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We have lift-off: Rocket Man is coming back to Denmark

Christian Wenande
November 16th, 2016


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Elton John performing on June 15 at Mølleparken in Sønderborg in south Jutland

Get ready for a wonderful crazy night (photo: Elton John)

All right you Elton John fans, it’s time to pack your bags, pre-flight, because next summer it’ll be zero hour in the pm, and you got a chance to be high as a kite by then.

The iconic singer-songwriter will be back in Denmark performing on June 15 at Mølleparken in Sønderborg in south Jutland.

With classic hits like ‘Nikita’, ‘Daniel’, ‘Your Song’, ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, the British entertainer has been awarded a blistering 69 gold and platinum records and sold over 250 million albums.

John will be in Denmark as part of his ‘Wonderful Crazy Night’ tour, which is also the name of his newest album, the 33rd in total.

The concert will be Elton John’s only concert in Denmark in 2017 and tickets went on sale this morning at Ticketmaster.dk.

READ MORE: Don’t miss a thing Copenhagen: Aerosmith and Bruno Mars walking this way

Adams and Costello
Elsewhere, music and sports fans in Denmark can look forward to a number of other acts coming to a venue near them in the near future.

Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams will perform two concerts in Denmark in early 2017: in Aarhus on February 7 and Copenhagen on February 8. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.dk.

A month later, the British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello will stop by three Danish venues as part of his ‘Detour’ tour. Fans can enjoy his solo performances at Musikkens Hus in Aalborg on March 4, the Odeon in Odense on March 5 and DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen on March 6. Tickets are for sale at Billetlugen.dk.

Can you Hackett?
Also on Friday, tickets go on sale to see Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett in action. He will revisit some of the band’s classics, as well as his own material. Tickets cost 315 kroner and can be obtained at Ticketmaster.dk.

For a barrel of laughs, get stuck into some tickets to see Mexican-American comedian Gabriel Iglesias, who will be cracking his best jokes at the Odeon, Odense on May 31 and at Forum in Copenhagen on June 2. Tickets cost 315 kroner and go on sale on Friday at 09:00 at Ticketmaster.dk.

Finally, the most iconic ever (if only) travelling troupe of basketball players will be back in Denmark, slam-dunking their way into your hearts.

As part of their 2017 World Tour, the Harlem Globetrotters will be gracing the Ballerup Super Arena on March 10. Tickets are on sale for 325 kroner at Ticketmaster.dk.


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