<P> "Elvis has left the building" is a phrase that was often used by public address announcers at the conclusion of Elvis Presley concerts in order to disperse audiences who lingered in hopes of an encore . It has since become a catchphrase and punchline . </P> <P> The phrase was first used by promoter Horace Logan at the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 15, 1956 . Elvis had appeared in the middle of the night's lineup, and Logan needed to quiet the audience so that the remaining performers could play . The full quotation was: </P>

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