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For Elvis first tour of 1976, he would go to only four cities to perform eight shows in six days. The first stop on tour nineteen was in Johnson City for three shows in two days. The first show was 17th March and this show featured the first live version of the showstopper Hurt and 7,000 fans saw Elvis wear the Silver Phoenix suit.

For the second show, Elvis again wore the Silver Phoenix suit in front of another capacity crowd of 7,000.

For the third show in the Freedom Hall, Elvis wore the V-Neck suit with Puffy Sleeves and again played to a screaming 7,000 fans.

On to the second city on the 20th March, Elvis performed and Afternoon & Evening show at the Charlotte Coliseum to two more 12,000 capacity filled stadiums. The afternoon show saw Elvis wear the Silver Phoenix suit for the final time and also featured the final live version of the ballad Until Its Time For You to Go. The Evening show saw Elvis invite young children in the audience onto the stage to meet their idol. He wore the White Bicentennial suit.

The next stop was in The Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum for another two shows in one day. The afternoon show had an infamous accident when Elvis ripped his Blue Bicentennial jumpsuit during Polk Salad Annie and having to leave the stage to change into the Rainfall suit for the rest of the show. The evening show was seen by another 17,540 fans and they witnessed Elvis making an emergency announcement for a fan attending the show to visit the help desk immediately as the fans daughter was rushed to hospital and missed Elvis rock Burning Love in the Rainfall suit again.

The last show of this high standard tour was in St Louis and another full Kiel auditorium saw Elvis wear Black Aztec suit and sing the last live version of Let Me Be There.


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