Elvis Presley
Indianapolis, IN USA
June 26, 1977
"Adios, The Final Performance"
Aud recording B

2001 theme
See See Rider
I Got a Woman/ Amen
Love Me
Fairytale
You Gave Me A Mountain
Jailhouse Rock
It's Now Or Never
Little Sister
Teddy Bear/ Don't Be Cruel
Please Release Me
I Can't Stop Loving You
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Early Morning Rain
What'd I Say
Johnny B. Goode
Ronnie Tutt drum solo
Jerry Scheff bass solo
Sonny Brown piano solo
I Really Don't Want To Know
Robert Ogdin piano solo
Joe Guercio orchestra solo
Hurt
Hound Dog
Can't Help Falling In Love
Closing vamp


Adios The Final Concert June 26, 1977. Indianapolis, IN by Scott


This was Elvis's last show ever, and it was done in Indianapolis Indiana.
He seems in good spirits throughout the show, though there are points where
he kind of walks through, of course with some of the songs you can't blame
him. I wish I'd seen this show myself for one simple reason which I will
save for when we come to it on the set list....

As all of Elvis's shows in the late 70's the set list begins with
"C. C. Rider." The typical version is on this CD as well.

The second song on the list is "I Got A Woman" It's starts out in typical
fashion as on the Elvis In Concert Album from 77, with Elvis doing the
"Well, Well, Well," followed by the guitar riffs. You all know the routine.
During this part you can hear a woman yell out "I Love You Elvis," which is
typical in most concert recordings, however in this one Elvis is too focused
on the building intro to answer her back...unless he waved to her of course.
This is a good version of it, despite the fact that this is an audience
recording. Hard to hear what he says when he's talking because of the type
of recording it is. You can tell both him and the crowd are in a good mood,
and as was typical in the late 70's he makes J.D. Sumner redo the bass part
that trembled auditoriums all over America.

"Love Me" is another typical style from the late 70's with the audience
sounds increasing due to the passing out of scarves.

"Fairytale" is not one of my favorite songs and it almost seems that Elvis
has grown weary of singing it on this recording.

"You Gave Me A Mountain" gets a big response from the crowd, though I've met
some Elvis fans who don't care for it at all.

"Jailhouse Rock" has Elvis stopping the band after the first line for
reasons that can only be discovered by listening to what he says with
headphones. He says, "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa!" and the band stops and then starts
again. Okay version considering the year.

"O Solo Mio / It's Now Or Never" is the next song. ANd it's the first song
on the CD that found me wishing it was a soundboard recording instead of an
audience one. But as far as audience recordings go, it's a pretty good one.

The next song is "Little Sister" and it's okay. It's very similar to the one
on the Elvis In Concert album of 77.

"Teddy Bear" and "Don't Be Cruel" follow and there really isn't anything to
write about these songs that hasn't been written already.

A nice change of pace is the song "Release Me." I don't know how often Elvis
did this song in concert but it's rare based on the concert recordings I've
heard in the past.

Bringing back "I Can't Stop Loving You" was a great idea for this show, and
Elvis pulls it off well with a very pleasing response from the crowd both
during the intro and at the end.

Now we finally arrive at the reason I wish I'd seen this concert. Indianpolis
is only an hour from my home and I was 13 the year this concert happened, so
I had no idea he was even close by. The song is "Bridge Over Troubled Water,"
the classic song by Simon And Garfunkel. I love this song and have read that
Paul Simon loved Elvis's version of it. Elvis puts alot of effort into it at
this concert too. It's great to hear it. I've been told that this is one of
the most covered songs in musical history and I think Elvis is the only one
who came close to doing it even better than Art Garfunkel did.

"Early Morning Rain" is another short version just to feature the rhythm
guitarist. I always find myself wishing this song was longer for some reason.

Again another short version of "What'd I Say" to feature James Burton on lead
guitar. It's done well though, with an awesome guitar intro.

"Some band solos are next. Drums (with orchestra), Bass (Bluesy riffs) and a
nice Piano piece.

One of the most depressing songs that Elvis ever covered was the song
"I Really Don't Want To Know." It's those typical lyrics that every man feels
about some woman at some time in his life. Even though this song was written
for women in mind as the target audience, I think it's a song that men relate
to even more. It's also a classic country song. I love the way the woman's
voice rises and falls during the studio version.

Elvis introduces the Orchestra and has them play a very interesting peice of
short music. It's new to me, though I'm not certain it was that rare in his
concerts for that year.

"Hurt" is belted out loudly with some great harmonies and is recieved well
by a very pleased crowd. Someone once wrote that this song was a cry for help.
I agree.

"Hound Dog" is done just like the version on the 77 CBS album, so if you've
heard that one you shouldn't bother with this one.

You hear a chourus of "Oh no's" when the song "Can't Help Falling In Love"
begins. Pretty typical of any Elvis show once it became obvious he was never
going to replace it's position on the set list with another tune. I remember
me and my sister reacting the same way when we saw him in 76.

Overall I give this CD 2 out of 3 stars. Keep in mind it's only because
it's an audience recording as opposed to a soundboard one. You should also
consider that this is a historic recording since it was the last show Elvis
Presley ever did.



CONCERT DATE: June 26, 1977. Indianapolis, IN.
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Hubbies Find Ally In Elvis Presley
Z.D.
Indianapolis News
June 27, 1977




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Married ,men may have found an ally in Elvis Presley.

Wives may figure so what if their old men have 42-inch waists and chubby cheeks.
So does Elvis. As comedian Jack Kahanee said before Presley came on:
"I'm supposed to warm this crowd up, but the women don't need warming up. If
this place were any warmer; it'd be a fire hazard." A near capacity crowd of
17,000 saw the last Presley performance on the tour. The conservative audience
was vintage 35-ish, sprinkled with several curious teenyboppers. A few tots had
to be carried through the turnstiles because Mom and Pop couldn't find a
babysitter. Make room for a second generation of Presley fans.

There were foxy ladies dressed to impress and would-be Presleys in jumpsuits.

And there were binoculars. To steal a line from Kahanee, there were so many
binoculars out there, it looked like a convention for Peeping Toms.

Then there were the waves of flash cameras. When Presley first hit the stage
shortly after 10 o'clock to the them of Richard Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra,
the hall flashed like a giant strobe.

Three songs in to the concert one front row cutie shouted to Elvis" "I'm easy!.
Sitting further back was a group of conspicuous-looking viewers wearing straw
hats with bands that read "Elvis Summer Festival." It was a group of 283 Elvis
freaks that had flown in from England to catch Saturday night's show in
Cincinnati and last night's concert here.

The concert had all the flavor of a carnival sideshow with its hardsell
reminders on the P.A. before the show to "be sure and stop in at the Elvis
Presley super souvenir stands."

Elvis belt buckles - $1-. Elvis necklaces - $5. Binoculars - $5. Posters.
Photos. Photo Albums. Buttons. T-Shirts.

There were those magical screams. Oh, how they screamed. How they loved
"the Pelvis" when he twitched - even if it weren't half as frequent as it
was 20 years ago.

The 6-foot high stage was lined with police, who were at Presley's mercy
when he went on his scarf-tossing binges. Elvis decked out in a white
jumpsuit (which, by the way was too short for him) covered with sequins and
rhinestones, threw 46 scarves to the stage rushing audience which included
two fellas wearing motorcycle helmets.

Were the helmets for protection against the billy club wielding security
men? Nope. Those dudes knew they might have to face their wives empty handed.