In 1979,
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
toured
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
with
Ray Cooper
Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist. During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Elton John (as ...
.
The duo proved successful and they performed concerts together a total of 234 times in ten of the years between 1977 and 2012.
1977 tour
Setlist
1979 tour
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1990 concert
Setlist
# Daniel
# Tonight
# Philadelphia Freedom
# Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
# Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
# Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
# Bennie and the Jets
# Candle in the Wind
# Your Song
1993 tour
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1994 tour
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1995 tour
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2009 tour
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2010 tour
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;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
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2011 tour
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;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
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2012 tour
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:This concert was a part of "Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival"
:This concert was a part of "Døgnvill Vinter Festival"
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