PHOTO: ELTON JOHN LEVIS JEANS ADVERSIMENT 1975
Rocket man gives Oshawa a boost
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1027941--rocket-man-gives-oshawa-a-boostPublished On Wed Jul 20 2011
Elton John and partner
David Furnish appear at the Toronto premiere of the musical Billy
Elliott earlier this year. It will be Oshawa's turn to host John in
September.
STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO
And lawdy mama, the excitement in Oshawa is in overdrive with news of the pop superstar’s concert in just 50 days.
“To have a living legend of the calibre of Elton John coming to Oshawa to do what he does is huge,” gushes Mayor John Henry. “And when he plays Crocodile Rock, it’ll be amazing.”
It’s been almost 40 years of hoppin’ and boppin’ to the song that mentions an “old gold Chevy,” and while the singer/songwriter may not have made the connection to Oshawa, the concert promoter certainly has.
“It’s home of the McLaughlin car,” says Riley O’Connor, referring to the automobile manufacturing company started by Sam McLaughlin in 1907, which became General Motors of Canada. “It’s a city of historical significance and the car manufacturing capital of the country.”
O’Connor, chairman of Live Nation Canada, has been working on bringing the “royalty of rock ’n’ roll” to the city of 152,000 for five years.
“It’s thrilling,” he says of finally booking the “Greatest Hits Live” show at the General Motors Centre on Sept. 9.
Tickets for the roughly 6,400 seats are expected to be snapped up in mere minutes when they go on sale for $91.50 and $151.50 at 10 a.m. Friday.
The concert, one of four stops in Canada on John’s current tour, is part of his game plan to play smaller markets, says O’Connor. The GM Centre was recently ranked 18th in the world for venues with a 5,000- to 10,000-seat capacity by Venues Today magazine.
Sir Elton is just the rocket man to blast the city into a happy place in the wake of last week’s loss of hundreds of jobs at a defunct call centre, says Henry. The event is another sign that Oshawa is open for business and that “we are very much an exciting community.”
He credited the KISS concert in October 2009 for putting the 5-year-old downtown arena on the map as a viable venue “with great sound.” Recent headliners include Alan Jackson, Great Big Sea and Sarah Brightman.
But there was no expectation to see anyone of John’s stature, says O’Connor, 60, who first visited the city to watch junior hockey games as a Montreal teenager.
It’s “absolutely important” to the solo artist to know about the places where he performs, adds the entertainment mogul. With a career spanning five decades and including 35 gold and 25 platinum albums, John has played almost 3,000 concerts worldwide.
Now add the ’Shwa, where they’re already feeling the love tonight.
Lawdy mama, Elton coming
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/local/article/922462--lawdy-mama-elton-coming
jacques boissinot/the canadian press
Tickets for Elton John’s concert in
Oshawa are expected to be snapped up in minutes when they go on sale
Friday.
Last modified: July 20, 2011 10:07 p.m.
Sir Elton John is coming to the birthplace of his “old gold Chevy.” And the excitement in Oshawa is in overdrive with news of the pop superstar’s upcoming Greatest Hits Live show.
“When he plays Crocodile Rock, it’ll be amazing,” an ecstatic Mayor John Henry said yesterday.
The song mentions an “old gold Chevy,” and while Sir Elton may not have made the connection to Oshawa, the concert promoter certainly has.
“It’s home of the McLaughlin car,” says Riley O’Connor, referring to the auto company started by Sam McLaughlin in 1907, which became General Motors of Canada.
“It’s thrilling,” he says of finally booking the show after five years of trying.
Elton John perfoms at Magic Summer Live at Hatfield House.
I HAVE finally dried out after getting a thorough soaking at Magic Summer Live on Sunday.
The one-day festival was blighted by torrential downpours during the afternoon and a constant drizzle throughout the evening.
But the weather didn’t dampen spirits on stage or in the 20,000-strong crowd, which was a sea of umbrellas.
We missed earlier acts due to a mammoth queue for the car park, which was almost stationary.
But we made it into the arena in time for girl band The Pierces, which suffered a few sound glitches but seemed to be well-received by the hardcore fans at the very front.
We stood near to the back for Rumer – much of which was unfortunately drowned out by the loud music from the funfair to our right – but I enjoyed her performance of music which very much reminded me of Morcheeba.
And The Lighthouse Family was a real blast from the past.
But for me, it was music legend and headline act Elton John who made the soggy jeans and endless queues worthwhile.
The superstar hit the stage with Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) and delivered again and again with a set full of mega hits and crowd-pleasers including Yellow Brick Road, Sacrifice, I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues, Rocketman and Tiny Dancer.
I loved how appreciative he was of his audience, giving a little bow and thanks to each section of the crowd.
My only criticism was that at some points we couldn’t hear what he was saying between songs.
But frankly, I was so thrilled by the set list and infectious energy he threw into it, that I was still dancing even when the tracks finished.
Your Song was the perfect finish to a Elton fan’s dream show.
Exiting was much more successful than entering, and we left with a spring in our steps and a smile.
And, luckily, the sneaky alternative car park we had found at another entrance to the site meant we managed to avoid a similar nightmare coming home.
Sir Elton John is coming to the birthplace of his “old gold Chevy.” And the excitement in Oshawa is in overdrive with news of the pop superstar’s upcoming Greatest Hits Live show.
“When he plays Crocodile Rock, it’ll be amazing,” an ecstatic Mayor John Henry said yesterday.
The song mentions an “old gold Chevy,” and while Sir Elton may not have made the connection to Oshawa, the concert promoter certainly has.
“It’s home of the McLaughlin car,” says Riley O’Connor, referring to the auto company started by Sam McLaughlin in 1907, which became General Motors of Canada.
“It’s thrilling,” he says of finally booking the show after five years of trying.
Music legend Elton John brightens a rainy day
http://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/news/music_legend_elton_john_brightens_a_rainy_day_1_2882480
Elton John perfoms at Magic Summer Live at Hatfield House.The one-day festival was blighted by torrential downpours during the afternoon and a constant drizzle throughout the evening.
But the weather didn’t dampen spirits on stage or in the 20,000-strong crowd, which was a sea of umbrellas.
We missed earlier acts due to a mammoth queue for the car park, which was almost stationary.
But we made it into the arena in time for girl band The Pierces, which suffered a few sound glitches but seemed to be well-received by the hardcore fans at the very front.
We stood near to the back for Rumer – much of which was unfortunately drowned out by the loud music from the funfair to our right – but I enjoyed her performance of music which very much reminded me of Morcheeba.
And The Lighthouse Family was a real blast from the past.
But for me, it was music legend and headline act Elton John who made the soggy jeans and endless queues worthwhile.
The superstar hit the stage with Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) and delivered again and again with a set full of mega hits and crowd-pleasers including Yellow Brick Road, Sacrifice, I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues, Rocketman and Tiny Dancer.
I loved how appreciative he was of his audience, giving a little bow and thanks to each section of the crowd.
My only criticism was that at some points we couldn’t hear what he was saying between songs.
But frankly, I was so thrilled by the set list and infectious energy he threw into it, that I was still dancing even when the tracks finished.
Your Song was the perfect finish to a Elton fan’s dream show.
Exiting was much more successful than entering, and we left with a spring in our steps and a smile.
And, luckily, the sneaky alternative car park we had found at another entrance to the site meant we managed to avoid a similar nightmare coming home.
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