All day Tuesday folks were buzzing that Eminem was approaching to the Tyson Events Center Tuesday night for the Elton John concert.
If he was there, I didn`t recognize him (apparently, he`s making a film about Sir Elton). And, considering the crew included a lot of Sioux City`s who`s who, he would have stood out.
Sly and the Family Stone vets were among Elton`s back-up singers (a rousing foursome that could get actually worked a spiritual revival) and longtime drummer Nigel Olsson was one of two percussionists.
Other than those performers, we didn`t see any other celebs.
We did, however, notice how great Sir Elton`s hair looks. Usually, it`s kinda sketchy, but in Sioux City it was stylin` (could it be our water?). He too had diamond-monogrammed glasses and a Crocodile Rock sequinned jacket. Rings? He only wore one.
An ice bucket near his Yamaha piano was filled a span of multiplication with tall glasses of water. And when he was through with a particularly long song, he`d walk the stage, work the push and smile. At one point, he even bared his belly. He did kicks from the piano bench, pounded the top of it like a percussion instrument and sat on it at one point. And so? Before the encore, he even signed autographs and shook hands.
Before that encore, he also thanked the interview for being so supportive over the age and so welcoming Tuesday night. And the concertgoers were. When he first came out, more cameras started poppin` than you`d find at a Brangelina sighting. It was like lightning going through the floor. Later, the applause for one song swelled like a wave. There hasn`t been a similar response in all of the Tyson`s history.
Interestingly, folks stood quite a bit during the concert. (Teens - take note. Some of those standing were the same exact people who complained about you standing during a stone or country concert.)
During "Philadelphia Freedom" a beach ball made its way round the hearing but it didn`t make the like spirit as ones at Beach Boy concerts.
And audience members? They wore those boas and hats that were for sale, but they also came with fun glasses and cups that lit.
While the field in presence of the present was pretty clear for most of the concert, it became a little mosh pit near the end. Then, fans pushed forward, started waving their programs and a few lucky ones even got them signed.
An insider who met Elton said he smelled particularly good. (A signature scent, perhaps? Coming to a shop near you.)
And about people said they truly loved the concert. The drawback? The sound. Many said the concert was too loud. But if you`re a fixture at these things, you`ve got to do what I did - invest in professional earplugs. They pay you the singer`s voice without the drummer`s thump. They`re wonderful and you don`t have the following day.
- Sioux City Journal
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