The Diving Board Tour was a concert tour by British musician Elton John in North, South and Central America and Europe in promotion of John's 2013 album The Diving Board.
Background John performed in fourteen cities in the United States before traveling to Europe to perform ten concerts in Europe in the fall of 2013.
Set list "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" "Bennie and the Jets" "Candle in the Wind" "Grey Seal" "Levon" "Tiny Dancer" "Holiday Inn" "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" "Believe" "Philadelphia Freedom" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" "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)" "All the Girls Love Alice" "Home Again" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "I'm Still Standing" "The Bitch Is Back" "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll)" "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Encore "Your Song" "Crocodile Rock"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceBox officeNorth America8 November 2013BridgeportUnited StatesWebster Bank Arena — —9 November 2013ProvidenceDunkin' Donuts Center — —12 November 2013BostonTD Garden — —14 November 2013Washington, D.C.Verizon Center14,401 / 16,610 (87%)$1,418,75916 November 2013AtlantaPhilips Arena14,846 / 14,846 (100%)$1,163,42518 November 2013ErieErie Insurance Arena — —22 November 2013Saint PaulXcel Energy Center — —23 November 2013LincolnPinnacle Bank Arena — —24 November 2013St. LouisChaifetz Arena — —27 November 2013PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center — —29 November 2013DetroitJoe Louis Arena — —30 November 2013RosemontAllstate Arena — —3 December 2013New York CityMadison Square Garden36,196 / 36,196 (100%)$3,852,8564 December 2013Europe6 December 2013MoscowRussiaCrocus City Hall — —7 December 2013KazanTatNeft Arena — —9 December 2013ParisFranceL'Olympia — —10 December 201311 December 201313 December 2013StockholmSwedenFriends Arena — —14 December 2013OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum — —16 December 2013BrusselsBelgiumBrussels Expo — —18 December 2013PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena — —19 December 2013KaunasLithuaniaŽalgiris Arena — —North America1 February 2014YoungstownUnited StatesCovelli Centre — —3 February 2014LondonCanadaBudweiser Gardens9,166 / 9,166 (100%)$1,126,8505 February 2014MontrealBell Centre14,381 / 14,381 (100%)$1,316,8006 February 2014TorontoAir Canada Centre18,857 / 18,857 (100%)$1,611,9108 February 2014HamiltonCopps Coliseum — —12 February 2014OshawaGeneral Motors Centre6,301 / 6,301 (100%)$795,68213 February 2014OttawaCanadian Tire Centre — —South America15 February 2014QuitoEcuadorArena Paseo San Francisco — —19 February 2014Rio de JaneiroBrazilHSBC Arena9,929 / 9,929 (100%)$915,08721 February 2014GoiâniaGoiânia Arena10,658 / 12,315 (86%)$703,87422 February 2014SalvadorItaipava Arena Fonte Nova34,503 / 41,000 (84%)$2,305,15026 February 2014FortalezaCastelão18,979 / 22,000 (86%)$1,120,340North America28 February 2014La RomanaDominican RepublicAltos de Chavón5,080 / 5,080 (100%)$867,658Total174,440 / 187,824 (93%)$15,586,481
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 20 November 2013Columbus, OhioNationwide ArenaCancelled due to a scheduling conflict.21 February 2014GoiâniaEstádio Serra DouradaMoved to Goiânia Arena.
Personnel Elton John – piano, vocals Davey Johnstone – guitar, banjo, backing vocals Matt Bissonette – bass guitar, backing vocals Kim Bullard – keyboards John Mahon – percussion, backing vocals Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals Luka Šulić – cello Stjepan Hauser – 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
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