Elton John

The original song appeared on the Leeds band's January debut The Overload.

It just happens (when you do art). Elton John saw our stuff and he started telling the press he thought we were good and then we chatted on the phone and after a few calls I said, “Elton, do you want to come to the studio and play piano on a tune?” because, fuck it, it doesn’t matter if he says no. You make stuff because you want to make it, and you throw stuff you’ve made into the world because you’d rather share it than not and then you leave it alone and let it do its thing. Within our camp we have a saying: “Mad shit happens when you do art”—it means what it means.

Yard Act have recruited Sir Elton John for a new version of the indie rock band's May single "100% Endurance."

In a press release, Smith explains how a series of phone calls led him to giving John a spur-of-the-moment invitation to the studio with Yard Act: “Within our camp we have a saying: ‘Mad shit happens when you do art,'” Smith adds. Smith goes on to explain how, after laying down his piano and vocal tracks, John gave him a piece of wisdom: “He said something very poignant to me — ‘I love playing on other people’s songs, especially these guys, because I started off as a session musician. Sir Elton John is just one of many who have hopped on the Yard Act bandwagon.

They are quickly earning an army of fans and seemingly they have one in music icon Sir Elton John. Taking to Twitter, the band posted from a recording studio: “ ...

There you will also find a guide to great things to do in Leeds. Management sent out the request and he rang me up within a day to say that he was definitely up for it. "He had been very kind to us and continued to say kind things and was calling us up a bit more, so it became like this something he might go for.

The singer brings his Farewell Yellow Brick Road final tour Leeside tonight, with fans taking to social media to share the news of his landing at Cork Airport ...

Gardaí will also have constant patrols in the area to manage traffic and any illegal parking. Drivers who park in the area before road closures will not be permitted to leave before midnight. Traffic control measures will be put in place around Páirc Uí Chaoimh by the Gardaí from the early afternoon.

Sir Elton John will be taking to the stage on Leeside tonight at 8pm.

Read the items that will not permitted into the arena tonight here. The singer's private plane was spotted flying low over the city on Friday, leading to speculation that the world-class star was in town. Sir Elton John has officially landed on Leeside ahead of his massive gig down the Pairc.

Rock megastar Elton John has played more than 3500 concerts in a career spanning more than half a century. But as he closed his final Welsh…

The Queens Hall audience was treated to one of the first performances of Your Song, which went on to make the singer a global name. You can see a video of the shout-out on the Queens Hall Facebook page Recalling that the gig was his second in Swansea and his 17th in Wales, he went on to say: “My first concert in Wales was on June 13 1970 at the Queens Hall in Narberth”.

He still has an arena tour set to begin early next year that was rescheduled due to Covid-19. The night is primed to be fully his as there is no support act ...

The gates of Páirc Uí Chaoimh are set to open at 6pm on Friday, July 1, with the show starting at 8pm sharp. Attendance is expected to be in the region of 35,000 people, with some tickets still available. Despite the weather, umbrellas are also prohibited. The estimated finishing time is at 10:30. There is accessible seating with wheelchair patrons allowed onto the sideline along with one assistant. There will be no parking near the stadium.

From life-size cut-outs of the man himself to Elton-inspired messages around the bar, the hotel has been decorated in true Crocodile Rock style.

Many have come from far and wide to see superstar Sir Elton John as he plays down the Pairc tonight. It's official, the Rocketman has landed on Leeside for his Cork concert. From life-size cut-outs of the man himself to Elton-inspired messages around the bar, Sophie's Rooftop Restaurant and Terrace at The Dean has been decorated in style for its guests using the hotel as a landing spot ahead of the concert.

British indie rockers Yard Act have hooked up with modern music lover Elton John on a brand new version of their song '100% Endurance'.

John contributes some notable piano and adds his voice to the choir of backing vocals that loop into the song’s chorus. The fascinating thing is you hear things so differently from other people, and when you hear what they hear, then it all makes sense.’ That insight, that curiosity and that approach to music is the reason he’s still standing after all this time.” You see, John was complimentary of Yard Act during an NME interview in October of last year.

Rock megastar Elton John has played more than 3500 concerts in a career spanning more than half a century. But as he closed his final Welsh…

The Queens Hall audience was treated to one of the first performances of Your Song, which went on to make the singer a global name. You can see a video of the shout-out on the Queens Hall Facebook page Recalling that the gig was his second in Swansea and his 17th in Wales, he went on to say: “My first concert in Wales was on June 13 1970 at the Queens Hall in Narberth”.

One person who waited on Lapp's Quay from 6.50pm to 7.45pm, told the Irish Examiner that no buses buses arrived while they were there. Elton John was due to ...

We were told there would be extra buses put on, but none have showed. Elton John was due to take to the stage at approximately 8pm. The extra buses were advertised by the concert promoter as running between Lapp’s Quay in the city to Monahan Road close to Páirc Uí Chaoimh between 5pm and 8.30pm.