Elvis: The Concert

Elvis: The Concert (also known as Elvis Presley In Concert)[1][2] is a concert tour started in 1997 that features audio and video recordings of Elvis Presley, accompanied live by his 1970s backup band, backing vocalists, and orchestral musicians.[1] In 2001, Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), on the website Elvis.com, described this show as, "in effect, Elvis' first-ever world concert tour, which began in America in 1998."[3] According to EPE in 2006, the tour also features a 16-piece orchestra; at least for the major anniversary concerts, this role was fulfilled by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.[2]

According to EPE, in 1998, the tour received a Guinness World Record "as the first live tour headlined by a performer who is no longer living."[2] The tour visited the United States, various countries in Europe, Australia, and Japan, including such notable venues as Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY, US and Wembley Arena in London, England, UK.[2]

The main series of concerts continued until 2014, when they were succeeded by a similar style of tour but not utilizing the TCB Band or original 'alumni' backing vocalists or musicians.[1] In 2017, this similar style of tour (not featuring the TCB Band, original backing vocalists, or any other original musicians) performed across the United States, United Kingdom, and elsewhere in Europe, to promote the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) remix albums If I Can Dream (2015) and The Wonder of You (2016), as well as the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. The UK tour featured the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, while the US and European tours featured different orchestras in place of the RPO.[4]

In 2019, for the first time since 2014, members of the TCB Band performed a new Elvis: The Concert-style show, alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, combining elements from the 2016-2018 Presley/Philharmonic tours with the old 1997-2014 TCB Band tours;[5] however, no further tours with the TCB Band members were booked after this point.

  1. ^ a b c "Elvis Presley – On Stage Tours Europe in 2014". Graceland.com. Elvis Presley Enterprises. March 26, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Elvis Presley Enterprises (May 1, 2006). "Elvis Presley: In Concert". elvis.com. Elvis Presley Enterprises. Archived from the original on May 1, 2006. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Elvis Presley Enterprises (January 19, 2001). "Elvis: The Concert: World Tour". elvis.com. Elvis Presley Enterprises. Archived from the original on January 19, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2004.
  4. ^ Handley, Lucy (January 29, 2018) [July 12, 2017]. "Elvis Presley's estate wins trademark battle over 'Elvis Juice' beer made by quirky British company BrewDog". CNBC. CNBC/NBC/Comcast. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Elvis UK Tour". www.graceland.com.