Elton John & Brandi Carlile Celebrate Forthcoming LP ‘Who Believes In Angels?’ With London Palladium Show

Last night (Wednesday 26th March), lucky ticketholders at An Evening With Elton John And Brandi Carlile were treated to a spectacular show in which host Dan Levy, star of Schitt’s Creek, welcomed Elton & Brandi to the stage to discuss and perform tracks from their forthcoming album Who Believes In Angels?. The highly anticipated and critically acclaimed album is due to be released on 4th April on Island EMI. The primetime concert, filmed for ITV and CBS, featured the debut live performance of a number of songs from the new album, captivating stories about the pair’s careers and friendship, and special renditions of timeless classics from each star’s catalogues.

An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile @ The Palladium

An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile @ The Palladium (Ben Gibson)

During the show, Elton and Brandi performed tracks from their forthcoming collaborative album Who Believes In Angels?, including the live debuts of Swing For The Fences, Little Richard’s Bible and You Before Me. They also treated the audience to spellbinding covers of Patsy Cline classic Crazy and He’ll Have To Go by Jim Reeves, before duetting on classic tracks including Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Your Song, Tiny Dancer, The Joke, The Story and Bennie And The Jets, finishing with a rousing rendition of I’m Still Standing. The pair were accompanied by a sensational live band featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith on drums, Andrew Watt (producer of Who Believes In Angels?, and musical director) on guitar, The Hanseroth Twins (guitar and bass), Chili Peppers and Beck alum The Hanseroth Twins on keys alongside Andrew Ross playing saxophone and Graeme Flowers on trumpet.

Elton and Brandi also pulled back the curtain on their 20-year friendship in a revealing conversation hosted by their close friend, award-winning actor, writer and director Dan Levy. They touched upon how they first met, the recording process of the new album and what being on stage at the Palladium meant to them. Famous faces also paid tribute through video messages, as Dua Lipa, Chappel Roan, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith shared their memories of the pair.

An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile @ The Palladium

An Evening With Elton John And Brandi Carlile will air on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player on Saturday 19th April and on CBS on Sunday 6th April. Photography by Ben Gibson.

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