Songs from the West Coast Tour

2001–02 concert tour by Elton John

Songs from the West Coast TourTour by Elton John

Location| North America • Europe • Asia
Associated album| Songs from the West Coast
Start date| 5 October 2001
End date| 15 December 2002
Legs| 7
No. of shows| 70
Elton John concert chronology

*   * 2001 Solo Tour
(2001)
*   * Songs from the West Coast Tour
(2001–02)
*   * Face to Face 2002
(2002)

The Songs from the West Coast Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place between 2001 and 2002 to promote John's latest album at that time, Songs from the West Coast.

The 2001 leg visited Canada, the United States, Mexico and Japan.[1] It was the first time John had visited Japan since 1998 Face to Face.[2][3] It was also the first time John visited Mexico since the One Tour in 1992.[4][5]

It was the first tour for Nigel Olsson to play drums for the Elton John Band since 1984's Breaking Hearts Tour.

The tour continued in 2002 after Face to Face 2002 and a tour of Australia. The tour started in Benidorm, Spain[6] and came to a close in Birmingham, England on 15 December.

## Set list

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Standard 2001 set list

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
2. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
3. "Bennie and the Jets"
4. "Philadelphia Freedom"
5. "Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes"
6. "The Wasteland"
7. "Rocket Man"
8. "Daniel"
9. "Roy Rogers"
10. "Mansfield"
11. "(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket"
12. "I Want Love"
13. "Birds"
14. "Country Comfort"
15. "Take Me to the Pilot"
16. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
17. "Holiday Inn"
18. "American Triangle"
19. "Original Sin"
20. "Levon"
21. "I'm Still Standing"
22. "The Bitch Is Back"
23. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
24. "Believe"
25. "Crocodile Rock"
26. "Your Song"
27. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"[7]

Standard 2002 set list

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
2. "Bennie and the Jets"
3. "Daniel"
4. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
5. "Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes"
6. "Philadelphia Freedom"
7. "The Wasteland"
8. "Rocket Man"
9. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
10. "I Want Love"
11. "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
12. "Take Me to the Pilot"
13. "Sacrifice"
14. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
15. "Oh My Sweet Carolina" (Ryan Adams cover)
16. "American Triangle"
17. "Have Mercy on the Criminal"
18. "Holiday Inn"
19. "Tiny Dancer"
20. "Original Sin"
21. "I'm Still Standing"
22. "Crocodile Rock"
23. "Pinball Wizard"
24. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
25. "Your Song"[8]

## Tour dates

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

|
|
|

North America[9]
5 October 2001  | Cleveland | United States  | CSU Convocation Center
6 October 2001  | Toronto | Canada  | Air Canada Centre
9 October 2001  | Ottawa | Corel Centre
10 October 2001  | Quebec City | Colisée Pepsi
12 October 2001  | Columbus | United States  | Jerome Schottenstein Center
13 October 2001  | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena
22 October 2001  | Mexico City | Mexico  | National Auditorium
23 October 2001
25 October 2001
Asia[10]
12 November 2001  | Osaka | Japan  | Osaka-jō Hall
13 November 2001  | Tokyo  | Nippon Budokan
15 November 2001
17 November 2001  | Hong Kong  | China  | Hong Kong Coliseum
18 November 2001
20 November 2001
22 November 2001  | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium
23 November 2001  | Bangkok | Thailand | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium
North America
27 November 2001  | New York City  | United States  | Madison Square Garden
28 November 2001
30 November 2001  | Manchester | Verizon Wireless Arena
7 December 2001  | Fresno | Selland Arena
8 December 2001  | Paradise | MGM Grand Garden Arena
9 December 2001  | San Diego | Cox Arena
Europe
22 May 2002  | Benidorm | Spain  | Benidorm Football Stadium
25 May 2002  | Verona | Italy  | Verona Arena
26 May 2002  | Pesaro | Palazzetto dello Sport
28 May 2002  | Paris  | France  | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
29 May 2002  | Antwerp | Belgium  | Sportpaleis
31 May 2002  | Copenhagen | Denmark  | Parken Stadium
1 June 2002  | Oslo | Norway  | Oslo Spektrum
2 June 2002
4 June 2002  | Helsinki | Finland  | Hartwall Areena
5 June 2002
7 June 2002  | Gothenburg | Sweden  | Scandinavium
8 June 2002  | Stockholm | Globen Arena
10 June 2002  | Frankfurt | Germany  | Festhalle Frankfurt
11 June 2002  | Rotterdam | Netherlands  | Ahoy Arena
13 June 2002  | Kiel | Germany  | Ostseehalle
14 June 2002  | Berlin  | Max-Schmeling-Halle
15 June 2002  | Erfurt | Messehalle
20 June 2002  | Düsseldorf | Messe Düsseldorf
22 June 2002  | Stuttgart | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
23 June 2002  | Munich | Olympiahalle
25 June 2002  | Vienna | Austria  | Schloss Schunn Palace
26 June 2002  | Riesa | Germany  | Sachsen Arena
29 June 2002  | Zürich | Switzerland  | Hallenstadion
30 June 2002
2 July 2002  | Birmingham | England  | National Exhibition Centre
3 July 2002
5 July 2002  | Newcastle | Telewest Arena
7 July 2002  | Killarney | Ireland  | Fitzgerald Stadium
9 July 2002  | Liverpool | England  | King's Dock
North America
5 September 2002  | Richmond | United States  | Richmond Coliseum
6 September 2002  | Roanoke | Roanoke Civic Center
7 September 2002  | Greenville | BI-LO Center
10 September 2002  | Biloxi | Coast Coliseum
12 September 2002  | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Coliseum
Europe
26 November 2002  | Nottingham | England  | Nottingham Arena
3 December 2002  | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena
5 December 2002  | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena
7 December 2002  | Glasgow | Scotland | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
8 December 2002
9 December 2002  | Sheffield | England  | Sheffield Arena
11 December 2002  | London  | Wembley Arena
12 December 2002
13 December 2002
15 December 2002  | Birmingham  | National Exhibition Centre

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
5. ^ [1] Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine eltonography.com, Retrieved 9 September 2011
6. ^ [2] keypublishing.co.uk, Retrieved 9 September 2011
7. ^ "Elton John - Live in Cleveland (October 5th, 2001) Soundboard Recording". Retrieved 10 February 2022 - via YouTube.
8. ^ "Elton John - 2002/07/02 - Live in Birmingham, UK (Full Concert) Soundboard Recording". Retrieved 10 February 2022 - via YouTube.
9. ^ [3] MTV.com, Retrieved 10 September 2011
10. ^ [4] webrabbit.netfirms.com, Retrieved 10 September 2011

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