Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live was a concert tour by Elton John which lasted for three years from 2007 to 2010.
While performing the Red Piano Europe concerts, John also performed a concert series known as Rocket Man and at the same time performing on the Captain and the Kid Tour.
The first performance took place on 28 September 2007 in Missoula, Montana. The final concert took place on 8 May 2010 in Boca del Río, Mexico.
Background The first Rocket Man took place on 28 September 2007 in Missoula, Montana. The tour consisted of 23 concerts including 10 in North America, 2 in Asia and 11 in Oceania.
The tour ended with two solo performances in Tokyo, Japan at the Nippon Budokan and eleven solo concerts in Australia.
The 2008 leg of the tour consisted of 68 concert performances. The tour started in January with a performance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates before travelling to Europe and the North America to perform a series of solo concerts.
After touring North America by himself, John then continued the tour backed by his band before travelling to Asia and, for the second year running, Oceania. liveguide.com.au, Retrieved 5 October 2011 After finishing the tour of Australia, John and the band briefly returned to the United States before returning once again to Europe. The European tour included several large open-air concerts, including Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales liberty-stadium.com, Retrieved 5 October 2011 The Darlington Arena in Darlington, England thenorthernecho.co.uk, Retrieved 5 October 2011 darlington-fc.net, Retrieved 5 October 2011 Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England tpimagazine.com, Retrieved 5 October 2011 The tour also included two performances in Surrey, England. mytimeinhistory.com, Retrieved 5 October 2011 mercedes-benz.co.uk, Retrieved 5 October 2011
On 4 May 2008 John performed in Chigwell, Essex at Alan Sugar's 40th Wedding Anniversary. mirror.co.uk, Retrieved 30 August 2011 mirror.co.uk, Retrieved 30 August 2011
The tour ended on 15 November in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The 2009 leg of the tour started off with four performances in South America, it was only the fourth time that John had performed a tour in South America. eltonography.com, Retrieved 5 October 2011 After touring South America, John moved into North America where he performed a series of concerts before continuing to Europe.
The European leg of the tour started with a large open-air concert in Limerick, Ireland at Thomond Park. songkick.com, Retrieved 5 October 2011 limerickleader.ie, Retrieved 5 October 2011 John continued to perform two more open-air concerts in England. allgigs.co.uk, Retrieved 5 October 2011 bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 5 October 2011 bbc.co.uk, Retrieved 5 October 2011
In the fall of 2009, John toured with Ray Cooper in Europe. eltonjohn.com, Retrieved 5 October 2011 independent.co.uk, Retrieved 5 October 2011
The 2010 leg of the tour was the last time that John would tour the Rocket Man concert series. eltonography.com, Retrieved 6 October 2011 The tour started with two performances in Hawaii with Ray Cooper. It was the first time that John had performed there in nine years.
The tour moved on to South Africa for five shows, where John again performed with Ray Cooper. eltonography.com, Retrieved 6 October 2011 johannesburg.hotelguide.co.za, Retrieved 6 October 2011 perezhilton.com, Retrieved 6 October 2011 eltonjohn.com, Retrieved 6 October 2011
After returning from South Africa, John set out on the last leg of the Rocket Man tour. John was once again backed by his band. The first and last dates of this leg were performances in Mexico, where John had not performed a concert since 2001. eltonography.com, Retrieved 6 October 2011
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / availableRevenueNorth America28 September 2007MissoulaUnited StatesAdams Center29 September 2007BozemanBrick Breeden Fieldhouse8,747 / 8,747$735,10930 September 2007CasperCasper Events Center5 October 2007ColumbiaMizzou Arena14,015 / 14,015$984,4996 October 2007OmahaQwest Center17,017 / 17,017$1,486,0407 October 2007Sioux FallsSioux Falls Arena12 October 2007Kansas CitySprint Center17,503 / 17,503$1,486,04013 October 2007MolineiWireless Center10,972 / 10,972$760,1659 November 2007North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum10 November 2007OrlandoUCF Arena11 November 2007EsteroGermain ArenaAsia20 November 2007TokyoJapanNippon Budokan21 November 2007Oceania24 November 2007AdelaideAustraliaBarossa Arts and Convention Centre25 November 2007CanungraElysian Fields Polo Estate28 November 2007SydneySydney SuperDome12,392 / 12,392$1,869,66530 November 2007CanberraStage 881 December 2007Hunter ValleyTempus Two Winery2 December 20074 December 2007TownsvilleWillows Sports Complex6 December 2007New PlymouthNew ZealandTSB Bowl of Brooklands8 December 2007LauncestonAustraliaYork Park15 December 2007WerribeeWerribee Park16 December 2007Middle East22 January 2008Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesEmirates Palace HotelEurope24 January 2008TenerifeSpainGolf Costa AdejeNorth America28 February 2008PortlandUnited StatesCumberland County Civic Center2 March 2008SudburyCanadaSudbury Community Arena3 March 2008KitchenerKitchener Memorial Auditorium6 March 2008ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena10 March 2008NewarkBob Carpenter Center12 March 2008SavannahSavannah Civic Center11 April 2008MissoulaAdams Event Center7,087 / 7,087$638,05912 April 2008PullmanBeasley Coliseum13 April 200818 April 2008BakersfieldRabobank Arena19 April 2008AnaheimHonda Center23 April 2008TallahasseeLeon County Civic Center24 April 2008GainesvilleO'Connell Center25 April 2008PensacolaPensacola Civic Center9,325 / 9,544$699,755Europe3 May 2008IschglAustriaIdalpAsia7 May 2008SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumOceania10 May 2008PerthAustraliaPerth Oval12 May 2008SydneySydney Entertainment Centre14 May 2008AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena17 May 2008DarwinAustraliaTIO StadiumAsia20 May 2008Chek Lap KokHong KongAsiaWorld-ArenaNorth America28 May 2008AnchorageUnited StatesSullivan Arena29 May 2008FairbanksCarlson Center30 May 2008AnchorageSullivan ArenaEurope28 June 2008ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle29 June 2008SwanseaWalesLiberty Stadium2 July 2008HalleGermanyGerry Weber Stadion3 July 2008LeipzigVolkerschlachtdenkmal5 July 2008DarlingtonEnglandThe Darlington Arena6 July 2008PerthScotlandMcDiarmid Park8 July 2008KonstanzGermanyBodenseestadion9 July 2008VeniceItalyPiazza San Marco11 July 2008SurreyEnglandMercedes-Benz World12 July 2008DoncasterKeepmoat Stadium13 July 2008SurreyMercedes-Benz WorldNorth America19 July 2008Atlantic CityUnited StatesBoardwalk Hall21 July 2008Essex JunctionChamplain Valley Exposition12 September 2008CalgaryCanadaPengrowth Saddledome16,789 / 16,789$1,860,35613 September 2008EdmontonRexall Place16,208 / 16,208$1,778,75615 September 2008SaskatoonCredit Union Centre12,966 / 12,966$1,556,21816 September 2008ReginaBrandt Centre13,595 / 13,595$1,774,01417 September 200819 September 2008WinnipegMTS Centre30,202 / 30,202$3,450,77520 September 200826 September 2008HalifaxHalifax Metro Centre23,583 / 23,583$3,204,63527 September 200828 September 2008MonctonMoncton Coliseum8,499 / 9,000$1,129,99130 September 2008Saint JohnHarbour Station7,997 / 8,000$1,774,0142 October 2008St. John'sMile One Centre16,327 / 16,327$2,150,5173 October 200815 October 2008HersheyUnited StatesGiant Center17 October 2008CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones Arena18 October 2008Wilkes-BarreWachovia Arena at Casey Plaza14 November 2008UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena15 November 2008South America17 January 2009São PauloBrazilAnhembi Sambadrome19 January 2009Rio de JaneiroPraça da Apoteose22 January 2009Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Alberto J. Armando24 January 2009SantiagoChileMovistar Arena25 January 2009CaracasVenezuelaHotel Eurobuilding29 January 2009BogotáColombiaCentro de Ferias CorferiasNorth America31 January 2009Mexico CityMexicoExconvento de las Vizcaínas1 April 2009Rapid CityUnited StatesDon Barnett Arena3 April 2009LaramieArena-Auditorium4 April 2009Colorado SpringsWorld ArenaEurope6 June 2009LimerickIrelandThomond Park10 June 2009GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre13 June 2009BristolEnglandBristol County Cricket Ground14 June 2009NorfolkHolkham Hall20 June 2009SkienNorwaySkagerak Arena21 June 2009BoråsSwedenBorås Arena27 June 2009LisbonPortugalPavilhão Atlântico30 June 2009WiesbadenGermanyWiesbaden Bowling Green3 July 2009DresdenTheaterplatz4 July 2009NurembergEasy-Credit-Stadium5 July 2009StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle7 July 2009VeronaItalyVerona Arena8 July 2009PulaCroatiaPula Arena11 September 2009NaplesItalyPiazza del PlebiscitoMiddle East27 March 2010DubaiUAEMeydan RacecourseNorth AmericaSources for 6 – 9 January 2010: Sources for 3 April – 28 July 2010: 3 April 2010MéridaMexicoChichen Itza6 April 2010Corpus ChristiUnited StatesAmerican Bank Center9 April 2010LubbockUnited Spirit Arena10 April 2010AustinFrank Erwin Center15 April 2010Hoffman EstatesSears Centre16 April 2010Des MoinesWells Fargo Arena17 April 2010AshwaubenonResch Center24 April 2010Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena25 April 2010ToledoLucas County Arena30 April 2010ReadingSovereign Center1 May 2010YoungstownCovelli Centre8 May 2010Boca del RíoMexicoEstadio Luis de la Fuente9 July 2010KingstonCanadaK-Rock Centre10 July 2010HamiltonCopps Coliseum12 July 2010Sault Ste. MarieEssar Centre16 July 2010Prince GeorgeCN Centre17 July 2010KelownaProspera Place18 July 2010YakimaUnited StatesYakima SunDome22 July 2010TucsonTucson Arena24 July 2010Chula VistaCricket Wireless Amphitheatre28 July 2010Lake TahoeHarveys Outdoor Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
This concert was a part of "Top of the Mountain" This concert was a part of "Dubai World Cup" This concert was a solo concert
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 16 June 2010Augustenborg, DenmarkSlotspark Cancelled21 July 2010Tucson, ArizonaTucson ArenaRescheduled to 22 July 2010
References
External links Information site with tour dates