27
AUG
2013
Davey Johnstone & John Mahon to Perform Special Private Performance with Ben Babylon at Elton Expo
Fans attending Elton Expo 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, will get a special treat, when Elton’s lead guitarist, Davey Johnstone, joins the Ben Babylon Band on stage, for at least one song. Percussionist John Mahon will also perform, as was previously reported. Ben, the teenage son of Elton’s late keyboard player and arranger, Guy Babylon, […]
24
AUG
2013
Bid on Elton’s Platform Shoes
A pair of platform boots belonging to Elton John are part of a unique auction of rock and pop memorabilia being offered for sale in an auction on eBay to help raise funds for Amnesty International’s human rights work. The striking black-leather, knee-high, six-inch platform-soled boots – signed ‘With love, Elton John x’ and decorated […]
28
JUL
2013
Caribou Ranch For Sale
A Colorado ranch whose recording studio hosted artists including Elton John, Chicago, Billy Joel and U2 is for sale. Music producer James W. Guercio bought Caribou Ranch near Nederland in 1971. The studio closed in 1985 after a fire, and Guercio sold more than 2,600 acres to the city of Boulder and Boulder County for […]
21
JUL
2013
Inside The Diving Board Cover Photo
Somewhere along what is now the Sea to Sky Highway between Vancouver and Squamish lies a little secret spot photographer Tim Barber knows well. It’s a place with an unparalleled view of the ocean that his friends once took him to visit. There used to be a diving board on the edge of a cliff, […]
10
JUL
2013
Elton: ‘I Nearly Died, I’m Lucky to be Alive. I was a Ticking Time Bomb.’
SIR Elton John yesterday revealed he has been struck down by an agonising bout of appendicitis that could have killed him. The 66-year-old legend had to scrap his European tour — including a gig at London’s Hyde Park — after stomach pain forced him off stage on Friday. Scans showed a potentially-fatal appendix abscess. Sir […]
06
JUL
2013
Elton Has a Virus, Three Concerts Cancelled
Elton’s three upcoming concerts this weekend in Eurpoe, Halle on July 5, Mainz on July 6 and Borolo, Italy on July 9 have been cancelled due to a virus infection affecting Sir Elton John. No replacement information has been announced.
25
JUN
2013
Australian Release of The Diving Board Scheduled for September 13
According to the iTunes Australian store, Elton John’s 30th Album ‘The Diving Board’ will be available for download on September 13, three days earlier than the United Kingdom and eleven days earlier than The United States. If you pre-order the album now you also receive an instant download of the single ‘Home Again’.
24
JUN
2013
Pre-Order The Diving Board Now, Released September 16 UK, 24 USA
Elton Johns The Diving Board, is his first studio album in seven years Produced by T Bone Burnett, the album features 12 new songs written by Elton and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin, as well as three piano interludes composed by the artist. The Diving Board returns Elton John to the piano, bass and drums […]
10
JUN
2013
John Jorgenson Replacing Davey Johnstone for 4 European Concerts
Davey Johnstone will be taking some extra time off to recover from surgery. He is expected to return to the stage in Skive, Denmark on June 22. The four scheduled band shows prior to this date will see John Jorgenson taking the role of lead guitar.
08
JUN
2013
Dresden Concert Postponed to 2014
The event planned for 7/11/13 7:00 PM in DRESDEN has been changed to the 7/11/14 at 7:00 PM. Tickets that have already been purchased shall retain their validity.