40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man

40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man was a concert tour by Elton John taking place in Oceania, Asia, North America, South America, and Europe celebrating the 40th anniversary of his top 20 hit single "Rocket Man".
== Background ==
40 years ago, during April 1972, "Rocket Man" was released around the world. To celebrate the landmark anniversary of its release, Elton John has been taking the celebrations globally for a world tour and will be returning to Australia for his record 42nd Sydney Entertainment Centre show plus a very special run of shows, some in parts of Australia he has never been in.
John added a second concert at the newly constructed Perth Arena on 10 November, opening the arena. Originally George Michael had been scheduled to open the arena, but pulled out and John took his place.
Both the 2012 Greatest Hits Live tour and the 2012 legs of the 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man tour made it onto Billboard's "Top 25 Tours of 2012" at No. 19 with 36 shows, 28 of which were sell-outs. John performed to 240,381 people, making $32,920,986 (£20,946,700). On 22 March 2013 John's South American tour topped that week's Billboard Hot Tours. While in Brazil, he had played to 52,492 people and made $6,332,640. One of the Brazilian concerts, in Belo Horizonte, was sold out, the only sold out date of the tour.
== Opening acts ==
* 2Cellos (12 November – 4 December 2012)
* Schmidt (14–18 November 2012, Melbourne)
* Pnau (16 November 2012, Sydney)
== Set list ==
This set list is representative of the first show in Perth. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.
# "The Bitch Is Back"
# "Bennie and the Jets"
# "Grey Seal"
# "Levon"
# "Tiny Dancer"
# "Believe"
# "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
# "Philadelphia Freedom"
# "Candle in the Wind"
# "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
# "Rocket Man"
# "Hey Ahab"
# "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
# "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
# "Honky Cat"
# "Sad Songs"
# "Sacrifice"
# "Daniel"
# "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
# "Are You Ready for Love"
# "I'm Still Standing"
# "Crocodile Rock"
# "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
# "Your Song"
# "Circle of Life"
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