As eltonjohn.com reports, Elton became ill with food poisoning and reluctantly had to cancel his "Million Dollar Piano" shows on February 17 and 18, 2012.

Both Elton and Caesars Palace apologise to ticketholders for the inconvenience caused. Buyers who purchased tickets with a credit card for the cancelled performances will be automatically refunded. Those who purchased tickets with cash may present tickets at the original point of sale for a refund. Ticket holders who purchased through Ticketmaster can call +1-800-745-3000.

Elton's management stated on eltonjohn.com that they would like to apologise to all the ticket buyers who were disappointed over this unavoidable cancellation. Elton did not attend the funeral of Whitney Houston on February 18, 2012.

The February and March 2012 concerts in Mexico with the band and Ray Cooper respectively will go ahead as planned.

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