This just popped up on Elton's YouTube channel. First ever performance of "The Bitch is Back". Audio mix is a little unbalanced but it's a great performance.
This, to me, is the Elton John band. Dee, Davey, Nigel & Ray. They rocked.
We dusted off the VHS tapes to find this rare footage from the Watford FC Benefit Concert in 1974. Elton had recently become a Director of the club and due to them needing a financial boost, he agreed to put on a concert to raise funds. This was the first concert staged at Vicarage Road and tickets were priced at £1. Elton honoured The Hornets in his very own yellow and black get up. This was Elton’s first ever performance of ‘The Bitch Is Back’ – the 40,000 strong Watford crowd being the first to hear it – two months ahead of Caribou’s release.
This, to me, is the Elton John band. Dee, Davey, Nigel & Ray. They rocked.
We dusted off the VHS tapes to find this rare footage from the Watford FC Benefit Concert in 1974. Elton had recently become a Director of the club and due to them needing a financial boost, he agreed to put on a concert to raise funds. This was the first concert staged at Vicarage Road and tickets were priced at £1. Elton honoured The Hornets in his very own yellow and black get up. This was Elton’s first ever performance of ‘The Bitch Is Back’ – the 40,000 strong Watford crowd being the first to hear it – two months ahead of Caribou’s release.