Elton JohnFresh off the back of a massive year thanks to their Who Believes In Angels? record, Elton John and Brandi Carlile will be at the forefront of a new concert special that will air on SBS this New Year’s Eve.
Fittingly-dubbed An Evening With Elton John And Brandi Carlile, the special event will feature a handful of performances of cuts from Who Believes In Angels? alongside a batch of classic tunes as well.
The special will also feature an intimate sit-down conversation between the two musicians, and includes stories from their career and their 20-year friendship, alongside a look back at their recent collaborative album.
Hosted by Emmy award-winning creator and close friend Dan Levy, the special features both artists in solo and duo mode, with special behind the scenes footage and tributes from contemporary artists complementing the whole affair.
The special will air at 8:50pm on SBS on New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31st), and will also be available for viewing via SBS On Demand.
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The collaboration between John and Carlile is a long-running – and very special – one to fans of both acts. While John began his musical career back in the early ‘60s, it was in the mid ‘90s when a teenaged Carlile’s love of the English musician’s work led to her learning piano, and later guitar.
Her third album, 2009's Give Up The Ghost, saw the two artists working together for the first time on a song dubbed Caroline. They would again reunite for 2021’s Simple Things, and again for 2024’s Never Too Late, a song featured on the documentary of the same name, with the pair receiving their first Academy Award nomination in the process.
The song was also included on Who Believes In Angels?, which arrived in early April as their first full album of collaborations. Response to the record was positive across the board, and even scored a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
