Fan report by Julio from Spain.

After a concert cancelation back in 2001 and the change of day and venue in 2009, Elton finally came to Portugal.

The Pavillion Atlantico surprised me, is very beautiful inside and out. The audience was sensational with Elton.

After playing "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," Elton had to stand up two times to receive the applause of thousands who did not let him follow the set list! Without doubt, one of the surprises of the evening was that he dedicated to "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" to Cristiano Ronaldo, who according to some newspaper also attended the concert!

Elton was great, with the highlights being "Candle In The Wind", "All The Young Girls Love Alice" and "Skyline Pigeon". I got a lot of autographs. During "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" it seemed like everyone in the audience was singing along.

The merchandising was good, too, a lot of T-shirts, bubbleheads, keyrings, tour books and more.

Elton, come back soon to Portugal and don´t forget Spain!

Following is the complete set list of the Lisbon show on June 28, 2009:

• Funeral For A Friend
  
• Love Lies Bleeding
  
• Saturday Night Alright (For Fighting)
  
• Burn Down The Mission
  
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  
• I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
  
• Daniel
  
• Honky Cat
  
• I Want Love
  
• Rocket Man
  
• Sad Songs (Say So Much)
  
• Take Me To The Pilot
  
• Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  
• Tiny Dancer
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
  
• All The Young Girls Love Alice
  
• Candle In The Wind (solo)
  
• Skyline Pigeon
  
• Are You Ready For Love
  
• Bennie And The Jets
  
• The Bitch Is Back
  
• Crocodile Rock
  
• I’m Still Standing
  
• Your Song

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