Elton John
2009-10-13
Red Piano Show
Sportpaleis Antwerpen
Antwerp, Belgium
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Bennie And The Jets
02. Philadelphia Freedom
03. Believe
04. Daniel
05. Rocket Man
06. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
07. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
08. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
09. 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. Pinball Wizard
15. The Bitch Is Back
16. I'm Still Standing
17. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
18. Sound Montage
19. Your Song
Elton John was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1994, along with the Grateful Dead, The Band, The Animals, Bob Marley and John Lennon, just to list a few members of that class. Elton was inducted by an Axl Rose of Guns & Roses, as unlikely a choice as you could imagine! During his acceptance speech, Elton acknowledged his longtime song writing partner, Bernie Taupin, who he brought him on stage to share the award. Bernie was eventually inducted in 2023 in the Musical Excellence category.
Today's post captures Elton during his 2009 Red Piano tour of Europe. The Red Piano show originated in February 2004 when Elton started a residency at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. He originally was slated to perform 25 shows a year at Caesar’s over 3 years, but wound up doing over 40 shows annually from 2004 through 2008, before ending the run with around 20 Las Vegas performances in 2009. The set list each night was the same, a run of 15 of Elton’s greatest hits such as Your Song, Bennie and The Jets, Rocket Man and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting. The Red Piano proved so successful in Las Vegas, that Elton took the show to Europe for short tours in both 2008 and 2009. This soundboard recording captures Elton performing a slightly expanded Red Piano set in Antwerp on October 13, 2009, 17 years ago today.
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