The Rocket Man: Number Ones tour is stopping in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 28.
Tickets will be available for the Sullivan Arena gig starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, with a six-ticket limit per purchase. Prices will range from $56.50 to $116.50, including the municipal surcharge, said Joe Wooden, regional general manager of SMG of Alaska Inc. The show's promoter is Los Angeles-based AEG Live.
"This will be the biggest thing we've had here in recent memory," Wooden declared.
He noted that this would be Elton's first performance in Alaska and that, in addition to the Anchorage show, the singer would also perform at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks the following night.
Carlson Center box office manager Kristin Baysinger said Alaska is benefiting from a stopover that Elton is making following a concert in Hong Kong.
Baysinger said specific details are still being worked out, but she expects at least eight sections will be opened on the Carlson Center floor, using a configuration the arena has never used before. The venue will do its best to maximise space while maintaining good sight lines, she said, with an expected capacity of about 6,500 seats.
“Basically, we will have every seat available that we can get,” Baysinger stated.
Carlson ticket prices are set at $115 and $75, not including fees. Tickets for the event go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
In a recent interview with CNN's Larry King, Elton had expressed an interest in performing in the U.S. states in which he had not yet appeared, and he mentioned Alaska specifically. (Vermont and Delaware were the other two.)
