Sir Elton John is to take a break as being a new parent to perform at various Las Vegas shows, giving Celine Dion a well deserved rest.
The Rocket Man, who had Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John by a surrogate mother on Christmas day 2010, previously brought his The Red Piano spectacular to Caesars Palace and will return to the venue in September with his Million Dollar Piano show.
The extravaganza will replace Dion's new show at the venue for at least 16 dates while she takes a four-month break, allowing her to spend more time with her twin children, born in October 2010
This will see Elton taking on a three year residency in America, giving him breaks in between to be with his husband of 6 years, David Furnish and baby Zachary. Tickets for his show go on sale on the 25th of April
The singer says, "Caesars Palace is just a perfect, idyllic place to play, and the show will be a gargantuan feast of music and imagery. I’m going to have a fabulous piano that Yamaha has been working on for four years, and that’s the reason why the show is called The Million Dollar Piano."
Dion will wrap up her shows at the venue in August, before resuming them in December.
Sir Elton has not performed his red paino show since 2009 in which he played a five year run at the Colosseum. Elton is also hoping to reach out to his fans and give them a show which they will remember.
He said, "(It's) not like the old days, different from anything you've seen before. I will really raise the bar. It's a fabulous piano. It will surprise a lot of people. ... I want people to leave with real emotional feelings, that they have been close to me, had fun, definitely laughed, maybe cried -- an intimate evening with me that they've never had or seen before. It will give me a way to get much closer to my fans."
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