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Elton John and his band set out on The One Tour just under a month prior to the album's release. The album proved a big success as did the world tour which lasted for two years.

Tour

This was John's first tour since his rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addictions and bulimia in 1990. This is the last tour to feature his Roland RD-1000 digital piano. He would start playing his current Yamaha Disklavier piano shortly after.

The first European leg lasted from 26 May to 21 July visiting 13 countries ending at Barcelona Mini Stadium during the 1992 Summer Olympics. The show, filmed in front of 30,000 fans, was released on VHS and later on DVD.

John and the band then moved on to the United States where The One was a commercial success. John returned to Dodger Stadium for two sold-out shows as well as another two at Shea Stadium. John also played six sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, playing to approximately 120,000 people over the six shows. He finished the tour with two performances in Mexico, where he had never performed in concert before, and two in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tour was seen by 3 million people over 130 shows.

The 1993 leg of the tour started with nineteen shows in Australia, four shows in Hong Kong, and two shows in Singapore, where John had never previously performed. The tour when went on to North America and then Europe. It ended in a concert in Istanbul, Turkey at the Istanbul Stadium on 20 June 1993.

As in Europe, John dedicated "The Show Must Go On" to Freddie Mercury and performed this number away from the keyboard, with a hand-held microphone. Also, he dedicated "The Last Song" to the people suffering from AIDS. George Michael appeared at Dodger Stadium performing "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with John as an encore.

Tour dates

1992 setlists

1. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
2. I'm Still Standing
3. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
4. Philadelphia Freedom
5. Burn Down the Mission
6. Simple Life
7. The One
8. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
9. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
10. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
11. Daniel
12. The Last Song
13. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
14. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
15. Rocket Man
16. Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting

1. Philadelphia Freedom
2. Burn Down the Mission
3. Simple Life
4. The One
5. I'm Still Standing
6. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
7. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
8. Daniel
9. Blue Avenue
10. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
11. Rocket Man
12. The Show Must Go On
13. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
14. Sacrifice
15. Candle in the Wind

1. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
2. I'm Still Standing
3. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
4. Tiny Dancer
5. Philadelphia Freedom
6. Burn Down the Mission
7. Simple Life
8. The One
9. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
10. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
11. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
12. Daniel
13. Blue Avenue
14. The Last Song
15. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
16. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
17. The Show Must Go On
18. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
19. Sacrifice
20. Song for Guy
21. Your Song

1. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
2. I'm Still Standing
3. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
4. Philadelphia Freedom
5. Runaway Train
6. Burn Down the Mission
7. Tiny Dancer
8. Simple Life
9. The One
10. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
11. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
12. The Last Song
13. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
14. Rocket Man
15. All the Girls Love Alice
16. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
17. The Show Must Go On
18. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
19. The Bitch Is Back
20. Candle in the Wind
21. Your Song

1993 setlists

1. Intro
2. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
3. I'm Still Standing
4. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
5. Philadelphia Freedom
6. Burn Down the Mission
7. Tiny Dancer
8. Healing Hands
9. Simple Life
10. The One
11. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
12. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
13. The Last Song
14. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
15. Rocket Man
16. All the Girls Love Alice
17. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
18. The Show Must Go On
19. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
20. Crocodile Rock
21. The Bitch Is Back
22. Sacrifice
23. Candle in the Wind
24. Song for Guy/Your Song

1. Pinball Wizard
2. The Bitch Is Back
3. Take Me to the Pilot
4. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
5. Philadelphia Freedom
6. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
7. Simple Life
8. The One
9. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
10. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
11. Come Down in Time
12. A Woman's Needs
13. High Flying Bird
14. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
15. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
16. Rocket Man
17. Bennie and the Jets
18. The Show Must Go On
19. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
20. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
21. Candle in the Wind
22. The Last Song

1. Pinball Wizard
2. The Bitch Is Back
3. Take Me to the Pilot
4. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
5. Philadelphia Freedom
6. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
7. Simple Life
8. The One
9. I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
10. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Parts 1 & 2
11. Come Down in Time
12. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
13. The Last Song
14. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
15. Rocket Man
16. Bennie and the Jets
17. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
18. The Show Must Go On
19. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
20. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
21. Jumping Jack Flash
22. Your Song
23. Sacrifice

Personnel

• Elton John – Roland RD-1000 digital piano and lead vocals
• Davey Johnstone – guitars/backing vocals
• Bob Birch – bass
• Mark Taylor – keyboards/guitar
• Guy Babylon – keyboards
• Charlie Morgan – drums
• Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals
• Marlena Jeter – backing vocals
• Natalie Jackson – backing vocals

Notes

1. The 6 June 1992 concert in Nürburg was part of Rock Am Ring.

References

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External links

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• Elton John concert tours
• 1992 concert tours
• 1993 concert tours