The ticket sales started in early May and it soon became clear, that the tour would be another success. In Bloomington the fans camped in front of the box office and in Fort Worth the 14,000 tickets were sold so fast, that Colonel Parker booked the venue once more for the following month. Originally it had been planned to finish the tour on June 4th in Atlanta. But when it took just three hours to sell the 17,540 tickets, it was decided to stage additional concerts on June 5th and 6th. Finally Elvis agreed to do a matinee on June 5th, but even that one could be filled just by the pre-orders. After all expenses were paid, 800,000 USD remained to be split between Presley and Parker.
Tour Stations
05/27/1976; Bloomington, Indiana; Assembly
Hall (16,000 spectators)
05/28/1976; Ames,
Iowa; James W. Hilton Coliseum (14,700
spectators)
05/29/1976; Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma; Myriad Center (15,300 spectators)
05/30/1976; Odessa, Texas; Ector County Coliseum
(16,000 spectators, 2 shows)
05/31/1976;
Lubbock, Texas; Municipal Coliseum (9,600
spectators)
06/01/1976; Tucson, Arizona;
Community Center (10,000 spectators)
06/02/1976; El Paso, Texas; Civic Center (7,050
spectators)
06/03/1976; Fort Worth, Texas;
Tarrant County Convention Center (14,000
spectators)
06/04/1976; Atlanta, Georgia;
Omni Coliseum (17,540 spectators)
06/05/1976;
Atlanta, Georgia; Omni Coliseum (35,080
spectators, 2 shows)
06/06/1976; Atlanta,
Georgia; Omni Coliseum (17,540 spectators)
Musicians
James Burton (guitar), John Wilkinson (guitar), Charlie Hodge (guitar and harmony vocals), Jerry Scheff (bass), Ronnie Tutt (drums), Tony Brown (piano), David Briggs (keyboard) and The Joe Guercio Orchestra. The harmony vocals were provided by The Sweet Inspirations (Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell & Estelle Brown), J.D. Sumner & The Stamps (Larry Strickland, Ed Hill, Ed Enoch & Ron Booth) as well as Kathy Westmoreland and Sherrill Nielsen.
About The Tour
Elvis presented himself in high spirits, he communicated a lot with the audience and included some rare songs like "Danny Boy", "Shake A Hand" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night". Other highlights were "Burning Love" and his latest single "Hurt", which he often performed twice. On stage he wore the "Blue Egyptian Bird Suit", the "White Egyptian Bird Suit" and the "V-Neck Suit". But even though Elvis was motivated and did the best he could, his condition was obviously bad. He was overweight, pale and lacked the vitality of his earlier days. Here and there his voice sounded tired and at times he missed the notes.
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