# Elton John 2004 Tour

The 2004 Tour was a concert tour by Elton John that took place in 2004 covering three continents, fourteen countries and twenty-nine cities.

## Background

Elton John and his band set out on tour on 13 February 2004. Elton held the second ever residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace while Céline Dion was continuing her A New Day... residency. The show was called the Red Piano because of the prominent red piano that John played on stage. The idea for the show originated in 2004 by John and David LaChapelle. The Red Piano was originally scheduled to be 75 shows over three years. John ended his residency at the Colosseum on 22 April 2009, and eventually performed two-hundred and forty-three shows.
John and the band then went on to tour the United States and John then went in to perform several shows in Europe after which he went on to tour Europe with rest of his band.
John then performed five shows with the Royal Academy of Music in the United Kingdom after which he traveled to the United States to perform further five shows at Radio City Music Hall with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
John and the band then went to perform their first show in Gibraltar and went on to perform in China, South Korea and Taiwan.

## Set list

* "Bennie and the Jets"
* "The Bitch Is Back"
* "Levon"
* "Daniel"
* "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
* "Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes"
* "Philadelphia Freedom"
* "Rocket Man"
* "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
* "I Want Love"
* "Tiny Dancer"
* "Take Me to the Pilot"
* "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
* "Nikita"
* "Original Sin"
* "Candle in the Wind"
* "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
* "Believe"
* "All the Girls Love Alice"
* "I'm Still Standing"
* "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
* "Crocodile Rock"
* "Pinball Wizard"
* "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
* "Your Song"
* "Your Song"
* "The Greatest Discovery"
* "Border Song"
* "I Need You to Turn To"
* "The One"
* "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
* "Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes"
* "Honky Cat"
* "Daniel"
* "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
* "Rocket Man"
* "I'm Still Standing"
* "Ticking"
* "Tiny Dancer"
* "Blue Eyes"
* "Sacrifice"
* "Philadelphia Freedom"
* "Nikita"
* "Candle in the Wind"
* "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
* "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
* "Original Sin"
* "Carla/Etude"
* "Tonight"
* "Bennie and the Jets"
* "Crocodile Rock"
* "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
* "Sixty Years On"
* "The Greatest Discovery"
* "I Need You to Turn To"
* "Border Song"
* "The King Must Die"
* "Burn Down the Mission"
* "Believe"
* "Come Down in Time"
* "Tell Me When the Whistle Blows"
* "Tiny Dancer"
* "Madman Across the Water"
* "Holiday Inn"
* "Levon"
* "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
* "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
* "Philadelphia Freedom"
* "Have Mercy on the Criminal"
* "Carla/Etude"
* "Tonight"
* "Take Me to the Pilot"
* "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
* "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
* "Your Song"
* "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
* "Sixty Years On"
* "The Greatest Discovery"
* "I Need You to Turn To"
* "Border Song"
* "The King Must Die"
* "Burn Down the Mission"
* "Believe"
* "Come Down in Time"
* "Tell Me When the Whistle Blows"
* "Tiny Dancer"
* "Madman Across the Water"
* "Holiday Inn"
* "Levon"
* "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
* "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
* "Freaks in Love"
* "Philadelphia Freedom"
* "Have Mercy on the Criminal"
* "Carla/Etude"
* "Tonight"
* "Take Me to the Pilot"
* "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
* "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
* "Your Song"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Tickets sold / available | Revenue |
| North America ||||||
| 8 March 2004 | Kamloops | Canada | Sport Mart Place |
| 16 April 2004 | Reading | United States | Sovereign Center | 8,675 / 8,675 | $755,690 |
| 17 April 2004 | Amherst | United States | William D. Mullins Memorial Center | 7,613 / 9,266 | $518,331 |
| 23 April 2004 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena | 10,966 / 10,966 | $905,237 |
| 24 April 2004 | Portland | United States | Cumberland County Civic Center | 8,341 / 8,341 | $665,825 |
| 27 April 2004 | Bridgeport | United States | Arena at Harbor Yard | 18,508 / 18,508 | $1,692,749 |
| 28 April 2004 | Bridgeport | United States | Arena at Harbor Yard | 18,508 / 18,508 | $1,692,749 |
| Europe ||||||
| 26 May 2004 | Palermo | Italy | Velodromo Paolo Borsellino |
| 28 May 2004 | Bayonne | France | Arene de Bayonne |
| 30 May 2004 | Nicosia | Cyprus | Davila Moat |
| 1 June 2004 | Karlstad | Sweden | Löfbergs Lila Arena |
| 3 June 2004 | Stavanger | Norway | Gamle Stavanger Stadion |
| 5 June 2004 | Langesund | Norway | Krogshavn |
| 6 June 2004 | Aalborg | Denmark | Kongress Kultur Center |
| 8 June 2004 | Genova | Italy | Piazza Del Mare |
| 9 June 2004 | Reggio Calabria | Italy | Stadio Oreste Granillo |
| 11 June 2004 | Bristol | England | Ashton Gate Stadium | 21,840 / 21,840 | $1,944,569 |
| 16 June 2004 | Suffolk | England | Portman Road | 22,746 / 22,746 | $2,207,065 |
| 18 June 2004 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 20 June 2004 | Kent | England | The Hop Farm Country Park |
| 28 June 2004 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| 29 June 2004 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre |
| 1 July 2004 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 3 July 2004 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| 4 July 2004 | London | England | Royal Albert Hall |
| North America ||||||
| 13 July 2004 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 28,984 / 28,984 | $5,290,740 |
| 14 July 2004 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 28,984 / 28,984 | $5,290,740 |
| 15 July 2004 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 28,984 / 28,984 | $5,290,740 |
| 17 July 2004 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 28,984 / 28,984 | $5,290,740 |
| 18 July 2004 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | 28,984 / 28,984 | $5,290,740 |
| Europe ||||||
| 10 September 2004 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Victoria Stadium |
| Asia ||||||
| 14 September 2004 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre | 7,713 / 7,926 | $954,943 |
| 17 September 2004 | Seoul | South Korea | Seoul Olympics Main Stadium |
| 19 September 2004 | Shanghai | China | Grand Stage | 11,194 / 14,000 | $1,220,495 |
| 21 September 2004 | Shanghai | China | Grand Stage | 11,194 / 14,000 | $1,220,495 |
| 23 September 2004 | Taipei | Taiwan | Chung Shan Football Stadium | 9,570 / 10,000 | $697,518 |