The Million Dollar Piano

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The Million Dollar Piano
Residency by Elton John
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Official logo of the show
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Start dateSeptember 28, 2011
End dateMay 17, 2018
No. of shows
  • 16 in 2011
  • 21 in 2012
  • 27 in 2013
  • 16 in 2014
  • 34 in 2015
  • 31 in 2016
  • 25 in 2017
  • 27 in 2018
  • 197 in total
Elton John concert chronology

The Million Dollar Piano was a concert residency by British musician Elton John, which took place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It was John's second concert residency in Las Vegas after The Red Piano.

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Home media

The Million Dollar Piano was recorded in February 2012 at a sell out show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The film was broadcast to cinemas across the world in April 2014 before being released on home media on July 1, 2014. The Blu-ray and DVD both feature additional songs from John's tour in Kyiv. The set also features a behind-the-scenes look at 'The Making of The Million Dollar Piano'. Both the DVD and Blu-ray releases have been praised for their video and sound quality.

Set list

This set list is representative of most of the performances of the residency.

  1. "The Bitch Is Back"
  2. "Bennie and the Jets"
  3. "Rocket Man"
  4. "Levon"
  5. "Tiny Dancer"
  6. "Your Song"
  7. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
  8. "Better Off Dead"
  9. "Indian Sunset"
  10. "Blue Eyes"
  11. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
  12. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  13. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  14. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  15. "I'm Still Standing"
  16. "Crocodile Rock"
  17. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
    Encore
  18. "Circle of Life"

Concert dates

DateAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1 [1]
September 28, 201166,964 / 66,964 (100%)$11,439,215
September 30, 2011
October 1, 2011
October 2, 2011
October 6, 2011
October 7, 2011
October 8, 2011
October 9, 2011
October 13, 2011
October 14, 2011
October 15, 2011
October 18, 2011
October 19, 2011
October 21, 2011
October 22, 2011
October 23, 2011
Leg 2 [2]
February 9, 201220,672 / 20,672 (100%)$3,605,365
February 10, 2012
February 11, 2012
February 14, 2012
February 16, 2012
Leg 3 [3]
April 13, 201220,901 / 20,901 (100%)$3,723,640
April 14, 2012
April 15, 2012
April 18, 2012
April 19, 2012
Leg 4 [4]
October 10, 201243,763 / 44,617 (98%)$7,099,620
October 11, 2012
October 12, 2012
October 13, 2012
October 18, 2012
October 19, 2012
October 20, 2012
October 21, 2012
October 26, 2012
October 27, 2012
October 28, 2012
Leg 5 [5]
April 20, 201348,353 / 50,460 (96%)$7,671,630
April 21, 2013
April 23, 2013
April 24, 2013
April 27, 2013
April 30, 2013
May 1, 2013
May 4, 2013
May 5, 2013
May 8, 2013
May 9, 2013
May 10, 2013
May 11, 2013
Leg 6 [6]
September 18, 201357,889 / 57,889 (100%)$8,930,160
September 19, 2013
September 21, 2013
September 24, 2013
September 25, 2013
September 27, 2013
September 28, 2013
October 1, 2013
October 2, 2013
October 5, 2013
October 6, 2013
October 9, 2013
October 10, 2013
October 12, 2013
Leg 7 [7]
March 29, 201464,694 / 65,665 (99%)$10,027,440
March 30, 2014
April 1, 2014
April 3, 2014
April 5, 2014
April 6, 2014
April 9, 2014
April 10, 2014
April 12, 2014
April 16, 2014
April 18, 2014
April 19, 2014
April 22, 2014
April 23, 2014
April 25, 2014
April 26, 2014
Leg 8 [8]
January 16, 201523,806 / 24,066 (99%)$3,775,415
January 17, 2015
January 19, 2015
January 20, 2015
January 23, 2015
January 24, 2015
Leg 9 [9]
March 18, 201568,636 / 71,284 (96%)$10,391,410
March 20, 2015
March 21, 2015
March 23, 2015
March 24, 2015
March 27, 2015
March 28, 2015
March 30, 2015
March 31, 2015
April 3, 2015
April 4, 2015
April 6, 2015
April 7, 2015
April 10, 2015
April 11, 2015
April 13, 2015
April 14, 2015
Leg 10 [10]
October 13, 201546,330 / 46,330 (100%)$7,363,760
October 14, 2015
October 16, 2015
October 17, 2015
October 20, 2015
October 21, 2015
October 23, 2015
October 24, 2015
October 27, 2015
October 30, 2015
October 31, 2015
Leg 11
January 19, 2016
January 20, 2016
January 22, 2016
January 23, 2016
January 26, 2016
January 27, 2016
January 29, 2016
January 31, 2016
Leg 12
April 16, 201641,813 / 42,115 (99%)$6,590,665
April 17, 2016
April 19, 2016
April 20, 2016
April 22, 2016
April 23, 2016
April 26, 2016
April 27, 2016
April 29, 2016
April 30, 2016
Leg 13 [11]
October 12, 201641,895 / 41,895 (100%)$6,799,085
October 14, 2016
October 15, 2016
October 19, 2016
October 21, 2016
October 22, 2016
October 26, 2016
October 28, 2016
October 29, 2016
October 30, 2016
Leg 14 [12]
December 28, 201616,827 / 16,827 (100%)$3,121,740
December 29, 2016
December 31, 2016
January 1, 2017
Leg 15 [13]
February 7, 201741,573 / 41,915 (99%)$6,645,790
February 8, 2017
February 10, 2017
February 11, 2017
February 13, 2017
February 14, 2017
February 15, 2017
February 18, 2017
February 19, 2017
February 20, 2017
Leg 16
October 11, 201758,496 / 58,496 (100%)$9,686,250
October 13, 2017
October 14, 2017
October 15, 2017
October 18, 2017
October 20, 2017
October 21, 2017
October 24, 2017
October 25, 2017
October 27, 2017
October 28, 2017
November 1, 2017
November 3, 2017
November 4, 2017
Leg 17
February 9, 201854,936 / 54,936 (100%)$10,077,310
February 10, 2018
February 11, 2018
February 14, 2018
February 16, 2018
February 17, 2018
February 18, 2018
February 21, 2018
February 22, 2018
February 25, 2018
February 27, 2018
March 1, 2018
March 2, 2018
Leg 18
April 28, 201858,970 / 58,970 (100%)$14,242,301
April 29, 2018
May 1, 2018
May 2, 2018
May 4, 2018
May 5, 2018
May 6, 2018
May 8, 2018
May 9, 2018
May 11, 2018
May 12, 2018
May 15, 2018
May 16, 2018
May 17, 2018
Total776,518 / 784,002 (99%)$131,190,796

Personnel

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References

  1. Leg 1 boxscore:
    • "Billboard Boxscore - Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
    • "Billboard Boxscore – Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 22, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
    • "Billboard Boxscore - Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. October 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
    • "Billboard Boxscore — Current Scores". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  2. Leg 2 boxscore:
  3. Leg 3 boxscore:
  4. Leg 4 boxscore:
  5. Leg 5 boxscore:
  6. Leg 6 boxscore:
  7. Leg 7 boxscore:
  8. Leg 8 boxscore:
  9. Leg 9 boxscore:
  10. "Elton John returns Las Vegas with The Million Dollar Piano in October". FTN News. April 4, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  11. Leg 13 boxscore:
  12. Leg 14 boxscore:
  13. Leg 15 boxscore: