Two years after this successful five-year stint, Elton John is returning to Las Vegas for a three-year headlining gig at Caesars Palace.
The five-time Grammy winner played his new show The Million Dollar Piano last night for the first of 16 shows scheduled through October.
John said that the show, whose remaining dates have yet to be announced, was named after the instrument he will play during the show - a piano that took manufacturer Yamaha four years to build.
Speaking about the amazing new grand piano, he joked: "It has a spin cycle washer in the back, a microwave and an aquarium."
The only thing it's missing: "A barbecue!"
In relation to the new show, he said earlier this year: “It’s going to surprise a lot of people.
“This isn’t like the old days. It’s going to be certainly different from anything you’ve seen from me before, as was The Red Piano (his previous show at Caesars).”
Jason Gastwirth, Caesars Entertainment senior vice president of entertainment said that he believes John’s run could be extended again: “I think it’s very possible, both on duration and number of shows.
“There’s been such a large appetite by his fans to come see the show.”
