Sir Elton John has a serious case of E. Coli, reports Perez Hilton. In October, the British singer cancelled a number of concerts in Ireland and the United Kingdom due to influenza.
As a result of the illness, three of John’s upcoming shows with Billy Joel on the Face 2 Face tour have been postponed. Two concerts in Seattle, WA, planned for Nov. 4 and Nov. 7, as well as one scheduled for Nov. 10 in Portland, OR, will be rescheduled.
John is currently receiving treatment for the infection at a London hospital.
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Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are rallying their fellow countrymen behind Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with upcoming shows around the U.S.
Jay-Z will play two free concerts this weekend, one at Detroit’s Cobo Arena on Saturday and the other at Miami’s Bayfront Park on Sunday, aimed at getting fans to vote.
Anyone who registers to vote at the local Obama campaign office will receive a free ticket.
Both Detroit and Miami are in key battleground states with Oct. 6 registration deadlines.
Meanwhile, Springsteen and Joel have announced they will play a fundraiser for Obama at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Oct. 16.
The show, for which tickets range from $500 to 10,000, marks the first time the two icons have ever played at the same concert.
Other guests are expected to be announced shortly.
Springsteen endorsed Obama on his website in April, saying the Illinois senator has “the depth, the reflectiveness and the resilience” to be the next U.S. President.
“He speaks to the America I’ve envisioned in my music for the past 35 years,” he wrote.
Although Christie Brinkley may be in the middle of a nasty divorce battle, the former supermodel spent the Fourth of July relaxing at ex Billy Joel’s Sag Harbor, N.Y., house, reports People Magazine.
“She was just blowing off some steam, being with family. It was just a relaxing little get-together. Nothing special. Just what everyone does on the Fourth,” a source tells the entertainment magazine.
Another onlooker says Brinkley, Brinkley’s daughter Alexa, and her ex Joel “were having a blast,” eating barbecue ribs and corn and sipping white wine.
While Brinkley was spending time with Joel, her soon-to-be ex husband Peter Cook spent the holiday with his 13-year-old son Jack and girlfriend Suzanne Shaw.
Rocker BILLY JOEL will perform the American National Anthem at the Super Bowl next month.
The PIANO MAN singer will take to the field at Miami, Florida’s Dolphin Stadium with the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts to sing before the two American football giants compete for the sport’s championship on February 4.
The six-time Grammy Award winner becomes the first performer to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl twice – he also performed at the big game in 1989.
Joel will join PRINCE as part of the Super Bowl’s star-studded line-up. Prince will provide the entertainment at half-time.
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Sing us a song, you’re the piano man’s ? daughter?
Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of singer Billy Joel and model Christy Brinkley, has decided she wants to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a singer, the Toronto Star reports today.
There’s only one problem ? she doesn’t have a record deal yet.
However, the Star says she has embarked on her career with money and support from her parents, and her MySpace page, which has become very popular. She has begun touring to get the word out
Joel will hit the Hard Rock Caf? tomorrow in Toronto to perform some of her songs.
