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ELVIS IS BACK!!!!!!
Elvis-The Concert, the astounding production that reunites former Elvis bandmates live on
stage with a state of the art video-projected Elvis, continues its historic and critically acclaimed world tour. This is,
in effect, Elvis' first-ever world concert tour, which began in America in 1998. In his lifetime Elvis' only concerts outside
the United States were five shows in three Canadian cities in 1957. A world tour was an unrequited dream for Elvis and for
his international fans. More than twenty years after the superstar's death, the dream has come true.
European Tour
Schedule - April/May 2005
April 26Brussels, Belgium Forest National
April 27 Rotterdam, Holland AHOY
April 29
Birmingham, England National Exhibition Center - My second concert!
April 30 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena
May
1 Newcastle, England Newcastle Arena
May 2 Glasgow, Scotland SECC
May 5, 6 & 7London, England Hammersmith Apollo
May 8 Manchester, England Manchester Arena
United States Engagement - April 2005
April 15 & 16 Uncasville,
CT Mohegan Sun Casino
Hawaii and Singapore - August 2004
August 15 Honolulu, HI Blaisdell Arena (formerly known
as H.I.C. Arena)
August 21 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
European Tour Schedule - May/June 2003
May 24London,
England Wembley Arena
May 25 Birmingham, England NEC Arena
May 26 Glasgow, Scotland SECC
May 27 Belfast, Ireland
Odyssey Arena
May 28 Dublin, Ireland The Point
May 30 Manchester, Englang MEN Arena
May 31 Sheffield, England
Sheffield Arena
June 1 London, England London Arena
June 3 Rotterdam, Holland AHOY
June 4 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
June 5 Paris, France The Zenith
June 6 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
June 8 Amsterdam, Holland Heineken Music
Hall
United States Tour Schedule - March 2003
March 28 Atlantic City, NJTrump's Taj Mahal
March 29 Uncasville,
CT Mohegan Sun Casino
United States Tour Schedule 2002
June 15 Del Mar, CA San Diego County Fair
August 24
Las Vegas, NV The Aladdin
August 26 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair
October 11 St. Louis, MO Harrah's - UMB Pavilion
October 13 Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fair - Veterans Memorial Coliseum
United States/Canada Tour Schedule - 2001
August 10 New York, NY The Theater at Madison Square Garden
August 11 August 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino
August 14 Toronto, Ontario Hummingbird Centre. Further details below.
August 16 Memphis, TN Mid-South Coliseum - Special
Elvis Week Show!
Europe Tour Schedule - 2001
March 5 Newcastle, England Newcastle Arena
March 6 Glasgow, Scotland
SECC
March 7 Dublin, Ireland The Point
March 9 Manchester, England Evening News Arena
March 10 Birmingham, England
NEC Arena
March 11 Cardiff, Wales International Arena * My first Elvis concert!*
March 13 Bournemouth, England International
Center
March 15 Brighton, England Brighton Center
March 16 London, England Wembley Arena
March 17 London, England
London Arena
March 18 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena
March 20 Paris, France Palais De Sport
March 21, 22 Rotterdam,
Holland AHOY
March 23 Dusseldorf, Germany Phillipshalle
March 24 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis
March 26 Vienna,
Austria Kurhalle Oberlaa
March 27 Stuttgart, Germany Schleyerhalle
March 28 Hannover, Germany Stadion Sporthalle
March
29 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle
March 30 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
April 1 Zurich, SwitzerlandHallenstadion
October
18 Shreveport, LA Harrah's
United States Tour Schedule - 2001
January 17 Melbourne, FL The King Center
January
18 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Center
January 19 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center
January 20 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd
Hall
January 21 Fort Lauderdale, FL Sunrise Musical Theater
January 26 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
January 27
Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
January 29 Phoenix, AZ Symphony Hall
January 30, 31 Cerritos, CA Cerritos Center
February
1Cupertino, CA Flint Center
United States Tour Schedule - 2000
May 4, 5, 6, 7 Naples, FL Philharmonic Center for
the Arts
August 4 Los Angeles, CA Universal Amphitheater
August 5 San Francisco, CA Davies Hall
September 30 St.
Louis, MO Fox Theater
October 13 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Theater
October 14 Detroit, MI Fox Theater
October
15 Des Plaines, IL Rosemont Theatre
Australian/Japanese Tour Schedule - November 1999
November 5, 6 Adelaide Adelaide
Entertainment Center
November 8, 9, 10 Melbourne Melbourne Park
November 12, 13, 14 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Center
November 16 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Center
November 22, 23 Tokyo, Japan Tokyo International Forum
United
States Tour Schedule - January 2000
January 8 Memphis, TN Mid-South Coliseum
This was a special presentation for the
Elvis Birthday Celebration and was not part of a regular tour outing.
European Tour Schedule - February/March 2000
February 22 Hamburg,Germany Sporthalle
February 23 Bremen, Germany Stadthalle
February 24 Oberhaussen, Germany
Arena
February 26 Stuttgart, Germany Schleyer-Halle
February 27 Hanau, Germany August Schartner Halle
February
28 Munich, Germany Olympiahalle
March 3 Stockholm, Sweden The Globe
March 4 Gothenburg, Sweden Scandinavium
March
6 Copenhagen, Denmark Valby Hall
March 8, 9 Rotterdam, Holland AHOY
March 10, 11 London, England Wembley Arena
March
13 Birmingham, England National Exhibition Center
March 14 Manchester, England Manchester Evening News Arena
March
15 Newcastle, England Telewest Arena
March 17 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish Exhibition Centre Hall 4
March 19 Belfast,
Ireland Kings Hall
March 20 Dublin, Ireland The Point
March 23 Paris, France Bercy Arena
European Tour Schedule
- January/February 1999
January 23 London, England Wembley Arena
January 24 Brussels, Belgium Forest National
January
27 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle
January 29 Hanau, Germany A. Schartner Halle
January 30 Oberhausen, Germany Arena
February
1 Berlin, Germany Velodrom
February 3 Helsinki, Finland Hartwell Arena
February 5 Stockholm, Sweden The Globe
February
6 Copenhagen, Denmark Forum
February 8 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
United States Tour Schedule - August 1998
August
11-16
(8 shows) Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Hilton
August 23, 24 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino
August 28 Antioch,
TN Starwood Amphitheater
August 29 Rosemont, IL Rosemont Horizon Arena
August 30 Indianapolis, IN Market Square Arena
United States Tour Schedule - March 1998
March 10 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
March 11 Evansville, IN
Roberts Stadium
March 13 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 14 Cleveland, OH Cleveland State University
March 15 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
March 17 Pittsburgh, PA The Civic Arena
March 19, 20, 21 New York, NY
Radio City Music Hall
March 22 Camden, NJ Blockbuster Sony Entertainment Center
Current Cast Lineup
Following
is our cast lineup for the 2005 tour:
Starring
ELVIS PRESLEY
(via video)
Musical Director & Conductor
JOE GUERCIO*
THE TCB BAND:
JAMES BURTON*, lead guitar
GLEN D. HARDIN*, piano
JERRY SCHEFF*, bass
guitar
RONNIE TUTT*1, drums
THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS:
ESTELLE BROWN*
MYRNA SMITH*
PORTIA GRIFFIN
THE STAMPS QUARTET:
ED ENOCH*
ED HILL*2
ROYCE TAYLOR
BUTCH OWENS
Principal Orchestra Members:
PAUL LEIM, drums
TONY SMITH, rhythm guitar
RON FEUER*, keyboards
WALT JOHNSON*, trumpet
*Indicates
an original Elvis bandmate.
¹Ronnie Tutt is performing only at the Mohegan Sun Casino engagement on the 2005 tour.
In balancing career and personal commitments that have arisen, he will not be on this year's tour of Europe. Ron has personally
selected his friend and protégé Paul Leim to rock the house in place. ²Shortly before the 2005 tour began, health issues forced
Ed Hill to drop out of the show. We wish him all the best with his recuperation. Orchestra members other than the principal
players who travel with us are hired in the cities and regions our show appears. We also engage a local choir in some cities
on our tours.
Current Song Lineup
Following is the song lineup the 2005 tour. There are a few song changes
since last few tours. The big change is that the Aloha from Hawaii and '68 Comeback material used in the show benefits from
the excellent remastering work that was done for the new DVD compilations released in 2004.
The Elvis performance
footage comes from these programs: the Elvis (a.k.a. the '68 Comeback) television special, the 1973 Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii,
via Satellite television special, and the MGM concert films Elvis, That's the Way It Is (1970) and Elvis on Tour (1972). In
parentheses after each song is an indication of which program the Elvis performance comes from.
All our singers and
musicians play live. The Elvis performance footage is presented with virtually all the sound removed but for Elvis's voice.
The only pre-recorded music you hear in our show is Elvis Presley's voice and what small amounts of the original accompanying
music could not be removed from the Elvis performance material.
Act 1
Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey/Opening
Vamp
See See Rider
Burning Love
Steamroller Blues
Love Me
I Can't Stop Loving You
Elvis introduces
the cast
Johnny B. Goode
You Gave Me a Mountain
That's All Right
Hound Dog
Don't Be Cruel
Heartbreak
Hotel
Are You Lonesome Tonight
All Shook Up
Blue Suede Shoes
Love Me Tender
In the Ghetto
Sweet, Sweet
Spirit - Performed by The Stamps Quartet
How Great Thou Art
If I Can Dream
INTERMISSION
Rubberneckin'
(Remix) Music Video
ACT 2
Sweet Inspiration
Performed by The Sweet Inspirations
Trouble
Polk Salad
Annie
You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Just Pretend
Mystery Train/Tiger Man
Bridge Over Troubled Water
The
Wonder of You
Suspicious Minds
I'll Remember You
What Now, My Love
Long Tall Sally/Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'
On
A Big Hunk O' Love
My Way
An American Trilogy
Can't Help Falling In Love
Closing Vamp
LADIES
AND GENTLMEN....ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!!!!
I have been to this wonderful concert twice. The first time was in
2001 on March 11 at Cardiff, International Arena and then again on April 29 Birmingham, England NEC 2005. I thought it was
time I give you all a review of my first concert, incase you haven't been yet.
When I arrived at Cardiff International
Arena on Sunday March 11th 2001, I was exicted and I couldnt wait to see the show. Once inside, I was with all ages of Elvis
fans, some dressed up while others wore t-shirts and Elvis hats. I took my seat and ended up talking to two women who was
sitting next to me, they both wished Elvis was with us so they could pull him off the stage. Then at 8.05pm, the lights went
down, the curtian with the Graceland gates glistened as the band started the first towering notes of Space Odyssey 2001 I
felt a shiver run up and down my spine. This was it. The crowd buzzed with 2001 as we waited for Elvis to make his first mark
in Cardiff. Then the curtain dropped revealing the TCB band, The Sweet Inspirations, The Stamps Quartet and the musical director
Joe Guerico and then the King walked onto the stage, the crowd went wild! Elvis was larger then life.....quite literally!
It was amazing! I couldnt believe it and I screamed my head off! He was so close I could touch him!
Elvis thrusted
into C.C Rider and then Burnin' Love followed by more songs from the Aloha Concert before moving onto That's The Way It Is.
He did a huge set with all his classics and it was amazing! I was singing along, crying and dancing through-out the set. The
Band were brilliant in their timing and you could tell they were enjoying it. Especially James Burton!He sure knows how to
rock!The Sweet Inspirations were giving their all and so were the marvellous Ed Enoch and The Golden Covenant. Both delivering
great renditions of Sweet Inspiration and Sweet Sweet Spirit.The whole show was amazing to watch. It was just like Elvis was
actually there, class!
The moment Elvis was ready to leave the building, everyone was on their feet......apart from
some girl in front of me! She had a face like slapped ass, sounds cruel but its true! I was jumping up and down and Elvis
looked at me! Well, I thought he did! Then the words came through-out the speakers:
Ladies and gentleman.....Elvis
has left the building
It was over. I was on a high. The lucky people in the front row shook the bands/backing singers
hands while I watched and danced around ( I was high on Elvis) and then I left the arena. I remember calling my mum and she
thought someone had hurt me, I was crying my eyes out down the phone hehe. All I can say is that it was beyond all expectations.
It was a dream fulfilled. Elvis wasnt in the building, but it was the closest I'll ever get in my lifetime and for that it
will always be deeply cherished. I only hope it carries on touring the world and making me and his other fans happy :)
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