Tickets for Maine shows 
go on sale Friday, May 19

Elton John & His Band will be coming to Portland’s Cross Arena on Friday, Nov. 17, and Bangor’s Cross Insurance Center, Saturday, Nov. 18,  with his Wonderful Crazy Night 60-city tour. The show starts at 8 p.m.

 The concert tour will feature iconic hits and classic album tracks from throughout his incredible five-decade career, as well as selected tracks from his latest release, “Wonderful Crazy Night.”

Tickets range from $45.50-$159.50 (fees may apply) and will go on sale to the general public Friday, May 19, at 10 a.m.. Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, crossinsurancecenter.com, crossarena.com; waterfrontconcerts.com, by calling 1-800-745-3000. There will be a four-ticket limit per purchaser.

Due to previously-scheduled events, the Trusted Choice Box Office at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor will be closed May 18 and 19; patrons will not be able to purchase tickets in-person from the venue box office on the day of the on sale. The box office will reopen for normal hours Monday, May 22, at 10 a.m..

Elton John’s band features Nigel Olsson (part of Elton’s original three-piece band) on drums, Davey Johnstone (who first recorded with Elton in 1971 and joined the band a year later) on guitar, John Mahon on percussion, Kim Bullard on keyboards, and Matt Bissonette on bass.

One of the most successful artists on the road today, Elton and his band perform a concert you will never forget: the entire audience singing along to much-loved classic songs such as “Your Song,” “Rocket Man,” “Bennie and the Jets,” “Philadelphia Freedom,” “Crocodile Rock,” “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” and many more.

The monumental career of international singer/songwriter and performer Elton John spans five decades. He is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 38 gold records and 31 platinum albums, 29 consecutive Top 40 hits, and he has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. John holds the record for the biggest selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind 1997,” which sold over 33 million copies. Since launching his first tour in 1970, he has over 4,000 performances in more than 80 countries to his credit.