The Red Piano

The Red Piano was a concert residency by English singer-songwriter Sir Elton John. The residency took place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The idea for the show originated in 2004 by Elton John and David LaChapelle.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The Red Piano

Residency by Elton John
Billboard of the red piano
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Start date	13 February 2004
End date	22 April 2009
Legs	22
No. of shows	46 in 2004 44 in 2005 48 in 2006 38 in 2007 50 in 2008 21 in 2009 247 in total
Elton John concert chronology
The Red Piano (2004–09) The Million Dollar Piano (2011–18)

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"

Residency Dates

Date	Attendance	Revenue
Leg 1
13 February 2004	32,682 / 32,682 (100%)	$6,415,950
14 February 2004
15 February 2004
17 February 2004
18 February 2004
20 February 2004
21 February 2004
22 February 2004
Leg 2
23 March 2004	43,594 / 43,594 (100%)	$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
Leg 3
23 July 2004	55,354 / 55,354 (100%)	$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
Leg 4
12 October 2004	59,155 / 59,155 (100%)	$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
Leg 5
8 February 2005	53,455 / 53,455 (100%)	$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
Leg 6
29 March 2005	40,353 / 40,353 (100%)	$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
Leg 7
26 July 2005	19,443 / 19,443 (100%)	$3,384,500
27 July 2005
29 July 2005
30 July 2005
31 July 2005
Leg 8
4 October 2005	58,533 / 58,533 (100%)	$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
Leg 9
31 January 2006	49,043 / 49,043 (100%)	$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
Leg 10
28 March 2006	40,026 / 40,026 (100%)	$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
Leg 11
11 July 2006	60,045 / 60,045 (100%)	$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
Leg 12
10 October 2006	40,462 / 40,462 (100%)	$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
Leg 13
30 January 2007	48,552 / 48,552 (100%)	$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
Leg 14
27 March 2007	32,368 / 32,368 (100%)	$5,664,400
28 March 2007
30 March 2007
31 March 2007
3 April 2007
6 April 2007
7 April 2007
10 April 2007
Leg 15
8 May 2007	19,387 / 19,387 (100%)	$3,185,700
9 May 2007
11 May 2007
12 May 2007
13 May 2007
Leg 16
16 October 2007	52,598 / 52,598 (100%)	$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
Leg 17
19 March 2008	56,644 / 56,644 (100%)	$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
Leg 18
3 June 2008	62,235 / 62,235 (100%)	$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
Leg 19
23 July 2008	33,192 / 33,192 (100%)	$5,808,600
24 July 2008
25 July 2008
26 July 2008
30 July 2008
31 July 2008
1 August 2008
2 August 2008
Leg 20
22 October 2008	50,420 / 52,546 (96%)	$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
Leg 21
3 February 2009	37,538 / 39,625 (95%)	$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
Leg 22
8 March 2009	43,935 / 45,390 (97%)	$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

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

The Red Piano: Live in Europe

Tour by Elton John
Location	Europe
Start date	5 September 2007
End date	20 October 2009
Legs	3
No. 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.^[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

14. "Pinball Wizard"
15. "The Bitch Is Back"
16. "I'm Still Standing"
17. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

Encore

18. "Your Song"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
5 September 2007	London	England	The O2 Arena	—	—
19 November 2008	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
22 November 2008	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
24 November 2008	Hamburg		Color Line Arena
26 November 2008	Cologne		Kölnarena
29 November 2008	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parken Stadium
4 December 2008	Stockholm	Sweden	Globe Arena
5 December 2008	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
9 December 2008	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
11 December 2008	Berlin	Germany	O2 World Berlin
13 December 2008	London	England	The O2 Arena
16 December 2008	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
17 December 2008	Liverpool		Echo Arena Liverpool
18 December 2008
20 December 2008	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
21 December 2008
31 December 2008	London		The O2 Arena
7 October 2009	Moscow	Russia	Olimpiyskiy
10 October 2009^[a]	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena	7,194 / 9,096	$917,820
13 October 2009	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis	7,441 / 10,033	$981,861
15 October 2009	Düsseldorf	Germany	ISS Dome	—	—
16 October 2009	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
17 October 2009	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
20 October 2009	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi	15,759 / 17,960	$1,287,536
Total				30,394 / 37,089 (82%)	$3,187,217

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

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

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
18 May 2007	Seville	Spain	Plaza de España	Issues with tour's promoter.^[20]
20 May 2007	Vitoria-Gasteiz		Plaza de Toros de Vitoria-Gasteiz
29 May 2007	Versailles	France	Château de Versailles
5 June 2007	Venice	Italy	Piazza San Marco
6 June 2007
22 June 2007	Berlin	Germany	Brandenburg Gate
3 July 2007	Moscow	Russia	Crocus City Hall
23 October 2009	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena	Illness.^[21]
24 October 2009	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
27 October 2009	London		Wembley Arena
28 October 2009	Liverpool		Echo Arena Liverpool
30 October 2009	Dublin	Ireland	The O2

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]}

References

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21. "Sick Elton cancels last gig in Red Piano tour". express.co.uk. Express. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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External links

• The Red Piano UK Tour website