Elvis never performed outside of North America

The fact that the singer never played outside of the United States, with the exception of a few concerts he delivered in Canada in 1957 is one of the interesting facts about Elvis Presley. It is claimed that 40% of his album sales have occurred outside of the country. Throughout his remarkable career, Elvis only performed in three cities outside of the US, which are Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver - during brief tours to Canada in 1957. At the time, US citizens could enter the neighboring North American nation without needing a passport.

According to a number of accounts, Colonel Parker, Elvis' manager, declined lucrative offers for the singer to perform abroad because Parker, an undocumented immigrant, was concerned about being denied entry into the country if he went abroad.

Legendary live promoter Harvey Goldsmith tried for years to bring "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" from America to perform in Britain in front of his millions of fans. However, in a private meeting with Elvis' manager "Colonel" Tom Parker, he was told that Elvis Presley could not perform overseas because Parker, who was actually Dutch, didn't know if he'd be allowed back into the US if he left.