[size=75:28hgpxvg]novinite December 3, 2009

Superstar Sir Elton John Scheduled for Bulgaria Concert Debut

World superstar Sir Elton John will perform in Bulgaria for the first time on June 6, 2010.

The concert of one of the world’s greatest musical artists will be held at Sofia’s Lokomotiv Stadium, as part of Arena Muzika 2010, according to Thursday’s announcement by the organizers, Sofia Music Enterprises.

Sir Elton John is universally recognized as one of the most successful musicians, a brilliant British composer, writer of lyrics and superb performer, who has made a huge contribution to world music.

In his 40-year career, he has sold over 200 million recordings, which places him among the most successful musical artists of all times.

His song, "
Candle in the Wind"
, adapted to honor the death of Princess Diana, sold over 37 million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.

He also has over 50 hits in the Top 40, including seven consecutive Number Ones in the US album charts. He has received countless awards, including 5 Grammys.

The concert is bound to be one of the key musical events in Bulgaria, ranking alongside the recent record-breaking Sofia appearance of Madonna last summer.

The spectacular design of the show’s setting means that the capacity of the stadium will be limited to 20 000 seats.

Concert tickets will go on sale on Monday, December 7. They will be available online at [url=http:
//www.
ticketpro.
bg,:28hgpxvg][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] at Ticketpro Bulgaria sales outlets. and the ticket center at the National Place of Culture (NDK).

Prices are between BGN 60 and BGN 150, with a limited number of VIP seats at BGN 200.

[size=75:2e83tv61]novinite 19 January 2010

Update

Sir Elton John Postpones Sofia Concert by 1 Week

he management team of music superstar, Elton John, announced Tuesday his much anticipated Sofia concert is rescheduled for June 13.

The previously announced date was June 6. The location remains the same – the Sofia “Locomotive” Stadium while the change is imposed by logistic issues, the Bulgarian organizers of the concert, Sofia Music Enterprise inform, cited by the news agency BGNES.

BGNES further report the new date is going to be published around 8 pm Tuesday on the musician's official site [url=http:
//www.
eltonjohn.
com.
:2e83tv61][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The tickets for the June 6 concert will be honored and do not need to be reissued.

The concert is bound to be one of the key musical events in Bulgaria, ranking alongside the recent record-breaking Sofia appearance of Madonna last summer. The spectacular design of the show’s setting means that the capacity of the stadium will be limited to 20 000 seats.

The interest has been huge so far, but the organizers inform there is a limited quantity still available for sale with prices ranging between BGN 60 and 150 depending on the type of seat.

Sir Elton John is universally recognized as one of the most successful musicians, a brilliant British composer, writer of lyrics and superb performer, who has made a huge contribution to world music.

In his 40-year career, he has sold over 200 million recordings, which places him among the most successful musical artists of all times.

His song, "
Candle in the Wind"
, adapted to honor the death of Princess Diana, sold over 37 million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.

He also has over 50 hits in the Top 40, including seven consecutive Number Ones in the US album charts. He has received countless awards, including 5 Grammys.

[size=85:1vgj40ot]novinite 19 May 2010

One Month Till Concert of Legendary Sir Elton John

One of the most successful artists of all time, the English singer and song-writer, Sir Elton John, will land in Bulgarian on 13 June, 2010.

The singer's concert in Sofia, on the Lokomotiv stadium, is part of his world tour entitled “Rocket Man - The Greatest Hits Live”.

Quitaist Davey Johnson and drummer Nigel Olsson will keep Sir Elton John company during his gig in Sofia.

The musicians have already staged a show in Morocco, England, Poland, Serbia and Hungary.

Ticket prices for the Sofia concert of Sir John are from BGN 60 to 150

Days before his performance, a yet another legendary singer and song writer, Bob Dylan, will open the Arena Music 2010 Festival on June 10, 2010 in hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture.

[size=85:3qfbzuph]novinite 07 June 2010

Red Roses, Palm Trees to Greet Sir Elton John in Bulgaria

White furniture, red roses and 20 suitcases are part of the requirements for Sir Elton John's dressing room interior design in Sofia, announced the organizers of his first Bulgarian concert.

The performance is part of the world-famous musician's solo tour and will take place on June 13 in Sofia on the “Lokomotiv” stadium. Ticket prices will range from BGN 80 to BGN 120.

A team of 150 people is responsible for building the stage, the settings and all the details for the preparation for the concert.

The equipment for Sir Elton John's world tour include 30 trucks and 20 buses, four of which are for the band. The singer and his musicians will travel in super luxurious limousines BMW.

A personal dressing room, relaxation room and a wardrobe backstage will be available for the singer before the concert in Sofia. He required red carpets for every room, coquette table lamps with veils and energy saving bulbs for avoiding fluorescent lighting on the ceiling.

The furniture in the relaxation room will not be leather, the organizers said. The “jewel” will be the white Victorian armchair with cashmere threads, which accompanies the musician on his performances ever since he bought it last year.

Other requirements for the Sofia concert are a personal telephone line for connection with every part of the world and a 42-inch plasma TV with a satellite. Sir Elton John also demanded four 2-meter palm trees, huge square vase with mix of fresh flowers and white decorative stones on the bottom.

The bouquet should exclude lilies, carnations, chrysanthemums, and daisies. The vases in the personal dressing room will be seven with seven roses each, two white and five red, with the same length of stems and no leaves.

Oh bother what a shame I was going to book him to open the Garden Party at the Silistra Orphanage on 25th Sept - Back to the drawing board

Oddy

He would probably come if you have enough Roses

The bouquet should exclude lilies, carnations, chrysanthemums, and daisies. But i pansies are OK .