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The Union Tour
Tour by Elton John and Leon Russell
LocationNorth America • Europe
Associated albumThe Union
Start date19 October 2010
End date21 November 2010
Legs1
No. of shows13
Elton John tour chronology
2010 European Tour
(2010) 		The Union Tour
(2010) 		Greatest Hits Tour
(2011–12)

In October 2010, Elton John embarked on a short tour of the United States with Leon Russell to promote their new album The Union.[1] The pair also made an appearance on the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms in London, England.[2] They also appeared at T-Bone Burnett's Speaking Clock Revue. Their performance of "Monkey Suit" is included on T Bone Burnett Presents: The Speaking Clock Revue which was released in late 2011.[3]

Set list

Standard tour set list
Leon Russell & Band
  1. "Tight Rope"
  2. "Out in the Woods"
  3. "Prince of Peace"
  4. "A Song for You"
  5. "Delta Lady"
  6. "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
  7. "Stranger in a Strange Land"
    Elton John & Band
  8. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
  9. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  10. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
  11. "Rocket Man"
  12. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  13. "Bennie and the Jets"
  14. "I'm Still Standing"
    Elton John & Band with Leon Russell
  15. "If It Wasn't for Bad"
  16. "Hey Ahab"
  17. "Gone to Shiloh"
  18. "Jimmie Rodgers' Dream"
  19. "There's No Tomorrow"
  20. "Monkey Suit"
  21. "The Best Part of the Day"
  22. "A Dream Come True"
  23. "When Love Is Dying"
  24. "Hearts Have Turned to Stone"
  25. "Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)"
  26. "In the Hands of Angels"
    Elton John & Band
  27. "Burn Down the Mission"
  28. "Levon"
  29. "Tiny Dancer"
  30. "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun"
  31. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  32. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  33. "Sad Songs Say So Much"
  34. "The Bitch Is Back"
  35. "Your Song"
BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms set list
Elton John & Band
  1. "Burn Down the Mission"
  2. "Levon"
  3. "Tiny Dancer"
  4. "Ballad of a Well Known Gun"
    Elton John & Band with Plan B
  5. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
    Leon Russell & Band
  6. "Delta Lady"
  7. "A Song for You"
    Leon Russell & Band with Rumer
  8. "Masquerade"
    Elton John & Band with Leon Russell
  9. "If It Wasn't for Bad"
  10. "Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes"
  11. "Hey Ahab"
  12. "Gone to Shiloh"
  13. "Jimmy Rogers' Dream"
  14. "There's No Tomorrow"
  15. "Monkey Suit"
  16. "The Best Part of the Day"
  17. "A Dream Come True"
  18. "I Should Have Sent Roses"
  19. "When Love Is Dying"
  20. "Hearts Have Turned to Stone"
  21. "Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)"
    Leon Russell & Band
  22. "In the Hands of Angels"
  23. "Tightrope"
  24. "Prince of Peace/Out in the Woods"
  25. "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
  26. "Strangers in a Strange Land"
    Elton John & Band
  27. "Your Song"
  28. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  29. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
  30. "The Bitch Is Back"
    Encore
  31. "Hey Ahab"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America and Europe[4]
19 October 2010 New York City United States Beacon Theatre
28 October 2010[5] London England BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms
3 November 2010 Los Angeles United States Hollywood Palladium
5 November 2010 Ontario Citizens Business Bank Arena
6 November 2010 Phoenix US Airways Center
8 November 2010 Hidalgo State Farm Arena
10 November 2010 Lafayette Cajundome
12 November 2010 Tulsa BOK Center
13 November 2010 Fort Worth Fort Worth Convention Center
16 November 2010 Asheville Asheville Civic Center
19 November 2010 Chattanooga McKenzie Arena
20 November 2010 Daytona Beach Ocean Center
21 November 2010 Lakeland Lakeland Center

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2011-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 2 September 2011
  2. ^ [1] bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 30 August 2011
  3. ^ [2] eltonjohn.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011
  4. ^ [3] musicnewsnet.com, Retrieved 23 September 2011
  5. ^ [4] bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 23 September 2011
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