The next stop of the tour was Baton Rouge/Louisiana. Here the group performed at the Louisiana State University's Assembly Center in front of 16,000 fans. Compared to the previous night, this concert lacked some energy and commitment. It appears, that after the introductions he wanted to get out of the building as soon as possible. However, it still was a good-enough show.

Since Elvis has played Baton Rouge in 1974, a lot has happened. He was hospitalized several times and there had been a lot of bullItins about his weight and health. So the fans are curious. The lights are dimmed and the orchestra plays "Also Sprach Zarathustra". As usual the band takes over with the "Opening Riff" and the king appears. He is a lot heavier than in 1974, his hair and his sideburns are longer. The "Blue Egyptian Bird Suit" somewhat emphasizes the singer's overweight condition. Charlie Hodge hands him his guitar and the show is underway.

Just like in 1974 Elvis opens the program with "See See Rider". He injects quite a bit of energy, but not as much as two years earlier.

As usual the king fools around with the word "well", ending the routine with "By God, that's it". The Ray Charles tune gets the well-known treatment, but this time JD Sumner is offered two opportunities to demonstrate his bass voice. According to Elvis it's because "JD didn't get no sleep last night...or time to get drunk yet". As usual the king ends the opening part by throwing his guitar to Charlie Hodge.

Elvis welcomes the audience and asks if it has been two years since he was here. He also receives a rose from a fan and promises to do a lot of songs, old ones and new ones. He starts with a routine performance of "Love Me" and hands out a scarf or another.

Now the king strays from his usual repertoire and wants to sing "Fairytale". Since his "Pre-Holiday Jubilee" in Vegas he has sung the country pop just once, so he wonders if he remembers all the lyrics. But it works quite well, especially because Elvis invests some real interest and emotion. However, he messes up the ending and admits "whoaaaa...I forgot it".

The power ballad is delivered well, even though not as good as yesterday.

His mega seller from 1957 is performed within a minute. His rendition is ok, but not much more.

It's the usual "scarf song" with Elvis taking care of the screaming ladies.

After "Fairytale" this is the second song from his previous years' album "Elvis Today". Even though the king's vibrato sounds a bit out of control, it's a solid rendition.

With "Jailhouse Rock" the tempo of the show picks up and Elvis presents the classic with zest.

As usual the king drives the ladies over the edge simply by moving his legs. He doesn't look nearly as good as in 1974, but the fans see the image and not the actual person. Whatever it is, it still works and Elvis still has fun. Today he changes the lyrics and sings "you give me acne" instead of "you give me fever".

Because 1976 is the bicentennial year of the USA Elvis wants to sing "America (The Beautiful)". His performance is full of power and emotion and one cannot deny that it's quite impressive.

Today the king fools around a bit with Tony Joe White's swamp rocker. The finale also differs to yesterday's performance and somehow it does not work all that well. Compared to 1974 his moves are reminiscent of "Kung-Fu Panda" right now, but during the finale Elvis does the best he can and afterwards he admits, that he'd like to lay down for a while.

Of course he does not, but he takes a long break to introduce his band. The last time he was here the procedure took him three minutes or so, but today he needs some ten minutes more! A real show stopper, but unfortunately in a negative way.

Elvis continues the show with his current single "Hurt". It's a good performance, but not as strong as yesterday. The king also doesn't repeat the complete song, but imparts his band "let's just do the last line again". 

Omitting the usual "Hound Dog" (which is no loss by any means) the king moves straight on to "Funny, How Time Slips Away". As usual he has the house lights turned up, but today he doesn't use the occasion to communicate with his fans.

Without any thanks to the audience Elvis cues the band to start "Can't Help Falling In Love", which segues into the "Closing Riff". The king shakes some hands, poses a bit and leaves the stage.