1989: Hocus Pocus Babe Concerts

Sleeping With The Past Tour
North America, 28/Jul to 18/Oct
47 shows

The Elton John band:

Davey Johnstone as musical director and lead guitar, Fred Mandel and Guy Babylon on keyboards, Jonathan Philip Moffet on drums, Romeo Williams as bass player and Mortonette Jenkins, Marlena Jeter and Natalie Jackson on backing vocals. Elton played some songs without the band (*). Elton added snippets of soul songs to the extended final instrumental version on "Rocket Man". And Bernie, for first time since 1976, came along for the complete three months, explaining his decision because he "wanted to do one more tour before (I) hang up my road shoes". But, unfortunetely, it was clear something was wrong when the shows were shorter than ever, and, on last show, he refused to stand up for applause and kept looking at his watch.

Set list:

Bennie and the jets
Island girl
Harmony
Tiny dancer
Sleeping with the past
The bitch is back / Brown sugar
I guess that's why they call it the blues
Mona lisas and mad hatters
Mona lisas and mad hatters part two
Funeral for a friend / Love lies bleeding
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Daniel *
Candle in the wind *
Sacrifice *
Your song *
Philadelphia freedom
Burn down the mission
Healing hands
Levon
Stone's throw from hurtin'
Sad songs
Don't let the sun go down on me
I don't wanna go on with you like that
Saturday night's alright

I'm still standing
Rocket man / It's your thing (excerpt)

Dates:

07/28 Hartford, CT, Civic Center Arena
07/29 Providence, RI, Civic Center
07/30 Saratoga, NY, Performing Arts Center
08/01 Mansfield, MA, Great Woods Performing Center
08/02 Mansfield, MA, Great Woods Performing Center
08/04 East Rutherford, HJ, Meadowlands Arena
08/06 East Rutherford, HJ, Meadowlands Arena
08/07 East Rutherford, HJ, Meadowlands Arena
08/08 Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/09 New Orleans, LA, Lakefront Arena
08/10 Houston, TX, The Summit
08/11 Dallas, TX, Starplex Amphitheatre
08/12 Kansas City, Kansas, Sandstone Amphitheatre
08/15 Inglewood, CA, Great Western Forum
08/16 Inglewood, CA, Great Western Forum
08/18 Inglewood, CA, Great Western Forum
08/19 Costa Mesa, CA, Pacific Amphitheatre
08/20 San Francisco, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/22 Denver, CO, Fiddlers Green
08/26 Chicago, IL, Poplar Creek Music Theatre
08/27 Chicago, IL, Poplar Creek Music Theatre
08/29 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Theatre
08/30 Noblesville, IN, Deer Creek Music Center
09/01 Detroit, MI, Pipe Knob Music Theatre
09/02 Detroit, MI, Pipe Knob Music Theatre
09/03 Detroit, MI, Pipe Knob Music Theatre
09/12 Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
09/13 Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
09/15 Knoxville, TN, Thompson Boling Arena
09/16 Atlanta, Georgia, Lakewood Amphitheatre
09/17 Atlanta, Georgia, Lakewood Amphitheatre
09/19 Pittsburgh, PA, Civic Arena
09/22 Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Coliseum
09/23 Chapel Hill, NC, Dean Smith Center
09/25 Montreal, Canada, Montreal Forum
09/26 Montreal, Canada, Montreal Forum
09/27 Toronto, Canada, Toronto Skydome
09/30 Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum
10/01 Philadelphia, PA, The Spectrum
10/03 New York City, New York, M.S.G.
10/04 New York City, New York, M.S.G.
10/05 New York City, New York, M.S.G.
10/06 New York City, New York, M.S.G.
10/07 New York City, New York, M.S.G.
10/13 Miami, FL, Miami Arena
10/15 Orlando, FL, Orlando Arena
10/18 New Haven, CT, Veterans Memorial Coliseum