Dream Ticket is a four-disc DVD release of Elton John, compiling three concerts and an additional bonus disc of music videos. The project was produced by Interland Music and Phil Ramone, and directed by David Mallett. It was released in 2004.[1][2]
The release of the videos coincided with the release of the book Dream Ticket: Elton John Across Four Decades, co-written by John and British journalist Paul Flynn.[3][4]
Disc One: New York City (Madison Square Garden): Greatest Hits - One Night Only, October 21st, 2000
Disc Two: London: The Royal Opera House, December 1st, 2000
John and his band are accompanied by London's Royal Academy of Music Orchestra and Choir, performing a rare concert at the legendary Royal Opera House, with songs that include "Take Me to the Pilot", "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "Burn Down the Mission", "Philadelphia Freedom", and his second single on Songs from the West Coast, "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore".[1]
Disc Three: Ephesus, Turkey - The Great Amphitheatre, July 17th 2001
On July 17, 2001, John performs one of his legendary solo shows in the ancient ruins of one of Turkey's most historically famous outdoor theatres.[1]
Disc Four: Elton In Four Decades
This fourth DVD in the series features film footage from the Elton John archives, carefully selected for fans. John exclusively gives an overview of the chosen songs, and there are rare interviews with Thom Bell, Cameron Crowe, and other individuals who play major roles in the history of these songs. Highlights include a retrospective of "Your Song", which includes John performing the song from every era of his career, and the film for "I'm Still Standing", as created by David LaChappelle for The Red Piano: Live in Las Vegas shows.[1]
Track listing
Disc One
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
"Candle in the Wind"
"Bennie and the Jets"
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Elton John with Billy Joel)
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
"Little Jeannie"
"Philadelphia Freedom"
"Tiny Dancer"
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
"Daniel"
"Rocket Man"
"Club at the End of the Street"
"Blue Eyes"
"I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" (Elton John with Mary J. Blige)