Go backstage with The Music and receive FREE:

  • Exclusive members-only editorial, charts
  • Our subscriber-only newsletter
  • Members only competitions to win tickets, experiences and more
  • Access to our street press archives
  • First access to our exclusive limited edition vinyl variants

Thank you for being a part of our community! Enter your email address as verification and you'll be taken backstage right away.

Please ensure that you provide a valid email address.

Elton John Announces 'Intimate' Hordern Pavilion Show

It'll be the smallest venue on his December tour

More Elton John Elton John

When Sir Elton John and his band announced they'd be returning to Australian stages back in May, tickets were sold in a flurry for his six dates around NSW, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, as you'd expect. Now, he's announced an "intimate" show at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, a throwback to the venue that was his "original 'go to gig' in Sydney". 

We know what you're thinking — the Hordern is massive. Regardless, it's the smallest venue on John's tour and is a chance to catch him at his most intimate this December.

Explaining the decision, John says, "I thought that since we are closing the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, it would be only right to add the Hordern Pavilion to the 2015 December schedule.

"This is another piece of my long history with Sydney, the Hordern was our original 'go to gig'. I have played there so many times over the years, before the Sydney Entertainment Centre was around, and I can't wait to return."

You can catch John at the Hordern on Thursday, 17 December, where you can purchase dinner and show packages as well as just tickets to the show.