Elton heard of the death of Robin Gibb when he was at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, about to perform The Million Dollar Piano show. He played Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me for Robin Gibb and his family, with the following dedication: “During the last ten days there’s been an avalanche of death […]
Sir Elton John had a recent on-stage temper tantrum in which he spilled water from his glass several times and threw his piano stool down on the ground while verbally abusing his personal staff. He left the stage early and failed to perform the main set closer ‘Saturday Night’ in which fans in the first […]
Elton John was booed during his Friday show at Caesars Palace after repeatedly losing his temper and throwing a stool and water glass across the stage. During one of his outbursts at the Colosseum, the Rocket Man exploded, saying “somebody in my production team is (bleeping) fired,” a backstage spy told the Review-Journal. “He made […]
Elton and the band are to play a concert at Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, Mississippi, USA on Tuesday, September 11 at 8pm. Public tickets for this concert go on sale on Saturday, May 19 at 10am, and will be available online at Ticketmaster.com, at the Mississippi Coliseum Box Office, or charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000. Elton and […]
Elton John is a no good dirty lyric stealer — at least according to a self-proclaimed “award-winning” photojournalist and songwriter, who claims Elton coldheartedly ripped off the lyrics to the hit song “Nikita.” The man behind the accusations — named Guy Hobbs — filed the lawsuit in Illinois federal court, claiming he wrote a song […]
Elton John Live in Moscow 1979 has been remastered and 12 tracks are now available for download from iTunes.
The Lion King, the international hit musical adaptation of Disney’s 1994 animated feature film, with music by Elton and Tim Rice, has become the highest earning show in the history of Broadway. According to figures released by Disney, The Lion King has earned $853.8 million (£536.7 million) since its US opening in 1997. The Broadway […]
Queen‘s July 7 performance with Adam Lambert at the UK Sonisphere Festival may have been canceled, but drummer Roger Taylor says his band now has plans to play a total of four shows this summer with the former American Idol finalist. Taylor tells Billboard.com that, in addition to a previously scheduled June 30 concert in […]
Rock icon Elton John and his partner, David Furnish, have listed their two condominiums in West Hollywood for sale, according to the Multiple Listing Service. The smaller of the two, with one bedroom, 11/2 bathrooms and 1,151 square feet of living space, is priced at $1.6 million. The larger, with the same number of bedrooms […]
In recent years, Elton John has returned to his musical roots – reviving characters from previous albums (The Captain and the Kid), recreating the rootsy vibe of his Tumbleweed Connection era (Peachtree Road), and cutting an album with longtime hero and early Seventies touring partner Leon Russell (The Union). With his just-completed new album, John […]