On October 19th the Presley show stopped in Madison/Wisconsin. The local Dane County Coliseum originally had a capacity of 10,211 seats, but eleven of them were removed to make room for the sound equipment. A short while after the pre-sales had started, all 10,200 tickets were gone and generated 115,000 USD. The merchandising brought in another 10,000 USD, Due to the good results Colonel Parker didn't wait too long to bring his client back and set up another show on June 24, 1977. As expected it sold out, too.

On the recording of the previous disc Elvis can be heared suggesting a desperately needed rehearsal-session before going on tour again. As we know, it didn't materialize, but at least the singer tried to get in shape again. Even though he still didn't look healty, he managed to loose a noticable amount of weight and also started to use a variety of jumpsuits again. In Madison he wore the "Blue Swirl Suit", originally made in the spring of 1974. The original belt, however, still was a bit too tight, so he used a matching one from 1975, which was a tad wider.

The orchestra plays an excerpt of "Also Sprach Zarathustra", namely the "Einleitung, Oder Sonnenaufgang". Then the band takes over with the "Opening Riff" and Elvis appears on stage. He greets the crowd and collects his guitar from an assistant.

Seamlessly the musicians segue into "See See Rider", which is performed with quite some zest.

Now Elvis toys around with the word "well" and answers a yelled out demonstration of affection with "I love you, too, but I still have to do this song". This is exactly, what he does and once again he invests quite some energy. As usual he tags "Amen" to the well-known Ray Charles hit and makes fun of his infamous moves from twenty years ago. "That's a ritual I'm going through...just to wake up, you know" he quips. He reprises "I Got A Woman" and throws his guitar back to his stage hand. Elvis welcomes the crowd and jokingly hopes, that they remember him. Incoherently someone yells "1965", to which the king replies, that he remembers that year. Compared to the concert in Pine Bluff Elvis sounds more vital and also adds some drive to the show by shortening the demonstration of his 1950s moves and limiting the demonstration of JD Sumner's bass voice to one.

Just like on the first disc Elvis uses "Love Me" to hand out some scarfs. But even though holding back some energy again, he sounds less tired than in Pine Bluff.

Here we have the first variance, instead of "Fairytale" Elvis perfoms "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)". Musically the tunes aim in the same direction, but this one hasn't been released on a Presley record yet and so many people are surprised to hear their idol singing the Olivia Newton-John hit. And I have to say, he does it well.

While announcing the usual medley of hits, the king suddenly makes up his mind and wants to the "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" instead. The lovely ballad appears in his concerts from time to time, but it never was a regular feature. It's a nice performance, albeit it sounds a bit lackluster when compared to the studio recording on the "Blue Hawaii" album.

The good ole' "Jailhouse Rock" is sung with more drive than in Pine Bluff and works well.

Unfortunately one cannot say that about "All Shook Up". It's quite obvious, that Elvis doesn't care for his mega seller from 1957.

The same can be said about these songs. The king's performance lacks the drive it has on the album "Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden". Nowadays the legend limits himself to throwing scarfs in the audience by the dozen and just mumbling along to the music. However, the fans don't care and gladly trade a lackluster performance for a souvenir.

With "And I Love You So" we get to hear a song from the king's previous years' album "Elvis Today". Compared to his rendition in Pine Bluff today's incarnation of the ballad is a lot better, but compared to the studio recording the man from Memphis obviously has lost some control over his vibrato. Don't get me wrong, he sings the song well and it's an enjoyable performance. But vocally he has regressed.

Now Elvis returns to his golden greats and makes the ladies scream by moving his legs. Having lost several pounds the whole process looks much less laboured than in early September. It's an entertaining performance, after having sung "I light up when you call my name" the king jokingly yells out "Elviiiiiiiis" in sqeaking voice.

This is the third song, which Elvis hadn't sung in Pine Bluff. His top20 hit from 1973 is presented well, maybe even a tad better than on the record. Afterwards the king takes care of a lady at the edge of the stage.

Compared to the rendition on the first disc of this set, Elvis' voice sounds stronger. He makes use of it by belting out the finale in grand style.

Now it's time to introduce the band and the harmony singers. Each and everyone is introduced by name and every member of the band plays a solo. In total the procedure eats up a quarter of an hour, which is way too long.

Usually the slot after the "Introductions" is saved for Elvis' latest single, but today he wants to do "Love Me Tender" instead. In the years following his stage comeback the movie ballad was a regular feature of the Presley show, but since two years or so he doesn't perform it frequently anymore. So it's a welcome addition, especially by the ladies.

The next surprise is "Blue Suede Shoes". The rock'n'roll classic is another fan's favorite, which Elvis has combed out a while ago. Just like his rendition on the "Aloha" show, today's performance wouldn't have earned him the title "king of rock'n'roll". Nevertheless it's done much better than "All Shook Up" or "Teddy Bear" and therefore is a nice reminder of the good ole' days.

After the two unexpected oldies Elvis continues with his latest single "Hurt". Something seems to distract him and he has to restrain his laughter. Therefore the first line lacks some drama. Everything else is sung very well, especially the grande finale sounds nothing but impressive.

His rendition of "Hound Dog" is also quite impressive, this time impressively bad. Mr. Presley mumbles through the same four lines over and over again and finally shakes his fanny to the brass sounds of the orchestra. WTF?!?

Since many supermarkets start to sell their Xmas stuff in late August, it's not surprising to hear the king singing "Blue Christmas" in October. He does it well and manages to evoke a cosy holiday feeling.

Now Elvis has the houselights turned up to take a look at the audience. He also talks to a female fan, who obviously is delighted to get the attention of her idol. Then the king performs the country ballad "Funny, How Time Slips Away". It's certainly not his greatest performance of this song, but I have heared worse ones.

Finally it's time to go and Mr. Presley has to say goodbye. After having promised to return to Madison anytime, his band starts to play "Can't Help Falling In Love", which segues into the "Closing Riff". Elvis bows in every direction, shakes a few hands and gives away his final scarf. After he has disappeared into the backstage area, a speaker announces "Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building. Thank you and good night". Of course he also mentiones the souvenir stands in the lobby and thanks the Sheraton Hotel for the accomodation of the crew.