddock Wood( 1 times)
Perth( 1 times)
Plymouth( 1 times)
Reading( 1 times)
Sheffield( 6 times)
Shrewsbury (1 times)
Somerset( 1 times)
Southampton( 1 times)
Stoke-On-Trent( 1 times)
Swansea( 1 times)
Swindon( 1 times)
Taunton - Somerset (1 times)
Watford( 2 times)
Weybridge-Surrey( 1 times)
Worcester( 1 times)

Ireland


Belfast( 3 times)
Co.Kerry( 1 times)
Cork( 2 times)
Dublin( 4 times)
Limerick( 1 times)

Gibraltar


Gibraltar( 1 times)

Australia


Adelaide( 5 times)
Brisbane( 5 times)
Canberra( 1 times)
Canungra( 1 times)
Darwin( 1 times)
Hunter Valley( 4 times)
Launceston. Tasmania( 1 times)
Melbourne( 10 times)
Perth( 6 times)
Sydney( 17 times)
Tanunda( 1 times)
Thuringowa( 1 times)
Werribee( 2 times)

New Zealand


Auckland( 4 times)
Dunedin( 1 times)
Wellington( 1 times)

France


Cannes( 1 times)
Divonne( 1 times)
Grenoble( 1 times)
Lievin( 1 times)
Lyon( 3 times)
Metz( 1 times)
Nancy( 1 times)
Nice (1 times)
Nimes( 5 times)
Paris( 14 times)
Strasbourg( 1 times)
Toulon( 1 times)

Monaco 



Monte Carlo( 1 times)

Germany


Aschaffenburg( 2 times)
Baden-Baden( 1 times)
Berlin( 7 times)
Bielefeld( 2 times)
Bonn( 1 times)
Bremen( 1 times)
Cologne( 3 times)
Dortmund( 4 times)
Dresden( 1 times)
Dusseldorf( 2 times)
Erfurtn( 2 times)
Frankfurt( 6 times)
Freiburg (1 times)
Halle( 1 times)
Hamburg( 4 times)
Hannover( 3 times)
Kiel( 1 times)
Koblenz( 1 times)
Konstanz( 1 times)
Leipzig( 2 times)
Ludwigsburg (1 times)
Mannheim( 2 times)
Moenchengladback( 1 times)
Munich( 8 times)
Nuremburg( 2 times)
Oberhausen( 2 times)
Riesa( 1 times)
Stuttgart( 4 times)
Tussling (1 times)
Ulm (1 times)
Wels( 1 times)
Wetzlar (1 times)
Wiesbaden( 1 times)
Wolfsburg( 1 times)
Wurzburg (1 times)

Austria


Innsbruck( 1 times)
Ischgl( 1 times)
Graz( 1 times)
Linz( 1 times)
Salzburg( 1 times)
Vienna( 5 times)

Poland


Gdansk (1 times)
Lodz (1 times)
Sopot( 1 times)
Warshaw( 2 times)

Switzerland


Basel( 3 times)
Frauenfeld( 1 times)
Lausanne( 2 times)
Locarno (1 times)
Vevey( 1 times)
Zurich( 10 times)

Luxembourgh


Luxembourgh City( 1 times)

Holland


Rotterdam( 5 times)

Belgium


Antwerp( 2 times)
Brussels( 2 times)
Ghent( 2 times)
Werchter( 1 times)

Italy


Bergamo( 1 times)
Bologna( 2 times)
Lucca( 2 times)
Milan( 5 times)
Monza( 1 times)
Padova (1 times)
Perugia( 1 times)
Pesaro( 2 times)
Pordenone( 1 times)
Rome( 4 times)
Verona( 2 times)

Spain


Barcelona( 3 times)
Benidorm( 1 times)
Guadalajara( 1 times)
La Coruña( 1 times)
Madrid( 2 times)
Mallorca (1 times)
Marbella( 1 times)
Mijas( 1 times)
Oviedo( 1 times)
Pamplona( 1 times)
Sevilla( 1 times)
Tenerife( 1 times)
Xativa( 1 times)

Portugal


Lisboa( 2 times)

Norway


Fredrikstads( 1 times)
Kristiansand( 1 times)
Oslo( 12 times)

Sweden


Goteborg( 3 times)
Malmo( 1 times)
Stockholm( 6 times)

Denmark


Aarhus( 1 times)
Augustenborg (1 times)
Copenhagen( 5 times)
Jelling( 1 times)
Odense( 1 times)

Finland


Helsinki( 4 times)
Pori (1 times)
Turku( 1 times)

Serbia



Belgrade( 1 times)


Hungary


Budapest( 2 times)

Slovenia



Ljublana (1 times)

Czech Republic


Prague( 2 times)

Slovakia


Bratislava( 2 times)
Kosice( 1 times)

Bulgarie



Sofia( 1 times)

Romania


Bucharest( 2 times)

Estonia


Tallin( 1 times)

Latvia


Riga( 2 times)

Lithuania


Vilnius( 2 times)

Belarus



Minsk( 1 times)

Ukraine


Kyiv( 2 times)

Russia


Moscow( 5 times)
Rostov-On-Don( 1 times)
Sochi( 1 times)
St. Petersburg( 2 times)

Greece


Athens( 1 times)

Turkey


Ankara (1 times)
Istanbul( 2 times)

Israel


Tel Aviv( 2 times)

Mexico


Chichén Itzá (1 times)
Guadalajara Jalisco( 1 times)
Guajanato (1 times)
Mexico City( 6 times)
Veracruz (1 times)

Argentina


Buenos Aires( 3 times)

Brazil


Rio de Janeiro( 3 times)
Sao Paolo( 1 times)

Colombia


Bogota( 1 times)

Venezuela


Caracas( 2 times)

Perú



Lima( 1 times)

Chili


Santiago( 1 times)

Costa Rica



San José( 1 times)

Azerbajan


Baku( 1 times)

Trinidad and Tobago Islands


Tobago( 1 times)

Japan


Fukuoka( 1 times)
Nagoya( 1 times)
Osaka( 2 times)
Tokyo( 6 times)


China


Hong Kong( 3 times)
Shanghai( 2 times)

Taiwan


Taipei( 1 time)

South Korea


Seoul( 1 time)

Malaysia



Genting Kuala Lumpur( 1 time)

Republic Of Singapore


Singapore( 5 times)

Thailand


Bangkok( 1 time)


India


Bangalore( 1 times)

United Arab Emirates


Dubai( 2 times)
Abu Dhubi( 2 times)

Morocco



Rabat( 1 times)


South Africa


Cape Town( 1 times)
Durban( 1 times)
Johannesburg( 2 times)

And playing the following songs on each set list:

Don't let the sun go down on me (1372 times)
I guess that's why they call it the blues (1358 times)
Rocket man (1307 times)
Saturday night's alright (1302 times)
Philadelphia freedom (1270 times)
Bennie and the jets (1255 times)
The bitch is back (1238 times)
Tiny dancer (1137 times)
Daniel (1073 times)
I'm still standing (1044 times)

Funeral for a friend / Love lies bleeding (943 times)
Sorry seems to be the hardest word (768 times)
Take me to the pilot (752 times)
Crocodile rock (743 times)
Your song (672 times)
Levon (671 times)
Goodbye yellow brick road (628 times)
Someone saved my life tonight (598 times)
Pinball wizard (576 times)
The one (574 times)
Sad songs (534 times)
Believe (525 times)

Sacrifice (434 times)
Honky cat (400 times)
Simple life (389 times)
I don't wanna go on with you like that (361 times)
Mona lisas and mad hatters (317 times)
I want love (299 times)
Candle in the wind (277 times)
Burn down the mission (271 times)
Madman across the water (267 times)
Great balls of fire (234 times)
Something about the way you look tonight (200 times)

Can you feel the love tonight (195 times)
All the girls love Alice (190 times)
You may be right (189 times)
Hey Ahab (171 times)
Are you ready for love (164 times)
Grey seal (156 times)
The show must go on (156 times)
This train don't stop there anymore (144 times)
Holiday inn (143 times)
Mona lisas and mad hatters part two (143 times)
My life (138 times)
The wasteland (137 times)
Ballad of the boy in the red shoes (131 times)
Come down in time (121 times)
Made in England (113 times)
Gone to Shiloh (109 times)
Monkey suit (106 times)
Uptown girl (105 times)
Circle of life (103 times)
The Bridge (103 times)

They call her the cat (97 times)
Answer in the sky (96 times)
Turn the ligths out when you leave (94 times)
Original sin (88 times)
A hard day's night (85 times)
House (83 times)
Dixie Lily (76 times)
All that I'm allowed (I'm thankful) (73 times)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (73 times)
If the river can bend (72 times)
Have mercy on the criminal (67 times)
American triangle (64 times)
Pain (63 times)
Blue avenue (56 times)
Herkules (55 times)
Recover your soul (50 times)

Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (49 times)
Porch swing in Tupelo (49 times)
Freaks in love (48 times)
Empty garden (46 times)
I'm going to be a teenage idol (44 times)
Weight of the world (44 times)
The best part of the day (43 times)
When love is dying (43 times)
My elusive drug (42 times)
Whitewash county (42 times)
Harmony (38 times)
Never too old  (To hold somebody) (38 times)
The Captain and the Kid (36 times)
Love's got a lot to answer for (35 times)
Lucille (33 times)
New York state of mind (33 times)
They Say It's Your Birthday (33 times)
Back In The U.S.S.R. (32 times)
Lies (32 times)
Postcards from Richard Nixon (32 times)
A dream come true (27 times)
Nikita (27 times)
Electricity (26 times)
Tinderbox (26 times)
Here comes the sun (25 times)

Healing hands (24 times)
When a woman doesn't want you (24 times)
(Gotta get) A meal ticket (23 times)
Blues never fade away (23 times)
If it wasn't for bad (23 times)
Jumping jack flash (23 times)
Birds (22 times)
Sand and water (22 times)
Border song (20 times)
Blue eyes (19 times)
Come together (19 times)
Skyline Pigeon (19 times)
Roy Rogers (18 times)
Stone's throw from hurtin' (18 times)
Country comfort (17 times)
Jimmy Rodgers' Dream (16 times)
Better off dead (15 times)
Hearts have turned to stone (15 times)
Tell me when the whistle blows (15 times)
Blessed (14 times)
We all fall in love sometimes / Curtains (13 times)
Runaway train (12 times)
There's no tomorrow (12 times)
A woman's needs (10 times)
Bite your lip, get up and dance (10 times)
Just like Noah's Ark (10 times)
The king must die (10 times)

Ballad of a well known-gun (8 times)
High-flying bird (8 times)
Old 67 (8 times)
Bitter fingers (6 times)
Don't go breaking my heart (5 times)
Sixty years on (5 times)
Where to now St. Peter? (5 times)
Wouldn't have you any other way (NYC) (5 times)
I must have lost it on the wind (4 times)
I should have sent roses (4 times)
Mansfield (4 times)
Club at the end of the street (3 times)
Eight hundred dollar shoes (3 times)
I can't keep this from you (3 times)
Little Jeannie (3 times)
Long way from happiness (2 times)
Singin' in the rain (2 times)
Texan love song (2 times)
Written in the Stars (2 times)

(What the hell is wrong with) Expressing yourself (1 time)
16th Century man (1 time)
Auld Lang Syne (1 time)
Children of the revolution (1 time)
El Dorado (1 time)
Friends never say goodbye (1 time)
Grandma's song (1 time)
Like father like son (1 time)
Salvation (1 time)
Someday out of the blue (1 time)
The trail we blaze (1 time)
Tutti frutti (1 time)
We once were kings (1 time)
Without question (1 time)