During the midnight show on January 28th the king didn't waste too much time on talking to the audience. It's a straight, fast-paced concert. Nevertheless Elvis appears to be in good mood. During the intro of "The Wonder Of You" he has to laugh out loud and later he even meets a request for "Teddy Bear". A year earlier the song had been rehearsed and performed in a medley with "Don't Be Cruel", so the crew staged the tune as they remembered it. At times it sounds like a jam, which is quite entertaining.

Just like a few hours before, the showroom gets dark and the orchestra plays the "Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang" from Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra". Then the band takes over with the "Opening Riff" and the man from Memphis enters the stage. Charlie hands him his guitar and the show is underway.

As usual "That's All Right" gets a powerful outing, the king's on fire.

Elvis acknowledges the applause with a "thank you" and segues into "I Got A Woman", which is also presented with zest. Afterwards the king gives his guitar back to Mr. Hodge and welcomes the crowd to the International.

The king announces to sing the title song of his first movie, but stops the band after a few bars and comments, that it went right down the drain. Of course he sings the tune and uses it to kiss as many ladies as possible. He barely gets to sing, but the people love these kind of antics. In-between Elvis says "I always look at the guys to see if it's ok". After having finished the ordeal, the singer claims to have the flu and ironically promises to make the rounds to kiss everyone else.

Now Elvis requests an "f" and starts to sing "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", his recent top20 hit. It's a good performance, but the king sings a tad less accurate than during his previous Vegas stint.

Up next is "Sweet Caroline", another song from his documentary "That's The Way It Is". It's performed faster now and The Imperials sing along during the deep-voiced part.

As soon as the applause is over Jerry Scheff begins to play the bass-intro of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling". It's an emotional and powerful rendition, very good. By the way: This one is featured on the soundtrack of the current movie.

Once again the singer doesn't waste any time on announcing the song, he also leaves out the spoken introduction. But his presentation of the swamp rocker still is full of power and Elvis moves a lot. Physically he's in great shape! To get his breath back, the king chats a bit with the fans.

The band introductions are also cleverly sequenced, they give Presely another few minutes to calm down. But after having introduced James Burton, the man is back on track and delivers a full-blooded version of "Johnny B. Goode". During the first part he has to laugh, but then he rocks the house in grand style. The other crew members don't play any songs or solo numbers.

Elvis continues the program with a beautiful cover version of The Beatles' ballad "Something". Of course Presley doesn't perform the track as simple as the original artists, but uses his harmony singers and the orchestra. The king is especially proud of his soprano singer Kathy Westmoreland and features her on a short reprise.

Now the singer introduces a few other people of his team. Maybe he simply forgot them. I don't know.

Afterwards Elvis presents his previous years' hit "The Wonder Of You". During the short intro he is tickled by something and has to laugh out loud.

After all the recent material the king segues into "Heartbreak Hotel", his first number one hit. It's presented well and the audience loves it.

Up next is a short, but rockin' version of "Blue Suede Shoes". While repeating "blue, blue, blue suede shoes" the singer quips "I hate it". Hard to say, if he's joking or if he's really getting tired of singing the old stuff night after night.

Elvis fools around with the intro of "Hound Dog" a bit, then he presents the song in the same style that can be seen in his movie "That's The Way It Is". It still has a lot of energy, but his rendition is getting sloppy. So maybe he's really tired of 1950s rock'n'roll songs. Afterwards he says "I did a lot of those type of things".

The king continues with a rousing "One Night". Great stuff!

Jokingly Elvis asks "Any more request". Someone wants to hear "Teddy Bear" and the king spontaneously performs it. It's obviously not rehearsed, because at times it sounds like a jam, at one point the singer tells his band "There's a break". Everyone on stage appears to have fun to break out of the nightly routine.

With "Suspicious Minds" the king returns to the present. When he released the single in late 1969 it became a smash hit and also a standard item of his stage show. Today he doesn't put on a six-minute performance, but his vocals are still full of power and he still moves a lot during the song. The finale is spiced up with some karate moves. To get his breath back he walks around on stage while the band plays an instrumental piece.

Suddenly he says "You're a really lovely audience. A song especially for you" and segues into "The Impossible Dream", his new closing song. It's a good performance, which also features the bass singer of The Imperials. Seamlessly the band moves to the "Closing Riff". Elvis takes his final bows, shakes some hands and vanishes behind the golden curtain.