The Red Piano Show

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The Red Piano Show was a show by British musician Elton John , which was performed in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace until 2009. The show last took place on April 22, 2009 and was replaced by Cher-at-the-Colosseum show by Cher and The Showgirl Must Go On by Bette Midler .

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The red piano played the central role in the show. In the background was a screen ten meters high and almost 30 meters wide. On this, the viewer saw videos specially adapted to the songs, created by the award-winning photographer and filmmaker David LaChapelle . The video for Someone Saved My Life Tonight very openly tells the story of an actual suicide attempt by Elton John. When Daniel is about a Vietnam veteran who has lost his sight there. The video shown on Rocket Man was originally recorded for a song called This Train Don't Stop There Anymore and illustrates the loneliness that fame brings. A video for Candle in the Wind was also shown .

While I'm Still Standing was playing, a video was seen showing Elton John's various stage outfits and appearances. Elton John said, "On some filming, I asked myself, did I really wear this, did I really do this?" Believe called Elton John his favorite part of the show. The casinos of the desert metropolis Las Vegas were shown at Pinball Wizard . In the video for The Bitch Is Back , Pamela Anderson did a dance on the pole. During the song Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting , some spectators were brought onto the stage. At the end of the show the word "LOVE" was put up in huge, inflatable letters on the stage for Your Song .

Track 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. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
  8. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  9. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
  10. Tiny dancer
  11. Band introduction
  12. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  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. Your song

European Tour

In December 2007, Elton John first staged the show outside of Las Vegas. The gig at the O2 in London was a success and the inspiration for a tour of Europe that ran from late autumn to the end of 2008.

Awards

  • # 1 Las Vegas Show of 2004 (Las Vegas Review Journal)
  • Most Exciting Show of 2004 (Las Vegas Review Journal)
  • Best Performer Las Vegas 2004 (for Elton) (Las Vegas Life Magazine)
  • The Best of Las Vegas 2005 Award for Best All-Around Performer

DVDs and CDs

In 2008 a DVD box was released which, in addition to the recording of a complete show, contains a bonus DVD with interviews with Elton John, two band members and David LaChapelle and thus offers an insight into the background of the show. An audio CD with the live recording of the show is also included.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.yamaha.com: Show description ( memento of the original from June 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.yamaha.com
  2. ↑ www.tagesspiegel.de: Christian Schröder: Träume in Trümmern , accessed May 5, 2010.