Elvis Performed 15 concerts at Richmond during his careeer
They were
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1-May 16, 1955-8:30 PM-Mosque Theater-First appearance in Richmond
Performed as part of the Hank Snow All-Star Jamboree
RCA Records representatives were in the audience (Elvis was with SUN Records)
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2-September 18, 1955-2:30 PM-WRVA (Lyric) Theater
3.September 18, 1955-08.30Pm -WRVA (Lyric) Theater
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4-September 19, 1955-2.30Pm -WRVA(Lyric)Theater
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5-November 29, 1955-Mosque Theater-
Philip Morris Employees Night”
Performed as part of the Hank Snow All-Star Jamboree
Eight days after signing with RCA Records
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6-February 5, 1956-2:30 PM-Mosque Theater-One day after second Stage Show TV appearance
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7-February 5, 1956-8:30 PM-Mosque Theater -One Day after the second Stage show Tv Appearance -
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8-March 22, 1956-7:00 PM-Mosque Theater -
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9- March 22nd 1956 -9.00Pm - Mosque Theater
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10- June 30, 1956-5:00 PM-Mosque Theater-Photographer Alfred Wertheimer was on tour with Elvis at this appearance and took a number of now iconic photos in Richmond, including at the Mosque
One day before Steve Allen Show TV appearance
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11-June 30, 1956-8Pm -Mosque Theater -Photographer Alfred Wertheimer was on tour with Elvis at this appearance and took a number of now iconic photos in Richmond, including at the Mosque
One day before Steve Allen Show TV appearance.
After the concert, Elvis rode the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad train to New York for his Steve Allen Show appearance.
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12-April 10, 1972-8:30 PM-Richmond Coliseum-hough little footage made the final cut, MGM’s movie cameras rolled during this concert for the documentary Elvis On Tour-
Richmond snippets used in the film (red jumpsuit): “Love Me Tender” and “Until It’s Time For You To Go”
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RCA Records recorded the audio for this entire concert as a multitrack for the same project, but it has not yet been officially released -
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13-March 12, 1974-8.30Pm -Richmond Coliseum
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14-March 18, 1974-8:30 PM-Richmond Coliseum -
The tour swung back through Richmond due to a rapid sell out of the March 12 show-
RCA Records apparently recorded the audio of this entire concert as a multitrack-
A mono tape of this concert received an official CD release as Forty-Eight Hours To Memphis in 2011 on Sony’s Follow That Dream collectors label for Elvis fans-
Forty-Eight Hours To Memphis marks the first official audio release of an Elvis concert in Richmond-
The Forty-Eight Hours To Memphis title reflects that Elvis closed out his tour two days later with a concert in Memphis
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15-June 29, 1976-8:30 PM-Richmond Coliseum-
Final appearance in Richmond-
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Picture is From April 10th '72 At Richmond Virginia
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