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Posted by: Brian Quinn May 17 2011, 11:49 AM

The 2012 Tour may be a lot bigger than we've been told so far. According to the Times Record News, the Stamps (that's Ed Enoch and four new members, Jerry Kelso, Michael Means, Roger Robinson and Chad Riley) will be the male backing vocals. Also, Times Record News, whose journalists spoke with Ed Enoch, indicates that the 2012 Tour will be traveling to Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada and Hawaii.

From the Times Record News Website: The Stamps these days are led by Ed Enoch, the only remaining member of the group who toured with Elvis in the '70s. The King invited the quartet to tour with him in 1971, and they were a regular fixture at his live concerts until his death in 1977.

The band members often would go to The King's hotel suite after performing a concert, where they'd sing gospel music with him. The Stamps also contributed vocals to many of his studio recordings between 1972 and 1977.

It was during this time that the gospel group also released one of its most critically acclaimed double albums, "Live at Murray State." The Stamps Gospel Quartet is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and is a multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning group.

Ed Enoch joined The Stamps as a baritone in 1969 and later became lead vocalist and road manager. "I will never forget Elvis as a wonderful, talented, kind and compassionate friend," Enoch has said.

Besides working with Elvis, Enoch, as part of The Stamps, has sung for Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson and Ricky Skaggs, to name a few. He and the rest of the group — that's Jerry Kelso, Michael Means, Roger Robinson and Chad Riley — are scheduled to tour Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada and Hawaii in 2012 with "Elvis: The Concert."

Brian

Posted by: pacer1965 May 18 2011, 09:10 AM

Thanks Brian.I was wondering where you had gone.Looking forward to going next year.I still remember going to the first one in London

TCE
Lorraine

Posted by: Brian Quinn May 18 2011, 11:15 AM

Hi Lorraine. Just come back from holiday in Lanzarote. I also remember my first visit to this concert. Like yourself, can't wait until next year!!!

Brian

Posted by: pacer1965 May 20 2011, 10:16 PM

Great to have you back Brian I bet you had a great holiday

TCE
Lorraine

Posted by: KEV May 29 2011, 02:29 PM

2001 kicks in .. now were off and running!.

Posted by: Brian Quinn Aug 11 2011, 10:56 PM

Tour Schedule

Elvis Presley In Concert is returning to the stage and tickets for the 2012 UK tour are on sale now! Here are the upcoming European tour dates:

Elvis Presley in Concert Mon Mar 05 2012 - 8:00 p.m. Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
Elvis Presley in Concert Tues Mar 06 2012 - 8:00 p.m. Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
Elvis Presley in Concert Wed Mar 07 2012 - 8:00 p.m. Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Elvis Presley in Concert Fri Mar 09 2012 - 8:00 p.m. Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
Elvis Presley in Concert Sat Mar 10 2012 - 8:00 p.m. Manchester MEN Arena
Elvis Presley in Concert Sun Mar 11 2012 - 8:00 p.m. SECC, Glasgow
Elvis Presley in Concert Fri Mar 16 2012 - 8:00 p.m. The O2 Arena, London
Elvis Presley in Concert Sat Mar 17 2012 - 8:00 p.m. Wembley Arena, London
Elvis Presley in Concert Sun Mar 18 2012 - 8:00 p.m. LG Arena, The NEC

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Aug 11 2011, 11:45 PM

It doesn't look as though the Concert will be playing any U.S.A. dates but in contrast just look at the 'Elvis Lives' Impersonator Tour Schedule:

2012: Jan Feb
Event Location Date
Elvis Lives Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Atlanta, GA January 15, 2012
Sunday 7:30 pm Find
Elvis Lives Greensboro Coliseum - War Memorial Auditorium
Greensboro, NC January 17, 2012
Tuesday 7:30 pm Find
Elvis Lives Heymann Performing Arts Center
Lafayette, LA January 19, 2012
Thursday TBA Find
Elvis Lives Kravis Center - Dreyfoos Concert Hall
West Palm Beach, FL January 23, 2012
Monday TBA Find
Elvis Lives! Lakeland Center Youkey Theatre
Lakeland, FL January 26, 2012
Thursday 8:00 pm Find
Elvis Lives Times Union Ctr Perf Arts Moran Theater
Jacksonville, FL January 28, 2012
Saturday TBA Find
Elvis Lives Saenger Theatre - FL
Pensacola, FL January 29, 2012
Sunday 7:00 pm Find
Elvis Lives Jesse Auditorium
Columbia, MO February 1, 2012
Wednesday TBA Find
Elvis Lives Lied Center KS
Lawrence, KS February 2, 2012
Thursday TBA Find
Elvis Lives Rosemont Theatre
Rosemont, IL February 4, 2012
Saturday 7:30 pm Find
Elvis Lives Orpheum Theatre Sioux City
Sioux City, IA February 6, 2012
Monday 7:30 pm Find
Elvis Lives Lexington Opera House
Lexington, KY February 9, 2012
Thursday 8:00 pm Find
Elvis Lives! Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center
Lima, OH February 11, 2012
Saturday 8:00 pm Find
Elvis Lives! Alberta Bair Theater
Billings, MT February 17, 2012
Friday 7:30 pm Find
Elvis Lives Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman, MT February 18, 2012
Saturday TBA Find
Elvis Lives Casper Events Center
Casper, WY February 19, 2012
Sunday TBA Find
Available Elvis Lives events displayed above.

Words fail me!!

Brian

Posted by: pacer1965 Aug 12 2011, 09:33 AM

That's bad Brian.Looks like ETA's are more important than Elvis these days

I would rather sit home and watch Elvis than to go and watch one of them

TCE
Lorraine

Posted by: Brian Quinn Aug 12 2011, 10:10 AM

Lorraine,

You and me both!! I suppose at the end of the day people want a 'live' performer.

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Feb 10 2012, 01:15 PM

For the information of fans who might wish to turn up on the night to buy tickets for 'Elvis In Concert' - 16th March, 2012 at the 02 Arena in London.

Brian

Gig punters can now legally buy and sell tickets outside London's O2 Arena - via a new Seatwave shop next to the venue.

Seatwave @ North Greenwich officially opens its doors today.

As well as operating as a collection point for online customers, fans will be able to walk up and buy tickets to sold-out gigs on the evening they take place – as well as making last-minute sales of unwanted physical tickets.

In a statement, Seatwave said the launch was "an innovative approach that aims to give fans more control and spontaneity in their leisure time".

Joe Cohen, founder and CEO of Seatwave, commented: “Seatwave @ North Greenwich marks a milestone in what we can offer Seatwave customers. Our retail location gives thousands of fans a convenient way to pick up, buy and sell tickets, ensuring they don’t miss out on seeing once-in-a-lifetime events at the O2.”

Fans and customers will be able to ‘check-in’ at the Seatwave @ North Greenwich store on Facebook and Foursquare, in addition to corresponding with the Seatwave team via Twitter on @seatwave.

Posted by: Brian Quinn Feb 22 2012, 01:20 PM

As of today (27th February) 189 seats left for a sell-out at Wembley; 440 for the 02 Arena in London and 909 for Manchester Arena according to Ticketmaster (UK).

Posted by: Brian Quinn Feb 27 2012, 02:48 PM

If any fan wishes to go to the 02 Arena Concert in London on 16th March then a ticket has just become available in Block A1 - this is a really good seat. Those interested please go to www.ticketmaster.co.uk

I don't think it will be available very long.

Brian

The ticket has now been sold (28th).

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Feb 28 2012, 06:11 PM

As of today (13th March) 370 seats left for a sell-out at Wembley and 158 for the 02 Arena in London .

Other venues on the UK tour do not have ticket seating software to enable ticket sales to be known by the general public.

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 2 2012, 02:24 PM

If any fans wish to go to the Wembley Arena Concert in London on 17th March then 2 tickets in Block A2 and 2 tickets in Block A4 have just become available. These are really good seats in the front two blocks nearest to the stage. Those interested please go to www.ticketmaster.co.uk

I don't think they will be available very long.

Brian

The tickets are now sold.

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 6 2012, 11:04 AM

'Elvis In Concert' played Zurich last night (5th March).

Please go to the following URL for the full song line-up etc:

http://www.elvismatters.be/index.php?pagina=nieuws&id=6307

Information courtesy of www.elvismatters.com

Some clips now available on YouTube.

Brian

Posted by: Guitar Man '66 Mar 7 2012, 06:30 PM

Donna and I are going to the Sheffield show this Friday...
We have one spare ticket for the Friday show for just 20 pounds (section A Row 30) if anyone is interested we will have the ticket with us at the event so please PM me here..

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 8 2012, 06:12 PM

'What Now My Love' and 'American Trilogy' as featured at 'Elvis In Concert' in 2010 at the Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam, The Netherlands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0h-9kGfeSM

Brian

Posted by: Guitar Man '66 Mar 8 2012, 11:04 PM

Sorry about my multiple posts..I've no idea how that happened.

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 10 2012, 02:43 PM

'Suspicious Minds' as at the Sheffield Arena - 9th March, 2012:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB4yTRhpOYs

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 12 2012, 05:38 PM

Reviews: Elvis Presley in Concert, Motorpoint Arena
Published in The Sheffield Star on Monday 12 March 2012 10:08

Maybe it was ‘one more time’ too many for Elvis fans.

For though the King was in the building some 35 years after his untimely death, sadly the audience was thin on the ground. The last time Elvis Presley in Concert rock and rolled into town, there was barely an empty seat.

Yet the die-hards who did rock up at the Motorpoint Arena had a hugely memorable night.

Presley larged it on huge, state-of-the-art video screens as ageing and uber-talented members of the original Taking Care of Business band accompanied him live, just as they had done 40 years ago.

We got Presley, frozen in time at his best; handsome and strong, slender in body and huge in voice, throwing everything into his white-suited concert performances. He opened with Easy Rider, burst into Burning Love and on top of his biggest hits, he rock and rolled through the lesser-heard blues and gospel numbers he had held dear.

Ballads were so emotionally performed, tears pricked your eyes. American Trilogy was his most emotive, but Elvis’s heart-stoppingly beautiful version of Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water was the one that did it for me.

I ended up lost in that amazing voice. The charisma of a man long since gone, is still marching on.

JO DAVISON

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 14 2012, 12:59 PM

'Trouble'/Guitar Man'/'Polk Salad Annie' from the Zurich leg of the 'Elvis In Concert' Tour on 5th March, 2012. The 'Guitar Man' segment is new to this concert I believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIw4qB0H1F4

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 16 2012, 01:32 PM

As of today (16th March) 267 seats left at the 02 Arena and 312 at the Wembley Arena.

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 18 2012, 01:38 PM

What a night at Wembley. Absolutely amazing and easily the best 'Elvis In Concert' I have ever attended. The sound has now been perfected after twelve years. The drums were fantastic. I spoke with the sound engineer during the Interval and congratulated him. The crowd reaction was also the BEST EVER - everybody standing, shouting, screaming, waving arms, dancing. Elvis dead. Don't you believe it. He will NEVER leave the building!!!!!!!!!

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 19 2012, 02:47 PM

Press Review - 'Elvis In Concert' Birmingham

http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2012/03/19/review-elvis-presley-lg-arena-birmingham/

Brian

Posted by: Brian Quinn Mar 19 2012, 11:06 PM

Press Review 'Elvis In Concert' - Manchester 10th March, 2012

The Saturday show of Elvis In Concert is not perfect but then Elvis was always a mixture of the inspiring and irritating. Some of the songs are included because they are crowd pleasers, songs like The Wonder Of You, My Way and What Now My Love.

These numbers deter many but when they are played live through a modern PA with Elvis supported by a band that was once considered the best that money could buy, the listener soon suspends criticism. Elvis In Concert defines Elvis quite well.

On oldies like I Got A Woman and Heartbreak Hotel he rocks with real force while his performances of How Great Thou Art and Bridge Over Troubled Water stand apart from anything delivered by other performers. In his 1971 review of a Boston concert, Jon Landau wrote that "once you had seen Elvis sing Bridge Over Troubled Water you could die". He was right. Last night I saw Elvis sing Bridge and How Great Thou Art which is even better. But, I will not say anything to avoid tempting fate.

Finally, we have the performances that show Elvis can be hip. Again the memory of 'Suspicious Minds’ alone would be sufficient to face death but it is complimented with fabulous versions of ‘Polk Salad Annie’ and ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’. No other singer has ever attempted or mastered so much.

Elvis In Concert may flatter what Elvis often delivered on stage in the 70s but at his peak he was more than capable of delivering the show that so enthralled the quite young audience in Manchester. No wonder we stay loyal. My only criticism is the 50s melody in the first half which drags. This is taken from his Las Vegas shows. His black and white 50s performances or the hits medley from the 68 TV Special would be better.

Elvis In Concert has never had a bad review so the technology that supports the show works. Elvis also plays his part. His talent and a personality that is second to none.

Brian

Posted by: pacer1965 Mar 21 2012, 11:29 AM

Just removed them Steve


TCE
Lorraine

Posted by: pacer1965 Mar 21 2012, 11:37 AM

Thanks for the reviews and links Brian

TCE
Lorraine

Posted by: Brian Quinn Apr 5 2012, 04:51 PM

I could not believe my eyes when I saw the following 'Boxscore' attendance figures for 'Elvis In Concert' 2012 (UK Leg):

Boxscore results for Elvis In Concert:

#34 Elvis Presley In Concert O2 Arena
- Location: London, U.K.
- Date: March 16, 2012
- Gross: $445,150
- Attendance: 7,673 / 7,801

#60 Elvis Presley In Concert Manchester Arena
- Location: Manchester, U.K.
- Date: March 10, 2012
- Gross: $304,054
- Attendance: 5,598 / 6,020

#66 Elvis Presley In Concert LG Arena
- Location: Birmingham, U.K.
- Date: March 18, 2012
- Gross: $262,814
- Attendance: 4,768 / 6,000

#73 Elvis Presley In Concert Wembley Arena
- Location: London, U.K.
- Date: March 17, 2012
- Gross: $246,384
- Attendance: 4,323 / 5,500

#74 Elvis Presley In Concert Motorpoint Arena
- Location: Sheffield, U.K.
- Date: March 9, 2012
- Gross: $231,919
- Attendance: 4,316 / 5,500

#79 Elvis Presley In Concert Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
- Location: Glasgow, U.K.
- Date: March 11, 2012
- Gross: $190,434
- Attendance: 4,216 / 4,800

Needless to say I totally disagree with them. There were at least 14,000 at the 02 Arena and 10,000 at Wembley. Absolute madness.

Brian