The 2004 Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place in 2004 covering three continents, fourteen countries and twenty-nine cities. eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011
Background John and his band set out on tour on 13 February 2004. eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 John held the second ever residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace while Céline Dion was continuing her A New Day... residency. The show was called the Red Piano because of the prominent red piano that John played on stage. yamaha.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 The idea for the show originated in 2004 by John and David LaChapelle. The Red Piano was originally scheduled to be 75 shows over three years. John ended his residency at the Colosseum on 22 April 2009, and eventually performed two-hundred and forty-three shows. ctlondon.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011
John and the band then went on to tour the United States and John then went in to perform several shows in Europe after which he went on to tour Europe with rest of his band.
John then performed five shows with the Royal Academy of Music in the United Kingdom ram.ac.uk, Retrieved 30 August 2011 after which he traveled to the United States to perform further five shows at Radio City Music Hall with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
John and the band then went to perform their first show in Gibraltar eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 and went on to perform in China, eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 South Korea eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 and Taiwan. eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011
Set list
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueTickets sold / availableRevenueNorth America8 March 2004KamloopsCanadaSport Mart Place16 April 2004ReadingUnited StatesSovereign Center8,675 / 8,675$755,69017 April 2004AmherstWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center7,613 / 9,266$518,33123 April 2004ManchesterVerizon Wireless Arena10,966 / 10,966$905,23724 April 2004PortlandCumberland County Civic Center8,341 / 8,341$665,82527 April 2004BridgeportArena at Harbor Yard18,508 / 18,508$1,692,74928 April 2004Europe26 May 2004PalermoItalyVelodromo Paolo Borsellino28 May 2004BayonneFranceArene de Bayonne30 May 2004NicosiaCyprusDavila Moat1 June 2004KarlstadSwedenLöfbergs Lila Arena3 June 2004StavangerNorwayGamle Stavanger Stadion5 June 2004LangesundKrogshavn6 June 2004AalborgDenmarkKongress Kultur Center8 June 2004GenovaItalyPiazza Del Mare9 June 2004Reggio CalabriaStadio Oreste Granillo11 June 2004BristolEnglandAshton Gate Stadium21,840 / 21,840$1,944,56916 June 2004SuffolkPortman Road22,746 / 22,746$2,207,06518 June 2004AberdeenScotlandPittodrie Stadium20 June 2004KentEnglandThe Hop Farm Country Park28 June 2004BirminghamNational Exhibition Centre29 June 20041 July 2004LondonWembley Arena3 July 20044 July 2004Royal Albert HallNorth America13 July 2004New York CityUnited StatesRadio City Music Hall28,984 / 28,984$5,290,74014 July 200415 July 200417 July 200418 July 2004Europe10 September 2004GibraltarGibraltarVictoria StadiumAsia14 September 2004Hong KongHong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre7,713 / 7,926$954,94317 September 2004SeoulSouth KoreaSeoul Olympics Main Stadium19 September 2004ShanghaiChinaGrand Stage11,194 / 14,000$1,220,49521 September 200423 September 2004TaipeiTaiwanChung Shan Football Stadium9,570 / 10,000$697,518
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
References
External links Information site with tour dates