The Million Dollar Piano was a concert residency by British musician Elton John, which took place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It was John's second concert residency in Las Vegas after The Red Piano.
Home media The Million Dollar Piano was recorded in February 2012 at a sell out show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The film was broadcast to cinemas across the world in April 2014 before being released on home media on July 1, 2014. The Blu-ray and DVD both feature additional songs from John's tour in Kyiv. The set also features a behind-the-scenes look at 'The Making of The Million Dollar Piano'. Both the DVD and Blu-ray releases have been praised for their video and sound quality.
Set list This set list is representative of most of the performances of the residency.
"The Bitch Is Back" "Bennie and the Jets" "Rocket Man" "Levon" "Tiny Dancer" "Your Song" "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" "Better Off Dead" "Indian Sunset" "Blue Eyes" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" "Philadelphia Freedom" "I'm Still Standing" "Crocodile Rock" "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" Encore "Circle of Life"
Concert dates Date Attendance RevenueLeg 1Leg 1 boxscore:September 28, 201166,964 / 66,964 (100%)$11,439,215September 30, 2011October 1, 2011October 2, 2011October 6, 2011October 7, 2011October 8, 2011October 9, 2011October 13, 2011October 14, 2011October 15, 2011October 18, 2011October 19, 2011October 21, 2011October 22, 2011October 23, 2011Leg 2Leg 2 boxscore:February 9, 201220,672 / 20,672 (100%)$3,605,365February 10, 2012February 11, 2012February 14, 2012February 16, 2012Leg 3Leg 3 boxscore:April 13, 201220,901 / 20,901 (100%)$3,723,640April 14, 2012April 15, 2012April 18, 2012April 19, 2012Leg 4Leg 4 boxscore:October 10, 201243,763 / 44,617 (98%)$7,099,620October 11, 2012October 12, 2012October 13, 2012October 18, 2012October 19, 2012October 20, 2012October 21, 2012October 26, 2012October 27, 2012October 28, 2012Leg 5Leg 5 boxscore:April 20, 201348,353 / 50,460 (96%)$7,671,630April 21, 2013April 23, 2013April 24, 2013April 27, 2013April 30, 2013May 1, 2013May 4, 2013May 5, 2013May 8, 2013May 9, 2013May 10, 2013May 11, 2013Leg 6Leg 6 boxscore:September 18, 201357,889 / 57,889 (100%)$8,930,160September 19, 2013September 21, 2013September 24, 2013September 25, 2013September 27, 2013September 28, 2013October 1, 2013October 2, 2013October 5, 2013October 6, 2013October 9, 2013October 10, 2013October 12, 2013Leg 7Leg 7 boxscore:March 29, 201464,694 / 65,665 (99%)$10,027,440March 30, 2014April 1, 2014April 3, 2014April 5, 2014April 6, 2014April 9, 2014April 10, 2014April 12, 2014April 16, 2014April 18, 2014April 19, 2014April 22, 2014April 23, 2014April 25, 2014April 26, 2014Leg 8Leg 8 boxscore:January 16, 2015 23,806 / 24,066 (99%) $3,775,415January 17, 2015January 19, 2015January 20, 2015January 23, 2015January 24, 2015Leg 9Leg 9 boxscore:March 18, 2015 68,636 / 71,284 (96%) $10,391,410March 20, 2015March 21, 2015March 23, 2015March 24, 2015March 27, 2015March 28, 2015March 30, 2015March 31, 2015April 3, 2015April 4, 2015April 6, 2015April 7, 2015April 10, 2015April 11, 2015April 13, 2015April 14, 2015Leg 10October 13, 2015 46,330 / 46,330 (100%) $7,363,760October 14, 2015October 16, 2015October 17, 2015October 20, 2015October 21, 2015October 23, 2015October 24, 2015October 27, 2015October 30, 2015October 31, 2015Leg 11January 19, 2016 — —January 20, 2016January 22, 2016January 23, 2016January 26, 2016January 27, 2016January 29, 2016January 31, 2016Leg 12April 16, 201641,813 / 42,115 (99%)$6,590,665April 17, 2016April 19, 2016April 20, 2016April 22, 2016April 23, 2016April 26, 2016April 27, 2016April 29, 2016April 30, 2016Leg 13Leg 13 boxscore:October 12, 201641,895 / 41,895 (100%)$6,799,085 October 14, 2016October 15, 2016October 19, 2016October 21, 2016October 22, 2016October 26, 2016October 28, 2016October 29, 2016October 30, 2016Leg 14Leg 14 boxscore:December 28, 201616,827 / 16,827 (100%)$3,121,740December 29, 2016December 31, 2016January 1, 2017Leg 15Leg 15 boxscore:February 7, 2017 41,573 / 41,915 (99%) $6,645,790February 8, 2017February 10, 2017February 11, 2017February 13, 2017February 14, 2017February 15, 2017February 18, 2017February 19, 2017February 20, 2017Leg 16October 11, 2017 58,496 / 58,496 (100%) $9,686,250October 13, 2017October 14, 2017October 15, 2017October 18, 2017October 20, 2017October 21, 2017October 24, 2017October 25, 2017October 27, 2017October 28, 2017November 1, 2017November 3, 2017November 4, 2017Leg 17February 9, 201854,936 / 54,936 (100%)$10,077,310February 10, 2018February 11, 2018February 14, 2018February 16, 2018February 17, 2018February 18, 2018February 21, 2018February 22, 2018February 25, 2018February 27, 2018March 1, 2018March 2, 2018Leg 18April 28, 201858,970 / 58,970 (100%)$14,242,301April 29, 2018May 1, 2018May 2, 2018May 4, 2018May 5, 2018May 6, 2018May 8, 2018May 9, 2018May 11, 2018May 12, 2018May 15, 2018May 16, 2018May 17, 2018Total776,518 / 784,002 (99%)$131,190,796
Personnel Elton John – vocals, piano Davey Johnstone – guitar Bob Birch – bass John Mahon – percussion Nigel Olsson – drums Kim Bullard – keyboards Ray Cooper – percussion
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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