1970TOURS 1976
For Elvis first tour of 1976, he would go to only four cities to perform eight shows in six days. The first stop on tour nineteen was in Johnson City for three shows in two days. The first show was 17th March and this show featured the first live version of the showstopper Hurt and 7,000 fans saw Elvis wear the Silver Phoenix suit.
For the second show, Elvis again wore the Silver Phoenix suit in front of another capacity crowd of 7,000.
For the third show in the Freedom Hall, Elvis wore the V-Neck suit with Puffy Sleeves and again played to a screaming 7,000 fans.
On to the second city on the 20th March, Elvis performed and Afternoon & Evening show at the Charlotte Coliseum to two more 12,000 capacity filled stadiums. The afternoon show saw Elvis wear the Silver Phoenix suit for the final time and also featured the final live version of the ballad Until Its Time For You to Go. The Evening show saw Elvis invite young children in the audience onto the stage to meet their idol. He wore the White Bicentennial suit.
The next stop was in The Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum for another two shows in one day. The afternoon show had an infamous accident when Elvis ripped his Blue Bicentennial jumpsuit during Polk Salad Annie and having to leave the stage to change into the Rainfall suit for the rest of the show. The evening show was seen by another 17,540 fans and they witnessed Elvis making an emergency announcement for a fan attending the show to visit the help desk immediately as the fans daughter was rushed to hospital and missed Elvis rock Burning Love in the Rainfall suit again.
The last show of this high standard tour was in St Louis and another full Kiel auditorium saw Elvis wear Black Aztec suit and sing the last live version of Let Me Be There.
Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. (Charlotte, NC. March 20, 1976 ES)
- HOLDING BACK THE YEARS. (Cincinnatti, OH. March 21, 1976)
- Other concerts recorded but not released are:
March 17, 1976. Johnson City, TN
March 22, 1976. St. Louis, MO
Audience recordings on CD:
- PHOENIX OVER TENNESSEE (Johnson City, March 17, 1976)
- STEAMROLLIN' CHARLOTTE (Charlotte, March 20, 1976 2.30pm)
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #1 features footage from Cincinnati, OH. (March 21, 1976 Mat) (26'38").
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #5 features footage from Cincinnati, OH. (March 21, 1976 Eve) (25'15").
- TOURING THE USA VOL 1 shows footage from Cincinnati, OH. (March 21, 1976 Aft) (10'36") and from the evening show Cincinnati, OH. (March 21, 1976 Eve) (15'53").
- ROCKIN' TENNESSEE features footage from Johnson City, TN. (March 17, 1976) (43'20") and two days later from Johnson City, TN. (March 19, 1976) (20'27").
- SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS has footage from St. Louis, MO (March 22, 1976) (33'00").
- FROM VEGAS TO OMAHA features footage from Johnson City, TN. (March 17, 1976) (4'45").
- FROM VEGAS TO CHARLOTTE has footage from Charlotte, NC. (March 20, 1976 Eve) (34'20").
- THE KING ROCKS #5 contains footage from Cincinnatti, OH. (March 21, 1976 Eve) (2'00").
- LIVE ON STAGE # 2 shows footage from Johnson City, TN. (March 18, 1976) (4'07").
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Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- Any of these concerts have been released on CD yet.
Kansas City, April 21, 1976
Omaha, April 22, 1976
Denver, April 23, 1976
Seattle, April 26, 1976
Spokane, April 27, 1976
Audience recordings on CD-R:
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Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- TUCSON 76 (June 1, 1976. Tucson, AZ)
- HOLDING DOWN THE FORT contains the concert from Fort Worth, TX (June 3rd, 1976)
- CAJUN TORNADO contains part of the concert from Fort Worth, TX (June 3rd, 1976)
- Other concerts recorder but not released yet:
May 30, 1976 2.30pm Odessa, TX.
May 30, 1976 8.30pm Odessa, TX.
June 2, 1976 El Paso, TX.
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #10 features footage from some Atlanta concerts: (June 4, 1976) (13'09"), (June 5, 1976) (13'10") & (June 6, 1976) (11'47").
- CROSS COUNTRY VOL 1 contains footage from Bloomington, IL (May 27, 1976) (8'35").
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Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- MY IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME (Greensboro June 30, 1976)
- GOODBYE MEMPHIS (Memphis, Jul 5, 1976)
- The other concerts were:
Shreveport, LA (July 1, 1976)
Baton Rouge, LA (July 2, 1976)
Fort Worth, TX (July 3, 1976)
Tulsa (July 4, 1976)
Audience recordings on CD:
- ONE HELLUVA NIGHT (Buffalo, NY. June 25, 1976)
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS contains footage from Providence, RI (June 26, 1976) (22'00").
- CROSS COUNTRY VOL 1 has footage from Philadelphia, PA (June 28, 1976) (6'00").
- CROSS COUNTRY VOL 2 contains footage from Philadelphia, PA (June 28, 1976) (6'30").
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #4 features footage from Greensboro, NC (June 30, 1976) (35'00").
- HOMETOWN BOY has footage from Memphis, TN (July 5, 1976) (8'05").
- COLLECTORS' GOLD VOL 6 features footage from Memphis, TN (July 5, 1976) (11'15").
- THE BICENTENNIAL TOURS VOL #1 features footage from Greensboro, NC (June 30, 1976) (23'00").
- THE BICENTENNIAL TOURS VOL #2 features footage from Greensboro, NC (June 30, 1976) (36'00").
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Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- Memory Records released CHARLESTON ROCKS (July 24, 1976 Charleston, WV).
- HURT ( Charleston, WV, July 24, 1976)
- ACROSS THE COUNTRY VOL. 1 ( Hartford, CT, July 28, 1976)
- Fort Baxter released THE BICENTENNIAL ELVIS EXPERIENCE (August 1, 1976 Hampton Roads).
- Other possible concerts recorded in soundboard are:
Charleston (July 24, 1976 2.30pm)
Rochester (July 26, 1976)
Syracuse (July 27, 1976)
Springfield (July 29, 1976)
New Haven (July 30, 1976)
Hampton Roads (July 31, 1976)
Roanoke (August 2, 1976)
Fayetteville (August 3, 1976)
Fayetteville (August 4, 1976)
Fayetteville (August 5, 1976)
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #2 contains footage from Charleston, WV (July 24, 1976 Matinee) (9'30").
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #3 has footage from Charleston, WV (July 24, 1976 Matinee) (12'00").
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #5 shows footage from Rochester, NY (July 26, 1976 Matinee) (24'20").
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #6 presents footage from Rochester, NY (July 26, 1976 Eve) (26'10").
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #12 has footage from Louisville, KY (July 23, 1976 Eve) (16'35").
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Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- OLD TIMES THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN (Tuscaloosa August 30, 1976)
- SOUTHBOND (Macon August 31, 1976)
- ELVIS STILL ROCKIN'THE NATION (Huntsville September 6, 1976 Aft.)
- THE MAN IN WHITE VOL.2 (Huntsville September 6, 1976 Aft.)
- ONE NIGHT IN ALABAMA and TUSCALOOSA NIGHT are other concerts with the same material than the Diamond release Old Times They Are Not Forgotten.
- The other concerts recorded were:
San Antonio (Augut 27, 1976)
Houston (August 28, 1976)
Lakeland (September 4, 1976 2.30pm)
Lakeland (September 4, 1976 8.30pm)
Jackson (September 5, 1976)
Pine Bluff (September 7, 1976 )
Pine Bluff (September 8, 1976 )
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #12 contains footage from Lakeland, FL (September 4, 1976 Eve) (15'20") and St. Petersburg, FL (September 3, 1976) (3'35")
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #15 has footage mixed from 3 concerts: Mobile, AL, (August 29, 1976 Mat & Eve) & Tampa, FL (September 2, 1976) (50'12").
- HOMETOWN BOY contains footage from Macon, GA (August 31, 1976) (16'27").
- THE KING ROCKS #11 shows footage from Macon, GA (August 31, 1976) (41'43").
- THE BICENTENNIAL TOURS VOL #1 contains footage from Macon, GA (August 31, 1976) (34'10").
- THE BICENTENNIAL TOURS VOL #2 has footage from Macon, GA (August 31, 1976) (34'10").
- '72 PRESS CONFERENCE & OTHER CONCERT FOOTAGE contains footage from Lakeland, FL (September 4, 1976 Eve) (15'20").
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On the October 1976 Elvis tour things seemed to start turning around and with an opening show on 14th October in Chicago Elvis wearing the Inca Gold Leaf suit looking a lot slimmer gave a strong concert but problems with the sound in the stadium was a big let down and Elvis could hardly hear anything during the first half of the show. The second show of the tour was in the same stadium and was the same as the day before from Elvis with no real surprises but a strong performance. The next show of the tour was in the Duluth MN Arena.
In Minneapolis on 17th October Elvis looked very tired on stage but – like both shows either side of the 17th show - there is no audio of this show as of yet to see what the performance was like. On the 18th Elvis was in Sioux Falls.
On the 19th it was proclaimed Elvis day in Madison and Elvis performed wearing the Blue Rainbow suit for the first time in over two years but this time with the belt from one of the 1975 two piece suits instead of the Original Blue Rainbow suit and one of the highlights was an unusually timed Blue Christmas.
20th October saw Elvis in South Bend wearing the brightly coloured Flame Suit for the first time on stage and he gave a good performance in front of the 12,000 capacity crowd in the Notre Dame University Stadium.
The 21st October show was in the city Kalamazoo Wings Stadium and Elvis wore the Ace Of Spades Suit for the first time since nearly two year to the date of its debut but this time with the V-Neck suit belt and he sung good versions of And I Love You So and a full reprise of his latest single hurt.
22nd October Elvis went on stage looking very good in his Inca Gold Leaf suit at the University of Illinois stadium with a fun version of Little Darlin and a well performed Heartbreak Hotel.
On the 23rd Elvis performed possibly the best show of the tour in Cleveland with most of the songs here performed well and the highlights were America The Beautiful & a fantastic Mystery Train-Tiger Man medley. Maybe the only let down was the false start only of Little Darlin.
The 24th October show in Evansville's Roberts Municipal Auditorium was a sell out with 13,000 fans seeing Elvis in the Indian Feather suit performing hits such as Help Me & Polk Salad Annie. On the 25th Elvis was in Fort Wayne wearing the Blue Rainbow suit again and performed the last live version of the hit Burning Love.
Elvis was in Dayton on the 26th October performed with Colonel Parkers team selling out of all merchandise at this show while Elvis performed wearing the Flame Suit for the second and last time on stage and singing his first hit That's All Right just before closing.
For the closing of this tour Elvis was back in Illinois this time performing for his 10,200 fans from Carbondale wearing his Inca Gold Leaf Suit and performing the fun song Fairytale and a nice version of Help Me. After this show Elvis went to his hotel room and ordered all his staff to leave him alone and was in severe depression which lasted several days.
Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- CHICAGO BEAT (Chicago October 14, 1976)
- BRINGING THE HOUSE DOWN (Chicago October 15, 1976).
- ETERNAL FLAME (South Bend, October 20, 1976)
- The other concerts recorded were:
Duluth (October 16, 1976)
Minneapolis (October 17, 1976)
Sioux Falls (October 18, 1976)
Madison (October 19, 1976)
Kalamazoo (October 21, 1976 )
Champaign (October 22, 1976 )
Dayton (October 26, 1976 )
Audience recordings on CD:
- FAIRYTALE (Richfield October 23, 1976)
- BLUE RAINBOW (Fort Wayne October 25, 1976)
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- ROCKIN' THE NATION #12 contains footage from Cleveland, OH. (October 23, 1976) (16'39")
- ROCKIN' CHICAGO contains footage from Chicago, IL. (October 14, 1976) (25'02") and Chicago, IL. (October 15, 1976) (5'00")
- TOURING THE USA #1 has footage from Chicago, IL. (October 14, 1976) (25'04").
- CROSS COUNTRY VOL #1 contains footage from Cleveland, OH. (October 23, 1976), from Dayton, OH (October 26, 1976) (2'55") and Chicago, IL. (October 15, 1976) (5'08")
- CROSS COUNTRY VOL #2 contains footage from Dayton, OH (October 26, 1976) (3'18")
- HOMETOWN BOY has footage from Kalamazoo, MI (October 21, 1976) (2'57")
- THE KING ROCKS #4 has footage from Chicago, IL. (October 14, 1976) (1'50")
- COLLECTORS GOLD VOL. 3 contains footage from Dayton, OH (October 26, 1976) (3'15")
- THE BICENTENNIAL TOURS VOL #1 has footage from Cleveland, OH. (October 23, 1976) (13'45")
- '72 PRESS CONFERENCE & OTHER CONCERT FOOTAGE features footage from Cleveland, OH. (October 23, 1976) (16'39")
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Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (San Francisco, November 28, 1976) was released by King Records.
- The other concerts recorded were:
Eugene (November 25, 1976)
Eugene (November 27, 1976)
San Francisco (November 29, 1976)
Audience recordings on CD:
- THE NATION'S ONLY ATOMIC POWERED SINGER (San Francisco November 29, 1976)
- LAST TIME IN PORTLAND (Porltand, November 26, 1976)
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- FROM VEGAS TO ANAHEIM contains footage from Anaheim, CA, OH. (November 30, 1976) (13'45")
- LIVE ON STAGE #4 has footage from Anaheim, CA, OH. (November 30, 1976) (3'16"), San Francisco, CA (November 28, 1976) (3'08") and San Francisco, CA (November 29, 1976) (12'34")
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For the last tour of Elvis' most hectic year of touring, Elvis played in five different cities in five days ending with probably one of the most highly rated shows after the Aloha Special.
His first show, on tour 27, was in Wichita with Elvis coming on stage looking rather slim in the Blue Rainbow jumpsuit, sitting at the piano and singing the classic Unchained Melody for the first time on stage.
Then it was onto Dallas, wearing the Indian Feather suit for this show, treating the lucky 9,800 people in the Memorial Auditorium to a bit of Hey Bo Didley Ronnie "Big D" Tutt's Drum solo. The third show was Elvis first and only ever performance in Birmingham's Civic Center Coliseum sporting the Inca Gold Leaf suit for the final time and singing two very moving final versions of For The Good Times and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
The penultimate performance on this short tour was Elvis farewell to Atlanta, he treated the 17,000 lucky fans in the Omni to the second and last live version of Such a Night, and what a night it was.
The last show in this very high quality tour was the famous New Year's Eve show in Pittsburgh with Elvis wearing the Black Phoenix suit for the first time in over a year and performing 29 fasntastic songs including rareties such as Rags To Riches and the final of two Auld Lang Syne before introducing his father and daughter to the audience. Other highlights from this show are the rarely live version of Reconsider Baby and the great Funny How Time Slips Away.
Recording Information
Soundboard recordings.
- Fort Baxter released HOT WINTER NIGHT IN DALLAS (Dallas, December 28, 1976).
- BURNING IN BIRMINGHAM (December 29, 1976) was released by 2001 Label
- The other concerts recorded were:
Wichita (December 27, 1976)
Pittsburgh (December 31, 1976)
Audience recordings on CD:
- ROCKING WITH ELVIS NEW YEAR'S EVE (Pittsburgh December 31, 1976)
- AULD LANG SYNE (Pittsburgh December 31, 1976)
- ELVIS: NEW YEAR'S EVE (Pittsburgh December 31, 1976) Officially released by FTD.
Audience recordings on CD-R:
Video Information
Amateur footage.
- ROCKIN' THE OMNI contains footage from Atlanta, GA. (December 30, 1976) (41'40")
- HOMETOWN BOY contains footage from Birmingham, AL. (December 29, 1976) (42'40") and from the same concert but other angle (4'43")
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