Elton John goes solo before reuniting with Billy Joel
ByJul 24, 2002 10:00 PM
Before resuming his postponed tour with Billy Joel this fall, Elton John plays a handful headlining shows in the U.S. and Canada.
Before resuming his postponed tour with Billy Joel this fall, Elton John plays a handful headlining shows in the U.S. and Canada.
John’s solo dates kick off in late August and run right up until Sept. 12, the night before he and Joel start up a round of Face to Face co-headlining shows that were postponed earlier this year when Joel fell ill.
“Songs from the West Coast,” John’s latest album, hit stores last October and spawned the hit singles “I Want Love” and “This Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore.” The latter track’s companion music video--which features ‘NSync member Justin Timberlake portraying a young John--recently received nominations in the MTV Music Video Awards categories for Best Male Video, Best Direction and Best Art Direction.
“One Night Only,” a DVD that features footage culled from John’s October 2000 two-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden, has just been certified platinum for shipping 100,000 copies in the U.S., according to John’s official website.