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The Red Piano

The Red Piano

2004–09 concert residency by Elton John

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]

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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]

Setlist

  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

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Cancellations and rescheduled shows

16 February 2005 Cancelled[9]
30 July 2006 Cancelled[10]
1 April 2007 Cancelled[11]
4 April 2007 Cancelled[12]
8 April 2007 Cancelled[13]

The Red Piano: Live in Europe

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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

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Cancellations and rescheduled shows

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Notes

  1. The 10 October 2009 concert in Helsinki was originally scheduled to take place on 1 December 2008.

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]

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