Elton John’s bringing his Farewell Yellow Brick Road to Adelaide – here’s everything you need to know
The legendary Sir Elton John has landed in Adelaide ahead of his two Farewell Yellow Brick Road shows tonight and tomorrow. Here’s everything you need to know – and what not to bring.
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Don’t be late, get out of your chair and dance and don’t buy your tickets from Viagogo – that’s the advice from legendary Aussie rock promoter Michael Chugg ahead of Wednesday night’s Elton John concert.
As an army of workers bumped in the enormous structure nicknamed the “mammoth stage” to Botanic Park yesterday in preparation for the first of two farewell shows in Adelaide, Chugg said punters should be prepared for two very special nights.
“These are the third and fourth shows of the 40-show tour, so there’s still a long way to go,” he said. “But Perth was amazing, just magical.”
Chugg, who has brought Sir Elton to Australia nine times, said Adelaide’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road shows would be the 16th and 17th times the British singer had played in the City of Churches.
“We’ve just put a some amazing seats back on sale, and there are a few $119 tickets left,” Chugg said. “Gates open at 4pm and Elton starts at 8pm sharp, so don’t be late.”
Chugg confirmed that up to 100 fans were turned away from this week’s Perth concerts after tickets they purchased through online ticket reseller Viagogo turned out to be invalid.
He urged people not to buy tickets from the site, and expressed disappointment that Google had again allowed the company to buy its way to the top of its search engine results, after recently banning the practice.
One thing security won’t do is tell punters at Botanic Park to sit down.
“One thing that Elton has said is that if people want to stand in front of their chairs and dance then he would enjoy that,” Chugg said.
And due to public demand standard camping chairs will be permitted in the General Admission Standing in the Park area. Just don’t try to bring banana/sun lounges or other lie-flat chairs, deck chairs, reclining chairs, beanbags, blow-up air chairs, inflatables, pop up chairs or lounges, which are all no-no's.
YOUR ELTON JOHN GIG GUIDE
KEY TIMES
Box Office opens 3pm
Ticketmaster is the only authorised ticket seller.
Gates open 4pm – enter via Frome Rd.
Tate Sheridan on from 6.30pm
Elton John on from 8pm
Concert ends approximately 10.45pm
* Times subject to change without notice
FUN FACTS
Sir Elton’s first Adelaide show was in 1971 at Memorial Drive
This is first time he’s played Botanic Park and the concerts will be Sir Elton’s 16th and 17th performances in Adelaide.
The show will boast the largest stage – 66m wide x 21m high – to ever go into the Botanic Park venue
35 semi-trailers’ worth of staging and equipment
450sq m of LED screen
Performance area is 25m wide x 20m deep
Sound system is a state-of-the-art, Clair CO12 system
Seven caterers are on the road with the tour to feed a production team of 75 people.
60 local labourers employed for set-up and pull-down.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Ticketmaster is the only authorised ticket seller.
Call TicketMaster’s Accessible Seating Line if you have wheelchair, companion card or special needs booking requirements on 1300 446 925 or email: mail.bookings@ticketmaster.com.au
There will be accessible toilets located on the north and south sides.
The concert go ahead rain or shine.
Extensive security screening and pass-outs not allowed.
Adults must accompany children 12 years and under.
Smoking not allowed.
Intoxicated patrons or under-age patrons found with alcohol will be denied entry/evicted.
Reserved Seating Patrons may stand during the performance, but should be considerate of others around them
EFTPOS available at food and beverage outlets, plus ATM facilities on site.
A cloakroom near the main entry gate is available for a gold-coin donation per item. You can access it only from outside the venue, and pass-outs are not allowed, so decide what you want to leave there before you enter.
TRANSPORT & PARKING
Concertgoers are encouraged to take public transport because parking around Botanic Park is extremely limited.
Drop off/pick up zones are on Frome Rd and Hackney Rd.
A concierge-staffed taxi rank on Frome Rd will be available after the concert.
THINGS TO BRING
Concert tickets
Valid photo ID
Standard camping chairs permitted in the General Admission Standing
Picnic-type blankets will be permitted in the General Admission Standing
Jacket or poncho for inclement weather.
Sunscreen and sun hat
Comfortable shoes
Small personal cameras and camera phones are permitted.
There will be free water stations at the venue. Patrons may bring in:
Empty water bottle or cup (no glass, metal or hard plastic)
Sealed plastic water bottle (600ml or less)
Soft wrapped food in soft cool bags or plastic bags
DO NOT BRING
Umbrellas
Backpacks of any size
Bags larger than A4
Alcohol
Glass, metal and hard plastic containers
Sealed plastic water bottles over 600ml
Audio or video recording devices
iPads and tablets
Professional photography equipment
No banana/sun lounges or other lie-flat chairs, deck chairs, reclining chairs, beanbags, blow-up air chairs, inflatables, pop up chairs or lounges will be permitted in the General Admission Standing
Monopods, tripods or selfie-sticks
Animals (excluding service dogs such as guide dogs and police or emergency service dogs)
Portable laser equipment and pens
Drones or other remote-control devices
Anything studded (i.e. belts, wristbands etc.)
* Prohibited items will be confiscated and not given back.