Sir Elton returns.
It's been 12 years since the rock legend, gay icon, and member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire has sung about "hunting the horny back toad" in Miami.
He last played at the old Miami Arena. (And South Florida at Sunrise's then-BankAtlantic Center, now BB&T, in 2012.) But finally, he's coming back to the Magic City, with his All the Hits tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and five decades of fabulous pop tunes.
And just in time for Florida's frenzy of gay weddings!
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Though Sir Elton will be spending most of 2015 in Las Vegas, where he's got a chichi Caesars Palace residency, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has set aside some dates for skipping down the "Yellow Brick Road" with "Bennie and the Jets" to cities and towns across America.
His All the Hits 2015 schedule kicks off in Hawaii before taking a monthlong Sin City break and then resuming with gigs in Pennsylvania, Florida, and yes, Vegas again.
Elton John's 2015 U.S. Tour DatesJanuary 10 Neal S Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI
January 16 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
January 17 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
January 19 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
January 20 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
January 23 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
January 24 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
February 28 The Santander Arena, Reading, PA
March 6 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
March 14 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
March 18 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 20 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 21 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 23 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 24 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 27 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 28 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 30 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
March 31 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 3 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 4 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 6 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 7 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 10 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 11 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 13 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
April 14 The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
May 1 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Woodlands, TX
The timing of Sir Elton's tour announcement and Miami comeback is serendipitous.
After all, Florida just wiped out its ban on gay weddings while the Rocket Man is still basking in the honeymoon glow of his December 21 marriage to 20-year partner David Furnish.
As John once said: Even the Son of God would support same-sex unions.
"If Jesus Christ was alive today, I cannot see him, as the Christian person that he was and the great person that he was, saying this could not happen."
J.C.'d probably sing along and cry during "Candle in the Wind" too.
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Elton John's All the Hits Tour. Friday, March 6. American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets cost $36 to $156 plus fees via ticketmaster.com. All ages. Call 786-777-1000, or visit aaarena.com.
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