Elton John World News: Elton kicks off European Solo Tour

Less than a week after his final show in the USA, Elton continues his Solo Piano Tour in Europe. He kicked off this tour leg with a 2 3/4hours open air concert in Ludwigslust, Germany, on June 25, 1999.

The songs performed in Europe were more or less the same as during the US leg of his Solo Tour, however, Elton dropped Talking Old Soldiers (replaced by Live Like Horses), Blessed, Can You Feel The Love Tonight and Recover Your Soul. On his second night in Germany in Halle's Gerry Weber Stadium (famous for tennis tournaments) he added Something About

The Way You Look Tonight, but didn't play Written In The Stars.

The tour will continue with more shows in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and the UK. While more shows are likely to be added, it is expected that this tour leg will run until late July.

The setlist of the shows in Germany:

1. Your Song

2. Skyline Pigeon

3. The Greatest Discovery

4. Border Song

5. Live Like Horses

6. Daniel

7. Honky Cat

8. Rocket Man

9. Sacrifice

10. Better Off Dead

11. House

12. Something About The Way You Look Tonight (June 26 only)

13. I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues

14. Ticking

15. Carla Etude

16. Tonight

17. I Dont Wanna Go On With You Like That

18. The One

19. Blues Eyes

20. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters

21. Take Me To The Pilot

22. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

23. Written In The Stars (June 25 only)

24. Levon

25. Crocodile Rock

26. Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me

27. Encore 1 - Circle Of Life

28. Bennie And The Jets

29. Encore 2 - Candle In The Wind