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The Deer Park Progress (February 19, 1970)
Source: http://www.elvisconcerts.com



Houston, February 27 - March 1, 1970

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Elvis arrives on February 25, 1970 with the private plane of Kirk Kerkorian


A brief press conference at the airport on 25 February:
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Houston Press Conference February 25, 1970
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The first performance on 27 February, including the entrance to the arena:
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February 28, leaving after the evening show:
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Various:
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CONCERT DATE: February 28 1970 (7:45 pm). Houston TX.

Elvis Brings down House At The Dome
by Charles Garder
Houston Post
March 1, 1970

Elvis Presley brought down the house and all the attendance records of the houston Live stock Show and Rodeo came tumbling down on the shoulders of his white shirt Saturday night at the Astrodome.

Presley, the entertainment sensation of 15 years ago, is making his first public appearance in 10 years and he proved his audience appeal still exists, at least in Houston.

The largest crowd ever to attend a rodeo performance to Houston - 43,614 screaming fans - were present Saturday night for the rodeo and Elvis' fourth of six performances.

He had drawn the largest matinee crowd - 34,443 Saturday and his two performance total excceded by 3079 the two-performance total attracted by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans here two years ago.

Elvis returns for two shows at 2 and 7 pm today and tickets are still available for both performances.

The four performances in wich Presley, his band and vocal grouphave appeared have drawn a total of 131,064 people to the Astrodome.

It is by far the greatest start that the Hosuton event has made since it moved to the Dome in 1966. The show's attendance record was established in 1968 and through Saturday night of that year a total of 117,695 people had attended five performances, one more than this year.

The attendance records are, of course, world marks for indoor rodeo events.

Presley who has never been known as a talker on stage, probably expressed it perfectly Saturday night when he commented:

"You have been a fantastic audience," he said prior to introducing his associate in the 45-minute show.

Police are stationed around the arena to keep the audience away from Elvis but Saturday afternoon, a fan sneaked in through the rodep chutes and was within a few feet of the star when he was apprehended by police.

The giant audience was alsoan inspiration for the cowboys.

Jimmy Dix took the first go round lead in the bareback competition. Bernard Betz grabbed the lead in the calf roping event and Dan Willis moved to the front in the Brahma bull riding.

Courtesy of Sebastiano Cecere
Taken from the fantastic site http://www.elvisconcerts.com, where you'll find much more information and articles about these Houston concerts and many others...


Houston Astrodome, 1970.
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Elvis Presley At The Dome - Record Houston Texas March 1, 1970

Song list
1.All Shook Up
2.I Got A Woman
3.Blue Suede Shoes
4.Dont Cry Daddy
5.Heartbreak Hotel
6.Hound Dog
7.Love Me Tender
8.Kentucky Rain
9.Ralease Me
10.Walk A Mile In My Shoes
11.In The Ghetto
12.I Cant Stop Loving You
13.Polk Salad Annie
14.Introductions
15.Suspicious Minds
16.Cant Help Falling In Love
17.Love Me Tender(Instrumental

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Press Conference March 1, 1970 after the evening show:
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Elvis received five new gold discs by Vice-President RCA Rocco Ginestra:
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Departure from Houston March 2:
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Sources
https://www.youtube.com/user/petri10000001/videos?spfreload=10
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrMazins1/videos
http://www.elvisconcerts.com/newspapers/news1970.htm
http://www.elvisconcerts.com/newspapers/press410.htm
https://pp.vk.me/c402117


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Wonderful, wonderful stuff. Thanks.




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Thanks for the credits and for the post. Well done



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Great!!!! Thanks a lot, Mike.



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Nice stuff, although it's frustrating to see how some of FECC's photos and information get pulled and recycled without credit.


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makes me desperate for a soundboard from these shows :x :)



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Wow - awesome job Mike :smt023


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FANTASTIC THANKYOU VERY MUCH.



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Thank you for your appreciation y'all!

All credits to the original posters and scanners!!! Wish I knew who they were, so I could give them all the credits they deserve!

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Enjoyed this very much. Thank you! When I see all these images, I believe Elvis looks significantly younger here than he does in August 1970.

Great thread.



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Just saw this topic:

First 1970 Houston Show - Which Suit?
http://www.elvis-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=88480#p1390549
Please visit it for more info.


To make this thread more complete, the pictures that were posted there:

Posted by drjohncarpenter, including dates and info

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OS February 27, 1970 - One Night

Elvis only played "One Night" on the electric at this performance.

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OS February 27, 1970 - Suspicious Minds


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Friday, February 27, 1970. 2:00pm

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Friday, February 27, 1970. 2:00pm


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Elvis Presley Electric Guitar Feb 1970

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Thnxs Mike :smt023

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Thank you MikeFromHolland for this cool thread. Wish we had professional footage or multitracks from these performances.



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Great topic mike,
here some of the photo's in HQ

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Thanks for this fantastic post!



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And some more.
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A big thank you, Johnny2523!

Any idea from what dates/shows these are?

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Greystoke wrote: Elvis was paid $150,000 for his six concerts at the Astrodome in 1970. Which averages $25,000 for each performance. This, bearing in mind, that Elvis's weekly salary in Las Vegas was $125,000 (expenses considered, of course). Judy Garland was paid $43,000 for her 1965 concert at the Astrodome, which drew 60,000 fans. I don't think it's far-fetched to assume that Elvis could have earned as much money for a one-off show and played to a similar-sized crowd in the early-seventies. Does anyone know what Elvis was paid for his 1974 concerts at the Astrodome?
Another shining example of how his personal appearance services were underbid right out of the gate following 1968's Singer Presents television special. Parker was out of touch with the value of his artist.



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Elvis was paid an average income in Houston and Las Vegas and also in Hollywood Paramount films excepting, ironically, Easy Come, Easy Go, the worst of them all (close to PHS anyway)



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midnightx wrote:
Greystoke wrote: Elvis was paid $150,000 for his six concerts at the Astrodome in 1970. Which averages $25,000 for each performance. This, bearing in mind, that Elvis's weekly salary in Las Vegas was $125,000 (expenses considered, of course). Judy Garland was paid $43,000 for her 1965 concert at the Astrodome, which drew 60,000 fans. I don't think it's far-fetched to assume that Elvis could have earned as much money for a one-off show and played to a similar-sized crowd in the early-seventies. Does anyone know what Elvis was paid for his 1974 concerts at the Astrodome?
Another shining example of how his personal appearance services were underbid right out of the gate following 1968's Singer Presents television special. Parker was out of touch with the value of his artist.
I agree but I'd go a little bit further and say Parker was out of touch, full stop.


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Fabulous pictures!!!!................I have a reel to reel from Rex Martin years ago (1970) with the shows that Maria and her friend taped there (all of them).................I think the quality is much superior to what I've heard........have to dig out the ol reel to reel and the tapes and listen again........................but I've got a few more projects to get on with before I do that............. :)




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Now that's a post! :shock: Thanks!



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Greystoke, thanks for your reply. But regarding Elvis' money: Jerry Hopkins in his first book that in 1957 Elvis earned from a single concert 25.000 $ . So, I don't know how in 1970 the rate of inflation was but I think the right fee for an Elvis concert could be 50.000 or maybe more. The movies-I read from the excellent Alan Hanson's site all the figures and details regarding Elvis movie contracts.
http://www.elvis-history-blog.com/elvis-movie-contracts.html.

I agree with you that Elvis had one of the biggest salaries-payed by MGM-mainly regarding the quality of the movies- I quote Alan with this:

"Elvis’s fee was set at $850,000 for each film with profit sharing increased to 50%. Titles produced under this agreement were Speedway (1967), Stay Away, Joe (1968), Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), and The Trouble With Girls (1968).Elvis reportedly received $1 million for his thirty-third and final motion picture, Elvis on Tour".

And now comparing these with how Hal Wallis payed Elvis-is a very, very big difference,