Fan report by Holger Wagner.

Exactly at 7 pm Sir Elton John entered the stage at the Museumsmeile in Bonn for a remarkable and unforgettable concert evening. This is a small place sourrounded by museums and covered with a small roof. It is a really intimate atmosphere there!

This place was not seated, so it is a little exception on this current tour that people stand directly from the beginning of the show. Directly from the first notes Eltonīs voice was in a fantastic form. Clear, bright and strong he began with "Pinball Wizard".

During the first song it was obvious, that Elton John was in a fantastic mood and that he enjoys to be on stage. At the beginning and during the first songs he was not so talkative. But instead of that his piano playing was from outer space!

During the second song it seemed that he would never stop to hit the piano. During the next few songs Elton got better and better and better. His voice was so brilliant and the intensity of his performance makes me shiver.

Elton plays every single song with such full love and intensity and he emphasized every single word so concentrated. This was an excellent performance of Sir Elton John.

The mood increased after the Voice of Atlanta Choir entered the stage just before "Are You Ready For Love". This rediscovered song sounded so soulful with the choir and it is great that Elton plays it live again on this tour.

Before Elton started with "Donīt Let The Sun Go Down On Me" he dedicated this song to the victims of the terrible terror attack in London and he said they will never be forgotten.

I met a few other people from HERCULES and we all were the same opion: This concert was one of the best shows in the last 10 years we have seen from Elton John because of his fantastic voice during the whole show, his intensive performance of every single song and note and his outstanding piano playing. Thank you Elton for this wonderful show!

Following is the complete set list of the Bonn show on July 7, 2005:

• Pinball Wizard
  
• Bennie and the Jets
  
• Daniel
  
• Turn the Lights Out When You Leave
  
• Take Me To The Pilot
  
• Rocket Man
  
• I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Electricity
  
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  
• Funeral For a Friend
  
• Love Lies Bleeding
  
• Are You Ready For Love
  
• Philadelphia Freedom
  
• All That I'm Allowed
  
• They Call Her The Cat
  
• Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  
• Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  
• I'm Still Standing
  
• The Bitch is Back
  
• Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
  
• Crocodile Rock
  
• Your Song

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