Elton John Concert

I went to Elton John’s Yellow Brick Road Tour last night at Dodger Stadium. It is supposed to be his farewell tour, but it seems that he has had several final concerts. I do not usually listen to his songs, but I did know about half of the songs he performed at the concert. My sister and her partner are fans, and they really loved the show.

Since we were driving to Dodger Stadium from Irvine, we left at 5:00 pm but it still took about two-and-a-half hours to get there. Dodger Stadium holds about 56,000 people and it felt like the show was sold out. When we got to our seats at around 8:00 pm, the stadium was only about one-third full. By the time Elton came on stage at 8:15 pm, most of the seats were filled. The concert was about two hours long with two short encores. My iPhone was running out of batteries, so I only recorded one song and took a few photos.

Overall, I enjoyed the show even though I did not know all the songs. Elton looked good for someone who is 75 years old. The band was great and included some original members from the sixties. My one complaint was the sound. I spent a few years volunteering as a sound engineer at a large church, and the sound guy last night was total shit. The volume was way too loud; the average was close to 100 dB with peaks up to 110 dB. My Apple watch gave me five warnings about the sound level. Even worse, the mix was muddled. For some songs, you could not make out any of the lyrics as the instruments overpowered Elton’s voice. Total cost was about $300 for me. I am glad I got to see him in concert, just wished I could hear him sing.

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With dialysis then COVID, this was my first concert in a long time. I had thought about going to the Blackpink concert this weekend, but decided two $300+ concerts was too much for one week.