Does Elton John have any place @ Coachella?

[The Coachella Fairy]

If so in what capacity?

[Coachella Bound]

uhhh.... yeah. and he would headline....

[gaypalmsprings]

He should headline The Official 2011 Gay Orgy®, after the Keynote Speaker, of course.

[El.C.Dub]

maybe la quinta. but not coachella; way too tacky.








no but seriously, elton john is more than welcome at coachella. i think he'd be FABULOUSSSSS

[BeeII]

i'd be down for him as a headliner.

[Neighborhood Creep]

I got tickets to see him May 6 in the small city of Duluth MN. He is playing in an arena that seats 7,500 people. Can't fucking wait.

He would be a for sure headliner at any festival.

[captncrzy]

Wouldn't this be more relevant if he were on the lineup? Moron.

[Neighborhood Creep]

Wouldn't this be more relevant if he were on the lineup? Moron.

I'm guessing that's this thread is in the 'wishlist' section...

[TomAz]

He could play his new album, The King of Limbs.

[Coachella Bound]

Wouldn't this be more relevant if he were on the lineup? Moron.

since when did the Rumors/Gossip/Wish List thread have anything to do w/ the actual lineup...???

[bobchella]

I've thought about this idea recently... It's feasible and would be fantastic but he commands a very, very large paycheck

[El.C.Dub]

yeah you homophobe. you should be spending less time flaming an appropriately categorized thread for no reason and more time in this thread: http://www.coachella.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43197

[Neighborhood Creep]

I've thought about this idea recently... It's feasible and would be fantastic but he commands a very, very large paycheck

Not sure why he is playing the Amsoil Arena in May then. 7,500 capacity at an avg of 100 bucks per ticket. That's well under a million after taking account of everything that goes into his show.

[bobchella]

Not sure why he is playing the Amsoil Arena in May then. 7,500 capacity at an avg of 100 bucks per ticket. That's well under a million after taking account of everything that goes into his show.

http://www.wepay.com/blog/2011/02/14...-tickets-ever/

[Neighborhood Creep]

306 is a hefty price. The most expensive tix here are 129+tax, which I bought 2 of. They had 79 dollar tickets as well and I read that there were even 29 dollar tickets. Best thing about the arena is that there isn't a bad seat in the place.

[The Coachella Fairy]

I'd love to see him headline a day of Coachella. Much stronger IMO than a lot of bands that have done so over recent years. I haven't seen him for a few years now but last time I did he was fantastic.

[Monko760]

I already said it, and I will say it again. Elton John would melt faces at Coachella. Not likely at all, but it would add a little epic-ness to this coachella.

[BROKENDOLL]

since when did the Rumors/Gossip/Wish List thread have anything to do w/ the actual lineup...???

Just let her bitch a little. It helps to ease the pressure and prevents her from cropdusting the whole board with her charm.

I've thought about this idea recently... It's feasible and would be fantastic but he commands a very, very large paycheck

Maybe not, if he hears about the Gay Orgy afterwards.

[crazzz2007]

Elton John could (and should) definitely headline Coachella. I saw him play a 90 minute set last month at a private fundraiser, to a crowd of about 750 people. AMAZINGNESS!!

[Bons222000]

I saw him in SD last year and he was good, not mind-blowing. He wouldn't be able to put on the show that McCartney or Waters did. He'd be a pretty cool headliner, I'd see him, but not a must-see if you've seen him already.

[djandrews25]

Elton would be a great headliner.

[zircona1]

306 is a hefty price. The most expensive tix here are 129+tax, which I bought 2 of. They had 79 dollar tickets as well and I read that there were even 29 dollar tickets. Best thing about the arena is that there isn't a bad seat in the place.

I guess the price is higher in certain markets. Elton played in Columbia at the basketball arena in 2007, all the seats on the lower level were about $95 and the cheap ones were like $60. We sat in the cheap seats, and it was still a great show.

I wouldn't complain if Elton headlined Coachella.

[Nordboy]

meh, would not be interested seeing him at coachella. If I really wanted to see him I would go to vegas. If there is going to be a geezer act at coahcella it should at least be someone elusive that never tours. A good exsample although not a headliner is donovan.

[brycerosen]

id take him over KOL in a heartbeat

[concertgoer]

id take him over KOL in a heartbeat

That's not saying much though

[WhyTheLongFace]

I'd be psyched. He's awesome.

Here's to hoping he comes out during Kanye [Pipe Dream]

[Monko760]

I'd be psyched. He's awesome.

Here's to hoping he comes out during Kanye [Pipe Dream]

Better chance of him coming out with Eminem at whatever festival has eminem, i forgot which one.

[Bumblebee]

Big improvement on Kings of Leon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6C2j...eature=related
4:15 of this clip from 1995 says he'd never do festivals ever again, which generally seems to be true. The rest of the clip is entertaining to watch Elton have a Kanye like meltdown over his monitor mix and festival cameramen capturing his teleprompter.

[DANCE MAGIC]

WTF kind of question is this?

Of fucking course.

[Radiohead]

Yeah, this is not really an arguable point. He'd be great, and even if you don't like him you can't say he's not a big enough or respected enough artist.