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FRANCE CONCERT - Opera National, Paris
Elton John solo show.
US RECORDING SESSION - Colosseum Caesars Palace, Las Vegas NV
Recording session by B.B. King & Elton John and the Band performing a duet of the Jimmy Roger classic. The song was recorded for release on September 13 on BB King's 80th birthday album.
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US MUSIC FOLIO - Peachtree Road
The Elton John Piano/Vocal/Guitar songbook for his November 9 2004 album Peachtree Road. This fabulous album-matching folio includes all of the songs. Titles are: Weight of the World * Porch Swing in Tupelo * Answer in the Sky * Turn the Lights Out When You Leave * My Elusive Drug * They Call Her the Cat * Freaks in Love * All That I'm Allowed * I Stop and I Breathe * Too Many Tears * It's Getting Dark in Here * I Can't Keep This from You.
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Peachtree
Road music folio |
Elton John & Band 2005 Date City Venue 04-Mar-2005 Bossier City, LA CenturyTel Center 05-Mar-2005 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena 09-Mar-2005 Winston-Salem, NC Joel Coliseum 11-Mar-2005 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 12-Mar-2005 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse 16-Mar-2005 Columbia, SC Colonial Center 18-Mar-2005 Sunrise, FL Office Depot Center 19-Mar-2005 Orlando, FL TD Waterhouse Center 20-Mar-2005 Gainesville, FL O'Conell Center 23-Mar-2005 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
OK Ford Center, Oklahoma City OK
24-Mar-2005 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 26-Mar-2005 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Elton John "Red Piano" 2005 Date City Venue 29-Mar-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 30-Mar-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 01-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 02-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 03-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 05-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 06-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 08-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 09-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 10-Apr-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace
US CONCERT - Bradley Center, Milwaukee WI
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - All-State Arena, Rosemont IL
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills MI
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Kemper Arena, Kansas City MO
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Target Center, Minneapolis MN
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Grand Opera, Houston TX
Elton John and the band play a free concert.
US CONCERT - Pepsi Center, Denver CO
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Glendale Arena, Glendale AZ
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Cox Arena, San Diego CA
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim CA
Elton John and the band.
UK CD & DVD - T. Rex Born To Boogie
Orignally released in December 1972. Simultaneous double-CD and 2 disk DVD release. Starring Marc Bolan, Ringo Starr and Elton John. Here is an article by Dan Nishimoto on the release.
Read the full
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US EVENT - 2nd Annual Lunch Around The World Lunch and Cruise
DON'T MISS THE BOAT!
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When: May 21st Where: Spirit Cruise Yachts boarding in Weehawken, NJ Time: Noon till 2PM Price: $37 admission Sail around this great city of ours for a great cause. Take in the amazing sights of NYC - Statue Liberty, Ellis Island, Brooklyn Bridge while you dine on delicious food, and win amazing auction and raffle prizes including Round Trip Airline Tickets on AirTran Airways, weekend get-a-ways, dinner at Planet Hollywood and the Sea Grill at Rockefeller Center, a membership to Bally's Sports Clubs, DVDs, CDs, and so much more! Interested?: Call 212-596-2112 or email ejlatwnyc042002@yahoo.com for more details! |
About us: Lunch Around The World is an international fan based effort which raised $35,000 in 2004 alone for the Elton John AIDS Foundation last year. All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the IRS Guidelines. The Elton John AIDS Foundation is a 501-c (3) non-profit organization - tax ID# 58-203-3460. The Elton John AIDS Foundation, with offices in Los Angeles and London, is an international non-profit organization funding prevention education programs and direct patient-care services worldwide. The charity was established in 1992 by Sir Elton John, who serves as its Chairman. |
Jim Ward has asked me to promote his charity event to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Remember to book by April 13!
FRANCE CONCERT - Berci Omnisport, Paris
Elton John and the band.
UK PRESS RELEASE - new single: Electricity from Billy Elliot The Musical
Electricity, the new song written by Elton John and Lee Hall for Billy Elliot The Musical, will be released as a single in the UK on July 11.
Produced by Elton John and engineered and mixed by Matt Still, the song features the Elton John Band musiciansas well as Gary Barlow and Rick Astley on backing vocals.
Elton is currently shooting a video clip for he song along with cast members from Billy Elliot The Musical.
Elton John and the band continue the Peachtree Road Tour with a series of concerts at UK football pitches. Thanks to Steve Betts for some of the great leaflet, ticket and VIP pass scans!
ENGLAND CONCERT - Madjeski Stadium, Reading
Elton John and the band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - The Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Elton John and the band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Carrow Road Stadium, Norwich City
Elton John and the band.
UK PRESS CONFERENCE - Worldwide Live 8 Concert by Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof holds a press conference to announce plans for a repeat of 1985's Live Aid concert, called Live 8, to highlight the ongoing problem of global poverty and debt. Elton John attended the press conference and said he was "extremely honoured" to be taking part in Live 8, featuring "la creme de la creme of musicians".
The concert will be held on July 2 in London, Paris, Berlin, Rome and Philadelphia. Announced acts are:
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Museum of Art Philadelphia PA USA |
Eiffel Tower Paris France |
Brandenburg Gate Berlin Germany |
Circus Maximus Rome Italy |
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Carey Coldplay Dido Keane Sir Elton John Annie Lennox Madonna Muse Scissor Sisters Sir Paul McCartney Joss Stone Stereophonics Sting Robbie Williams U2 REM Velvet Revolver Bob Geldof The Killers The Cure Snow Patrol |
Will Smith
(host) Bon Jovi Maroon 5 P Diddy Stevie Wonder Jay-Z The Dave Matthews Band Sarah McLachlan Rob Thomas Keith Urban 50 Cent Kaiser Chiefs |
Jamiroquai Craig David Youssou N'Dour Yannick Noah Andrea Bocelli Calo Gero Kyo Placebo Axelle Red Johnny Halliday Manu Chao Renaud |
A-ha Crosby, Stills & Nash Brian Wilson Lauryn Hill Bap Die Toten Hosen Peter Maffay |
Duran
Duran Faith Hill Irene Grandi Jovanotti Tim McGraw Nek Laura Pasini Vasco Rossi Zucchero |
From the press conference...
Elton John was one of the high-profile faces at the launch of the Live 8 concert. He laid out the reasons he was so pleased to be taking part, 20 years after performing at the historic Live Aid:
"I'm glad to be here in general because when the Live Aid concert happened 20 years I was pretty much a self-obsessed drug addict.
And although I was really pleased to part of a great day I really wasn't adult enough or mature enough to realise the full consequences of what were doing then.
Since then, of course, I have been 15 years sober and clean and I think I have grown up and matured a bit and started my own Aids charity and have been in a huge battle to help Aids patients ever since.
And of course those two things are tied into together very much so.
I went to Africa in January and saw for myself the situation there and saw the ignorance and stigma that people are fighting against. And I'm just very proud to be involved in something.
Musicians are kind of like Pied Pipers in this respect, and now I'm really aware or what is going and the injustices that are happening and the anger that we get from seeing it.
Just a simple turning over of money is not as simple as that because you have got corrupt governments to deal with and everything.
And we have so much ignorance that we are fighting like South Africa, we have the president of South Africa saying that Aids is caused by poverty. I wish!
I don't have much to say except that I'm extremely honoured to be around to play this concert because it means so much more to me know that it did.
It may sound ridiculous but it really does mean a lot more to me now because I'm fully aware of the situations having become involved in fundraising and trying to combat poverty and ignorance through the Aids Foundation.
I know all the musicians taking part are the creme de la creme. Since Live Aid, musicians have really stepped up to the plate, like Bono, Bob's always been there.
The reason I'm here today is that Bob Geldof asked me to do something. I would go on a dangerous mission with Bob, I trust him with my life.
He's an honourable, honourable man and I admire so much for what he is doing here.
I think he encouraged, through Live Aid 20 years ago, musicians to really think about what they should be doing instead of just playing and driving around in flash cars."
SLOVAKIA CONCERT - Tyrsovo Nabrezie, Bratislava
Elton John and the band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
Elton John and the band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Elton John and the band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Wanderers Football Club - Reebok Stadium, Bolton
Elton John and the band, supported by Lulu and Peter Kay.
Thanks to Steve Betts for the ticket and leaflet scans!
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US CD & DVD - T. Rex Born To Boogie
Orignally released in December 1972. Simultaneous double-CD and 2 disk DVD release. Starring Marc Bolan, Ringo Starr and Elton John. Here is an article by Dan Nishimoto on the release.
Read the full
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| Marc Bolan - T.
Rex Born To Boogie 2 CD set |
Marc Bolan - T.
Rex Born To Boogie 2 Disk DVD set |
NORWAY CONCERT - Oslo Spektrum, Oslo
Elton John and the band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Nottingham National Ice Arena, Nottingham
Elton John and the band, rescheduled show from December 10 2004.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Highfield Road, Coventry City
Elton John and the band.
SCOTLAND CONCERT - S.E.C.C., Glasgow
Elton John and the band, rescheduled show from December 12 2004.
courtesy Steven Betts
WALES CONCERT - Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
Elton John and the band.
PRESS RELEASE - Elton John Extends Las Vegas Show
Elton John will extend his show, The Red Piano, at Caesars Palace through 2008, the performer said.
Elton had originally committed to do 75 shows over a three-year period beginning February 2004. But the hotel-casino accelerated the performance schedule due to demand, completing it in less than 18 months.
"We are delighted with the runaway success of The Red Piano and Elton's agreement to extend his association with Caesars," Caesars Palace President Mark Juliano said in a statement on June 15, 2005.
The agreement calls for another 150 shows through 2008 at the 4,100-seat Colosseum theater built for Celine Dion.
In 2003, Dion began a three-year engagement at the Colosseum, performing about 200 shows a year. Her run at Caesars has been extended into 2007.
The Red Piano, directed and designed by David LaChappelle, appears at the theater when Dion's show is dark. Last year, Elton's show grossed over $40 million with one of the priciest tickets around at an average of $158 each.
WALES CONCERT - Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
Elton John and the band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - The Embankement, Peterborough ***POSTPONED***
No make-up date has been set.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Vicarage Road, Watford
Elton John and the band. More pictures here.
ENGLAND CONCERT - County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire
US CD - Classic Moments - Patti
LaBelle
Def Jam
A collection of classic love songs, including a duet with Elton John. According to the booklet, the vocals were recorded on stage during a performance of The Red Piano in Las Vegas
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Patti LaBelle - Classic Moments CD |
US CD - Dream #29 - Cindy
Bullens
Blue Rose Records
Elton John's contribution was performed on the Red Piano at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Cindy Bullens sang backup with the Elton John band in 1975 & 1976 and appeared on Elton's Blue Moves album and the Don't Go Breaking My Heart single.
The CD is available through Cindy's web site.
CZECH REPUBLIC CONCERT - Sazka Arena, Prague
SCOTLAND CONCERT - Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh
Thanks to Steve Betts for the leaflet, ticket and leaflet scans! *And* the incredible shot of his autographed event poster!
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UK SINGLE - Ghetto Gospel - 2Pac
A reworked version of the song enters the UK charts at #1. This version features Elton John.
Elton John was amazed when Eminem played him the version for the first time, because he thought the track impossibly inventive.
Eminem mixed Elton John's vocals from his 1971 song Indian Sunset with the lost song by the late rapper Tupac Shakur.
Ghetto Gospel ended up giving Shakur his first ever UK number one single.
Elton says, "It was a piece of luck. But, when you have been around as long as I have, things just have a way of happening.
"It is incredible what Eminem's actually done, combining melody and great hip-hop in an original way.
"It is not a lazy piece of work."
SCOTLAND CONCERT - Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Thanks to Steve Betts for the leaflet, ticket and leaflet scans!
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SPAIN CONCERT - Race Track, Mijas
SPAIN CONCERT - Pedro Escartín Stadium, Guadalajara
WORLD CONCERT - Live 8, Hyde Park London England
Announced on June 1, a worldwide concert to be held in five cities on this date. Elton John and the band played a twelve minute set in Hyde Park, London. The finale was Marc Bolan's Children Of The Revolution, sung by Pete Doherty of the band Babyshambles.
Backstage, Elton John said he is planning on recording a Christmas song with Joss Stone later in July. Elton said that as well as the new song with Joss, he is also recording with BB King, Patti LaBelle and will perform a tribute to the late Luther Vandross.
On August 4, the contactmusic.com website reported that Sir Elton John has slammed last month's star-studded London Live 8 concert, complaining it was a huge disappointment which lacked quality acts and "a sense of occasion".
His duet of T-Rex's Children Of The Revolution with troubled rocker Pete Doherty was panned by many critics as the worst performance of the day. But he insists he was not the only performer to let down fans at the Hyde Park concert, but feels it was impossible to repeat the celebrated spectacle of the original 1985 Live Aid, which he also played at.
He fumes, "I was very pleased to be a part of it, but I didn't think it was anywhere near as good as the first one. How could it be? The thought behind it was fantastic but Hyde Park is a charisma-free zone. There was no sense of occasion and from a musical point, I didn't think there were too many highlights. Pete was a mess. I don't the people around him set a good example, which is a shame."
Elton also commented, "I think Pete's immensely talented. He came to Watford and we rehearsed it and it was absolutely tip-top, perfect. I have to be very discreet about what I say, but I just think he was really nervous on the day."
IRELAND CONCERT - RDS Arena, Dublin
Elton John and the band. Elton intends to fly to Dublin after his appearance at the Live 8 concert, accompanied by some of the other performers. Fans will be allowed into the Dublin venue in the afternoon to watch the Live 8 show. Also, a portion of the Dublin concert, with Elton's guests, will be broadcast back to London as part of the evening Live 8 show.
UK CD - Peachtree Road Expanded Edition
Re-release of the original Peachtree Road album with three bonus tracks featuring songs from the musical Billy Elliot.
Elton John is disappointed his 2004 album Peachtree Road was only modestly successful, but accepts people may just be tiring of him after nearly four decades in the music business. The singer received decent reviews for Peachtree Road, with many writers hailing it as a return to his 1970s form, but the flattering write-ups didn't transfer into huge sales. He says, "It is probably one of my lowest-selling albums of all time. It was disappointing everywhere in the world, so I have to hold my hands up and accept that the songs just didn't connect. I'm proud of Peachtree but, if I think about it logically, people may have 10 or 12 Elton John albums in their collection already. Do they really need another one?"
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Elton John - Peachtree Road Expanded Edition CD |
US CONCERT - Philadelphia Freedom Concert & Ball, Philadelphia Art
Museum, Philadelphia PA
Elton John and the band play for a large 4th of July (USA's Independence Day) concert in downtown Philadelphia. Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Orchestra joined in on the Philadelphia Freedom finale.
The show also featured Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Orchestra, Bryan Adams Rufus Wainwright and Patti Labelle. Elton thanked the city for being the "first city in the world to do anything like this".
Ticket scan courtesy of Richard 'Dick'
Georgeou, Boston MA
Official web site:
The press release says:
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM CONCERT & BALL
9-February-2005
Today (Wednesday) there will be an evening news conference at Philadelphia's City Hall, during which Elton will be making a live appearance by satellite from Caesars Palace Las Vegas, courtesy of Philadelphia's WPVI-TV 6ABC.
Gary Yetter from Philadelphia wants eltonjohn.com visitors to be the first to hear the great news which is to be announced:
"With great pleasure, I am able to inform you of a major event that will be happening in PHILADELPHIA on JULY 4th, 2005 for the benefit of the Elton John AIDS Foundation - PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM CONCERT & BALL. This event will be the world's largest ever HIV/AIDS awareness and education event.
On July 4th, 2005, Independence Day, there will be a free concert on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum and along Ben Franklin Parkway. Elton will perform along with Philadelphia native Peter Nero and the Philadelphia Orchestra. There will be a private Gala dinner in the Art Museum following the concert and the traditional Independence Day fireworks. We have reserved 50 tickets for the actual Ball and preferred side-stage seating for the concert exclusively for Rocket Members. Prices for these exclusive seats and entrance tickets for the Ball will be advised at a later date and will be obtainable ONLY through eltonjohn.com.
There will also be a meeting place set up at one or two of the local Philadelphia restaurants for Rocket Members and other Elton fans to meet up prior to the concert and afterwards, as well as a meeting place for during the concert.
The entire month of June will see local activities leading up to the July 4th PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM CONCERT & BALL. These activities include LUNCH AROUND THE WORLD - PHILLY STYLE, Mini-Cooper automobile rally fundraisers, evening boat cruises along the Delaware River, and other events to raise HIV/AIDS awareness as well as money for EJAF.
There will be more information over the next few days concerning the PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM CONCERT & BALL and LUNCH AROUND THE WORLD - PHILLY STYLE, along with other exclusives for Rocket Members. Obviously with an event this large, there will be changes, so please tell my fellow Rocket Members to keep coming to the site for updates and more general information on this massive and thrilling event."
from Gary Yetter
The Editor says: "This is SO exciting - Many congratulations to all concerned for making this fantastic idea become reality and, as Gary says, do keep revisiting eltonjohn.com for more updates on the PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM CONCERT & BALL and all the Lunch Around The World events. Philadelphia here we come!"
GERMANY CONCERT - Museumsmeile, Bonn
Elton John and the band play this intimate venue.
DENMARK CONCERT - Atletions Stadium, Aarhus
Elton John and the band.
GERMANY CONCERT - Schüko Arena, Bielefeld
Elton John and the band perform the same set list as July 9 in Aarhus, Denmark
UK CD SINGLE - Electricity Part 1
Electricity, the new song written by Elton John and Lee Hall for Billy Elliot The Musical.
Produced by Elton John and engineered and mixed by Matt Still, the song features the Elton John Band musicians as well as Gary Barlow and Rick Astley on backing vocals.
Elton is currently shooting a video clip for he song along with cast members from Billy Elliot The Musical.
Buy now:
Elton John - Electricity
Part 1
CD single
UK CD SINGLE - Electricity Part 2
Buy now:
Elton John - Electricity
Part 2
CD single
UK SINGLE - Electricity
Limited edition Electric Blue 7" vinyl single.
ITALY CONCERT - Umbria Jazz Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia
Elton John and the band play a show originally announced as a solo concert.
ITALY CONCERT - Stadium, Bergamo
Elton John solo.
UK CD & DVD - Peachtree Road Deluxe Collectors CD
Re-release of the original Peachtree Road album with three bonus tracks featuring songs from the musical Billy Elliot. Also includes a bonus DVD containing 9 Peachtree Road songs recorded live at The Tabernacle, Atlanta, USA, November 4 & 5 2004. Note this DVD plays on both PAL and NTSC systems!
Bernie Taupin contributed the follwoing liner notes to this edition:
"The Natchez Trace is a long slow road winding through the heart of the Old South. Peachtree Road is its urban counterpart, a humming artery snaking through modern day Atlanta. Though the two differ in their polar opposite settings both are kindred spirits in what they represent, both hold a key to musical tradition.
One is the old, fabled and full of mystical power, the place where Muddy Waters soaked up the sounds of the mythical Charley Patton and Elvis worshiped the soaring tenor of Jake Hess. It's where Ray Charles turned Country Music into soul and George Jones kept Country music honest.
The other is where those influences flourish kept alive in clubs and churches, in the voices of choirs and artists cutting their teeth on the legacy of Little Richard, Al Green and Booker T.
This album was written and recorded with these inspirations fully in place. When we began we were at odds with our direction, slightly unfocused we were rescued by the obvious. Here influence hung in the air like the moss on the trees and the humidity in the air. Between the music we grew up worshipping and with its lasting legacy still in our hearts it wasn't hard to see the light and follow the muse. We are indebted to all the musical giants aforementioned, for in our own way all are represented here no matter how slight or obvious. This is our South, this is our Reconstruction."
-- Bernie Taupin, May 2005
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Elton John is reportedly working on a multi-artist Christmas charity CD in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
US CD SINGLE - Catherine Britt
Written by Newcastle country artist Catherine Britt and Jerry Salley, the song was recorded in Atlanta during the week of April 12 2004. Produced by Keith Stegall. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at #49, marking Elton John's first appearance on that chart as an artist.
US CONCERT - The Red Piano, Colosseum Caesars Palace, Las Vegas NV
First night of a five night stand.
US NEWSPAPER - The Musical King - New York Post
An article that describes how Elton John has become the most successful composer working in the theater.
US CONCERT - The Red Piano, Colosseum Caesars Palace, Las Vegas NV
US CONCERT - The Red Piano, Colosseum Caesars Palace, Las Vegas NV
US CONCERT - The Red Piano, Colosseum Caesars Palace, Las Vegas NV
US CONCERT - The Red Piano, Colosseum Caesars Palace, Las Vegas NV
ITALY CONCERT - Bergamo Stadium, Bergamo
Elton John and the Band open a short (2 show) Italian "tour".
ITALY CONCERT - Colosseum, Rome
The set list details the songs broadcast on RAI and are probably only a portion of the concert. Elton John and the Band close their Italian "tour" with a free show outside the Colosseum on the Via dei Fori Imperiali. The crowd was estimated at about 200,000 and part of the show (about 90 minutes) was broadcast on Italy's RAI network
CANADA CONCERT - Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON
Elton John and the band. Elton dedicated the second song in the set to those left homeless by hurricane Katrina. "Since Mississippi was one of hardest hit, we're gonna do this one," he said launching into Porch Swing in Tupelo.
After My Elusive Drug, (written about David Furnish) Elton commented that he "wasted a lot of my life doing a lot of drugs. When I got sober someone walked into my life. David has been the best thing that's ever happened to me. That's another reason to love Canada, right?"
CANADA CONCERT - Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON
Elton John and the band play the same set list as on September 6.
US CONCERT - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia PA
Elton John and the band.
US MAGAZINE - Billboard
This issue of Billboard magazine is a special interview issue with Elton John.
US CONCERT - MCI Center, Washington DC
Elton John and the band. Same set list as September 9.
US CD - Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Deluxe
Edition
Island/UMe
Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy celebrates its 30th anniversary with an expanded deluxe edition release and commmorative September 2005 concert dates.
Originally released on May 19 1975, it was the first album to debut on the Billboard album charts at #1 and in fact debuted at #1 on all three recognized charts of the era (Billboard, Cash Box and Record World).
The certified triple platinum album was the pinnacle of Elton John's career at the time and covered, in an autobiographical fashion, the first almost 30 years of the lives of Elton and lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was their first genuine concept album, Bernie wrote the lyrics chronologically according to the events in their lives, Elton then wrote the music to the songs in the same order and producer Gus Dudgeon recorded them chronologically as well.
Elton will commemorate the event not only with the release of the expanded, two-CD Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy - Deluxe Edition (Island/UMe) on September 13, 2005, but also by performing a series of historic sold-out concerts on September 16 and 17 at TD Banknorth Garden, Boston and September 21, 23 and 24 at Madison Square Garden, New York where included in the repertoire he will perform the album in its entirety for the first time in over 30 years.
Disc One includes the original full length recording of Captain Fantastic and adds bonus tracks originally issued as singles-only in 1974 and early 1975. Included is the John Lennon duet of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and Elton's rendition of the Lennon-written One Day At A Time. The Deluxe Edition also contains Philadelphia Freedom and House Of Cards (the b-side to Someone Saved My Life Tonight, making its debut on this Captain Fantastic reissue).
Disc Two of the Deluxe Edition will include, for the first time ever, the Wembley Stadium concert performance when on June 21, 1975 Elton Johnboldly debuted the freshly released Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy album in its entirety to just short of 120,000 people. In fact, it is the one and only time prior to this year's commemorative concerts that the whole album was played live. Also heard on the Deluxe Edition are Pinball Wizard and Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting which served as the Wembley Stadium encores. Elton's support acts on the memorable day included The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Joe Walsh, and Stackridge.
Elton John comments in an introduction that he has written specifically for the Deluxe Edition, "It is ironic since we recorded this album that our lives have become the title. Bernie has become The Brown Dirt Cowboy living on a ranch in California raising Cutting horses and prize winning bulls and I have become Captain Fantastic travelling from the edge of the world to your town collecting photography and art and living a life beyond my wildest dreams."
US CD - B.B. King & Friends --
80
Geffen/UME
The album closes with a B.B. King & Elton John duet of the Jimmy Roger classic. The song was recorded at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on February 22, 2005, with Elton John's Band.
US CONCERT - Fleet Center, Boston MA
Elton John and the Band will perform the Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy album in its entirety to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its release.
US CONCERT - Fleet Center, Boston MA
Elton John and the Band will perform the Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy album in its entirety to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its release.
US CONCERT - From the Big Apple to the Big Easy, Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
A benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Katrina. The show teams top New Orleans musicians with other guests. Scheduled to appear are: Elton John, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Buffett, Stevie Nicks, Lenny Kravitz, Bette Midler, John Fogerty, Loggins & Mussina and Earth, Wind & Fire. New Orleans will be represented by Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, The Neville Brothers, The Original Meters and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and the Rebirth Brass Band. Released on DVD, August 23 2006.
US CONCERT - Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
Incomplete set list. Elton John and the Band performed almost the entire Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy album to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its release. The show lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes.
US CONCERT - Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
Elton John and the Band will perform the Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy album in its entirety to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its release.
US CONCERT - Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
Elton John and the Band will perform the Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy album in its entirety to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its release.
US CONCERT - Philips Arena, Atlanta GA
Elton John and the Band.
US TV - Inside The Actor's Studio (Bravo Cable Network)
Elton John sits down with host James Lipton. Peer Gynt is an impromptu composition by Elton John, using a book from the audience as a source for the "lyrics".
Elton John "Red Piano" 2005 Date City Venue 04-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 05-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 07-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 08-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 09-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 11-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 12-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 14-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 15-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 16-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 18-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 19-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 21-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 22-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace 23-Oct-2005 Las Vegas, NV Colosseum Caesars Palace
US CONCERT - Hulaween 2005 Gala, New York City NY
Elton John is the featured performer at this event in support of the New York Restoration Project. Visit their web site for more information.
From the press release:
Bette Midler, Elton John, Sting and Trudie Styler invite you to save the date for Hulaween 2005. Proceeds from Hulaween, our major fundraising event of the year, support our work reclaiming and rejuvenating under-resourced parks, community gardens, and open space throughout New York City.
US CONCERT - New Orleans Arena, New Orleans LA
Elton John and the band.
US CONCERT - Richmond Coliseum, Richmond VA
Elton John and the band.
UK & US CD - Elton's Christmas Party
Exclusive Starbucks Christmas Charity CD for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. A collection of Elton John's favorite Christmas music by other artists, plus a new duet by Elton John and Joss Stone.
US CONCERT - Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC
Elton John and the band.
Elton John & Band 2005 Date City Venue 16-Nov-2005 Columbia, SC Colonial Center 18-Nov-2005 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena 19-Nov-2005 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse 29-Nov-2005 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena 30-Nov-2005 Turku, Finland Elysee Arena 02-Dec-2005 Stockholm, Sweden Globen Arena 03-Dec-2005 Göteborg, Sweden Scandinavium 05-Dec-2005 Hamburg, Germany Colorline Arena 06-Dec-2005 Oberhausen, Germany König-Pilsener-Arena POSTPONED 08-Dec-2005 Stuttgart, Germany Schleyerhalle 09-Dec-2005 Mannheim, Germany SAP-Arena POSTPONED 12-Dec-2005 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpalais 14-Dec-2005 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
US TV - The Red Piano - Live In Las Vegas '05 (NBC TV network)
Elton John and the band, recorded live at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas NV.
Previously listed on the Phil Ramone web site as a television release. The complete set list recorded was:
- +Bennie And The Jets
- +Philadelphia Freedom
- +Believe
- +Daniel
- +Rocket Man
- +Tiny Dancer
- +Don”t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- +Candle In The Wind
- +Pinball Wizard
- +The Bitch Is Back
- +Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
- +Your Song
The segment for The Bitch Is Back was supposed to be included but was reportedly too risque for American network television because it featured scenes of Pamela Anderson pole dancing. This resulted in the only about 40 minutes of the show during the one hour broadcast.
US THEATER - Lestat at the Curran Theater, San Francisco CA
Lestat is the first musical Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin have written together. Guy Babylon is the Musical Director for the piece. The play, based on Anne Rice's Vampire Lestat series, will debut on December 17 at San Francisco's Curran Theater and run to January 29, before heading to New York and Broadway in the spring of 2006.
The original cast includes: Hugh Panaro (Lestat), Carolee Carmello (Gabrielle), Allison Fischer (Claudia), Jack Noseworthy (Armand), Jim Stanek (Louis), and Michael Genet (Marius).
Some of the critics reviews of the San Francisco production.
UK TV - Ozzy Osbourne All-Star Tribute Show (ITV)
Elton John, Simon Cowell, Billy Connolly and others are scheduled to appear in a show detailing the life of former Black Sabbath member, Ozzy Osbourne.
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