Elton wore a gold medallion around his neck when he appared with the band in Bakersfield on January 18, 2003. Elton last appeared at the venue in 1999 as a solo act.
Elton performed a number of rarely heard songs, such as Dixie Lily in a 3-hour show.
After playing Pinball Wizard Elton mentioned that every song he was playing that evening other than Pinball Wizard was written by Bernie Taupin. Bernie was backstage and later appeared to roars from the audience.
The complete setlist of the Bakersfield show on January 18, 2003:
- Funeral For A Friend
- Love Lies Bleeding
- Bennie And The Jets
- Daniel
- Someone Saved My Life Tonight
- The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
- Philadelphia Freedom
- The Wasteland
- Rocket Man
- I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
- I Want Love
- This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore
- Take Me To The Pilot
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
- Dixie Lily
- Harmony
- All The Young Girls Love Alice
- The Bitch Is Back
- Believe
- Tiny Dancer
- Levon
- Have Mercy On The Criminal
- Holiday Inn
- Original Sin
- Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
- Crocodile Rock
- Pinball Wizard
- Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me
- Your Song
