“Now, 40 years later, it’s amazing to hear from the astronauts at the European Space Agency that they like the song and that it has been on the playlist on the International Space Station. It was thrilling to find that real astronauts liked our song, Rocket Man, which was about an imaginary astronaut. “Not long after the Rocket Man single was released, my band and I were invited to the NASA headquarters in Texas and shown around by Al Worden, Apollo 15 command module pilot. ‘Rocket Man’ – and indeed ‘Dan Dare’ on the Rock of the Westies album – came from those boyhood dreams of travelling beyond the stars and looking back on Earth. “Our generation was smitten with the glory and excitement of space travel. Bernie and I did not meet until 1967, and two years after we met, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on to the moon. I was 14 years old when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space my songwriting partner Bernie Taupin was just 11. Sir Elton said, “When I was a boy Dan Dare was a comic book hero, and space travel just a romantic idea, not a reality. Stefan Kryiazis of the Daily Express wrote: "The man and megastar also known as Reginald Dwight turned 76 last month and these days he gloriously glides around the stage on a motorised piano – but based on his full-throated voice and those flashing fingers at the piano, he could go for another 76.This video was specially recorded during Sir Elton John’s Million Dollar Piano Show in Las Vegas, on 17 April 2012, 40 years to the day after his single Rocket Man was released around the world.Ĭontinuing the celebration of ESA astronaut André Kuipers’ music in space, British rock legend Sir Elton sent a special message to ESA, André and the crew of the ISS on the 40th anniversary of this classic song. National newspapers like the Guardian, the Daily Express and the Independent went to London shows and reported a 'majestic display' of a show counting through his many hits. The worldwide tour has already visited Australia, the USA, Canada and huge areas across Europe in the likes of France, Germany, Italy and Spain.Īfter Aberdeen, Sir Elton plays the OVO Hydro arena in Glasgow before further dates in Paris, Zurich, Copenhagen and Sweden. Aberdeen festival Light the Blue kicks off with eight days of activities ahead.We'll leave the encores a surprise! Read More Related Articles The show appears to end with I'm Still Standing, Crocodile Rock and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting. Given it is his goodbye tour, fans can expect a walk through all the decades of his classic hits as a fitting send-off.Īccording to recent setlists, Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man and I Guess that's why they call it the Blues are early hits played in a set that also features classic album tracks like Someone Saved My Life Tonight. The area can hold a capacity of 15,000 so on both nights you can expect sell-outs. Sir Elton is arguably the biggest name to have played the P&J Live since it was first opened in August, 2019 so the crowds will be big. The dates at the P&J Live will be his final in the Granite City with Sir Elton planning to retire following his three year worldwide tour. Since then he has played to much larger crowds at Pittodrie and the only AECC in Bridge of Don. It will be hard for many to believe but the superstar first played to a compact crowd of just 1,200 at the Music Hall in 1972, with tickets costing just 50p each. Here is everything you need to know before the big dates. His trip to the north-east has already been delayed twice- first due to the coronavirus pandemic and secondly for Sir Elton to receive a hip operation. READ MORE: New podcast details cold case murder of Aberdeen scientist Dr Brenda Page Music royalty Sir Elton, 76, has topped charts across the world in a decades long career- with the likes of Candle in the Wind, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Can You Feel the Love Tonight among his countless hits. The Rocket Man will take his final steps along the road with dates planned next Tuesday and Thursday (June 13 and 15) at Aberdeen's P&J Live arena. Pop superstar Elton John is set to play in Aberdeen for the final time as part of his farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.
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