The Red Piano was a concert residency by English singer-songwriter Elton John. It took place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada from 2004 to 2009. The idea for the show was conceived in 2004 by John and David LaChapelle. telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2011 newsbank.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011 latimes.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011 eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011 eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011
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. eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011 eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011 The show was replaced by Cher's Cher at the Colosseum and Bette Midler's The Showgirl Must Go On. universalmusiconline.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011
Set list "Bennie and the Jets" "Philadelphia Freedom" "Believe" "Daniel" "Rocket Man" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "I'm Still Standing" "I Want Love" "Tiny Dancer" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "The Bitch Is Back" "Candle in the Wind" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Pinball Wizard" "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" "Your Song"
Concert dates Date Attendance RevenueLeg 113 February 200432,682 / 32,682 (100%)$6,415,95014 February 200415 February 200417 February 200418 February 200420 February 200421 February 200422 February 2004Leg 223 March 200443,594 / 43,594 (100%)$8,137,42524 March 200426 March 200427 March 200428 March 200430 March 200431 March 20042 April 20043 April 20044 April 2004Leg 323 July 200455,354 / 55,354 (100%)$9,133,41024 July 200425 July 200427 July 200428 July 200430 July 200431 July 20041 August 20044 August 20045 August 20046 August 20047 August 20048 August 2004Leg 412 October 200459,155 / 59,155 (100%)$9,823,97513 October 200415 October 200416 October 200417 October 200419 October 200420 October 200422 October 200423 October 200424 October 200426 October 200427 October 200429 October 200430 October 200431 October 2004Leg 58 February 200553,455 / 53,455 (100%)$9,570,7259 February 200511 February 200512 February 200513 February 200515 February 200516 February 200518 February 200519 February 200520 February 200522 February 200523 February 200525 February 200526 February 2005Leg 629 March 200540,353 / 40,353 (100%)$7,324,72530 March 20051 April 20052 April 20053 April 20055 April 20056 April 20058 April 20059 April 200510 April 2005Leg 726 July 200519,443 / 19,443 (100%)$3,384,50027 July 200529 July 200530 July 200531 July 2005Leg 84 October 200558,533 / 58,533 (100%)$10,315,0005 October 20057 October 20058 October 20059 October 200511 October 200512 October 200514 October 200515 October 200516 October 200518 October 200519 October 200521 October 200522 October 200523 October 2005Leg 931 January 200649,043 / 49,043 (100%)$8,679,0251 February 20063 February 20064 February 20067 February 200610 February 200611 February 200612 February 200614 February 200615 February 200617 February 200618 February 200619 February 2006Leg 1028 March 200640,026 / 40,026 (100%)$6,642,07529 March 200631 March 20061 April 20062 April 20064 April 20065 April 20067 April 20068 April 20069 April 2006Leg 1111 July 200660,045 / 60,045 (100%)$10,507,87512 July 200614 July 200615 July 200616 July 200618 July 200619 July 200621 July 200622 July 200623 July 200625 July 200626 July 200628 July 200629 July 200630 July 2006Leg 1210 October 200640,462 / 40,462 (100%)$7,200,17511 October 200613 October 200614 October 200615 October 200617 October 200618 October 200620 October 200621 October 200622 October 2006Leg 1330 January 200748,552 / 48,552 (100%)$8,496,60031 January 20072 February 20073 February 20076 February 20077 February 20079 February 200710 February 200711 February 200713 February 200714 February 200717 February 2007Leg 1427 March 200732,368 / 32,368 (100%)$5,664,40028 March 200730 March 200731 March 20073 April 20076 April 20077 April 200710 April 2007Leg 158 May 200719,387 / 19,387 (100%)$3,185,7009 May 200711 May 200712 May 200713 May 2007Leg 1616 October 200752,598 / 52,598 (100%)$9,204,65018 October 200719 October 200720 October 200722 October 200725 October 200726 October 200727 October 200729 October 200730 October 20072 November 20073 November 20075 November 2007Leg 1719 March 200856,644 / 56,644 (100%)$9,912,70021 March 200822 March 200824 March 200825 March 200826 March 200828 March 200829 March 200831 March 20081 April 20082 April 20084 April 20085 April 20086 April 2008Leg 183 June 200862,235 / 62,235 (100%)$10,891,1254 June 20086 June 20087 June 20089 June 200810 June 200811 June 200813 June 200814 June 200816 June 200817 June 200818 June 200820 June 200821 June 200822 June 2008Leg 1923 July 200833,192 / 33,192 (100%)$5,808,60024 July 200825 July 200826 July 200830 July 200831 July 20081 August 20082 August 2008Leg 2022 October 200850,420 / 52,546 (96%)$7,606,82023 October 200824 October 200825 October 200829 October 200830 October 200831 October 20081 November 20083 November 20086 November 20087 November 20088 November 20089 November 2008Leg 213 February 200937,538 / 39,625 (95%)$5,365,7724 February 20096 February 20097 February 20098 February 200910 February 200911 February 200913 February 200914 February 200915 February 2009Leg 228 March 200943,935 / 45,390 (97%)$6,390,57810 March 200911 March 200912 March 200914 March 200915 March 200916 March 200918 March 200919 March 200921 March 200922 March 2009Total989,004 / 994,682 (99%)$169,661,805
Cancellations and rescheduled shows 16 February 2005Cancelled30 July 2006Cancelled1 April 2007Cancelled4 April 2007Cancelled8 April 2007Cancelled
The Red Piano: Live in Europe
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.
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.
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. The concert was given a four-star review by The Guardian newspaper.
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.
"Bennie and the Jets" "Philadelphia Freedom" "Believe" "Daniel" "Rocket Man" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Nikita" "Tiny Dancer" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" "Candle in the Wind" Encore "Pinball Wizard" "The Bitch Is Back" "I'm Still Standing" "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Encore "Your Song"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue5 September 2007LondonEnglandThe O2 Arenarowspan="18" rowspan="18" 19 November 2008BirminghamNational Indoor Arena22 November 2008MunichGermanyOlympiahalle24 November 2008HamburgColor Line Arena26 November 2008CologneKölnarena29 November 2008CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium4 December 2008StockholmSwedenGlobe Arena5 December 2008OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum9 December 2008ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy11 December 2008BerlinGermanyO2 World Berlin13 December 2008LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena16 December 2008BirminghamNational Indoor Arena17 December 2008LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool18 December 200820 December 2008ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena21 December 200831 December 2008LondonThe O2 Arena7 October 2009MoscowRussiaOlimpiyskiy10 October 2009HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena7,194 / 9,096$917,82013 October 2009AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis7,441 / 10,033$981,86115 October 2009DüsseldorfGermanyISS Domerowspan="3" rowspan="3" 16 October 2009ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion17 October 2009RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy20 October 2009BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi15,759 / 17,960$1,287,536Total30,394 / 37,089 (82%)$3,187,217
Cancellations and rescheduled shows +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reasonDateCityCountryVenueReason18 May 2007SevilleSpainPlaza de EspañaIssues with tour's promoter.20 May 2007Vitoria-GasteizPlaza de Toros de Vitoria-Gasteiz29 May 2007VersaillesFranceChâteau de Versailles5 June 2007VeniceItalyPiazza San Marco6 June 200722 June 2007BerlinGermanyBrandenburg Gate3 July 2007MoscowRussiaCrocus City Hall23 October 2009SheffieldEnglandSheffield ArenaIllness.24 October 2009NewcastleMetro Radio Arena27 October 2009LondonWembley Arena28 October 2009LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool30 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. starpulse.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011 newswire.ca. Retrieved 16 October 2011 eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011 Elton John: The Red Piano Blu-ray + 2CD (2008)
See also List of highest-grossing concert series at a single venue List of most-attended concert series at a single venue
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References
External links The Red Piano The Red Piano UK Tour website