Marsh Towers: Elton John At The Metro Radio Arena

Elton John

Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

2.7.2014

The legendary Elton John and his band were on fine form as they played to a packed Metro Radio Arena.

The occasion was a celebration of the recently re-released Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, songs from which quite naturally formed the main focus of the evening's repertoire.

The audience consisted of a large range of ages, split roughly evenly between male and female. There was a strong feel good factor even before the show began. It was clear that everything was there to have a great time and that's exactly what they got.

Elton and the band looked like they were having just as much fun as the rest of us. Some of the band have been with him since the late 1960s and early 1970s. They played virtually non-stop for two and a half hours and it was nearly all high tempo material.