It was 50 years ago today that Elton John played the first American concert of his career at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. He was largely unknown in the States at that point even though he’d already released two records, but his self-titled LP was generating a lot of industry …
Read More »Elton John Extends 2020 Leg of Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour
Elton John has extended the 2020 North American leg of his massive Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. The 24 new dates will be scattered among a slate of previously announced shows that kick off in March. The new shows include two-night stands in cities like Toronto, Montreal, Chicago and Houston, …
Read More »After a Dive in the Atlantic, Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' Video Is Finally Restored
Elton John has released digitally-restored footage of the “I’m Still Standing” music video, which was shot at Carlton Beach in Cannes, France 36 years ago. Directed by Russell Mulcahy in 1983, the original film suffered when Mulcahy and his camera fell off the beach’s pier and into the ocean. After …
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