As usual the sound engineer didn't tape "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and started his equipment during the "Opening Riff" when Elvis entered the stage. The king picks up his guitar and launches into "See See Rider". In mid-song he asks a fan "What do you want?", otherwise it's a straight and powerfull rendition.

The king meets the applause with a "hey, hey, hey" and starts the usual game with the word "well". He also reacts to several fans who shout his name. The Ray Charles hit "I Got A Woman" is delivered well, the same applies to the gospel "Amen". To give him another opportunity to show off his bass voice, Elvis pretends to dislike JD Sumner's efforts (he jokingly rates them with "C") and has him repeat the procedure. After a short reprise of "I Got A Woman" the king ends the opening and throws his guitar back to Charlie Hodge. He introduces himself as Wayne Newton and also mentions his brother Fig (at the time "Fig Newtons" were a popular brand of cookies).

Up next is "Love Me", a ballad from his 1956 album "Elvis". But of course the king doesn't sing the song seriously and uses the opportunity to hand out a scarf.

He can't help to joke during "Trying To Get To You", but the performance is entertaining and the chorus is belted out in impressive style. Before singing the next song, the singer hands out a scarf to a young lady and also kisses her. He tells the others, that he's got more and claims to have someone sitting backstage and producing the scrafs.

The classic "All Shook Up" is delivered within a minute (literally) and in routine fashion.

The same applies to the title song of his first movie, during which he surprisingly focuses on the singing and not on his kissing-girls/giving-away-scarfs-routine.

With "Steamroller Blues" Elvis presents the first newer song of the evening, last year he'd scored a top20 hit with it. For the first time the king really digs a song and puts all his heart and power in it. The result is a fine performance, even better than the one on the record.

Unfortunately he quickly returns to his golden greats and more routine performances. So far this is the weakest of the show, even though he shakes his body to the brass sounds of the orchestra, he doesn't seem to care all that much for the classic Leiber/Stoller tune.

Of course the fans know what to expect when Duke Bardwell starts the famous bass-intro. Elvis has to laugh when a female asks to "give an old lady a chance". He even forgets the lyrics and has to start all over again. In mid-performance he spoofs the screams of the girls and yells "Elviiiiiiiiis" after the line "I light up when you call my name". In general "Fever" is a funny affair.

The show is continued with the more recent "Polk Salad Annie". It's not as fast and furious as back in 1970, but Elvis still moves to the music and enriches the finale with some karate figures. While recovering he chats with the fans and gives a scarf to a lady, after he found out, that this is her birthday. I'm pretty sure, that this present won't be topped off in the near future.

Now Elvis asks JD Sumner & The Stamps to sing "Why Me Lord". But the king isn't simply resting, but joining The Stamps on the chorus. Afterwards he says "I like that" and even gives a little encore.

Of course no Presley show would be complete without "Suspicious Minds", his number one hit from 1969. In general the performance can be compared to the one from the "Aloha" special, albeit his voice is stronger today.

Before he continues with more songs, the king introduces his musicians and singers. During the process Elvis reveals, that Ronnie Tutt has broken one of his drums during "Polk Salad Annie" and was was desperately trying to fix them during "Why Me Lord".

Up next is "I Can't Stop Loving You", which is performed very well.

In a rare move the king promotes his new single "If You Talk In Your Sleep" / "Help Me" and presents the b-side. The country ballad with religious lyrics fits him well and is performed with much emotion.

Now Elvis asks Sherrill Nielsen to take another microphone and duet with him on a song, he promised "someone" to sing. Even though he doesn't reveal, who this person is, it soon turns out that the tune he's talking about is "Spanish Eyes", a song from his current album "Good Times". It's certainly not unprepared, because everybody knows exactly what to do. It's a very good rendition, it certainly doesn't have to hide behind the studio recording.

For a second the king seems unsure about what to do next. It appears that "An American Trilogy" is on the agenda, but Elvis wants to do "How Great Thou Art" instead. As expected the performance of the hymn leaves nothing to be desired.

The country pop, which also will appear on the king's forthcoming live album, is presented with zest. He may be known as the "King Of Rock'n'Roll", but Elvis' heart is in gospel and country music.

Elvis follows with "Big Boss Man", a new addition to his show. He has fun performing it and the audience happily claps along.

As usual the king bows out with just a few words and segues into "Can't Help Falling In Love", his typical closer sing 1969. At midnight the circus will start again.