With a break of barely three weeks Elvis went on the road again for another 13 concerts.
Tour Stations
06/25/1976: Buffalo, New York; Momorial
Auditorium (17,950 spectators)
06/26/1976:
Providence, Rhode Island; Civic Center (27,000
spectators, 2 shows)
06/27/1976: Largo,
Maryland; Capitol Center (40,000 spectators, 2
shows)
06/28/1976: Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; The Spectrum (19,000 spectators)
06/29/1976: Richmond, Virginia; Coliseum (11,900
spectators)
06/30/1976: Greensboro, North
Carolina; Coliseum (16,000 spectators)
07/01/1976: Shreveport, Louisiana; Hirsch
Coliseum (11,000 spectators)
07/02/1976:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Louisiana State Assembly
Center (16,000 spectators)
07/03/1976: Fort
Worth, Texas; Tarrant County Convention Center
(14,000 spectators)
07/04/1976: Tulsa,
Oklahoma; Oral Robert University's Mabee Center
(11,940 spectators)
07/05/1976: Memphis,
Tennessee; Mid South Coliseum (11,999
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 appeared to be in good mood, but also gave the impression of being tired. Maybe this was one of the reasons, he didn't change his setlist too much and presented the same songs night after night. He also just used two jumpsuits, the blue and white edition of the "Egyptian Bird Suit". After June 27th he stopped wearing the original belt and used the one from the "Inca Gold Leaf Suit" instead. It's not known whether the original belt was broken or if Elvis had given it away as a present. Behind the scenes the king's relationship with Red and Sonny West was deteriorating. For the first time Red talked about his friend in a negative way in front of fans. The Wests were fed up with Elvis' moody and unreliable behavior and couldn't bear to see their friend destroying himself with various kinds of medication anymore. Soon they would confront him with his condition...and were fired in return.
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