After having opened the tour in Hollywood in front of 15,500 people, West Palm Beach's The Auditorium must have felt very small to the king. Even though the venue was packed to the roof, it just held a crowd of 5,981. No wonder the scalpers were able to sell $12.50 tickets for five to six times as much. The official box office generated 87,400 USD, so the earnings were well below Colonel Parker's minimum requirement of 100,000 USD per show. In those days there were just very few large venues in Florida, so the manager and his client had to accept certain limitations if they wanted to visit this area. For this concert Elvis wore the "Rainfall Suit", a costume he had introduced in December 1975. He hadn't used it since March 21, 1976, so it was some kind of surprise, that he decided to wear it now.

As usual Elvis has opened the show with "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "See See Rider", the medley of "I Got A Woman" and "Amen" as well as "Love Me". Usually he continues with "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" or "Fairytale", but today he opts for "Little Sister". After having ignored his hit from 1961 for a while, he has re-discovered it during the Vegas stint in December and also performed it yesterday. Todays rendition is very good, Elvis obviously likes the tune and James Burton offers some nice guitar licks.

Once again the king is running at full throttle, but the dramatic ballad quickly discloses his corroded voice. At times his vocals are shaky, on other occasions he's out of breath.

Charlie Hodge cues his boss with the title of the next song on the set list, but Elvis answers "No JAILHOUSE ROCK, let's do BLUE SUEDE SHOES". It's another oldie, that he's avoided in recent times. Once again the king sounds motivated, but also short of breath.

Now Elvis wants to sing "It's Now Or Never", but asks Sherrill Nielsen to sing "O Sole Mio" first. To amuse the audience Nielsen yelps in the highest register possible, his boss remarks "He's so good, I hate him". Then he takes over with "It's Now Or Never", which is based on the Italian classic. As expected he cannot hide his vocal problems, but nevertheless he sounds quite impressive when he's belting out the chorus in grand style.

Ironically the king suggests "Let's do something silly, let's do MY WAY". This is another song, that Elvis recently re-discovered. Maybe that's the reason he has to read the lyrics from a sheet. Tony Brown misses some notes during the intro, but otherwise the performance works well. The king's rendition sounds dramatic and emotional, albeit a bit breathless.

Until now Elvis has done the best he can, but his presentation of "All Shook Up" is a joke. Because the singer doesn't invest any energy and care, his voice sounds very raspy and nasal. One might say, he mumbles more than he sings.

The medley of "Teddy Bear" and "Don't Be Cruel" isn't sung any better. At least Elvis sidetracks the audience by handing out scarfs to the eager ladies in front of the stage.

Accidently Elvis announces the song as "And I Love Her So" and makes fun of his mistake. This time he cares for the song and so his presentation is much better. However, the condition of his voice makes it impossible for him to match the beauty of his studio recording from 1975.

In the background Charlie Hodge can be heared suggesting "Polk Salad Annie", but once again his boss strays from the set list. This time he opts for "Fever" and obviously has a great time driving the ladies over the edge by simply moving his legs.

Now it's time to introduce the band and harmony singers, but the engineer turns the tape machine off. Fortunately he realizes, that something special is happening when Elvis asks his pianist to play "Blueberry Hill". The performance lasts just for a minute or so, but it's always great to hear the king bringing up something unexpected.

Because his current single "Moody Blue" was not rehearsed, Elvis sticks to his previous outing "Hurt". The power ballad doesn't have many lines, that have to be sung quetly, so his vocal shortcomings are hidden quite well. The king belts out the finale in grand style, but doesn't challenge his luck by repeating the stunt.

Elvis fools around with the first words of "Hound Dog", but his rendition of the rock'n'roll classic is as listless as the performances of "All Shook Up" and "Teddy Bear". The singer obviously hates these tunes, so why does he keep them in the show?

The actual concert continues with Sherrill Nielsen's performances of "Danny Boy" and "Walk With Me", but they are not part of this compact disc. Afterwards Elvis wants to sing "Jailhouse Rock", which he had rejected earlier in the show. The arrangement sounds vegasy, but as a reminder of the past it works well and the audience happily claps along.

Now it's time to say goodbye. Jokingly Elvis tells the crowd, that the show isn't over and he just wants to give a speech. Then he sings "Can't Help Falling In Love", during which he claims to "can't help falling in love with Joe". He's obviously making reference to Joe Esposito, his road manager and friend since their Army days in Germany. Soon the band takes over with the "Closing Riff" and Elvis is gone.