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Elton John
October 5, 2016
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
ON SALE NOW!!!
Elton John and his band return to Baton Rouge, for one performance at The Baton Rouge River Center on Wednesday, October 5th at 8 pm as part of a nine-city concert tour that will feature iconic hits and classic album tracks from throughout his incredible five-decade career, as well as selected tracks from his latest release Wonderful Crazy Night.
“The simple truth is I want to spend more time with my family and less time touring,” said Elton. “I am all too aware of how precious the time ahead is. My sons are growing up so quickly. Their early years are just flying by and I want to be there with them”.
Elton John’s band features Nigel Olsson (part of Elton’s original three-piece band) on drums, Davey Johnstone (who first recorded with Elton in 1971 and joined the band a year later) on guitar, John Mahon on percussion, Kim Bullard on keyboards and Matt Bissonette on bass.
One of the most successful artists on the road today, Elton and his band perform a concert you will never forget: the entire audience singing along to much-loved classic songs such as “Your Song”, “Rocket Man”, “Bennie and the Jets”, “Philadelphia Freedom”, “Crocodile Rock”, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, and many more.
“No bigger artist than Elton John has played The Baton Rouge River Center in its 39 year history!” said Michael Day, general manager for the River Center. “Hosting Elton John for our second time is a testament to the timelessness of his great music as well as the ongoing love Baton Rouge has for him. October 5, 2016 will be another wonderful night in Baton Rouge River Center history…Music fans throughout Louisiana are eagerly looking forward to it”
The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer Elton John spans five decades. He is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time with 35 gold records and 25 platinum albums, 29 consecutive Top 40 hits, and he has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. John holds the record for the biggest selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind ’97,” which sold over 37 million copies. Since his career began in 1969 he has played over 4,000 concerts worldwide.