Elton John to headline the Eden Sessions 2015

Eden Sessions 2015

Friday 12th June to Friday 17th July 2015
Eden Project, Bodelva, St Austell, Cornwall, PL24 2SG, England MAP
from £35 - £65 + booking fee

Daily capacity: 6,000

Last updated: Tue 19th Dec 2017

Elton John and his band will headline the main stage at Eden Sessions in front of 6,000 people on Tuesday 16th June.

Elton is the first act confirmed for the famous Biomes this year, with multiple evenings returning with popular music to the beautiful surroundings of the Eden Project in Cornwall.

A Sessions ticket entitles the ticket holder to visit the Eden Project either on the day of the concert or the day after. All proceeds from the events will go to the Eden Trust. The full dates of Sessions have not yet been announced.

This will be Elton’s first performance in Cornwall for 30 years. Since his career began in 1969 he has played more than 3,500 concerts in over 80 countries. The tour will feature iconic hits and classic album tracks from throughout his five-decade career, including a selection of songs from his highly-acclaimed album, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', which recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with a Deluxe Edition.

Elton John’s band includes Nigel Olsson on drums, part of Elton’s original three-piece band, as well as Davey Johnstone on guitar who joined the band in 1972, Matt Bissonette on bass, John Mahon on percussion, and Kim Bullard on keyboards.

Elton is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 37 gold and 27 multi-platinum albums as well as 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, and he has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. Elton holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, Candle in the Wind 1997, which sold 33 million copies. He has also written the music for stage and screen successes Billy Elliot: The Musical, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, and The Lion King, which was recently named the highest-grossing stage show or film release in the world.

Elton said, "I am very pleased that we will be able to fit the Eden Project into our tour schedule next year. The last time I played the Cornwall area was in 1985 and that was just too long ago! My band and I have been enjoying playing summer festivals the past couple of years, and we expect great things from this one as well. It promises to be a fantastic time."

Eden co-founder Sir Tim Smit said today, "Wow - what a Christmas present to be able to say that a man who shaped the soundtrack to so many lives and who is genuinely worthy of the title National Treasure, global superstar, and all those other good words is coming to play a living theatre that we believe looks as if it was designed with him in mind.

"This promises to be a summer night that will burn itself into our memory and the intimacy of the setting will make it unforgettable. To hear possibly the greatest showman in the world perform his fabulous catalogue in the best outdoor arena in the world might make you believe you'd died and gone to Eden!"

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Tickets are priced at £65 for Elton John and go on general sale at 4pm on Friday 12th December 2014. All Eden Sessions tickets have a £5 booking fee.

The Sessions are famed not only for bringing top acts to Cornwall but also for their festival feel, with extra bands and entertainers playing around the site in the run-up to the main event. The event will have three stages featuring some of the best up-and-coming acts playing from early afternoon on each day as well as the headliners.

There is no camping allowed on site, and animals are not permitted.

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