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The Red Piano

{{short description|2004–09 concert residency by Elton John}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox concert

|concert_name = The Red Piano

|image = Elton John - The Red Piano.svg

|image_caption = Billboard of the red piano

|album =

|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.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3667708/Sir-Elton-John-in-concert-with-his-red-piano.html] telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2011[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] newsbank.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011[http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2009/02/elton-johns-red.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618083050/http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2009/02/elton-johns-red.html |date=18 June 2010 }} latimes.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011{{cite web |url=http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080619&contentid=37323 |title=Elton John: News: Article |access-date=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133426/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080619&contentid=37323 |archive-date=6 April 2012 }} eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011[http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080224&contentid=34332] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133922/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080224&contentid=34332 |date=6 April 2012 }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090203&contentid=38201 |title=Elton John: News: Article |access-date=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133849/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090203&contentid=38201 |archive-date=6 April 2012 }} eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011{{cite web |url=http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080827&contentid=37426 |title=Elton John: News: Article |access-date=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133905/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080827&contentid=37426 |archive-date=6 April 2012 }} 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.[http://universalmusiconline.com/elton-john/the-magnificent-red-piano-show/] universalmusiconline.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Date

! scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Attendance

! scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Revenue

colspan="3"|Leg 1
13 February 2004

|rowspan="8"|32,682 / 32,682 (100%)

|rowspan="8"|$6,415,950

14 February 2004
15 February 2004
17 February 2004
18 February 2004
20 February 2004
21 February 2004
22 February 2004
colspan="3"|Leg 2
23 March 2004

|rowspan="10"|43,594 / 43,594 (100%)

|rowspan="10"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 3
23 July 2004

|rowspan="13"|55,354 / 55,354 (100%)

|rowspan="13"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 4
12 October 2004

|rowspan="15"|59,155 / 59,155 (100%)

|rowspan="15"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 5
8 February 2005

|rowspan="14"|53,455 / 53,455 (100%)

|rowspan="14"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 6
29 March 2005

|rowspan="10"|40,353 / 40,353 (100%)

|rowspan="10"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 7
26 July 2005

|rowspan="5"|19,443 / 19,443 (100%)

|rowspan="5"|$3,384,500

27 July 2005
29 July 2005
30 July 2005
31 July 2005
colspan="3"|Leg 8
4 October 2005

|rowspan="15"|58,533 / 58,533 (100%)

|rowspan="15"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 9
31 January 2006

|rowspan="13"|49,043 / 49,043 (100%)

|rowspan="13"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 10
28 March 2006

|rowspan="10"|40,026 / 40,026 (100%)

|rowspan="10"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 11
11 July 2006

|rowspan="15"|60,045 / 60,045 (100%)

|rowspan="15"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 12
10 October 2006

|rowspan="10"|40,462 / 40,462 (100%)

|rowspan="10"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 13
30 January 2007

|rowspan="12"|48,552 / 48,552 (100%)

|rowspan="12"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 14
27 March 2007

|rowspan="8"|32,368 / 32,368 (100%)

|rowspan="8"|$5,664,400

28 March 2007
30 March 2007
31 March 2007
3 April 2007
6 April 2007
7 April 2007
10 April 2007
colspan="3"|Leg 15
8 May 2007

|rowspan="5"|19,387 / 19,387 (100%)

|rowspan="5"|$3,185,700

9 May 2007
11 May 2007
12 May 2007
13 May 2007
colspan="3"|Leg 16
16 October 2007

|rowspan="13"|52,598 / 52,598 (100%)

|rowspan="13"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 17
19 March 2008

|rowspan="14"|56,644 / 56,644 (100%)

|rowspan="14"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 18
3 June 2008

|rowspan="15"|62,235 / 62,235 (100%)

|rowspan="15"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 19
23 July 2008

|rowspan="8"|33,192 / 33,192 (100%)

|rowspan="8"|$5,808,600

24 July 2008
25 July 2008
26 July 2008
30 July 2008
31 July 2008
1 August 2008
2 August 2008
colspan="3"|Leg 20
22 October 2008

|rowspan="13"|50,420 / 52,546 (96%)

|rowspan="13"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 21
3 February 2009

|rowspan="10"|37,538 / 39,625 (95%)

|rowspan="10"|$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
colspan="3"|Leg 22
8 March 2009

|rowspan="11"|43,935 / 45,390 (97%)

|rowspan="11"|$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
Total

!989,004 / 994,682 (99%)

!$169,661,805

=Cancellations and rescheduled shows=

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|16 February 2005

|Cancelled{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonfan.net/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EEplyyuFlEACwAluYm&style=Default%20News%20Style&tmpl=viewnews |title=Elton down with the flu |publisher=EltonFan |access-date=4 February 2012}}

30 July 2006

|Cancelled{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonfan.net/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EEplyyuFlEACwAluYm&style=Default%20News%20Style&tmpl=viewnews |title=Elton down with the flu |publisher=EltonFan |access-date=4 February 2012}}

1 April 2007

|Cancelled{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonfan.net/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EEplyyuFlEACwAluYm&style=Default%20News%20Style&tmpl=viewnews |title=Elton down with the flu |publisher=EltonFan |access-date=4 February 2012}}

4 April 2007

|Cancelled{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonfan.net/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EEplyyuFlEACwAluYm&style=Default%20News%20Style&tmpl=viewnews |title=Elton down with the flu |publisher=EltonFan |access-date=4 February 2012}}

8 April 2007

|Cancelled{{cite web|url=http://www.eltonfan.net/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EEplyyuFlEACwAluYm&style=Default%20News%20Style&tmpl=viewnews |title=Elton down with the flu |publisher=EltonFan |access-date=4 February 2012}}

The Red Piano: Live in Europe

{{Infobox concert

| 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.{{cite web |title=Elton to Paint the Town Red |url=https://metro.co.uk/2007/06/18/elton-and-his-red-piano-come-to-london-465961/ |website=metro.co.uk |date=18 June 2007 |publisher=Metro |access-date=8 April 2022}}

=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.{{cite web |title=Elton cancels European tour dates |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30311704.html |website=irishexaminer.com |date=22 May 2007 |publisher=Irish Examiner |access-date=8 April 2022}}{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Dave |title=Sir Elton John's European tour cancelled |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a58152/sir-elton-johns-european-tour-cancelled/ |website=digitalspy.com |date=23 May 2007 |publisher=Digital Spy |access-date=8 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=Elton cancels European tour |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Elton+John+Red+Piano+Europe+Cancelled+2007 |website=thetimes.co.uk |publisher=The Times |access-date=8 April 2022}}

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.{{cite web |title=Elton and His Red Piano Come to London |url=https://metro.co.uk/2007/06/18/elton-and-his-red-piano-come-to-london-465961/ |website=metro.co.uk |date=18 June 2007 |publisher=Metro |access-date=8 April 2022}} The concert was given a four-star review by The Guardian newspaper.{{cite news |last1=Petridis |first1=Alexis |title=Elton rises to the occasion on a sea of phallic symbolism |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/07/popandrock |newspaper=The Guardian |date=6 September 2007 |access-date=8 April 2022}}

=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.

{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}

  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"
  14. ;Encore
  15. "Pinball Wizard"
  16. "The Bitch Is Back"
  17. "I'm Still Standing"
  18. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
  19. ;Encore
  20. "Your Song"

{{div col end}}

=Tour dates=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Date

!scope="col" style="width:12em;"|City

!scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Country

!scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Venue

!scope="col" style="width:10em;"|Attendance

!scope="col" style="width:10em;"|Revenue

scope="row"|5 September 2007

|London

|rowspan="2"|England

|The O2 Arena

|rowspan="18" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="18" {{n/a}}

scope="row"|19 November 2008

|Birmingham

|National Indoor Arena

scope="row"|22 November 2008

|Munich

|rowspan="3"|Germany

|Olympiahalle

scope="row"|24 November 2008

|Hamburg

|Color Line Arena

scope="row"|26 November 2008

|Cologne

|Kölnarena

scope="row"|29 November 2008

|Copenhagen

|Denmark

|Parken Stadium

scope="row"|4 December 2008

|Stockholm

|Sweden

|Globe Arena

scope="row"|5 December 2008

|Oslo

|Norway

|Oslo Spektrum

scope="row"|9 December 2008

|Paris

|France

|Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

scope="row"|11 December 2008

|Berlin

|Germany

|O2 World Berlin

scope="row"|13 December 2008

|London

|rowspan="7"|England

|The O2 Arena

scope="row"|16 December 2008

|Birmingham

|National Indoor Arena

scope="row"|17 December 2008

|rowspan="2"|Liverpool

|rowspan="2"|Echo Arena Liverpool

scope="row"|18 December 2008
scope="row"|20 December 2008

|rowspan="2"|Manchester

|rowspan="2"|Manchester Evening News Arena

scope="row"|21 December 2008
scope="row"|31 December 2008

|London

|The O2 Arena

scope="row"|7 October 2009

|Moscow

|Russia

|Olimpiyskiy

scope="row"|10 October 2009{{efn|The 10 October 2009 concert in Helsinki was originally scheduled to take place on 1 December 2008.}}

|Helsinki

|Finland

|Hartwall Areena

|7,194 / 9,096

|$917,820

scope="row"|13 October 2009

|Antwerp

|Belgium

|Sportpaleis

|7,441 / 10,033

|$981,861

scope="row"|15 October 2009

|Düsseldorf

|Germany

|ISS Dome

|rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

scope="row"|16 October 2009

|Zürich

|Switzerland

|Hallenstadion

scope="row"|17 October 2009

|Rotterdam

|Netherlands

|Rotterdam Ahoy

scope="row"|20 October 2009

|Barcelona

|Spain

|Palau Sant Jordi

|15,759 / 17,960

|$1,287,536

colspan="4"|Total

!30,394 / 37,089 (82%)

!$3,187,217

=Cancellations and rescheduled shows=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason

!scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Date

!scope="col" style="width:12em;"|City

!scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Country

!scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Venue

!scope="col" style="width:10em;"|Reason

scope="row"|18 May 2007

|Seville

|rowspan="2"|Spain

|Plaza de España

|rowspan="7"|Issues with tour's promoter.{{cite news |title=Sir Elton's Red Piano tour axed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6680413.stm |website=bbc.co.uk |date=22 May 2007 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=8 April 2022}}

scope="row"|20 May 2007

|Vitoria-Gasteiz

|Plaza de Toros de Vitoria-Gasteiz

scope="row"|29 May 2007

|Versailles

|France

|Château de Versailles

scope="row"|5 June 2007

|rowspan="2"|Venice

|rowspan="2"|Italy

|rowspan="2"|Piazza San Marco

scope="row"|6 June 2007
scope="row"|22 June 2007

|Berlin

|Germany

|Brandenburg Gate

scope="row"|3 July 2007

|Moscow

|Russia

|Crocus City Hall

scope="row"|23 October 2009

|Sheffield

|rowspan="4"|England

|Sheffield Arena

|rowspan="5"|Illness.{{cite web |title=Sick Elton cancels last gig in Red Piano tour |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/137200/Sick-Elton-cancels-last-gig-in-Red-Piano-tour |website=express.co.uk |date=30 October 2009 |publisher=Express |access-date=8 April 2022}}

scope="row"|24 October 2009

|Newcastle

|Metro Radio Arena

scope="row"|27 October 2009

|London

|Wembley Arena

scope="row"|28 October 2009

|Liverpool

|Echo Arena Liverpool

scope="row"|30 October 2009

|Dublin

|Ireland

|The 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20091020103436/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/04/elton_john_s_the_red_piano_concert_spect_6] starpulse.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011[https://archive.today/20120904173403/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] newswire.ca. Retrieved 16 October 2011{{cite web |url=http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080919&contentid=37702 |title=Elton John: News: Article |access-date=16 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406133915/http://web.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080919&contentid=37702 |archive-date=6 April 2012 }} eltonjohn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011[http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Elton-John-The-Red-Piano--2CD-Blu-ray/1801/] Elton John: The Red Piano Blu-ray + 2CD (2008)

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101113043746/http://www.eltonjohn.com/concerts/ The Red Piano]
  • [http://www.eltonjohnredpiano.co.uk/ The Red Piano UK Tour website]

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