The Greatest Hits TourSources for tour title: was a concert tour by Elton John. The tour started in February 2011 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and visited the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australasia. The tour was placed ninth by Pollstar for its "Top 50 Worldwide Tours (Mid-Year)", earning over $40 million with 57 shows.
Background The first edition of the tour took place in 2011 in Victoria, British Columbia. The tour then moved on through the United States with two of the concerts taking place in Hawaii.
The North American leg of the tour came to a close with five concerts in Canada. John played a total of twelve concerts in Canada over the course of the 2011 tour.
The tour moved onto Europe after the United States leg. The tour began in Cardiff, Wales. Due to high demand for tickets a second concert was added. The summer European leg of the tour came to a close in Hertfordshire, England with a performance at Magic Summer Live.
John and the band returned to Europe in November for six concerts in mainly taking place in Eastern Europe. This included John's first concert in Slovenia, which was originally planned to take place in July 2011 but was rescheduled.
Shortly after the European leg, John and the band briefly performed in Asia. Both of them were his debut performances in those countries. He performed in Indonesia and Malaysia for the first time.
John and the band then traveled to Australasia. John performed his first concert in Dunedin, New Zealand. This was the first concert that took place at the venue. John and the band then went on to perform their 15th tour of Australia in November and December 2011.
The tour was extended once again into 2012. The first concert was announced on 28 September 2011 via eltonjohn.com and took place at B2net Stadium in Chesterfield. More European shows in Germany were announced on 9 November 2011.
It was announced via eltonjohn.com on 26 October 2011: "Elton and the band will return to Honolulu's Blaisdell Arena on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 8pm, performing their Greatest Hits Live concert." A second date at the venue was announced due to high ticket demand.
It was announced on eltonjohn.com on 7 November 2011 that John would perform his first ever concert in Peru on 1 February 2012. John was supposed to perform a concert at the Sentul International Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia on 18 November 2011 but the concert was postponed until his 2012 Asian tour
Opening acts
2Cellos (Europe, North America, Australia) (selected dates) Tim Bendzko (Germany 2011) Ed Drewett (Shrewsburg, Northampton & Hove)Sources for Ed Drewett: NEeMA (Lucca) Sofi Hellborg, Sing the Truth (Pori, Finland)
Katie Thomson (Dunedin, New Zealand) Kara Gordon (Dunedin, New Zealand) Hokitika (Dunedin, New Zealand) Eran James (Hunter Valley, Australia & Adelaide, Australia) Tallia Storm (Falkirk)
Set list This set list is representative of the show in Lima. It does not represent all concerts throughout the tour. "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" "I'm Still Standing" "Levon" "Madman Across the Water" "Holiday Inn" "Tiny Dancer" "Philadelphia Freedom" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Candle in the Wind" "Rocket Man" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Hey Ahab" "Gone to Shiloh" "Monkey Suit" "Sacrifice" "Honky Cat" "Daniel" "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "The Bitch Is Back" "Are You Ready for Love" "Bennie and the Jets" "Crocodile Rock" Encore "Your Song" "Nikita"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth America14 February 2011VictoriaCanadaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre15 February 201117 February 2011EugeneUnited StatesMatthew Knight Arena19 February 2011RenoReno Events Center24 February 2011KahuluiMaui Arts And Cultural Center25 February 201111 March 2011UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena12 March 2011WorcesterDCU Center16 March 2011New York CityMadison Square Garden18 March 2011NorfolkTed Constant Convocation Center20 March 2011New York CityMadison Square Garden23 March 2011PittsburghConsol Energy Center25 March 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center26 March 2011Baltimore1st Mariner Arena27 March 2011University ParkBryce Jordan Center6 April 2011BismarckBismarck Civic Center8 April 2011SpokaneSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena9 April 2011BoiseTaco Bell Arena10 April 2011BillingsRimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark12 April 2011*DenverWells Fargo Theatre15 April 2011LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center16 April 2011SpringfieldJQH Arena17 April 2011PeoriaCarver Arena22 April 2011Wilkes-BarreMohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza23 April 2011RochesterBlue Cross Arena3 May 2011Sioux CityGateway Arena4 May 2011La CrosseLa Crosse Center6 May 2011DuluthAMSOIL Arena7 May 2011WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre10 May 2011SaskatoonCredit Union Centre11 May 2011ReginaBrandt Centre12 May 201114 May 2011CalgaryScotiabank SaddledomeEurope5 June 2011*ScarboroughEnglandScarborough Open Air Theatre8 June 2011CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff9 June 201110 June 2011GlasgowScotlandScottish Exhibition and Conference Centre12 June 2011ShrewsburyEnglandGreenhous Meadow14 June 2011MunichGermanyOlympiahalle16 June 2011*DouglasIsle of ManNobles Park17 June 2011LeipzigGermanyVolkerschlachtdenkmal18 June 2011BerlinO2 World Berlin19 June 2011CologneLanxess Arena21 June 2011HanoverTUI Arena22 June 2011MannheimSAP Arena25 June 2011NorthamptonEnglandNorthampton County Cricket Ground26 June 2011HoveHove County Cricket Ground28 June 2011CorkIrelandThe Docklands1 July 2011FreiburgGermanyMesse Freiburg Open Air5 July 2011IstanbulTurkeyKüçükçiftlik Park6 July 2011AnkaraAnkara ArenaNorth America9 July 2011Quebec CityCanadaPlains of AbrahamEurope12 July 2011PaduaItalyAnfiteatro Camerini13 July 2011RomeAuditorium Parco della Musica14 July 2011LuccaPiazza Napoleone16 July 2011PoriFinlandKirjurinluoto Arena17 July 2011HatfieldEnglandHatfield HouseNorth America3 September 2011BethelUnited StatesBethel Woods Center for the Arts4 September 2011Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center7 September 2011NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music Center8 September 2011Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music Center9 September 2011*OshawaCanadaGeneral Motors Centre10 September 2011*WindsorWFCU Centre13 September 2011*SydneyCentre 20014 September 2011*SummersideConsolidated Credit Union Place15 September 2011*21 September 2011*AustinUnited StatesMoody TheaterSouth America23 September 2011Rio de JaneiroBrazilParque Olímpico Cidade do RockEurope3 November 2011RigaLatviaArena Riga4 November 2011VilniusLithuaniaSiemens Arena7 November 2011Saint PetersburgRussiaIce Palace Saint Petersburg8 November 2011KyivUkraineKyiv Palace of Sports11 November 2011LjubljanaSloveniaArena Stožice14 November 2011MoscowRussiaCrocus City HallAsia20 November 2011SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium22 November 2011Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of StarsOceania25 November 2011DunedinNew ZealandForsyth Barr Stadium26 November 2011SydneyAustraliaLyric Theatre27 November 201130 November 2011BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre3 December 2011Hunter ValleyHope Estate Winery Amphitheatre4 December 20116 December 2011MelbourneRod Laver Arena7 December 20119 December 2011AdelaideCoopers Brewery Amphitheatre11 December 2011PerthBurswood Dome6 January 2012HonoluluUnited StatesNeal S. Blaisdell Center7 January 2012South America1 February 2012LimaPeruEstadio NacionalNorth America3 February 2012San JoséCosta RicaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá4 February 2012*Panama CityPanamaFigali Convention CenterSouth America5 February 2012CaracasVenezuelaEstadio de Fútbol Universidad Simón BolívarNorth AmericaSources for North America (2012):24 February 2012ZapopanMexicoEstadio Omnilife6 March 2012AugustaUnited StatesJames Brown Arena7 March 2012North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum9 March 2012SunriseBankAtlantic Center10 March 2012OrlandoAmway Center13 March 2012EsteroGermain Arena15 March 2012RoanokeRoanoke Civic Center16 March 2012RaleighRBC Center17 March 2012RichmondRichmond Coliseum20 March 2012EvansvilleFord Center21 March 2012KalamazooWings Stadium22 March 2012MadisonAlliant Energy Center24 March 2012Grand ForksRalph Engelstad Arena21 April 2012*Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum22 April 2012*MankatoVerizon Wireless Center24 April 2012*LethbridgeCanadaENMAX Centre25 April 2012*Red DeerENMAX Centrium26 April 2012*Grande PrairieCanada Games ArenaEurope1 June 2012WetzlarGermanyHessentagsarena3 June 2012TauntonEnglandTaunton County Ground4 June 2012LondonBuckingham Palace5 June 2012HarrogateGreat Yorkshire Showground7 June 2012BelfastNorthern IrelandOdyssey Arena9 June 2012ChesterfieldEnglandB2net Stadium10 June 2012FalkirkScotlandFalkirk Stadium13 June 2012NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena15 June 2012BirminghamLG Arena16 June 2012BlackpoolBlackpool Tower Promenade20 June 2012NiceFrancePalais Nikaïa22 June 2012LyonHalle Tony Garnier29 June 2012LudwigslustGermanySchloss Ludwigslust30 June 2012KyivUkraineMaidan Nezalezhnosti2 July 2012IbizaSpainThe Sunset Strip3 July 2012OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener Arena4 July 2012AugustenborgDenmarkAugustenborg Slotspark7 July 2012ŁódźPolandAtlas Arena10 July 2012BratislavaSlovakiaOndrej Nepela Arena12 July 2012LocarnoSwitzerlandPiazza Grande Locarno13 July 2012*ZürichDolder Kunsteisbahn am Adlisberg14 July 2012WürzburgGermanyResidenzplatz18 July 2012TüßlingSchloss Tüßling20 July 2012UlmMünsterplatz21 July 2012NîmesFranceArena of NîmesNorth America7 September 2012*SarniaCanadaRBC Centre11 September 2012JacksonUnited StatesMississippi Coliseum12 September 2012HuntsvilleVon Braun Center14 September 2012TampaUSF Sun Dome15 September 2012SavannahSavannah Civic Center16 September 2012Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center18 September 2012WheelingWesBanco Arena19 September 2012*PeterboroughCanadaPeterborough Memorial CentreEurope21 September 2012LondonEnglandWembley Arena
*Denotes an Elton John solo concert Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 19 April 2011La Crosse, WisconsinLa Crosse CenterRescheduled to 4 May 201123 June 2011Freiburg, GermanyMesse Freiburg Open AirRescheduled to 1 July 20112 July 2011Izola, SloveniaMestni Stadion IzolaRescheduled to 11 November 2011 and moved to Arena Stožice in Ljubljana.3 July 2011Zagreb, CroatiaArena ZagrebCancelled5 July 2011Budva, MontenegroAmphitheater Sveti StefanCancelled. This concert was a part of the Budva City Theater Festival.27 August 2011The Hague, NetherlandsScheveningen BeachCancelled. This concert was a part of the Royal Beach Concert.1 September 2011Lima, PeruExplanada del MonumentalCancelled13 September 2011Clarkston, MichiganDTE Energy Music TheatreCancelled16 September 2011Camden, New JerseySusquehanna Bank CenterCancelled18 November 2011Bogor, IndonesiaSICC AuditoriumRescheduled to 17 November 2012 and moved to the Mata Elang International Stadium12 June 2012Ludwigslust, GermanySchloss LudwigslustRescheduled to 29 June 20128 July 2012Gdańsk, PolandErgo ArenaCancelled8 September 2012*Peterborough, OntarioPeterborough Memorial CentreRescheduled to 19 September 201222 September 2012Amsterdam, NetherlandsZiggo DomeCancelled
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