Sir Elton has been spending this year celebrating his 60th birthday and the party finished on December 16, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia.

One of the first remarks he made to the crowd was to note the excellent weather. Many of the Aussie outdoor shows have been dogged by rain. "I can't believe it is sunny," he said. "I've brought so much rain to Australia on this tour".

The mark his anniversary, the first five songs came from his breakthrough debut from 1970, opening with the classic 'Your Song' and featured 'The Greatest Discovery'.

Never one to hold back, he chastised former US President Ronald Reagan and dedicated the song 'The Boy With The Red Shoes' to Ronnie's incompetence. "This song is from Songs From The West Coast. It is about AIDS in the US. Reagan was President and did nothing about it. It was a case of cowardice and malice," he said getting straight to the point.

Equally provocative was the song 'Ticking'. "This song is 34 years old and still relevant. The same thing happened three weeks ago in Colorado".

In true superstar fashion, once the show was over, Sir Elton departed in a helicopter while the thousands of fans battled their way out of the carpark.

Following is the complete set list of the Werribee show on December 16, 2007:

• Your Song
  
• Sixty Years On
  
• The Greatest Discovery
  
• I Need You To Turn To
  
• Border Song
  
• The Boy In The Red Shoes
  
• Daniel
  
• Honky Cat
  
• Rocket Man
  
• Tiny Dancer
  
• Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  
• Nikita
  
• Philadelphia Freedom
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Ticking
  
• Roy Rogers
  
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  
• Candle In The Wind
  
• I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
  
• Electricity
  
• Carla/Etude
  
• Tonight
  
• Blue Eyes
  
• Bennie and the Jets
  
• Crocodile Rock
  
  
• I'm Still Standing
  
• Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

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