1995 Elton John World Tour

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Nov '95

Rio de Janiero – November 1995

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Me at the kit during soundcheck for the Rio concert, which was the last gig on the 1995 tour. We played to a crowd of around 40,000 local lunatics, and the concert was televised simultaneously across S. America and much of Asia. During the concert the statue of Jesus, high

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Nov '95

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Santiago, Chile

1995 Elton John World Tour

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During the coup in Chile, 20,000 people were tortured and killed in this stadium (their bodies were laid out in the middle of the pitch – see the movie: “Missing”). Happily things are very much more stable now, and the gig was enjoyed by all. Chile reminded me of Southern

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Nov '95

Private plane?

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We flew from Buenos Aires to Montevideo for one gig. Left to Right… Paula (our band coordinator), Davey Johnstone, Clive Franks, David Paton (stand in for the critically injured Bob Birch), John Jorgenson, Guy Babylon.

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May '95

Vienna

1995 Elton John World Tour

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What a backdrop! The stage was backing onto the Town Hall, and we faced the Opera House, opposite. The gig was one of those magic occasions that cannot be manufactured. The view from behind my kit, with the Opera House in the background. Greg Penny (producer of Made In England)

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Jan '95