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Last night (Wednesday 26th March), lucky ticketholders at An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile were treated to a spectacular show in which host Dan Levy welcomed Elton & Brandi to the stage to discuss and perform tracks from their forthcoming album Who Believes In Angels?. The highly anticipated and critically acclaimed album is due to be released on 4th April on Island EMI. The primetime concert, filmed for ITV and CBS, featured the debut live performance of a number of songs from the new album, captivating stories about the pair’s careers and friendship, and special renditions of timeless classics from each star’s catalogues.
DURING THE SHOW
Elton and Brandi performed tracks from their forthcoming collaborative album Who Believes In Angels?, including the live debuts of ‘Swing For The Fences’, ‘Little Richard’s Bible’ and ‘You Before Me’. They also treated the audience to spellbinding covers of Patsy Cline’s ‘Crazy’ and ‘He’ll Have To Go’ by Jim Reeves, before duetting on classic tracks including ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’, ‘Your Song’, ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘The Joke’, ‘The Story’ and ‘Bennie And The Jets’, finishing with a rousing rendition of ‘I’m Still Standing’.
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SPECIAL GUESTS JOINED THEM ON STAGE
The pair were accompanied by a sensational live band featuring Chad Smith (drums - Red Hot Chili Pepper), Andrew Watt (producer of Who Believes In Angels?, and musical director and guitar), The Hanseroth Twins (guitar and bass), Josh Klinghoffer (keyboard - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck), Andrew Ross (saxophone) and Graeme Flowers (trumpet).
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Elton and Brandi also pulled back the curtain on their 20-year friendship in a revealing conversation hosted by their close friend, award-winning actor, writer and director Dan Levy. They touched upon how they first met, the recording process of the new album and what being on stage at the Palladium meant to them. Famous faces also paid tribute through video messages, as Dua Lipa, Chappell Roan, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith shared their memories of the pair.
Photo: Ben Gibson
THE SET LIST
The Elton John and Brandi Carlile setlist was:
‘Who Believes In Angels?’
‘Swing For The Fences’ (Live debut)
‘Little Richard’s Bible’ (Live debut)
‘The Joke’ (Brandi Carlile)
‘You Without Me’ (Live debut)
‘I Need You to Turn To’
‘Tiny Dancer’
‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’
‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues’
‘Crazy’ (Patsy Cline cover)
‘He’ll Have to Go ‘(Jim Reeves cover)
‘Your Song’
‘The Story’ (Brandi Carlile)
‘Bennie and the Jets’
‘I’m Still Standing’