Elvis in Wichita, Kansas: EP Back on Tour
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Our first stop of our 2021 Summer Tour. We take you to Wichita, KS where Elvis performed there in 1972, 1974, 1976.
*Information included in this video was taken from concert reviews, newspaper articles, and coliseum and hotel staff.
Concert audio used from Elvis performance in Wichita on October 7, 1974.
Photos from these concerts were used from multiple sources.
Photo Credits to Original Photographers
1972 Wichita Video Credit (Channel): Memphis EP blvd
Wichita 1972 Video Link: bit.ly/3iah1qq
Be sure to check out Spangles, Keeper of the Plains, and other great spots in Wichita!!!
We’d like to thank the staff of the Charles Koch Arena (Formally the Henry Levitt Arena) and Wichita State University for giving us a wonderful tour of the building. As well as connecting audio and video to the arena's sound system and Jumbotron.
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**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Once again another trip down memory lane. Thanks.
Monday October 7, 1974 my date of birth! I listen to the fantastic audio of this Wichita concert as a sentimental reminder. Out of sight, man! 😎
Lovely weird experience. 😊
big thanks to hotel and area staff for awesome access.
I was lucky enough to see him in December 1976 and it was awesome show and I thought he looked great
Outstanding work guys. I was born and raised here in Wichita and was fortunate to see Elvis in his last two appearances here, in 1974 and '76. Nicely done...
Thank you!!
Love some Elvis ❣️
Saw all three concerts, plus my first one in Kansas City in 1971! Thank you for helping me remember dates and jumpsuits. :) He was fabulous!
One of your best episodes ever I love it!
Thank you to all the people that made this possible
Thanks for taking us with you. Look forward to our next visit 👌
Glad you enjoyed it! We have a lot more on the way from this tour! Stay tuned!!
I can't believe they did all that, amazing that they put Elvis on the big screen. Kudos to them, still not a Shockers fan though:) Really cool you got to stay in the same hotel room as well. Great job!!!
Oh my God!! What an experience to watch the video like that. That's a dream!
Ty for sharing Elvis with us fans 😁🇨🇦
This is so Great.
Thanks for all your effort to please us All Elvisfans that are following you
We enjoy making Elvis fans happy!!
Wow... it must be magnificent to see the sign for u guys... love from Istanbul TR. 🤩
This is so cool!
Thank you!! Tell your friends about us!
Elvis forever
This is absolute great. It feels like traveling back with the time machine. Thanks for your effort! I‘m looking forward for all the upcoming videos. All the best from switzerland!
Thank you !! We are glad you enjoyed it!!
Awesome video
Thank you !
@@epbackontour I really like what you did here really cool
I have been to Graceland 15 times, I was raised on Elvis, taking him with me every where I go until I'm 6 feet under 🤘
Wow so cool
His room is so cool
Perfect video !! Big thanks ♥️♥️
Love this!👍👑
Hello from Wichita 😊
..✨you look too young to have seen him in concert but there’s a sentimental quality in your voice that resonates to another time and another world. ..thank you for this traipse down memory lane. ..the best of memories always begin and end with him. .✨
Goose bumps when the 8mm footage and sound of Elvis performance hit the building one more time!....I know the feeling because I saw Elvis the concert in the Mid south Coliseum in1997....I absolutely love your'e video's, specialy the line up shots.
Greetings from Holland Raymond Glas.
saw him in 97 huh?? Must of been a haunting show...
No ...I saw Elvis the concert in the Mid south Coliseum 1997.
And the same feeling came over me when I saw the 8mm footage from 1972 played in that arena one more time.
Elvis in the building through video footage.
awesome again guys. I wish I could join you! :-) lots of love from Amsterdam Holland
Thank you so much !!
The best video you have done, love that the arena staff played the video of Elvis at that venue , would of been such a thrill to see Elvis back then in 72, Thankyou soo much for the hard work and I bet it cost for you to do this , very grateful for keeping this channel going and its amazing we can see these after all the years .
I had no idea he was here. I pass that building a lot going to my Rheumatologist appointments. My nephew's high school graduation was there and my son would have had his graduation there last year had we not have had covid. So cool!
Well the older people know All about it.lol.
You guys...this is great. I loved it. 👍🏻😎
Glad you like it !!
Awesome research and video! Proud being an Elvis fan!
We appreciate that !!
Awesome, thanks 😊
Very cool. Loved it!
Thank you for commenting!!
Once again, great job guys!
Cool Video! Thanks for documenting Elvis’ visit to Wichita, KS …
Wonderful post again!!!!!!
You guys are the best!!!!!😊😊
That really means a lot to us and we appreciate you for watching!!
Another part of history brought back to light, thanks for the memories guys !!
You are welcome! We are trying to help people remember yesterday !
thanks for this great video for sharing this video with us from england look forward for the next one
Thank you Paul! Keep watching, more videos coming soon!
The gentleman is a legend my friend people love the man the love and respect that gentleman gets the love of his family and legend8friends too many times we all love that man still ❤💙💜and his family that God's without saying we love you 😍❤♥💙🙏💜😍❤♥xxxxxx ❤xxxxxx ❤
What a great video
Thank you !!
I seen him here in 1976, I was 5 yrs old❤️
Enjoyed seeing this,cool with the restaurant with all the Elvis photos and statue 😀
It's a great looking coliseum in side. Like you said got to thank the staff for putting Elvis on the video. Must have been a great experience for you both. Thanks again 👍
You are very welcome!!
Good work guys!!!! Greetings from the Netherlands
Thank you !!
so good love all this GR8 job😎👍🏻
Thank you !!
Guys, this is awesome. What a fantastic experience seeing and hearing Elvis on the big screen. Absolutely loved the hotel walk through and the comparison of Elvis getting into his limo. I’ve said it before, that what you are doing is keeping Elvis legacy alive and relevant. Thanks again, your research is really appreciated!
Thank you !! You are very welcome!!
This is wonderful. As a 13 year old boy I remember reading about his 1972 show in Wichita.. He was in a great state of mind after hearing the incredible news that the June 10th Madison Square Garden Live Album was flying off the shelves..You can feel the excitement and hear the band on this bit of footage you show... Like the June 10th show Elvis and the band were in the zone and took it to another level.. Thanks for sharing this.
We are glad you liked it! Keep following us for future videos!
Great job, guys! It always makes me feel good to hear the people who now work at these places will take the time to help you out and go out of their way to make your videos just that much more special. Kudos to the people at Charles Koch Arena. It's a beauty!
That’s very kind of you !!
Thank you
So glad you guys were given the royal treatment at Wichita State. Great video
Wow you sound a good man
This is so cool!! Love all your other videos you've done too! Thanks for sharing with us! Elvis would be very pleased!! Keep up the great work!
Thank you!! That’s very nice of you!!
Awesome video gents! Thank you and God bless.
Thank you !!
Chills
My brother-in-law had to take Elvis's food up to his suite at the Ramada in Wichita during one of these tours. He never saw him because they would take the tray and never let you in the room.
Very cool!👍 I have watched so many WSU basketball games on tv and never knew that that was where Elvis performed while in Wichita. And cool of them to honor Elvis too by putting that fan footage on the big video board. Go Shockers!🏀
EP the best one ever.Well can not 4get MJ & prince.
I love this so much!!! I saw Elvis here in 1976! I have always wondered where he stayed and have checked several hotels in Wichita to find the location of that iconic picture of him leaving the hotel!! Thank you so much!!!
Nice job.
Thank you !!
Love this so much, thank you for sharing!
Love these videos. Hope you'll come to Providence, where I saw Elvis on three occasions at the Civic Center (now the Dunkin Donuts Center). Have plenty of rare photos I can share.
Thank you!! We are glad you enjoy our videos!!
Bottom of the hotel looks more like a hospital.Another very enjoyable video.Always nice to see behind the scenes and what went on.Greetings from England have a nice tour.A nice arena i imagine being round a good sound footprint.🐻🤗👍
Thank you we appreciate your kind comments!!
Beau travail et très intéressant ! merci à toi et à ton fils 👍
TCB
Charles Koch, Irving Goldberg, Sid Greenburg, even out in Wichita, they own the whole country! I’m surprised there isn’t a giant flag with a Star drapping the front entrance!
Hats off to witchita ,well done.
I was only 1️⃣0️⃣ but sure wish I had been there.
3:17 gave me an eerie feeling
Ho my god Elvis in Wichita. 😪
I want to see Elvis at the” state fair grounds Arena “or at the “Myriad “both in Oklahoma City..I seen Van Halen ,AC/DC ,and Rush at the Myriad and lots of shows at the Arena (Disney on Ice) to Merl Haggard..
I attended Elvis' Concert on March 23.1977 in Tempe, AZ at the Arizona State University Activity Center (now Wells Fargo Arena). I would love to assist in a video as well as the concerts at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum where I know he performed in 1970. I have ticket stubs to confirm and would like to contribute anything I can to the video.
Thank You so much!!! We will let you know.
I think in 1972 he stayed in the regal Inn formerly the Radisson in New market Street.. Is that correct? Anyone can confirm this?
I think I've found the signed guest book of his first stay in 1972 signed by Elvis !! .. Does anyone reply on here?
Sorry for the late response. We are not 100% sure, we will look into it and will do a follow up comment with our findings.
@@epbackontour thanks for the reply.. I found out some information..I don't think he stayed in Wichita overnight.. But there was a crash involving one of Elvis' limousines, downtown that caused a waiting period with the police. According to the newspaper....I think he visited there that evening though.. Either to get changed or try wait for the crash to be sorted.. Or on the way back to the airport to shower and change etc..
He didn't have the luxurious Lisa Marie yet.. Just a chartered plane..
I found later with research sometimes they would fly in for an arranged hold up at the hotel until the gig or after the gig then move on when he could fly out... He did it apparently even in 1977..
There is a signed note in the hotel guest book from the USA treasurer for president Nixon and President ford, and a letter sent later from her, placed in the book where they have done the same.. Stopped briefly in-between whistle stop meetings..
It's all very interesting..
The Elvis signed note has been dated by Elvis when he was in town that day and been confirmed, last week, as genuine, by Richard consola (the top Elvis writing expert).. And it has the original newspaper clippings from the next day in 72 about the Elvis gig..
Very intriguing..
There's a page signed by Bob hope and they've placed photos on the page. It has the photos taken of him in the hotel, with newspaper clippings about him staying.. Same with Diane baker the actress and many more..
Great job guys hopefully you had fun 'on tour' checking this out. Who owns the video footage played on the screen?
Thank you so much for watching our video. It’s a passion of ours to document these buildings before they are gone. As for the video we searched for any footage we could find of Elvis in Wichita to share with the staff. They were excited to see that it existed and we were thrilled beyond belief when they put it on the Jumbotron. Thank you!
“I don’t understand what Wichita has to do with a snowstorm in Chicago”
“What’s going on Neal?”
excellent, question how many places have you visited so far?
Over 100 across the country
Which hotel did he stay in 1972?
It's not an empty seat in the house
He preformed downtown to in the early yrs
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Do you have any idea who took the photo of Elvis getting in the limo? It was not in the Wichita Eagle newspaper.
I don’t know. Sorry
I'm sorry but that room is not exactly like it was when Elvis stayed there. For starters, there were no flatscreen TVs back then.