The Diving Board Tour

The Diving Board Tour was a concert tour by British musician Elton John taking place in North, South and Central America and Europe in promotion of John's 2013 album The Diving Board.^[1]

The Diving Board Tour

Tour by Elton John
Location	North America • South America • Europe
Associated album	The Diving Board
Start date	8 November 2013
End date	28 February 2014
Legs	4
No. of shows	37
Elton John concert chronology

Background

John performed in fourteen cities in the United States before traveling to Europe to perform ten concerts in Europe in the fall of 2013.^[1][2][3][4]

Set list

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
2. "Bennie and the Jets"
3. "Candle in the Wind"
4. "Grey Seal"
5. "Levon"
6. "Tiny Dancer"
7. "Holiday Inn"
8. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
9. "Believe"
10. "Philadelphia Freedom"
11. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
12. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"
13. "Hey Ahab"
14. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
15. "The One" (Solo)
16. "Oceans Away"
17. "Voyeur"
18. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
19. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
20. "All the Girls Love Alice"
21. "Home Again"
22. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
23. "I'm Still Standing"
24. "The Bitch Is Back"
25. "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll)"
26. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

    Encore

27. "Your Song"
28. "Crocodile Rock"

Additional notes

• "Home Again" not performed on 9 November (Providence, RI).
• "Voyeur" not performed on 14 November (Washington, DC).

4–7 September 2013

1. "The Bitch Is Back"
2. "Bennie and the Jets"
3. "Grey Seal"
4. "Levon"
5. "Tiny Dancer"
6. "Holiday Inn"
7. "Believe"
8. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
9. "Philadelphia Freedom"
10. "Candle in the Wind"
11. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
12. "Rocket Man"
13. "Hey Ahab"
14. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
15. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
16. "Oscar Wilde Gets Out"
17. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
18. "Daniel"
19. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
20. "The One"
21. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
22. "I'm Still Standing"
23. "Crocodile Rock"
24. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

    Encore

25. "Home Again"
26. "Your Song"

Bestival set list

1. "The Bitch Is Back"
2. "Benny and the Jets"
3. "Grey Seal"
4. "Levon"
5. "Tiny Dancer"
6. "Philadelphia Freedom"
7. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
8. "Rocket Man"
9. "Hey Ahab"
10. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
11. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
12. "Candle in the Wind"
13. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
14. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
15. "I'm Still Standing"
16. "Crocodile Rock"
17. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

    Encore

18. "Home Again"
19. "Your Song"

iTunes Festival set list

1. "The Bitch Is Back"
2. "Benny and the Jets"
3. "Levon"
4. "Tiny Dancer"
5. "Can't Stay Alone Tonight"
6. "Philadelphia Freedom"
7. "Oscar Wilde Gets Out"
8. "Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)"
9. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
10. "Rocket Man"
11. "Hey Ahab"
12. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
13. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
14. "I'm Still Standing"
15. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

    Encore

16. "Home Again"
17. "Your Song"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Box office
North America
8 November 2013	Bridgeport	United States	Webster Bank Arena	—	—
9 November 2013	Providence		Dunkin' Donuts Center	—	—
12 November 2013	Boston		TD Garden	—	—
14 November 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center	14,401 / 16,610 (87%)	$1,418,759
16 November 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena	14,846 / 14,846 (100%)	$1,163,425
18 November 2013	Erie		Erie Insurance Arena	—	—
22 November 2013	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center	—	—
23 November 2013	Lincoln		Pinnacle Bank Arena	—	—
24 November 2013	St. Louis		Chaifetz Arena	—	—
27 November 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center	—	—
29 November 2013	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena	—	—
30 November 2013	Rosemont		Allstate Arena	—	—
3 December 2013	New York City		Madison Square Garden	36,196 / 36,196 (100%)	$3,852,856
4 December 2013
Europe
6 December 2013	Moscow	Russia	Crocus City Hall	—	—
7 December 2013	Kazan		TatNeft Arena	—	—
9 December 2013	Paris	France	L'Olympia	—	—
10 December 2013
11 December 2013
13 December 2013	Stockholm	Sweden	Friends Arena	—	—
14 December 2013	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum	—	—
16 December 2013	Brussels	Belgium	Brussels Expo	—	—
18 December 2013	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena	—	—
19 December 2013	Kaunas	Lithuania	Žalgiris Arena	—	—
North America
1 February 2014	Youngstown	United States	Covelli Centre	—	—
3 February 2014	London	Canada	Budweiser Gardens	9,166 / 9,166 (100%)	$1,126,850
5 February 2014	Montreal		Bell Centre	14,381 / 14,381 (100%)	$1,316,800
6 February 2014	Toronto		Air Canada Centre	18,857 / 18,857 (100%)	$1,611,910
8 February 2014	Hamilton		Copps Coliseum	—	—
12 February 2014	Oshawa		General Motors Centre	6,301 / 6,301 (100%)	$795,682
13 February 2014	Ottawa		Canadian Tire Centre	—	—
South America
15 February 2014	Quito	Ecuador	Arena Paseo San Francisco	—	—
19 February 2014	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	HSBC Arena	9,929 / 9,929 (100%)	$915,087
21 February 2014	Goiânia		Goiânia Arena	10,658 / 12,315 (86%)	$703,874
22 February 2014	Salvador		Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova	34,503 / 41,000 (84%)	$2,305,150
26 February 2014	Fortaleza		Castelão	18,979 / 22,000 (86%)	$1,120,340
North America
28 February 2014	La Romana	Dominican Republic	Altos de Chavón	5,080 / 5,080 (100%)	$867,658
Total				174,440 / 187,824 (93%)	$15,586,481

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

20 November 2013	Columbus, Ohio	Nationwide Arena	Cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.
21 February 2014	Goiânia	Estádio Serra Dourada	Moved to Goiânia Arena.

Personnel

• Elton John – piano, vocals
• Davey Johnstone – guitar, banjo, backing vocals
• Matt Bissonette – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Kim Bullard – keyboards
• John Mahon – percussion, backing vocals
• Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals
• Luka Šulić – cello
• Stjepan Hauser – cello
• Lisa Stone – backing vocals
• Rose Stone – backing vocals
• Tata Vega – backing vocals
• Jean Witherspoon – backing vocals

Sources:^[5][6]

External links

• Elton John's official website

References

1. "Elton and the Band for Lincoln, NE". Faster Louder. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
2. "Elton John to Play at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in November". 1011 Now. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
3. "Elton John to play new arena". Lincoln Journal Star. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
4. "Elton John to play Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena in November". Omaha World Herald. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
5. "ELTON FOR AUSTRALIA IN NOVEMBER". Elton John. 20 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
6. "NEW BASS PLAYER FOR ELTON'S BAND". Elton John. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.