Sir Elton John has played at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, the only Russian date on his world tour.

His show took place in the 6,000-steater venue, a modern building in the Kremlin complex which was originally built for political party conferences.

Tickets, costing between $20 (£12) and $1,000 (£600), sold out several weeks ago, according to Russian news agency Itar-Tass.

Elton flew in by private jet on June 23, 2003 and organisers told Itar-Tass: "Elton John was greatly disappointed by the weather in Moscow, which greeted him with rain."

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