Elton packed the Air Canada Centre on September 6, 2005 with about 16,000 faithful for the first of two sold-out concerts.

Early into the performance, Elton dedicated a song to those left homeless by hurricane Katrina. "Since Mississippi was one of hardest hit, we're gonna do this one," he said launching into "Porch Swing in Tupelo".

Elton called it "a different sort of show," because instead of playing a steady stream of hits as many fans have come to expect in recent years, he devoted the first half of the concert to the first eight tracks of "Peachtree Road".

"Although it hasn't been a commercial success, it has been a critical one," said Elton, wearing blue shades and a dark suit embellished with white and gold flora on his right arm. "We love playing it."

Elton told the audience he "wasted a lot of my life doing a lot of drugs" and subsequently couldn't stay in a relationship. "When I got sober someone walked into my life," he recalled.

"David has been the best thing that's ever happened to me. That's another reason to love Canada, right?" he said after singing "My Elusive Drug", written about his beloved.

Following is the complete set list of the Toronto show on September 6, 2005:

• Weight Of The World
  
• Porch Swing In Tupelo
  
• Answer In The Sky
  
• Turn The Lights Out When You Leave
  
• My Elusive Drug
  
• They Call Her The Cat
  
• Freaks In Love
  
• All That I'm Allowed
  
• Pinball Wizard
  
• Bennie And The Jets
  
• Daniel
  
• Take Me To The Pilot
  
• Rocket Man
  
• I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
  
• Tiny Dancer
  
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  
• Funeral For A Friend
  
• Love Lies Bleeding
  
• Are You Ready For Love
  
• Philadelphia Freedom
  
• Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  
• Levon
  
• Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  
• I'm Still Standing
  
• The Bitch Is Back
  
• Saturday Night's Alright(For Fighting)
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• Crocodile Rock
  
  
• Your Song

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