Elton John

[DJS]

at Caledonian Stadium - 15th July.

That's quite a pre-season friendly!  :015:

[Glebeict]

  Might be a money maker.

[tm4tj]

He will play behind the midfielders looking for long balls over the top :017:

[Alex MacLeod]

£60 a ticket doesn't rattle my boat

[wyness_is_god]

Elton at Caley Stadium

More about it on that link including,

Alan Savage, the chairman of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, which will benefit from the concert, said money raised would go towards helping the club.

He said: "I'm extremely proud that our club has been able to bring north a global icon and host such a superb occasion. The whole area will be buzzing at the news. It should be a real money spinner and all our income from the concert will go to strengthening manager Charlie Christie's football budget for next season."

:005: Good news that Charlie will be allowed to spend some of it.

[Kind of Blue]

I wonder if Tommy has given permission for this concert to happen on his pitch  :024:

[Johnboy]

He will play behind the midfielders looking for long balls over the top :017:

He can handle any kind of balls coming at him with consumate ease......  :014: :005:

[CaleyD]

You said that with a little too much Authority Johnboy.

What you doing this weekend  :004:

[Johnboy]

What you doing this weekend  :004:

Don't think I fancy a magical mystery tour on your bus...... :024:

[Alex MacLeod]

Assuming an average £50 per seat and a full house thats £400000 less his fee, security, stage advertising, ticket production etc. Notice SECxtra, seetickets and Ticketmaster are the selling outlets so their cut will come of. Of course there's bound to be refreshments and possibly a beer tent that will generate some more cash. So how much does that leave for the club? Personally I would hope at least half the income would be coming back to us but will 200k be enough for Sir E and his entourage.

[Scotty]

Maybe we should try to put ICT words to one of Elton's songs ?

'football wizard'

'charlie in the sky with diamonds'

'passengers' (for HMS Sneck)

sure many of you can do better than me , I dont know too many Elton songs  :014:

[Alex MacLeod]

Hey Papa Legba Lazaroo

The man who never died scored

[caley_donkey]

Elton John looks set to perform in Inverness in July at the Caley Stadium. The income generated will be used to boost our transfer budget for CC to spend money on players! Good news all round!

[caley_donkey]

Ooops, I didn't see the thread on the 'Anything Goes' forum.

[Ronaldo]

Eltons rubbish at football two left feet and can't head the ball, it's a decent player we need at the back to replace Dods.

[L_G]

Topics merged

[EWS]

I might actually have to go to this.

[+Gringo]

Darren is travelling tonight for a fee

I can see the red tail lights heading for Dundee

Oh and I can see Darren waving goodbye

God it looks like Darren, must be beer cloudin’ my eyes...

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Goodbye Darren Dods

Though I never knew you at all

You had the grace to play for us

While those around you stayed.

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I'll get me coat......  :015: :016:

[RiG]

Maybe he'll sing Carefree?

[EWS]

Gimmie an E........

[Yngwie]

One man went to mow......

[EWS]

I've been trying to figure out the best place for the stage, and the setup.  Probably put the stand at the away end, and have some mainstand seating, Bridge end seating and some on the pitch.  That would be to get more people, however, it doesn't really give good access from the Main Stand to the stage.

[Johnboy]

I would have said put the stage directly opposite the main stand, with extra seating on the (well protected) pitch....

[Scotty]

stage opposite the main stand, with tall barriers erected behind to stop the bridge/A9 portion of the audience from getting a view. If you put it in front of any of the stands you automatically reduce the potential size of the crowd as no-one wants to sit behind the stage

[Action Man]

Match the player to the song...i.e.

Saturday nights alright for fighting = Rossco  :015: