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Elton John performed in Venice on July 9, 2008
Thursday, July 10 2008

Fan report by Jacopo Rocchi.

The show in Venice has been my third Elton concert, and my first solo piano show, so I was looking forward to listen to some beautiful rare songs performed by Elton, such as "Roy Rogers" or "I Need You To Turn To".

But my wishes have been a little disappointed. In fact after taking the stage, Elton performed "Your Song", "Sixty Years On" and "Border Song" and then he played "Daniel". I realized that the set list had been cut.

During the first part of the concert Elton didn't seem to be in a good mood, he did not speak as he does usually, maybe because peolple continued coming and searching their seats and they disturbed him. But despite the cut set list, despite the initial bad mood, Elton played his songs brilliantly, his way of playing has been perfect, his technique has been wonderful.

And Elton saw the fans in the front row that were there to listen to his music and this improved his mood reaching the final part of the concert: During a moving version of "Candle in The Wind" all the lights on the palaces in Saint Mark Square were turned on and after the song they were turned off, the Square paid its tribute to the legend. After a brilliant version of "Carla Etude/Tonight", Elton launched himself in a spicy rock final: "Bennie and The Jets" was fantastic with its "In The Mood" variations, and during "Crocodile Rock", "I'm still Standing" and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", all the fans were in front of the stage and I got my "One Night Only" booklet signed by Elton!

He left us with an unforgettable version of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me": It was a very good concert, he touched my soul with his wonderful piano.

Following is the complete set list of the Venice show on July 9, 2008:

  • Your Song
  • Sixty Years On
  • Border Song
  • Daniel
  • Honky Cat
  • Rocket Man
  • Tiny Dancer
  • Nikita
  • Philadelphia Freedom
  • Sacrifice
  • Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  • Candle In The Wind
  • I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
  • Carla Etude
  • Tonight
  • Bennie And The Jets
  • Crocodile Rock

  • I'm Still Standing
  • Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

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