Within 14 days Elvis played 15 concerts in 10 cities. The tour began on July 23, 1976 and ended on August 5, 1976. The ticket prices remained at $12.50, $10.00 and $7.50.
Tour Stations
07/23/1976: Louisville, Kentucky; Freedom
Hall (19,400 spectators)
07/24/1976:
Charleston, West Virginia; Civic Center (17,000
spectators, 2 shows)
07/25/1976: Syracuse,
New York: Onondga War Memorial Auditorium (8,550
spectators)
07/26/1976: Rochester, New York;
Community War Memorial (10,000 spectators)
07/27/1976: Syracuse, New York; Onondga War
Memorial Auditorium (8,550 spectators)
07/28/1976: Hartford, Connecticut; Civic Center
(12,314 spectators)
07/29/1976: Springfiled
Massachusetts; Civic Center (10,000 spectators)
07/30/1976: New Haven, Connecticut; Veteran's
Memorial Coliseum (11,088 spectators)
07/31/1976: Hampton Roads, Virginia; Hampton
Coliseum (11,000 spectators)
08/01/1976:
Hampton Roads, Virginia; Hampton Coliseum
(11,000 spectators)
08/02/1976: Roanoke,
Virginia; Civic Center (10,594 spectators)
08/03/1976: Fayetteville, North Carolina;
Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium (7,000
spectators)
08/04/1976: Fayetteville, North
Carolina; Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium
(7,000 spectators)
08/05/1976: Fayetteville,
North Carolina; Cumberland County Memorial
Auditorium (7,000 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
The summer of 1976 wasn't a good time for the king. His bodyguards and long-time companions Robert Gene "Red" West and Delbert "Sonny" West directly confronted him with his addiction, just like his ex-wife Priscilla had done in May and some befriended police officers had done in March. Colonel Parker also stated in a letter, that it was almost impossible to speak to him directly and that he wasn't giving his fans their money's worth. After one and a half decades of drug abuse Elvis was heavily addicted and physically as well as mentally impaired. The show had become a travesty. By now the king took almost a quarter of an hour to introduce his band and during this tour he began to finish off the show with just two or three songs afterwards. He also used just two stage costumes, the blue and white version of the "Egyptian Bird Suit". The stagnation of the repertoire wasn't a surprise to anyone, because the singer simply refused to rehearse. Elvis himself was overweight and lacked stamnia. His voice had developed a tired, nasal undertone. The summer flu was the smallest of his problems.
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