The Diving Board Tour was a concert tour by British musician

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 ...

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America and Europe in promotion of John's 2013 album ''

The Diving Board ''The Diving Board'' is the twenty-ninth studio album by English musician Elton John. It is the second of his studio releases since 1979's '' Victim of Love'' without any of his regular band members. The album was released in the United Kingdom ...

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Background

John will perform in fourteen cities in the United States before traveling to Europe to perform ten concerts in Europe in the Fall of 2013.

Tour dates

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Setlist

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is a medley of two songs written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the opening track of the 1973 double album ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road''. The fi ...

" #" Bennie and the Jets" #" Candle in the Wind" #"

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" #" Levon" #" Tiny Dancer" #" Holiday Inn" #"

Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was released on the 1972 album ''Honky Château''. The lyrics conveyed Taupin's take on New York City after hea ...

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Believe Believe may refer to: *Belief, a psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true, with or without proof for such proposition *Faith, a belief in something which has not been proven Arts, entertainment, and me ...

" #" Philadelphia Freedom" #" Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" #"

Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) "Rocket Man" (officially titled "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on 17 April 1972 in t ...

" #" Hey Ahab" #" I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" #" The One" (Solo) #" Oceans Away" #" Voyeur" #" Someone Saved My Life Tonight" #"

Sad Songs (Say So Much) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" is the closing track on English musician Elton John's eighteenth studio album ''Breaking Hearts'', written by John and Bernie Taupin, released in 1984 as the lead single of the album. It reached No. 7 on the UK chart an ...

" #" All the Girls Love Alice" #" Home Again" #"

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English musician Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, '' Caribou'' (1974), and was released as a single that peaked a ...

" #" I'm Still Standing" #"

The Bitch is Back "The Bitch Is Back" is a rock song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was the second single released from John's 1974 album ''Caribou'', and reached number 1 in Canada (his sixth in th ...

" #" Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll)" #" Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" ;Encore #

" Your Song" #" Crocodile Rock"

Tour band

– Piano, vocals * Davey Johnstone – Guitar,

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, backing vocals * Matt Bissonette – Bass guitar, backing vocals * Kim Bullard – keyboards * John Mahon – Percussion, backing vocals * Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals * Luka Šulić – Cello *

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– Cello *Lisa Stone – Backing vocals *Rose Stone – Backing vocals * Tata Vega – Backing vocals * Jean Witherspoon – Backing vocals Sources:

External links

Elton John's official website

References

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