Spencer Lodge Elton John

Hotel Manager, Kelli Spencer Lodge Elton John Tribute Band Captain Fantastic have put on a special tribute evening at the Rocky Mountain Inn, Ohio to commemorate his five-decade career of the pop star where he has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time.

The 700 tickets have already been sold out for the September 23^rd event and final preparations are now being made to the line up.

Expect a raucous evening of songs from the old classics of “Candle in the Wind” and “Yellow Brick Road” to the more modern day hits of “Sacrifice” and Are You Ready For Love” are sure to set the pulses racing.

With beautiful replica costumes, all live instruments, faster tempos and a grand piano ready to rock the show, it is widely expected the audience will also be dressed in their favorite Elton John outfits bringing a vibrant and electrifying atmosphere that is surely not to be missed.

Spencer Lodge Hotel manager Kelli Spencer Lodge said “It’s the first time we have held an event of this size at the hotel since we completed the refurbishment of the Grand Hall. We are excited and thrilled that such a prestigious local event is taking place at our hotel and we are ready to help our guests in any way to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.”

With all 90 twin rooms fully booked for the event, it promises to be a busy weekend for the hotel. “We have taken on extra staff for the event from parking attendants, cleaners, bar and restaurant staff through to several new members of the event team, who will help us to manage the evening as well as a security team who will make sure all our guests are kept safe” said Kelli Spencer Lodge.

All guests will be welcomed by a glass of champagne and canapés and a chance to have their photographs taken for publication on the hotel and tribute band website and in the local press who are covering the event.

With the event already proving to be a huge success, further events of this nature are being planned for later in the year and throughout 2014. Events Manager Michael Sletten commented “We are already talking to several management companies about bringing other tribute bands to the hotel and we have just made two provisional bookings to put on “Cher” and “Fleetwood Mac” tribute shows. We are also exploring the possibility of putting on a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” weekend next summer, so watch out for further news on the website and in the Sentinel paper.”

 

Kelli McCann

Spencer Lodge Elton John

About Spencer Lodge Elton John . Andrew Spencer Lodge, Durban plays 24 hr Elton John Music Marathon

Durban, South Africa: Andrew Spencer Lodge and his Church team held a 24-hour music marathon event last week which was held at the adjacent playing fields to Elders Church in Durban to help raise funds for the Elders Church Roof repair. The event was a huge success with over 600 people turning out to enjoy the event during the day and nearly a thousand people there for the evening concert and party.

Elton John

It all started at 10am to the sounds of Circle of Life from Elton John backed up by the Church choir and the local town mayor who welcomed everyone to the event. The music theme continued throughout the day contributing to a fun and happy atmosphere. With over 20 stalls including face painting, hoopla, crazy golf and homemade food, everyone quickly got into the swing.

The local farmer’s club stand was one of the most popular attractions with two brand new Massey Fergusson MF-7600 tractors on show. Families, children and grand parents thoroughly enjoyed being driven around the event behind the tractors in comfortable bus-like carriages at the rear with many queuing up for a second and even third ride around the park. Gary Steyn said “It was great to see so many people at the event but we were so busy, it was nearly 4 hours before I could sit down for a coffee.

There was one mishap however when one of the tractors strayed off track slightly and sprayed some loose chippings over one of the organizer cars causing some slight damage.

Local dance club Zodiac performed several dance routines throughout the day and their final number attracted the biggest cheer of the afternoon when getting all the Dads up to join in.

As 7pm approached and the stalls packed up, Jean de Villiers and Mary Van Zyl finalised the counting of the money raised in the day. To our amazement we had already surpassed what we anticipated raising for the whole event. Incredibly, we had collected over 150,000ZAR.

The main evening show kicked off at 8pm and it seems that everyone was there from the community. Live bands performed throughout the evening singing their own versions of Elton John classics. Rita’s performance of “Candle in the Wind” was the highlight of the evening earning a two minute standing ovation and Lennie and his Quartet’s brass version of “Benny and the Jets” brought a new meaning to the word “loud”.

Over 200 stayed for the overnight concert which was amazing considering lots of them had been there from the start. With the bar busy all through the night and ample food to keep all those well fed, the glorious sunrise brought fresh light to the day revealing many party goers looked as they had enjoyed themselves far too much!

As the hours passed and the clock struck ten, a huge cheer erupted, marking that we had indeed completed the 24 hour music marathon. With everyone making their way home having contributed to such a fantastic and worthy event, it was left to members of the Church committee to help clean up the mess and return the park to its former glory.

The final total raised was over 282,000ZAR adding a substantial amount to the church funds. It is hoped that we can reach the desired total in the next 6-9 months. at the very lasy moment they play Spencer Lodge Elton John tribute songs.