PHOTOS: Sir Elton John Rocks Windsor’s WFCU Centre
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World-famous Sir Elton John packed a full house at the WFCU Centre on Saturday night as 8500 fans — or 1/25th of Windsor’s population — looked on and rocked with the famed British musician.
John played famous hits such as Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, Candle in the Wind and Daniel on his million dollar piano. Check out our photos below!
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Live Review: Elton John in Oshawa
OSHAWA, ONT. – When an artist who has traditionally toured with a seasoned backing group opts for a solo jaunt, it could be a risky venture. Songs fleshed out with different instruments are stripped down to their bare essentials leaving very little room for error.
Elton John walked that tightrope Friday night at Oshawa’s General Motors Centre. And oh how he did it so well.
John, 64, dazzled the roughly 6,500 in the arena for two and a half hours through 25 songs. Wearing a smart black ensemble with a red shirt, the piano man opened the night with The One sounding crisp and in control, the pipes never faltering.
“Thank you, I’m very happy to be here tonight,” John said to the enthusiastic crowd, one of five smaller than usual shows the musician is doing in often bypassed markets over the next week: two in Ontario and three Maritime gigs. From there John soared through Sixty Years On and The Greatest Discovery, both from his 1970 self-titled album.
The setup seemed to suit John perfectly while his playing gave plenty of songs room to breathe and flourish. Whether it was the intricate, teasing intros he would give some numbers or going off on lengthy tangents to some boogie-woogie realm or ragtime romp, the musician tickled the ivories with Oscar Peterson-like grace.
Although he gave a shout out to some of his family in the audience and to his “other half” David Furnish and their child in Toronto, John was content to pace the stage after several numbers, salute the crowd, glad-hand occasionally and sign plenty of autographs before the encore began. But the crowd didn’t need much coaxing.
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Probably the only low moment – aside from the omission of Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting or The Bitch Is Back – was Gone To Shiloh from The Union, the 2010 album featuring John collaborating with Leon Russell. Yet a lengthy Levon and a show-stopping Rocket Man halfway through made the new number passable.
With many in the crowd content to sit, sway and sing-along, John was terrific on the dramatic Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, the melancholic, dour Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word and the toe-tapping Philadelphia Freedom.
The homestretch took a crowd-pleasing turn with the up-tempo tunes like Bennie And The Jets (which included a portion of In The Mood) and Crocodile Rock, the latter having John act like a conductor to the audience – including those seated behind him – when not cupping his ear to hear the refrain.
Following two dozen songs, John returned for an encore which was a mash-up of sorts, the beginning being Circle Of Life which morphed into Can You Feel The Love Tonight.
And with that both the audience and John felt a lot of love on this night.
Setlist
The One
Sixty Years On
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Your Song
Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
Levon
Tiny Dancer
I’m Still Standing
Daniel
Rocket Man
I Guess That’s Why The Call It The Blues
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Gone To Shiloh
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Philadelphia Freedom
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Nikita
Take Me To The Pilot
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Candle In The Wind
Honky Cat
Bennie And The Jets
Crocodile Rock
Circle Of Life/Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elton John: quiet and classy
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September 10, 2011 – 10:30 p.m.
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting but it’s also alright for a great concert…especially when the performer is Elton John.
The 64-year-old singer/songwriter/pianist got right down to business at the WFCU Centre and began his show at 8:13 p.m. while many concert-goers were still delayed in traffic (for up to an hour) waiting to park.
Elton John hits the WFCU stage as part of his tour that visits Nova Scotia and PEI next week and then sees Sir Elton in Brazil before kicking off a month-long stint in Las Vegas.
Check out the photos from the event:
Elton John – Legendary Covers (1971)
Elton John – Legendary Covers (1971)
01 – Yellow River
02 – Spirit In The Sky
03 – Natural Sinner
04 – In The Summertime
05 – Up Around The Bend
06 – Come And Get It
07 – Signed Sealed Delivered
08 – Travellin’ Band
09 – I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top
10 – Good Morning Freedom
11 – She Sold Me Magic
12 – Snake In The Grass
13 – Love Of The Common People
14 – Come and Get It ?missing track
15 – My Baby Loves Lovin’
16 – Young Gifted And Black
17 – Lady D’Arbanville
18 – Neanderthal Man
19 – Cotton Fields
20 – United We Stand
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