Big Picture Tour
In the fall of 1997, Elton John set out on tour to promote his latest album The Big Picture with the Big Picture Tour. The album was a commercial success reaching No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart. The 1997 tour started off in North America and ended in Europe.
The second year of the tour also started off in North America but was interrupted by John's and Billy Joel's 1998 Face to Face Tour. Elton returned to the US after the tour before completing four sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden and returning and ending the tour in Europe.
Tour dates
Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
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North America |
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8 October 1997 |
Atlanta |
United States |
Roxy Theatre |
10 October 1997 |
Winston-Salem |
Lawrence Joel Coliseum |
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11 October 1997 |
Virginia Beach |
GTE Amphitheatre |
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14 October 1997 |
North Charleston |
North Charleston Coliseum |
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15 October 1997 |
Columbia |
Colonial Center |
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17 October 1997 |
Charleston |
Charleston Civic Center |
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18 October 1997 |
Louisville |
Freedom Hall |
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22 October 1997 |
Moline |
Mark Of The Quad Cities |
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24 October 1997 |
Ames |
HILTON Coliseum |
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25 October 1997 |
Fargo |
Fargodome |
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28 October 1997 |
Evansville |
Roberts Stadium |
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29 October 1997 |
Grand Rapids |
Van Andel Arena |
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4 November 1997 |
University Park |
Bryce Jordan Center |
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5 November 1997 |
Amherst |
Mullins Center |
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7 November 1997 |
Kanata |
Canada |
Corel Center |
8 November 1997 |
Quebec City |
Colisee Arena |
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11 November 1997 |
Montreal |
Molson Center |
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12 November 1997 |
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14 November 1997 |
Birmingham |
United States |
Jefferson Civic Center Arena |
15 November 1997 |
Knoxville |
Thompson–Boling Arena |
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19 November 1997 |
Oklahoma City |
The Myriad |
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21 November 1997 |
Tallahassee |
Leon County Civic Center |
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22 November 1997 |
Memphis |
Pyramid Arena |
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Europe |
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11 December 1997 |
Glasgow |
Scotland |
SE&CC |
12 December 1997 |
Newcastle |
England |
Newcastle Arena |
14 December 1997 |
Manchester |
Nynex Arena |
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15 December 1997 |
Birmingham |
National Exhibition Centre |
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16 December 1997 |
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19 December 1997 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
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20 December 1997 |
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North America |
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21 January 1998 |
Biloxi |
United States |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
23 January 1998 |
Nashville |
Nashville Arena |
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24 January 1998 |
St. Louis |
Kiel Center |
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28 January 1998 |
Dallas |
Reunion Arena |
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29 January 1998 |
Houston |
Toyota Center |
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31 January 1998 |
San Antonio |
Alamodome |
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2 February 1998 |
Tupelo |
Tupelo Coliseum |
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6 February 1998 |
San Jose |
San Jose Arena |
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7 February 1998 |
Oakland |
Oakland Coliseum Arena |
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9 February 1998 |
Seattle |
KeyArena |
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9 February 1998 |
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12 February 1998 |
Portland |
Rose Garden |
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14 February 1998 |
Paradise |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
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20 February 1998 |
Inglewood |
The Forum |
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20 February 1998 |
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North America (second leg) |
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17 April 1998 |
Chicago |
United States |
United Center |
21 April 1998 |
Minneapolis |
Target Center |
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22 April 1998 |
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24 April 1998 |
Milwaukee |
Bradley Center |
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29 April 1998 |
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30 April 1998 |
Cincinnati |
The Crown |
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4 May 1998 |
Miami |
Miami Arena |
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5 May 1998 |
Tampa |
Ice Palace |
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8 May 1998 |
Atlanta |
Lakewood Amphitheater |
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9 May 1998 |
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11 May 1998 |
New York City |
Avery Fisher Hall |
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13 May 1998 |
Virginia Beach |
GTE Amphitheatre |
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15 May 1998 |
Boston |
Fleet Center |
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16 May 1998 |
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Europe |
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1 July 1998 |
Paris |
France |
Bercy |
North America |
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7 August 1998 |
Austin |
United States |
Frank Erwin Center |
8 August 1998 |
Dallas |
Starplex Amphitheater |
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11 August 1998 |
Salt Lake City |
Delta Center |
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13 August 1998 |
Sacramento |
Arco Arena |
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15 August 1998 |
Oakland |
Oakland Coliseum Arena |
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17 August 1998 |
Phoenix |
America West Arena |
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18 August 1998 |
Chula Vista |
Coors Amphitheater |
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21 August 1998 |
Anaheim |
Arrowhead Pond |
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22 August 1998 |
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24 August 1998 |
Greenwood Village |
Fiddlers Green Amphitheater |
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28 August 1998 |
Tinley Park |
New World Theatre |
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29 August 1998 |
Noblesville |
Deer Creek Music Center |
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31 August 1998 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Molson Amphitheatre |
1 September 1998 |
Buffalo |
United States |
Marine Midland Arena |
5 September 1998 |
Bristow |
Nissan Pavilion |
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6 September 1998 |
Columbia |
Merriweather Post Pavilion |
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9 September 1998 |
Columbus |
Polaris Amphitheater |
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11 September 1998 |
Madison |
Kohl Center |
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12 September 1998 |
Cleveland |
Gund Arena |
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15 September 1998 |
Albany |
Pepsi Arena |
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16 September 1998 |
Hartford |
Hartford Civic Center |
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18 September 1998 |
Auburn Hills |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
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19 September 1998 |
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23 September 1998 |
Philadelphia |
First Union Center |
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25 September 1998 |
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26 September 1998 |
University Park |
Bryce Jordan Center |
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29 September 1998 |
Richmond |
Richmond Coliseum |
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30 September 1998 |
Greenville |
BI-LO Center |
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2 October 1998 |
Miami |
Miami Arena |
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3 October 1998 |
Orlando |
Orlando Arena |
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4 October 1998 |
Sunrise |
National Car Rental Center |
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9 October 1998 |
Chapel Hill |
Dean Smith Center |
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10 October 1998 |
Charlotte |
Charlotte Coliseum |
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13 October 1998 |
New York City |
Madison Square Garden |
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14 October 1998 |
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17 October 1998 |
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18 October 1998 |
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Europe |
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4 November 1998 |
Ghent |
Belgium |
Flanders Expo |
6 November 1998 |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Ahoy Rotterdam |
9 November 1998 |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
Hallenstadion |
10 November 1998 |
Stuttgart |
Germany |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
12 November 1998 |
Lyon |
France |
Halle Tony Garnier |
14 November 1998 |
Pesaro |
Italy |
Pesaro Palasport |
15 November 1998 |
Milan |
Fila Forum |
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18 November 1998 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
Festhalle Frankfurt |
19 November 1998 |
Cologne |
Cologne Arena |
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21 November 1998 |
Erfurt |
Messehalle |
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23 November 1998 |
Hanover |
HanoverMessehalle |
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26 November 1998 |
Sheffield |
England |
Sheffield Arena |
27 November 1998 |
Manchester |
MEN Arena |
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30 November 1998 |
Oslo |
Norway |
Oslo Spektrum |
1 December 1998 |
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2 December 1998 |
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4 December 1998 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
The Globe |
6 December 1998 |
Amnéville |
France |
Galaxie Amnéville |
7 December 1998 |
Paris |
Bercy |
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External links
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