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Elton John to return to St. Paul on Nov. 22

The British piano-rock legend will return to Xcel Energy Center on Nov. 22 as part of his tour behind a new T Bone Burnett-produced album, "The Diving Board," due out Sept. 24.

By Chris Riemenschneider

September 10, 2013 at 3:45PM

British pop star Elton John (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Elton John last performed in the Twin Cities with Billy Joel at an Xcel Energy Center concert in 2009. / Photo by Denise Rath, Star Tribune file (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

UPDATE: Ticket prices will be $37-$147.

It won't be a Saturday, but Friday night's alright for another Elton John concert in the Twin Cities. The knighted British piano-rock legend will return to Xcel Energy Center on Nov. 22 as part of his tour behind a new T Bone Burnett-produced album, "The Diving Board," due out Sept. 24.

Tickets for the St. Paul show go on sale next Monday, Sept. 16, through Ticketmaster and the arena box office. Sir Elton and tour promoter Live Nation have yet to announce ticket prices. Because money is superfluous to all his affluent fans anyway, right? Right?!

Last seen in town with his partner-in-ivories Billy Joel at the X in 2009, the 66-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has been spending a lot of his time lately performing in Las Vegas, where his aptly named "Million Dollar Piano" show continues with shows this month and next at Caesar's Palace. No opening act is named for the Xcel Center date.

about the writer

Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.