IN Concert Between The Pyramids

Had Tom Parker not scrapped this idea . I think this would have been bigger than Aloha. This is something that has never been done even to this day. A Challenge that Elvis needed
Iv'e read about this on EIN but there are no date only that this was presented to Parker and he canned it.
A Concert in Egypt between the Pyramids would have put Elvis in the record books for eternity!

Yeah, Rock the casbah!
A perfect way to re promote the Harem Scarum lp in those days. Go East Young Man - live from the Gizeh. To stay ethic about this i don't think that the Arabic world is into the American rock music in those days and now a days. No Hawaii was a good choice.

Hawaii was great, but after '73 there were still places Elvis could have toured which would have been suitable for milestone concerts.

Hawaii was great, but after '73 there were still places Elvis could have toured which would have been suitable for milestone concerts.

right... but not in the USA.

It's been Conquered.

Why play the Pyramids when you can play Asheville?

Frank Sinatra played there on September, 27th, 1979 - the show, dubbed: ''In the Land of the Nile: The Gala Amidst the Pyramids'' was filmed in its entirety, along with rehearsals and an interview with Frank - among other things. ABC broadcast an edited version of the concert, under the title ''Sinatra in Egypt.''

The concert was outstanding, Sinatra being on marvellous form during the late '70s and early '80s - still challenging himself on stage and in the studio throughout his sixties. The concert found Frank backed by the London Philharmonic, which was conducted by Vincent Falconë, Jr. along with Al Viola (guitar), Gene Cherico (bass), Charles Turner (trumpet) and Irv cottler (drums).

This was a charity show for the Faith and Hope Foundation, which worked with orphans and was chaired, at this time, by the wife of the Egypt's President of State, Anwar as-Sadat. Over $500,000 was raised . . .

The set-list was:

Orchestral overture
The Song is You
Where or When
The Lady is a Tramp
Someone to Watch Over Me
Something
My Kind of Town
All the Way
Bewitched
I've Got You Under My Skin
The Gal That Got Away/It Never Entered My Mind (medley)
Try a Little Tenderness
Strangers in the Night
Street of Dreams
April in Paris
New York, New York
My Way
Closing Overture

It was a remarkable and unique event, held in one of the most incredible settings of Sinatra's - or anybody else's - career. A DVD release is long overdue . . .

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Was there a serious offer adressed at Elvis? Or is it more like a rumor or something not very formal?

Hawaii was great, but after '73 there were still places Elvis could have toured which would have been suitable for milestone concerts.

right... but not in the USA.

It's been Conquered.

I agree 100%

you mean that Elvis isn't already in the record books for all eternity???

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ? ? ?

you mean that Elvis isn't already in the record books for all eternity???

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ? ? ?

+100

I always thought this was the single greatest missed opportunity in Elvis' career.

First of all the ten million dollars for one concert would've been a record for most money paid to a performer.
Even today i'm not sure any entertainer has been paid 10 million for a single concert.

At the time the major movie stars and top athletes made about 1 million per picture or season.

I believe Elvis would have also been the first performer to perform in Egypt instead the Grateful Dead played there in 1978.

mistakes were made, but side stepping this deal was not a mistake.

mistakes were made, but side stepping this deal was not a mistake.

Why do you say that?

No one has ever seen any evidence of a $10 million offer. No documentation has ever surfaced for a firm offer of $10 million. I'm not suggesting conversations didn't take place and that verbal offers didn't go well into the millions, but who has ever seen any evidence that a promoter or an agent working on behalf of Khashoggi sent Parker or William Morris a firm offer in writing? What were the logistics and provisions discussed? Why did Parker "officially" turn it down? The "Pyramid" offer seems a bit of a fantasy. Preliminary discussions took place, but there are no details available to ascertain as to how real it was.

you mean that Elvis isn't already in the record books for all eternity???

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ? ? ?

Do you really think Elvis will stay as popular as he is now after most of his generation has phased out?

Before you make Childish replies maby you should come out of your Elvis shell ask yourself
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???"

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No one has ever seen any evidence of a $10 million offer. No documentation has ever surfaced for a firm offer of $10 million. I'm not suggesting conversations didn't take place and that verbal offers didn't go well into the millions, but who has ever seen any evidence that a promoter or an agent working on behalf of Khashoggi sent Parker or William Morris a firm offer in writing? What were the logistics and provisions discussed? Why did Parker "officially" turn it down? The "Pyramid" offer seems a bit of a fantasy. Preliminary discussions took place, but there are no details available to ascertain as to how real it was.

I agree midnightx
It was probably the same instance as "A Star Is Born"
Taken to Parker and he just blew it off before it got too serious.

promiseland,
i guess you don't get out much BUT what other performer that's been dead for 34 years, has had as many successes as Elvis? Let me list just a few of the many thousands of reasons that Elvis will be popular forever. The deaths of Elvis' 1950's generations doesn't mean a thing as far as numbers of fans go. Interest in Elvis is multi-generational. People who saw Elvis in the 1950's, pass their interest on to their kids, who then pass it on to their kids, etc.
Messageboards, sold-out concert tours (with a star who isn't even alive anymore), continuous streams of music, old and new, hitting store shelves and BMG restoring their existing library of EP's songs as well as releasing brand new remixes which are played by stations that hadn't played Elvis songs in ages. Video releases, Graceland open to the public and doing good business, etc.
I could go on and on but why should i?

ELVIS CONTINUOUS SUCCESS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF! ! !

Have a nice day, the weather is beautiful here and ELVIS WILL ALWAYS BE THE KING...NO MATTER WHAT!

mistakes were made, but side stepping this deal was not a mistake.

Why do you say that?

check out the c.v. of the man who made the offer

O.K. Let's say this offer wasn't serious. But what about London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney and many other offers Parker received????

O.K. Let's say this offer wasn't serious. But what about London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney and many other offers Parker received????

No passport for 'Ol Tom..

O.K. Let's say this offer wasn't serious. But what about London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney and many other offers Parker received????

No passport for 'Ol Tom..

Hello mr. President, Tom here. Can you arrange a passport for me and my boy? And his buddies, musicians, girlfriends, dad, uncles, nephews.......

I think just using your imagination that this could have been one helluva creative concert for Elvis tho. I mean, Elvis singing Little Egypt with some belly dancers onstage wearing nothing but buttons and bows conjures up many thoughts, LOL.