Here are 10 things to whet your appetite ahead of Elton John coming to Blackburn this weekend
- Elton has five travelling pianos and they are all named - Kay, Nina, Nikita, Aretha, Winifred
- The piano is tuned daily and is re-checked before Elton takes to the stage. Elton’s own piano tuner travels as part of the crew
- Every show is filmed in high definition for Elton's archive using six cameras
- The two video screens at either side of the stage are six metres wide and five metres high and each weigh 1.3 tonnes
- For an outdoor show, the tour’s caterers will serve in the region of 400 meals to the musicians and technical crew per day
- Drummer Nigel Olsson uses three new sets of sticks per show
- Between 14 and 16 guitars and basses are cleaned, tuned and restrung on a daily basis
- The band's rider includes potato chips, Pepsi, coconut water and Starbucks decaf coffee
- To keep hydrated Elton will drink three or four glasses of San Pellegrino water on stage
- Each show will on average last between 2hrs 20mins – 2hrs 40mins and include at least 24 songs
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