* Big Dipper ( Elton John song ), a 1978 song by Elton John

In his biography of rock legend Elton John, Philip Norman recounted that by his early teens, John ( then known as Reg Dwight ) was wearing glasses " not because he needed them, but in homage to Buddy Holly.

" ( 1979 ), Electric Light Orchestra ’ s " Shine a Little Love ", " Don't Bring Me Down ", and " Last Train to London " ( all 1979 ), George Benson's " Give Me the Night " ( 1980 ), Elton John and Kiki Dee's " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " ( 1976 ), and Diana Ross ' " Upside Down " ( 1980 ).

He befriended Elton John when the British singer was staying in California in 1972, insisting on calling him " John Elton.

" According to writer Philip Norman, when Groucho jokingly pointed his index fingers as if holding a pair of six-shooters, Elton John put up his hands and said, " Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player ," thereby naming the album he had just completed.

Elton John accompanied Groucho to a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.

The star-studded show featured Sir Elton John, Pattie Labelle, Bryan Adams, and Rufus Wainwright.

Appearing at a press conference with Judi Dench and Elton John, he promised both to appear on stage and to bring in big-name talent.

The British musician Elton John, for example, is a Knight Bachelor, thus entitled to be called Sir Elton.

So, Elton John may be called Sir Elton or Sir Elton John, but never Sir John.

Also in 2001, the Go-Go's, along with artists Elton John, Billy Joel, David Crosby, and Paul Simon, performed at the concert " An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson " at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by the TNT network.

It was hosted by Ben Elton, who is a huge fan of Morecambe and Wise, and who cites the duo as a big influence on his career.

In 1978, Shatner hosted The Science Fiction Film Awards where he performed Elton John's " Rocket Man " ( again, in a spoken voice ).

It has also hosted international football matches and music concerts, most recently Elton John in June 2005.

He also hosted the game show Small Talk and has played minor parts occasionally since its end – notably Griselda in a television production of Cinderella in 2000, and reviving his armchair monologue routines for a weekly appearance in a stand-up show hosted by Ben Elton.

Adelaide Oval has hosted major concerts during its time, with some of the most famous acts including Fleetwood Mac ( 1977 & 2004 ), David Bowie ( 1978 & 1983 ), KISS ( 1980 ), Madonna & Paul McCartney ( 1993 ), Michael Jackson ( 1996 ), Billy Joel & Elton John ( 1998 ), P! nk ( 2002 ), Pearl Jam ( 2009 ), AC / DC and Wolfmother ( 2010 ) and Foo Fighters ( 2011 ).

Allen Fieldhouse has also hosted several NCAA tournament regionals, NBA exhibition games, and occasional concerts such as The Beach Boys, Elton John, James Taylor, Sonny and Cher, Leon Russell, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, Henry Mancini, The Doobie Brothers, Kansas and Bob Hope as well as speakers, including former U. S. President Bill Clinton in 2004, U. S. presidential candidate Senator Robert F. Kennedy ( which drew over 20, 000 ) in 1968 and the anarchist Abbie Hoffman in 1970.

Some time later they also presented segments as part of a comedy series hosted by British comedian Ben Elton.

The stadium has also hosted several music concerts, including performances by Elton John, R. E. M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink, Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, Dire Straits, Dirty Pretty Things & Rod Stewart, among others.

The venue has hosted concerts by Depeche Mode, Elton John, Hilary Duff, Tokio Hotel and Natasha St-Pier.

The venue has hosted many artists including: Coldplay, Beyoncé Knowles, Mylène Farmer Lady Gaga and Elton John.

The facility has also hosted major events including concerts by Led Zeppelin, KISS, Bob Dylan, Elton John, WCW Monday Nitro, Backstreet Boys, Michael Bublé, Hilary Duff ; the Scott Tournament of Hearts, Four Nations Cup, Homesense Skate Canada International, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and more!

* Fifty years of invasion ecology – the legacy of Charles Elton, Symposium 12 – 14 November 2008, hosted by DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Elton. tv was a German comedic late-night talk show hosted by Elton.

Later he hosted several shows for the local television channel Hamburg 1, where he first appeared under the nickname Elton, which was given to him due to a reportedly similar appearance to Elton John.

Between January-February 2005, she and Elton hosted " Die Burg ".

On 21 December 2005, it also hosted one of the first same sex civil partnership ceremonies to be held in England, that of Sir Elton John and David Furnish.

The reality show was hosted by Nikos Aliagas and featured guest stars such as Beyoncé, Céline Dion, Madonna, Tina Arena, Nelly Furtado, Tokio Hotel, Andrea Bocelli, Charles Aznavour, Hélène Ségara, Peter Kingsbery, Phil Collins, Laura Pausini, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Tina Turner, Mariah Carey, Lara Fabian, Rihanna, Shania Twain, Moby, Avril Lavigne, Anastacia, Alicia Keys, Craig David, 50 Cent, will. i. am, James Blunt, Diddy, Sting, David Guetta, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Liza Minnelli, Johnny Hallyday, Paul Anka, Lionel Richie, Alanis Morissette, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Bee Gees, and Ricky Martin.

The arena has hosted many top act of the music industry, including solo artists such as Bryan Adams, Rihanna, Leona Lewis, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Elton John, Tom Jones, Pavarotti, Linkin Park, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, Whitney Houston, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Diana Ross, Cher and Kylie Minogue, and bands / groups ranging from Backstreet Boys, Oasis, Snow Patrol KISS, Journey, Coldplay, Westlife, Take That, Spice Girls, JLS, The Saturdays, Girls Aloud, Wet Wet Wet, The Wanted, One Direction to AC / DC.

Since then the arena has hosted over 1200 events with over 4, 000, 000 guests attending and has sold out shows by Bruce Springsteen, World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ), Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Cher, Elton John, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber.

The arena has also hosted Neil Diamond, Friday / Saturday Night Fights, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Godsmack, Blue Man Group, Kenny Chesney, Matchbox Twenty, American Idols LIVE Tour, WWE, Cher, Elton John, Champions on Ice, Rod Stewart, Sting, Kid Rock, multiple Disney on Ice shows, Andre Rieu, Evanescence, Barry Manilow, Eric Church, Bill Cosby, Steve Miller Band, Kid Rock, Straight No Chaser, Elton John, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, and Jerry Seinfeld.

In July 2008, the Metro Centre also set a record sell-out ( 25, 000 tickets sold in forty minutes ), for two back-to-back Elton John concerts held in late September 2008.

On 18 June 2006, the Cricket Ground hosted an open air concert by Elton John to a sell-out 23, 000 crowd.

In 1995, Billy Joel and Elton John performed to a sell-out crowd of 41, 274, grossing over $ 1. 6 million for concert promotor Cellar Door Concerts.

* The Concert for New York City, a benefit concert with proceeds going to the families of 9 / 11 victims, is held at Madison Square Garden, featuring performances by David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Destiny's Child, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, Elton John, Jay-Z, Adam Sandler, and others.

The Paris concert was only the second time Queen had played live since Mercury's death, and prompted Elton John to urge them to perform again.

On 30 June, Queen + Lambert performed in Kiev, Ukraine at a joint concert with Elton John for the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation.

The show marked bassist John Deacon's final concert with Queen ( save two live appearances with Brian May, Roger Taylor and Elton John in 1997 ).

The second half of the concert featured the three remaining Queen members-John Deacon ( on bass ), Brian May ( on guitar ) and Roger Taylor ( on drums )-along with guest singers and guitarists, including Elton John, Roger Daltrey ( of The Who ), Tony Iommi ( of Black Sabbath ), David Bowie, Mick Ronson ( of Spiders from Mars ), James Hetfield ( of Metallica ), George Michael, Seal, Paul Young, Annie Lennox, Lisa Stansfield, Robert Plant ( of Led Zeppelin ), Joe Elliott and Phil Collen ( of Def Leppard ), Axl Rose and Slash ( of Guns N ' Roses ), Liza Minnelli, and others.

* 1994: Cartier gala in aid of the Artists ' Foundation against AIDS with a private concert by Elton John.

Particularly famous ones include George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh, The Concert for New York City following the September 11 attacks, and John Lennon's final concert appearance ( during an Elton John concert on Thanksgiving Night, 1974 ) before his murder in 1980.

Disney Nighttime featured older feature films ( similar to those seen at the time on American Movie Classics, and eventually Turner Classic Movies, with both Disney and non-Disney titles mixed in ) and the traditional premium channel fare of original concert specials from artists ranging from Rick Springfield to Elton John.

His support for these causes continues to this day, and includes an annual benefit concert held at New York's Carnegie Hall with Billy Joel, Elton John, James Taylor and other music superstars.

On 15 September 1997, Sting joined Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Sir Elton John, Phil Collins and Mark Knopfler at London's Royal Albert Hall for Music For Montserrat, a benefit concert for the Caribbean island that had recently been devastated by an eruption from a volcano.

Elton John once said, " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song that I never do in a set at a concert simply because it reminds me too much of John Lennon.

* November 26 – Family, touring North America as the warmup act for Elton John, play their last concert on U. S. soil in St. Petersburg, Florida.

* May 2 – Elton John performs the first of six consecutive nights at London's Rainbow Theatre, his first concert in eight months.

In the summer of 2009 Elton John held a concert at the new Skagerak Arena, the soccer pitch for the local soccer team Odd Grenland.

The Peace One Day Celebration and concert on Peace Day 2012, the day of Global Truce, was held at Wembley Arena, with headline acts including Elton John, James Morrison and 2Cellos.

The Peace One Day concert to celebrate the day of Global Truce on Peace Day 21 September 2012, will be at Wembley Arena in London, with musicians Elton John and James Morrison.

In 1986, King and Lindup performed alongside Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler and Elton John at a Prince's Trust charity concert.

The Philips Arena held its first event with a September 1999 concert by the musician Sir Elton John.

The concert received praise from critics as Barlow was joined by guest appearances from Chris Martin, Ellie Goulding, Midge Ure and his bandmates from Take That, while also receiving recorded birthday messages from a number of celebrities such as Chris Moyles, Peter Kay, Elton John and Robbie Williams.

In order to attract funds, the administration of the palace has leased the Grand Hall to such high-profile events as Elton John's concert for the elite audience in 2001 and the 2005 exclusive party which featured the likes of Bill Clinton, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Naomi Campbell, and Sting.

The award was presented to Eaton as the producer of the concert recording, which included appearances by Elton John, Sting, Tina Turner and others.

The " There " disc also restores to the set list the tracks Elton and the band performed with special guest John Lennon, who made his last public concert appearance at the Madison Square Garden Thanksgiving night show.