I watched (most of) it tonight. I have to say that it's a pretty impressive concert, just look at the set list. One of the things I don't like about going to a live concert by a "mature" artist is that it turns out to be a Greatest Hits kind of thing, and quite frankly if I have liked the artist since the '70s, I've about had it with the "hits".
Well, there are plenty of "hits" on this disc, but there are also a slew of gems that just flat out make a real fan smile. "Roy Rodgers", "High Flying Bird", "Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters", "All the Young Girls Love Alice", "Empty Garden", "Holiday Inn" to name a few make the hits seem fresher. When he gets to "The Bitch is Back", the place is rockin' to the max.
Back to the Blu-Ray disc, first off, it looks AMAZING! It jumps off my 1080i plasma and flat out gleams. The audio quality (uncompressed 5.1) seemed to be lacking a bit of low end, but that could be my setup. It's the first time I'd used my Panny 30, and I had yet to totally do the setup. The surround mix is a typical "stage" deal, audience firmly in the rears (which really sounds cool on the sing alongs), and at times there are parts of the orchestra and choir back there, but not isolated. In the case of this concert, the 5.1 mix works, but again, it's nothing spectacular.
I get tired of saying everything is a 10 or 9, so I'm going to make this an 8. It's a MUST BUY, however, if you have BluRay and like Elton. The picture is a 10, the audio is a 10, but the surround mix, while appropriate, is probably a 6 or 7.
This disc is not very expensive, and it's a very long concert, so it's well worth it. I do not have the standard DVD to compare the sound and video to, but if you are interested and do not already have this on DVD, grab the Blu-Ray. You'll be happy you did.