Fan report by Ulrick Garde.

Being fan since 1995 this was my 15th or 16th Elton John concert and another night to remember. Living in the northern part of Switzerland, I still wanted to make the ride to Vevey as Sir Elton was in town.

With Golden Circle Tickets my friend and I got a very good view about 10 meters from the stage. With the sun shining, the lake of Geneva in the background and a night with Elton John and his band this could not go wrong ... and it didn't!

Arriving in private jet at Geneva airport, taken by helicopter to Montreux and being driven the last kilometer in limousine Sir Elton entered the stage at 7.50pm. He looked happy, fit and started of with "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding". His voice was brilliant and so were the voices from the band members and their instruments and the result gave us a good balanced “sound picture”.

I happen to think that the sound can be very different depending on the venue. I have had some less positive memories from other Elton John & Band performances but the sound this evening was really, really good! Thank you Clive Franks!

The band was tighter than ever and everybody on stage seemed to have as good a time as we, the 21.000 people in the audience. Regarding the tracks being played, “Tiny Dancer” was dedicated to Shania Twain who lives in the area. “Daniel” was dedicated to a woman called Carolina (I don't know if I got the name right and who she is), and “The Bridge” was dedicated in the memory of “A Dear Friend Luciano Pavarotti” as Elton expressed it.

I think I can speak for everybody when saying that this was another night with Elton & Band to remember. Thank you guys! Right after the show we by chance saw the two vans with the band leaving the venue and got a chance to shout “hi” and wave to them. They of course smiled and waved back.

Following is the complete set list of the Vevey show on September 8, 2007:

• Funeral For A Friend
  
• Love Lies Bleeding
  
• The Bitch Is Back
  
• Hercules
  
• Madman Across The Water
  
• Tiny Dancer
  
• Daniel
  
• Rocket Man
  
• Honky Cat
  
• Sacrifice
  
• I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues
  
• Burn Down The Mission
  
• The Bridge
  
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  
• Candle In The Wind
  
• Bennie And The Jets
  
• Philadelphia Freedom
  
• Something About The Way You Look Tonight
  
• Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  
• I’m Still Standing
  
• Crocodile Rock
  
• Saturday Night’s (Alright for Fighting)
  
• Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  
• Your Song

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