The Red Piano Explained

Concert Name:The Red Piano
Type:Residency
Artist:Elton John
Location:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue:The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Start Date:13 February 2004
End Date:22 April 2009
Number Of Legs:22
Number Of Shows:
  • 46 in 2004
  • 44 in 2005
  • 48 in 2006
  • 38 in 2007
  • 50 in 2008
  • 21 in 2009
  • 247 in total
This Tour:The Red Piano
(2004–09)
Next Tour:The Million Dollar Piano
(2011–18)

The Red Piano was a concert residency by English singer-songwriter Elton John. It took place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from 2004 to 2009. The idea for the show was conceived in 2004 by John and David LaChapelle.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Show

The Red Piano was originally scheduled to be 75 shows over three years, but ended up being 247 shows over six years. John ended his residency at the Colosseum on 22 April 2009.[6] [7] The show was replaced by Cher's Cher at the Colosseum and Bette Midler's The Showgirl Must Go On.[8]

Set list

  1. "Bennie and the Jets"
  2. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  3. "Believe"
  4. "Daniel"
  5. "Rocket Man"
  6. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  7. "I'm Still Standing"
  8. "I Want Love"
  9. "Tiny Dancer"
  10. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  11. "The Bitch Is Back"
  12. "Candle in the Wind"
  13. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  14. "Pinball Wizard"
  15. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
  16. "Your Song"

Concert dates

DateAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1
13 February 200432,682 / 32,682 (100%)$6,415,950
14 February 2004
15 February 2004
17 February 2004
18 February 2004
20 February 2004
21 February 2004
22 February 2004
Leg 2
23 March 200443,594 / 43,594 (100%)$8,137,425
24 March 2004
26 March 2004
27 March 2004
28 March 2004
30 March 2004
31 March 2004
2 April 2004
3 April 2004
4 April 2004
Leg 3
23 July 200455,354 / 55,354 (100%)$9,133,410
24 July 2004
25 July 2004
27 July 2004
28 July 2004
30 July 2004
31 July 2004
1 August 2004
4 August 2004
5 August 2004
6 August 2004
7 August 2004
8 August 2004
Leg 4
12 October 200459,155 / 59,155 (100%)$9,823,975
13 October 2004
15 October 2004
16 October 2004
17 October 2004
19 October 2004
20 October 2004
22 October 2004
23 October 2004
24 October 2004
26 October 2004
27 October 2004
29 October 2004
30 October 2004
31 October 2004
Leg 5
8 February 200553,455 / 53,455 (100%)$9,570,725
9 February 2005
11 February 2005
12 February 2005
13 February 2005
15 February 2005
16 February 2005
18 February 2005
19 February 2005
20 February 2005
22 February 2005
23 February 2005
25 February 2005
26 February 2005
Leg 6
29 March 200540,353 / 40,353 (100%)$7,324,725
30 March 2005
1 April 2005
2 April 2005
3 April 2005
5 April 2005
6 April 2005
8 April 2005
9 April 2005
10 April 2005
Leg 7
26 July 200519,443 / 19,443 (100%)$3,384,500
27 July 2005
29 July 2005
30 July 2005
31 July 2005
Leg 8
4 October 200558,533 / 58,533 (100%)$10,315,000
5 October 2005
7 October 2005
8 October 2005
9 October 2005
11 October 2005
12 October 2005
14 October 2005
15 October 2005
16 October 2005
18 October 2005
19 October 2005
21 October 2005
22 October 2005
23 October 2005
Leg 9
31 January 200649,043 / 49,043 (100%)$8,679,025
1 February 2006
3 February 2006
4 February 2006
7 February 2006
10 February 2006
11 February 2006
12 February 2006
14 February 2006
15 February 2006
17 February 2006
18 February 2006
19 February 2006
Leg 10
28 March 200640,026 / 40,026 (100%)$6,642,075
29 March 2006
31 March 2006
1 April 2006
2 April 2006
4 April 2006
5 April 2006
7 April 2006
8 April 2006
9 April 2006
Leg 11
11 July 200660,045 / 60,045 (100%)$10,507,875
12 July 2006
14 July 2006
15 July 2006
16 July 2006
18 July 2006
19 July 2006
21 July 2006
22 July 2006
23 July 2006
25 July 2006
26 July 2006
28 July 2006
29 July 2006
30 July 2006
Leg 12
10 October 200640,462 / 40,462 (100%)$7,200,175
11 October 2006
13 October 2006
14 October 2006
15 October 2006
17 October 2006
18 October 2006
20 October 2006
21 October 2006
22 October 2006
Leg 13
30 January 200748,552 / 48,552 (100%)$8,496,600
31 January 2007
2 February 2007
3 February 2007
6 February 2007
7 February 2007
9 February 2007
10 February 2007
11 February 2007
13 February 2007
14 February 2007
17 February 2007
Leg 14
27 March 200732,368 / 32,368 (100%)$5,664,400
28 March 2007
30 March 2007
31 March 2007
3 April 2007
6 April 2007
7 April 2007
10 April 2007
Leg 15
8 May 200719,387 / 19,387 (100%)$3,185,700
9 May 2007
11 May 2007
12 May 2007
13 May 2007
Leg 16
16 October 200752,598 / 52,598 (100%)$9,204,650
18 October 2007
19 October 2007
20 October 2007
22 October 2007
25 October 2007
26 October 2007
27 October 2007
29 October 2007
30 October 2007
2 November 2007
3 November 2007
5 November 2007
Leg 17
19 March 200856,644 / 56,644 (100%)$9,912,700
21 March 2008
22 March 2008
24 March 2008
25 March 2008
26 March 2008
28 March 2008
29 March 2008
31 March 2008
1 April 2008
2 April 2008
4 April 2008
5 April 2008
6 April 2008
Leg 18
3 June 200862,235 / 62,235 (100%)$10,891,125
4 June 2008
6 June 2008
7 June 2008
9 June 2008
10 June 2008
11 June 2008
13 June 2008
14 June 2008
16 June 2008
17 June 2008
18 June 2008
20 June 2008
21 June 2008
22 June 2008
Leg 19
23 July 200833,192 / 33,192 (100%)$5,808,600
24 July 2008
25 July 2008
26 July 2008
30 July 2008
31 July 2008
1 August 2008
2 August 2008
Leg 20
22 October 200850,420 / 52,546 (96%)$7,606,820
23 October 2008
24 October 2008
25 October 2008
29 October 2008
30 October 2008
31 October 2008
1 November 2008
3 November 2008
6 November 2008
7 November 2008
8 November 2008
9 November 2008
Leg 21
3 February 200937,538 / 39,625 (95%)$5,365,772
4 February 2009
6 February 2009
7 February 2009
8 February 2009
10 February 2009
11 February 2009
13 February 2009
14 February 2009
15 February 2009
Leg 22
8 March 200943,935 / 45,390 (97%)$6,390,578
10 March 2009
11 March 2009
12 March 2009
14 March 2009
15 March 2009
16 March 2009
18 March 2009
19 March 2009
21 March 2009
22 March 2009
Total989,004 / 994,682 (99%)$169,661,805

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

<--Date--><--Reason/Additional Info-->
16 February 2005Cancelled[9]
30 July 2006Cancelled[10]
1 April 2007Cancelled[11]
4 April 2007Cancelled[12]
8 April 2007Cancelled[13]

The Red Piano: Live in Europe

Concert Tour Name:The Red Piano: Live in Europe
Artist:Elton John
Location:Europe
Start Date:5 September 2007
End Date:20 October 2009
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:24

The Red Piano: Live in Europe was a concert tour by Elton John taking place between 2007 and 2009. The tour was the same as his Las Vegas Residency.[14]

Background

Six European concerts taking place across summer 2007 were announced, then cancelled several months later. The cancellation was due to issues with the tour's promoter.[15] [16] [17]

The first concert of The Red Piano: Live in Europe to take place was announced in June 2007, taking place at London's O2 Arena.[18] The concert was given a four-star review by The Guardian newspaper.[19]

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on 20 October 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Bennie and the Jets"
  2. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  3. "Believe"
  4. "Daniel"
  5. "Rocket Man"
  6. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  7. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
  8. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
  9. "Nikita"
  10. "Tiny Dancer"
  11. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  12. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
  13. "Candle in the Wind"
Encore
  1. "Pinball Wizard"
  2. "The Bitch Is Back"
  3. "I'm Still Standing"
  4. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Encore
  1. "Your Song"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
5 September 2007LondonEnglandThe O2 Arenarowspan="18"
19 November 2008BirminghamNational Indoor Arena
22 November 2008MunichGermanyOlympiahalle
24 November 2008HamburgColor Line Arena
26 November 2008CologneKölnarena
29 November 2008CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium
4 December 2008StockholmSwedenGlobe Arena
5 December 2008OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
9 December 2008ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
11 December 2008BerlinGermanyO2 World Berlin
13 December 2008LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena
16 December 2008BirminghamNational Indoor Arena
17 December 2008LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
18 December 2008
20 December 2008ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
21 December 2008
31 December 2008LondonThe O2 Arena
7 October 2009MoscowRussiaOlimpiyskiy
10 October 2009HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena7,194 / 9,096$917,820
13 October 2009AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis7,441 / 10,033$981,861
15 October 2009DüsseldorfGermanyISS Domerowspan="3"
16 October 2009ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
17 October 2009RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
20 October 2009BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi15,759 / 17,960$1,287,536
Total30,394 / 37,089 (82%)$3,187,217

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Date!scope="col" style="width:12em;"
CityCountryVenueReason
18 May 2007SevilleSpainPlaza de EspañaIssues with tour's promoter.[20]
20 May 2007Vitoria-GasteizPlaza de Toros de Vitoria-Gasteiz
29 May 2007VersaillesFranceChâteau de Versailles
5 June 2007VeniceItalyPiazza San Marco
6 June 2007
22 June 2007BerlinGermanyBrandenburg Gate
3 July 2007MoscowRussiaCrocus City Hall
23 October 2009SheffieldEnglandSheffield ArenaIllness.[21]
24 October 2009NewcastleMetro Radio Arena
27 October 2009LondonWembley Arena
28 October 2009LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
30 October 2009DublinIrelandThe O2

Recordings

The Red Piano was filmed and released to many major retailers. It was released as a single DVD disc and a 2 DVD / 2 CD Package that was exclusive to Best Buy. It was released also as a single Blu-ray and a 1 Blu-ray / 2 CD Package. The single disc features the concert only while the package set features the concert, a one-hour documentary, and the complete concert on two CD's.[22] [23] [24] [25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3667708/Sir-Elton-John-in-concert-with-his-red-piano.html
  2. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LVRB&p_theme=lvrb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FE5FAABACF8B459&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
  3. http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2009/02/elton-johns-red.html
  4. Web site: Elton John: News: Article . 16 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133426/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080619&contentid=37323 . 6 April 2012 . eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011
  5. http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080224&contentid=34332
  6. Web site: Elton John: News: Article . 16 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133849/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090203&contentid=38201 . 6 April 2012 . eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011
  7. Web site: Elton John: News: Article . 16 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133905/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080827&contentid=37426 . 6 April 2012 . eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011
  8. http://universalmusiconline.com/elton-john/the-magnificent-red-piano-show/
  9. Web site: Elton down with the flu . EltonFan . 4 February 2012.
  10. Web site: Elton down with the flu . EltonFan . 4 February 2012.
  11. Web site: Elton down with the flu . EltonFan . 4 February 2012.
  12. Web site: Elton down with the flu . EltonFan . 4 February 2012.
  13. Web site: Elton down with the flu . EltonFan . 4 February 2012.
  14. Web site: Elton to Paint the Town Red . metro.co.uk . 18 June 2007 . Metro . 8 April 2022.
  15. Web site: Elton cancels European tour dates . irishexaminer.com . 22 May 2007 . Irish Examiner . 8 April 2022.
  16. Web site: West . Dave . Sir Elton John's European tour cancelled . digitalspy.com . 23 May 2007 . Digital Spy . 8 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Elton cancels European tour . thetimes.co.uk . The Times . 8 April 2022.
  18. Web site: Elton and His Red Piano Come to London . metro.co.uk . 18 June 2007 . Metro . 8 April 2022.
  19. News: Petridis . Alexis . Elton rises to the occasion on a sea of phallic symbolism . The Guardian . 6 September 2007 . 8 April 2022.
  20. News: Sir Elton's Red Piano tour axed . bbc.co.uk . 22 May 2007 . BBC News . 8 April 2022.
  21. Web site: Sick Elton cancels last gig in Red Piano tour . express.co.uk . 30 October 2009 . Express . 8 April 2022.
  22. http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/04/elton_john_s_the_red_piano_concert_spect_6
  23. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/325919/best-buy-presents-elton-john-the-red-piano-show-on-dvd-blu-ray-and-cd-available-in-october
  24. Web site: Elton John: News: Article . 16 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133915/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080919&contentid=37702 . 6 April 2012 . eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011
  25. http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Elton-John-The-Red-Piano--2CD-Blu-ray/1801/

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