Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Our link 3 winner will get a vinyl copy of the classic Elton John album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Originally released fifty years ago next month, the double LP has sold more than 20 million copies… Audio
Christchurch ready for Elton John's farewell tour concert
The Rocket Man has blasted back to New Zealand - after breaking Auckland fans' hearts in 2020.
Sir Elton John cut his last Auckland performance short after he lost his voice and needed medical help… Video, Audio
Music feature: Jon Toogood on Elton John
Elton John arrives is in Aotearoa for the last time to perform his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. To look back at the lengthy career and numerous hits of his career we've got Elton John super fan… Audio
Elton's tour manager says NZ Tour definitely his last
DC Parmet has been Sir Elton John's tour manager since 1997. Sir Elton will soon stage a concert in Christchurch and then two in Auckland. DC Parmet says it'll be the last time the singer performs in… Audio
Music with Kirsten Zemke: The power of the duet
Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to play some duets. Traditionally a duet is a musical composition/performance for two in which the performers have equal importance. Today we look at some… Video, Audio
Graham Nash: The 'boy' who still wants to know everything
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash might have recently turned 80, but there appears little chance of the octogenarian slowing down after more than half a century in the professional music… Audio
I Dream of Christmas
William Dart's got a Santa sack full of Christmas goodies from Kristin Chenoweth and Paul Kelly to Leslie Odom Jr, The Bird and the Bee, and the inimitable Norah Jones. Audio
The Musical Chair: Erin Boag
Erin Boag moved to England in 1996 with the intention of building her career for a few years - but she ended up staying. Nowadays she is probably best known for appearing on the first 10 seasons of… Audio
'It's a hell of a way to make a living... if it doesn't kill you'
Having started working as a roadie at the tender age of 17, Tana Douglas was offered a job with an up-and-coming band called AC/DC in 1975, thus starting her life as a roadie for some of the world's… Audio
Tony Burrows: the most popular singer you've never heard of
Tony Burrows, otherwise known as 'the man of 1000 voices', sang on around 100 top 20 hits during the 60s and 70s. But it was his novelty hit 'Gimme Dat Ding' with The Pipkins that made its way to the… Video, Audio
No partial refunds for Elton John concert
Consumer NZ said people who went to see Sir Elton could get a partial refund, but the concernt promoter says that's not the case. Audio
Elton John's second Auckland show postponed
Elton John has been advised by doctors to move tomorrow's night scheduled gig to Wednesday.
On Sunday night, Sir Elton managed to pull through half of the concert in Auckland's Mt Smart with walking… Audio
Elton John postponed - what are ticket-holders' rights?
Sir Elton John has been advised by doctors to move Tuesday night's Auckland concert to Wednesday.
It comes after the pop legend was diagnosed with walking pneumonia, forcing him to pull the plug 16… Video, Audio
Sir Elton John expecting to perform all remaining shows
Sir Elton John is expecting to perform all his remaining shows despite having to cut short his concert in Auckland last night because he has pneumonia. Audio
Music with Yadana Saw
RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw discusses new singles from Thundercat and Yumi Zouma who have new albums on the way. And we look at some of the big heritage acts that are landing on our shores next… Audio
Queen and Coldplay are the new Beethoven and Mozart
The likes of ABBA, Queen and Coldplay should now be put on the same pedestal of the world's greatest classical composers according to a new study published in the Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and… Audio
A day in Elton John's life: Buy Rolls, write hit song, dine with Ringo
Excerpts from Elton John's diaries have recalled his highs and lows, to help write his autobiography.
Aubrey Logan: 'Postmodern Jukebox is much more than a band'
Postmodern Jukebox and its charismatic vocalist and trombone player, Aubrey Logan are on their way to New Zealand for a series of concerts in October. Audio
Macron, Elton John join forces on AIDS
French President Emmanuel Macron has presented rock legend Elton John with France's highest civilian honour and urged international action on one of the showman's dearest causes: combating AIDS.
Rocketman, Detective Pikachu and the The Haidmaid's Tale
Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan looks at the biopic of Reginald Kenneth Dwight, aka Elton John, aka Rocketman, which opens in NZ cinemas today. How does Ryan Reynolds perform as a furry Detective… Audio