Fan report and photos by Ulrick Garde.

On my way to last nights concert I was trying to count the amount of times I have seen Elton live. I ended up with the show in Konstanz being number 17 since 1995. People may ask : “Doesn't it get boring?"

The answer is NO and after last nights show I am convinced and happy that I have already booked my 18th in Copenhagen the coming November 2008.

The funny thing about Elton is that he gets better and better the older he gets. His voice, the total sound and tightness of the band keeps improving. Last night was a blast.

With tickets in the 5th row in the middle my friend and I took our seats, and at 7 pm sharp the band was ready and the intro to “Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” began. Elton came on stage wearing a black suit with a long jacket. He looked fairly trimmed, happy, smiling and ready to rock Konstanz which he did for about two and a half hours.

We all got what we came for, all the major hits we there. To mention a few highlights “Believe” was in the set and sounded great. “Rocket Man” came out very well, and the solo on “Bennie And The Jets” shows what a superb piano player this man is. Elton started playing the German national hymn leading directly into “Crocodile Rock” which surprised the crowed a lot.

Again at this show he took more than five minutes only to sign autographs. There was a great atmosphere, people were happy, singing along and dancing. The weather kept dry until almost the last song where it started heavily to rain.

After thanking the German people for loyalty and support over the years he took off in the waiting helicopter bringing him to his private jet at the airport in Memmingen. Thank you Elton for rocking me (again).

Following is the complete set listKonstanz show on July 8, 2008:

• Funeral For A Friend
  
• Love Lies Bleeding
  
• The Bitch Is Back
  
• Madman Across The Water
  
• Tiny Dancer
  
• Levon
  
• Believe
  
• Take Me To The Pilot
  
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  
• Daniel
  
• Rocket Man
  
• Honky Cat
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  
• I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
  
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  
• Candle In The Wind
  
• Bennie and The Jets
  
• Philadelphia Freedom
  
• I'm Still Standing
  
• Crocodile Rock
  
• Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
  
  
• Pinball Wizard
  
• Your Song

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