Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy In September 2005, Elton John and his band again performed the entire album (minus "Tower of Babel" and "Writing") in a series of sold-out concerts in Boston, New York City and the tour's final stop, Atlanta, in October. These "Captain Fantastic Concerts" were a part of the Peachtree Road Tour and were the longest concerts in Elton's career, many lasting at least three and a half hours. The songs from "Captain Fantastic" were aired by Capital Gold Radio in a broadcast taken from 16 September 2005 performance in Boston. "Curtains", among other songs from the album, was sampled in Pnau's
Nigel Olsson original American tours and confesses that he still gets nervous before going on stage. In 1971, Olsson produced and released his debut solo album "Nigel Olsson's Drum Orchestra and Chorus" on Uni Records; featuring Murray and Hookfoot guitarist Caleb Quaye, who had played on John's early albums. Olsson also teamed up with the Liverpool trio, The Big Three, for their reunion album "Resurrection" (1973). In May 1975, Olsson and Murray were dismissed from John's band following the release of "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy," which, upon release, entered the charts at #1. Olsson's second solo album, "Nigel Olsson",