In the previous year Elvis had appeared in Shreveport twice, nevertheless his recent show also drew a sellout crowd of 11,000 people. Just like in 1975 it was a cramped affair, because the official capacity of the Hirsch Coliseum was just 10,000 seats. Considering that it was the summer of 1976 the king was in fine form tonight. He was in a clear frame of mind, didn't appear to be tired and was obviously willing to offer a good show.

Like in the previous year Elvis' portion of the show starts with an excerpt of "Also Sprach Zarathustra", followed by the dynamic sounds of the "Opening Riff". Compared to 1975 the man has gained some weight and he was already was overweight then. He's wearing the "White Egyptian Bird Suit", which also can be seen on the album cover. 

After having received his guitar from Charlie Hodge, Elvis walks over to the microphone and sings "See See Rider". He doesn't burst of energy, but his performance certainly is ok.

Now Elvis toys around with the word "well" and jokes "You stood in line and paid to see me do this". His rendition of the old Ray Charles tune is also a solid one, thankfully JD Sumner just gets to do his "dive bomer" a single time. After including the gospel "Amen" Elvis retuns to "I Got A Woman" and throws his guitar back to Charlie.

The king welcomes the crowd and says "It's a pleasure to be back in Shreveport". He also explains, that the bandaids on his fingers are there to keep the rings from slipping off. The ballad itself is sung the usual way, of course it's used by Elvis to throw some scarfs into the audience.

While singing "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" the king suddenly is "attacked" by a female fan. Elvis has to laugh, jokingly adresses her as "son of a bitch" and explains "I can't sing and kiss at the same time - no way". He's obviously in good mood.

The musical soap opera is presented quite well, especially the chorus sounds impressive. At times Elvis even holds some notes longer than usual these days. He's not healthy, but maybe today his condition is a tad better than average.

Elvis announces "I'd like to do a medley of some of my records for you". The first of the tunes is sung in a business-like fashion with the king giving a way quite a few of his scarfs.

Here the scarf-routine is taken to another level and Elvis focuses on the contact with his fans and not on the singing. But the fans love these antics.

During "And I Love You So" the incredible James Burton suddenly proves, that he's just a human, too, and fails to get his licks right. Elvis promptly reacts and continues the line "I guess they understand" with "something's wrong with James' hand". Otherwise it's a fine performance, even though the king's voice sounds a bit more shaky than on the previous years' studio recording.

The classic "Jailhouse Rock" is performed with quite some energy and Elvis obviously has fun with the old tune. Before he sings the next song, the king asks the crowd, if they can hear ok". 

During the intro a woman says "God bless you" and Elvis ironically answers "God bless you...can I have a scarf and a kiss". The singer also interacts with other fans and jokingly sings "I won't be coming here no more". Of course he shakes his legs during the chorus and gets the ladies screaming.

Before he sings the patriotic anthem Elvis gives away another scarf and claims "that's the last one I have". Tonight's rendition of "America" isn't as emotional as others, but the king delivers a powerful and impressive finale.

Elvis continues with "Polk Salad Annie". By now his moves look labored and a bit sluggish. But his singing is solid and at the end the king presents a surprisingly high karate kick. He may be out of shape, but he's still a black belt.

After this presentation the man from Memphis needs a break and introduces his band. In fact, it's a very long break of almost a quarter of an hour. Each and every member of his harmony groups is introduced individually and each and every member of the band plays a solo. Of course the orchestra does the same. The king himself joins the procedure for short renditions of "Early Morning Rain" and "Love Letters".

Elvis introduces the next song with "A new record, ladies and gentlemen, that I like to sing for you". The power ballad "Hurt" is sung well, but then the king asks if he should sing it again and his second rendition is even better. He invests more emotion and his voice also appears to be stronger. I don't know if this is done on purpose or if Elvis really thought he could do better. Whatever it is, the man surely can sing!

Unfortunately he doesn't feel like doing so all the time. Even though we've had heared worse performances of "Hound Dog", today's incarnation lacks vocal power and commitment. It's a quick nod to the past, nothing more.

Now the king asks for the houselights to be turned up and says "Good golly, Miss Molly. It's nice to see you". Then he sings the country ballad "Funny, How Time Slips Away". Of course the fans are constantly screaming, because now their belowed idol is able to see them. At least in theory.

Afterwards Elvis ironically asks a lady "What do you want?" and she resolutely answers "A kiss!". In the process the singer finds out, that it's her birthday and so he sings a short "Happy Birthday" to her. The performance itself lasts just for 25 seconds or so, but I believe that this was THE birthday for the lady.

In a rare move the king announces to sing "It's Now Or Never". He accepts a gift and for a short while his band somewhat looses track, but soon they get it back together and perform a solid version of the classic. Especially the finale is amazing with Elvis making full use of his great voice.

Elvis says goodbye and tells the crowd, that he'd loved to return to Shreveport. Then he sings his usual closer "Can't Help Falling In Love", the band segues into the "Closing Riff", the king poses for some final photos and leaves the stage.