The photos on the cover were taken during the midnight show of the day, which was the final concert of the stint. It was one of the few occasions the king wore the "Lucky Suit", this time even combined with one of his macrame' belts from 1970. During the dinner show he used the "Eyelet Suit", a white costume with metal ornaments. It was a busy day for the singer, because between his two concert performances he held a press conference to announce the "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" tv special.

For the 63rd time the orchestra plays the "Einleitung, Oder Sonnenaufgang" from Richard Strauss' epic "Also Sprach Zarathustra". The band takes over with the "Opening Riff" and Elvis appears on stage. Charlie Hodge hands him his guitar and the penultimate concert of the "Elvis Summer Festival 1972" in underway.

The musicians rock as they always do, but their boss sings with less drive than during the first shows. Nevertheless this performance would be longer than the actual closing show.

Since a few days Elvis skips "I Got A Woman" in favor of "Johnny B. Goode". James Burton offers some great guitar licks and the band is tight as hell, but once again the king's performance is quite tame.

Without saying a word Elvis gives his guitar back to Charlie and the musicians begin to play "Until It's Time For You To Go". The ballad is sung very well and is the highlight of the evening so far.

The king acknowledges the applause with "Thank you very much" and segues into "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". It's a good rendition, but less dynamic than on his recent live album "Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden".

After the first few bars of the bass intro the fans know what song is up next. There's a funny skirmish between Elvis and Ronnie Tutt before the king actually starts to sing. In-between he canot remember the words, besides that we've heared more dynamic versions of this tune. Nevertheless it's quite entertaining and the king offers some of his patented moves and karate figures. Afterwards he welcomes the audience and talks to some fans at the edge of the stage.

As expected Elvis performs the power ballad in a somewhat reluctant fashion. At times he cleverly manage to become a part of the choir, which gives the performance a special touch. Of course the grande finale is belted out in his usual style.

Now it's time for the oldies, but goldies. In contrast to his earlier renditions the king now includes a lot of leg-moves, which always cause a hysteric reaction of the ladies.

The ballad "Love Me" is also used for making contact to the crowd.

Elvis uses the rock'n'roll classic to raise the tempo, but he doesn't invest too much energy. A tad more effort certainly wouldn't hurt.

His first number one hit is performed much better. The harmonies of The Sweet Inspirations and the organ add a modern, bluesy touch.

The best seller from 1957 is processed in less than 60 seconds and in energy-saving-mode. 

As expected Elvis uses the classic to kiss a lot of ladies and give away some scarfs. It's quite absurd to see mature women in their 30s and 40s act like teenagers. I doubt, that the king himself knows how the stunt works, but he's certainly able to keep the fire burning.

The hit medley is presented well, albeit we've heared better renditions in the past.

Elvis follows the medley with another one, this time combining his own "Little Sister" with The Beatles' "Get Back". Once again it lacks the drive of earlier renditions, but in general the presentation is ok.

Now the king jokes about his appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and cleverly toys with the intro of his sales monster "Hound Dog". At first he performs it slow and bluesy, then he segues into the expected rock'n'roll beat. However, he's not willing to leave the first gear and simply mumbles the same four lines over and over again. So far this is his worst performance of the evening and it's pretty safe to say, that nothing worse will follow.

Surprisingly Elvis sings the ballad "I'll Remember You", which was released six years ago as a bonus track on his "Spinout" album. So technically this is an oldie, but the king invests a lot more enthusiasm than in stuff like "Hound Dog" or "Love Me Tender". It's a tender and heartfelt rendition.

The king takes a break and has JD Sumner & The Stamps performing "Walk That Lonesome Road". It's a good gospel song, but unfortunately Mr. Sumner uses it to make the people laugh by producing ridiculously low notes. His boss joins the tomfooleries by pouring water on his bass singer. Personally I stopped to laugh at such things at the age of 15 or so, but the audience loves it and therefore it serves the purpose.

Of course Elvis is aware, that everyone wants to hear "Suspicious Minds". He sings it well and includes some moves and gimmicks, but once again it's a quite tame performance.

Now the king introduces his band and harmony singers. He also points out, that the British fanclub has chartered a jet to visit his concerts here in Vegas. It's always great to see a superstar acknowledging his fans. Mr. Presley certainly isn't one of those, who take such things for granted.

This country ballad is one of the few new tunes on his current "Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden" album. Here in Vegas the king makes use of the Hilton's huge orchestra and beefs up the performance with a great strings-arrangement. But today Elvis appears to be somewhat unfocused. He mumbles away a few words and fools around with the audience.

In contrast to "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Hound Dog" Elvis seems to like "A Big Hunk O' Love". Here he invests quite some energy and proves, that he still can rock the house - if he wants to. A great performance all the way!

The rock'n'roll tune is followed by the dramatic power ballad "You Gave Me A Mountain", which is presented very well. His vocals are full of emotion and especially the chorus sounds impressive.

Elvis bows out with very few words and segues into "Can't Help Falling In Love". Soon the band takes over with the "Closing Riff" to which the singer leaves the stage. He hasn't much time to relax, because there's a press conference and another show to do tonight.