Elton's bass player Bob Birch celebrated his birthday on Saturday, playing in a storming Elton concert at the S.E.C.C. in Glasgow, Scotland.
Elton's fans will probably be relieved to know that, despite current rumours, Elton has not and will not be writing a song for or about Paris Hilton!
Over 33,000,000 people bought a copy of Elton's tribute to Diana, featuring not only
Candle In The Wind 1997 but his version of
Something About the Way You Look Tonight. Now those of you who are Rocket Club members have an exclusive opportunity to hear/download a live recording of the song.
Elton and the band apparently had one of the best concerts of the tour at The Marquee in Cork, Ireland on July 9, according to a couple of reports from the show.
Like many of us, John Higgins enjoyed the Concert for Diana at home on TV. Higgins, however, offers an interesting perspective on the show as he played the "Six Degrees of Separation" game with our favorite Rocket Man.
On Saturday, July 6 the heavens opened as they played an open-air concert for 20,000 people at the Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia.
In this Spanish edition of "I Was There," Vero gushes over the experience of seeing Elton at Plaza de Toros in Xativa, Jose gives some interesting tidbits from Elton's solo performance at the Collado Villaba in Madrid, and David makes up for the cancellations in Vitoria and Sevilla by seeing Elton in both spots.
Even the weather, realizing the importance of the event, gave England a sunny July day so that fans from all over the world could join Elton John and others in celebrating the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.