Elton John 1970 World Tour


The first time Elton John toured was in 1970 to support his second album Elton John. The first leg focused around the London area excluding the last two nights of the tour.
John, Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray then crossed over to North America, where they were booked to play six nights at the Troubadour Club, which proved John to be a success and brought him to the attention of the American public.
John's short residency at The Troubadour attracted several famous visitors including his idol Leon Russell. Bob Dylan also visited John and Bernie Taupin backstage before one of the performances. The first performance was introduced by Neil Diamond.
Following the success of the shows at The Troubadour John embarked on his first major tour of the United States starting on 29 October 1970 and ending on 4 December 1970. Opening for him through the US tour was the band Hookfoot, which consisted of his colleagues at DJM Records–Caleb Quaye, Roger Pope, Ian Duck and David Glover.
One show at the A&R Studios in New York City was recorded and later released as 17-11-70.

Setlist

Standard UK setlist

  1. "Your Song"
  2. "Border Song"
  3. "Sixty Years On"
  4. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  5. "Greatest Discovery"
  6. "I Need You to Turn To"
  7. "Burn Down the Mission"

Standard US setlist

  1. "Bad Side of the Moon"
  2. "Country Comfort"
  3. "Can I Put You On"
  4. "Border Song"
  5. "Amoreena"
  6. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  7. "Sixty Years On"
  8. "Honky Tonk Women"
  9. "Burn Down the Mission"/"My Baby Left Me"/"Get Back"
  10. "Give Peace a Chance"/"Wanna Take You Higher"
  11. Your Song"

A&R Studios (17-11-70) setlist

  1. "I Need You to Turn to"
  2. "Your Song"
  3. "Country Comfort"
  4. "Border Song"
  5. "Indian Sunset"
  6. "Amoreena"
  7. "Bad Side of the Moon"
  8. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  9. "Sixty Years On"
  10. "Honky Tonk Women"
  11. "Can I Put You On"
  12. "Burn Down the Mission"
  13. "My Father's Gun"