Elvis' final performance had been inoffically released as early as 1978 on a vinyl album called "The Last Farewell". The show was taped by a fan in the audience and sounded astonishingly well, considering the source. In 2008 Rainbow Records re-released the concert on a double disc named "The Final Farewell". The set included a portion of the pre-show, the audio was remastered and the discs were accompanied by a booklet of 20 pages.

Because the air conditioning of Elvis' hotel suite in Cincinnati had failed, Elvis flew home after the concert. He spent the night at his Graceland mansion and arrived in Indianapolis on June 26, 1977 at 6 p.m. CBS filmed the arrival of the plane for the television special "Elvis In Concert". On the runway RCA awarded him the 2billionth record they had pressed at the plant in Indianapolis. By coincidence it happened to be the king's forthcoming longplayer "Moody Blue" and they thought it would be nice, to give him this very copy when he came to town. Elvis also met with Todd Slaughter, the head of the British fanclub.  Afterwards Elvis went to The Stouffers Indianapolis Inn, where he stayed until the show started at 8:30 p.m. The concert itself took place at the Market Square Arena. The venue was sold out and it's estimated, that the performance generated 200,000 USD.

The show starts with "Einleitung, oder Sonnenaufgang" from Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra". Then the band takes over with the "Opening Riff", to which the king enters the stage. As almost always these days he is dressed in the "Mexican Sundial Suit". He is handed over a guitar, then he walks to the micorphone at the center of the stage.

The band has moved on to "See See Rider", the typical opening tune of a Presley concert since 1972. Elvis performs it well enough, but in the past he had presented it with more zest.

Now Elvis sings the word "well" in different pitches, James Burton answeres it with his guitar. The finall "well" is sung astonishingly low, as a joke this was done by JD Sumner. The Ray Charles hit is also presented well, several lines are shouted out. But once again the king doesn't sound as dynamic as in the movie "Elvis On Tour" (1972) or on the album "Elvis Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis" (1974). As usual the performance includes the gospel "Amen", Elvis encourages the audience to sing along. Suddenly he stops and presents some of his legendary movements, which are accentuated by his drummer. Of course the antics don't look as elegant as before, but the ladies are triggered nevertheless. Elvis finishes the opening by returning to "I Got A Woman" and handing over his guitar to Charlie Hodge.

The king greets the audience and jokingly announces a couple of Irish folk songs. Then he sings "Love Me", which he uses to throw a few scarfs into the audience. Just like in March 1976 Larry Londin, who once again is acting in place of Ronnie Tutt, follows the rhythm of the studio recording and plays the song slower. As a result, it sounds less rushed than usual.

Somewhat haltingly Elvis announces "Fairytale". Again the drummer bases his beat on the studio recording, which I like very much. However, the brass section of the orchestra has some problems with the slower than usual tempo and they noticably have to adjust their performance here and there. Elvis himself appears to like this country pop a lot.

The same applies to the power ballad "You Gave Me A Mountain". Meanwhile he has to cut several lines short, but he sings very emotional and still is able to impress the audience by belting out the chorus.

After a false start the king presents the iconic title song of his third movie. By now it sounds very vegasy, but it would have been strange for a chubby multi millionaire of 42 years to pretend to be a rebellious rocker. The audience love it and claps along.

Now Sherrill Nielsen sings "O Sole Mio" and yelps at his highest register. The people appreciate this little piece of musical comedy, Elvis even likes it so much, that he has Sherrill repeat the last part of his performance. Then the king takes over with "It's Now Or Never", which is based on the Italian classic. He sings it well and once again impresses by belting out the chorus.

Elvis announces a medley of hits and starts with "Little Sister". The king performs it well and the fans are clapping along.

Compared to "Little Sister" Elvis doesn't put as much energy into this medley. But he makes up for it by giving out scarfes and shaking hands. The audience hasn't come to hear him sing anyway. For them it's enough to be in the same room and they gladly trade a scarf or a handshake for a good vocal performance.

Now the audience gets to experience something rare, at least for 1976/77. Elvis strays from his standard set list and decides to sing "Release Me". He hadn't performed the song often since the "Elvis Summer Festival 1973", but in February he had done it twice. Once again Larry Londin sets a slower pace than Ronnie. The king doesn't inject as much energy as back in 1970 on the album "On Stage", but he certainly delivers a worthwhile performance.

Elvis continues with "I Can't Stop Loving You". The song had been a concert standard up to 1974, but was used just twice since then. It's not a surprise, that the drummer also delivers a slower beat than Mr. Tutt. Once again the result is very good. Nothing is rushed and the king certainly is up to the challenge tonight.

Being in a daring mood, Elvis also re-vives "Bridge Over Troubled Water", albeit this time he asks for a lyric sheet. Nowadays he isn't able to hold the notes as long as he used to and he also doesn't sing as accurately. His lifestyle is finally taking its toll. But still he manages to sound impressive at times.

Before he continues with the show, Elvis introduces the members of his band. Each and everyone plays a solo and even the members of his backup groups are introduced individually. In the process the king sings shortened versions of "Early Morning Rain" and "I Really Don't Want To Know" and also accompanies "What'd I Say" and "Johnny B. Goode". In total the introduction of the crew eats up almost a quarter of Elvis' time on stage, which is nothing but an insult to the paying audience.

The next song is announced with "One of our latest records is called HURT". Compared to the version on the double album "Elvis In Concert", which was taped five days earlier, the tempo is slower and corresponds to the studio version. The power ballad sounds much better this way and once again the king is up to the challenge tonight.

As usual the rock'n'roll classic is the low point of the show. Elvis mumbles through the same four lines over and over again, at the end he shakes his chubby body to the brass sounds of the orchestra. Of course the fans love it, but to everyone else the performance looks and sounds embarrassing.

Because this is the final show of the tour, Elvis introduces his father, the sound team, the Alden family, his cousin Patsy as well as Joe Smith (the spouse of his cousin Billy). And of course he also thanks the fans. During "Can't Help Falling In Love" he gets Joe Esposito, his road manager and buddy since their days in the US Army, on stage. The band seamlessly moves on to the "Closing Riff". Elvis shakes some more hands, gives away his last scarf, bows in all directions and finally leaves the stage.