Fan report by Alistair.

Ten past midnight in the UK and we've just got home from Wembley. What a great show and what a fantastic evening.

Elton and the band were in their usual top form and the Orchestra and Choir of the Royal Academy of Music were marvellous, too. The set list was the same as for the second Birmingham gig.

Seven songs in total from the "Elton John" album - all faithfully recreated with the full orchestral treatment. Another four from "Madman" including fantastic renditions of the title track and "Holiday Inn". Two more from "Tumbleweed" comprising the rocking "Burn Down the Mission" and the beautiful "Come Down In Time".

And so it went on. Masterpiece after masterpiece. It was great to see the young musicians in the orchesra and choir so clearly relishing the experience of a life time - and a special word for the harpist, Angharad Jones, who opened the show with the intro from "Sixty Years On" and who featured many times throughout the evening.

Davey, Nigel, Bob, John and Guy (as usual) were clearly having a ball and it was great to see Bob able to move more freely than at the last few concerts we have seen - hopefully his medical problems are behind him.

Just three entries from the post "Blue Moves" era - "Carla/Etude" from the 80's, "Believe" from the 90's and "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" from "Songs from the West Coast".

As usual, when Elton disappeared from the stage before the encores he checked on the football score from Euro 2004 and was clearly delighted to be able to report the semi final scoreline 'Greece 1 The Czech Republic 0'. He suggested, to the crowds amusement, that George Michael should get along to cheer on the Greeks in the final against Portugal!

I'm still on a high from the experience but I have a feeling that in the cold light of day this is going to be right up there as possibly the very best Elton gig I've ever seen.

Following is the complete set list from the London show on July 1, 2004:

• Sixty Years On
  
• The Greatest Discovery
  
• I Need You To Turn To
  
• Border Song
  
• The King Must Die
  
• Burn Down The Mission
  
• Believe
  
• Come Down In Time
  
• Tell Me When The Whistle Blows
  
• Tiny Dancer
  
• Madman Across The Water
  
• Holiday Inn
  
• Levon
  
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  
• This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
  
• Philadelphia Freedom
  
• Have Mercy On The Criminal
  
• Carla/Etude
  
• Tonight
  
• Take Me To The Pilot
  
• Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
  
• Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  
• Your Song

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