# Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour

Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour was a concert tour by English musician Elton John taking place in North America and Europe in promotion of the 40th anniversary re-release of 1973's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

## Background

The tour to support the 40th anniversary re-release of 1973's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road started on 12 March 2014 in Beaumont, Texas and ended in December 2014 in New York City.

## 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"
* "Roy Rogers"
* "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
* "Rocket Man"
* "Hey Ahab"
* "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
* "The One"
* "Oceans Away"
* "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
* "Sad Songs"
* "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 'n Roll)"
* "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

### Encore

* "Your Song"
* "Crocodile Rock"

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
| North America ||||||
| 12 March 2014 | Beaumont | United States | Ford Arena | 8,218 / 8,218 | $764,418 |
| 13 March 2014 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | 14,516 / 14,516 | $1,387,432 |
| 15 March 2014 | Birmingham | United States | BJCC Arena | — | — |
| 16 March 2014 | Pensacola | United States | Pensacola Bay Center | 8,137 / 8,629 | $791,152 |
| 19 March 2014 | Tupelo | United States | BancorpSouth Arena | — | — |
| 21 March 2014 | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center | 15,138 / 16,251 | $1,217,726 |
| 22 March 2014 | Bossier City | United States | CenturyLink Center | 12,992 / 12,992 | $1,105,872 |
| 11 June 2014 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center | — | — |
| 12 June 2014 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live | — | — |
| 14 June 2014 | Charlotte | United States | PNC Music Pavilion | — | — |
| 15 June 2014 | Manchester | United States | Great Stage Park | — | — |
| Europe ||||||
| 21 June 2014 | Leigh | England | Leigh Sports Village Stadium | 16,445 / 16,578 | $1,747,084 |
| 22 June 2014 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Kybunpark | — | — |
| 24 June 2014 | Nottingham | England | Capital FM Arena Nottingham | — | — |
| 28 June 2014 | Buckinghamshire | England | Stoke Park Country Club | — | — |
| 29 June 2014 | Colchester | England | Colchester Community Stadium | 16,517 / 16,539 | $1,805,166 |
| 2 July 2014 | Newcastle | England | Metro Radio Arena | — | — |
| 4 July 2014 | Calella | Spain | Jardín Botánico del Cap Roig | — | — |
| 5 July 2014 | Aalborg | Denmark | Skovdalen Atletikstadion | — | — |
| 6 July 2014 | Halle | Germany | Gerry Weber Stadion | 6,921 / 7,087 | $801,155 |
| 10 July 2014 | Fulda | Germany | Fulda Domplatz | 6,175 / 7,000 | $622,401 |
| 11 July 2014 | Dresden | Germany | Theaterplatz vor der Semperoper | — | — |
| 12 July 2014 | Kiel | Germany | Sparkassen-Arena | — | — |
| 15 July 2014 | Carcassonne | France | Théâtre Jean-Deschamps | — | — |
| 16 July 2014 | Lyon | France | Theatre Romain Fourviere | — | — |
| 18 July 2014 | Carhaix | France | La Prairie de Kerampuilh | — | — |
| 19 July 2014 | Mainz | Germany | Nordmole Zollhafen | 9,148 / 9,315 | $987,924 |
| 20 July 2014 | Mönchengladbach | Germany | Warsteiner HockeyPark | 7,189 / 7,980 | $801,872 |
| 22 July 2014 | Regensburg | Germany | Schloss Thurn und Taxis | — | — |
| 23 July 2014 | Lörrach | Germany | Marktplatz Lörrach | — | — |
| 24 July 2014 | Nyon | Switzerland | Nyon Festival Grounds | — | — |
| 26 July 2014 | Monte Carlo | Monaco | Salle des Etoiles | — | — |
| North America ||||||
| 13 September 2014 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | — | — |
| 14 September 2014 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | — | — |
| 17 September 2014 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | — | — |
| 19 September 2014 | West Valley City | United States | Maverik Center | 10,052 / 10,052 | $707,188 |
| 20 September 2014 | Denver | United States | Pepsi Center | 14,570 / 14,570 | $1,104,800 |
| 25 September 2014 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | 12,098 / 13,782 | $1,192,072 |
| 27 September 2014 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | — | — |
| 1 October 2014 | Sacramento | United States | Sleep Train Arena | — | — |
| 2 October 2014 | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | 14,519 / 14,896 | $1,299,635 |
| 4 October 2014 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | 32,182 / 32,182 | $3,363,049 |
| 5 October 2014 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | 32,182 / 32,182 | $3,363,049 |
| Europe ||||||
| 1 November 2014 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad | — | — |
| 2 November 2014 | Bilbao | Spain | Bizkaia Arena | — | — |
| 5 November 2014 | Kraków | Poland | Kraków Arena | — | — |
| 6 November 2014 | Minsk | Belarus | Minsk-Arena | — | — |
| 9 November 2014 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Ice Palace Saint Petersburg | — | — |
| 10 November 2014 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Areena | — | — |
| 12 November 2014 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | — | — |
| 14 November 2014 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | — | — |
| 15 November 2014 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | — | — |
| 16 November 2014 | Stavanger | Norway | Sørmarka Arena | — | — |
| 19 November 2014 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy | — | — |
| 20 November 2014 | Montpellier | France | Park&Suites Arena | — | — |
| 22 November 2014 | Lille | France | Zénith de Lille | — | — |
| 24 November 2014 | Hanover | Germany | TUI Arena | 6,808 / 8,028 | $629,937 |
| 27 November 2014 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | 9,341 / 9,716 | $887,076 |
| 29 November 2014 | Nuremberg | Germany | Nuremberg Arena | 5,578 / 5,837 | $569,028 |
| 30 November 2014 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | 7,648 / 8,043 | $736,806 |
| 3 December 2014 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 8,587 / 10,500 | $971,668 |
| 4 December 2014 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum | 9,064 / 9,064 | $785,800 |
| 6 December 2014 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | — | — |
| 9 December 2014 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | — | — |
| North America ||||||
| 31 December 2014 | Brooklyn | United States | Barclays Center | 16,470 / 16,470 | $3,097,229 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 116,865 / 117,782 | $10,841,354 |

## 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
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