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June 25, 1977 - Elvis' 2nd to last concert

6/25/2013

 
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Elvis & his Daddy Vernon

Elvis Presley played to 17,140 people at his second to last concert on June 25, 1977 at the Riverfront Coliseum located in Cincinnati, Ohio.


Setlist:
Also Sprach Zarathustra 
See See Rider 
I've Got a Woman 
Amen 
Rip It Up 
Love Me 
If You Love Me 
You Gave Me a Mountain 
Jailhouse Rock 
O Sole Mio 
It's Now or Never 
Little Sister 
Teddy Bear 
Don't Be Cruel 
And I Love You So 
My Way
Early Morning Rain 
What'd I Say 
Johnny B. Goode 
Unchained Melody 
Hound Dog 
Can't Help Falling in Love 
Closing Vamp 

Presley "Rite" Attracts 17140 Fans to Riverfront Coliseum
by Cliff Radel
Cincinnati Enquirer
June 26, 1977


"It was a rite. The doors opened at 7PM, 2 1/2 hours before showtime. This was an exceptionally early opening for a reserved-seat show. But there was plenty to do before the house lights went down for the first time. There were, as an unseen speaker told the rite's 17,140 celebrants "all the great Elvis super souvenirs" to be sold. Posters went for $5 and $3. Programs cost three bucks and depending on the hawker had 28, 25 or 14 "full-color pitchers of Elvis." A button with Elvis' visage on it required the expenditure of $2. Binoculars ("Have a front-row seat wherever you sit!") took $5 out of its purchaser's purse."

"The people inside Riverfront Coliseum Saturday night were being offered "two brand-new super Elvis souvenirs. A necklace for five dollars and in limited supply tonight, a gold, belt buckle for $10." All this merchandising was in preparation for the appearance of a 42-year-old man from Tupelo, Miss., Elvis Presley. The vendors must have had a field day Saturday night. The sold-out crowd had to wait five minutes shy of two hours before they got their first glimpse of the man who has been dubbed "The King of Rock 'n' Roll.""

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