Tom's Elton Tribute Tickets

Listening to and watching Tom’s Elton Tribute is so much fun! Because he is basing his performance on Elton’s early career, he keeps his band to a trio – piano, bass, and drums, just as it was with Elton John, Dee Murray, and Nigel Olsson at the beginning of their touring years. I have seen Tom Cridland play in a tiny restaurant space in Fort Lauderdale and also on a full-size stage in Boston, and both experiences were wonderful. One of the qualities that makes Tom’s playing stand out is that he does it with a great deal of respect for Elton, and it shows. A real pleasure for a hard core fan of EJ is that Tom can and does hit some of the high notes in songs like Rocket Man and Tiny Dancer that Elton can’t manage anymore. Tom also makes his show interesting because he plays songs like Levon as Elton John performed them live throughout the recent Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Anyone who misses those performances, or never got to see and hear them, will enjoy Tom’s approach to them. This is a successful combination of the original Elton John-style band performing the most recent live versions of his beloved hits.

I saw this at The Troubadour and it was fantastic!! So much energy! The song choices were great and the performances were spot on. You’ll love it!

Monday, August 5, 2024, was a magical night for me as I attended an Elton John tribute show at the iconic music venue, The Troubadour in West LA. It wasn’t just any tribute show, it was the tribute show conceived by Brit Tom Cridland - “Eltom John” - widely considered THE BEST Elton John tribute show. Like Elton John’s three-piece original band, Tom’s tribute show - Tom plays piano - has two other band members, Justin Woodward on bass, and Harry Michael on drums. They joined with Tom’s fine voice to create terrific harmonies reminiscent of that Elton three-piece, which produced an incredibly unique sound. Tom and the band played hit after hit and they did so in a manner that would have made Elton proud, with enthusiasm, skill and love. Tom dressed very Elton-like in a pink suit with shiny rhinestones and appliqués - and glasses, of course! And Tom showed he knew his Elton history by including classic Elton antics such as playing from beneath the piano with one hand and playing while stretching out a leg atop the keyboard. It’s gymnastics and musical performance rolled into one! It was at the Troubadour, 54 years ago, that Elton John on piano, accompanied by Nigel Olsson on drums and the late, great Dee Murray on bass, performed the songs composed by Elton and Bernie Taupin in England over the previous few years. This was the band’s first American appearance and supposedly Elton’s backers’ final attempt to launch him into relevance and maybe stardom. Elton and the boys blew the roof off and Elton, who was starting to get known in England, was catapulted to fame. LA Times Music Critic Robert Hilburn was in the house that first night and began his review with one word: “Rejoice!” When I learned from one of my Elton fan websites that several fans were planning to attend Tom’s show, I leaped at the opportunity. No way I was missing this. Tom’s show did not disappoint. There was a huge surprise for fans at the end, one that set my heart aflutter. For the last song of the set, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” surprise guest Nigel Olsson, who was with Elton on that very stage 54 years ago, made a surprise appearance and played drums on the song. A friend of Tom’s, Nigel was greeted with thunderous applause. It was an incredible circumstance. Tom and the band are currently touring throughout the U.S. Even without Nigel as a surprise guest, this show is so worth seeing. They play and sound great and you will be reminded in real time from a live stage why you fell in love with Elton and Bernie’s songs in the first place. Believe me, you will rejoice that you made the great decision to attend Tom’s Elton Experience!

Tom's Elton Tribute was amazing! If he comes anywhere near you, or even if not that near, it's well worth traveling to see it. Tom sings and plays Elton's songs beautifully with energy and enthusiam that honors the originals while making the songs his own. The trio of Tom on keyboards, his bass player and his drummer evokes Elton's early band trio of Elton, Dee Murray, and Nigel Olson and the backing vocals are spot on. It's a show that is not to be missed!

My wife and I are lifelong Elton John fans and have attended hundreds of Elton concerts. Tom Elton’s show is designed to pay homage the original three piece band of Elton, Dee Murray and Nigel Ollson, although the set list includes many of his greatest hits. I highly recommend you take in this show if it comes to a venue near you.

Completely blew my mind. If you love Elton the way I do, seeing and hearing Tom Cridland's take on the music was nothing short of fantastic. The 3 member band, reminiscent of Elton's band with Nigel and Dee, tore up "Pinball Wizard", "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting "and even produced a tear during "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". ***

I was lucky enough to see Tom’s Elton tribute live at the Troubadour! When the 3 piece band played Elton John’s 1970s arrangement of ‘Honkey Tonk Woman’ the hairs stood up on the back of my neck. It was like watching the real band!

I’ve already attended two of Tom's Elton John tribute shows, and now I’m planning to cross the Atlantic to NYC for the third one at Carnegie Hall! Tom is truly one of a kind! The songs he plays are incredibly faithful to Elton John’s originals! His music career has been rising in an absolutely impressive way, thanks to his resilience and professionalism!

Tom’s Elton Tribute is a dazzling homage to one of rock and pop’s most iconic figures. From the moment the show begins, it’s clear that Tom has meticulously crafted a performance that not only celebrates Elton John’s legendary career but also offers a fresh and exhilarating take on his classic hits.

I was in for a surprise when I finally got to see Tom Cridland perform in person after watching so many videos of him playing and performing Elton John songs. It's so much fun in person that I'm going to see him for a second time real soon.. He plays the famous and classic song so well within his 3 piece band. Especially like when he does some of Elton's famous moves and you can see the joy he has playing and performing. See him when he's in your tow