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'Every song's a hit': gearing up for Sir Elton's visit to Newcastle

Stephen Saunders, Newcastle councillor Carol Duncan and Michael Chugg with a piano painted by Mitch Revs. Picture by Jonathan Carroll

It's less than a month until McDonald Jones Stadium becomes the scene of a major concert for the first time in more than three decades - Sir Elton John's first (and final) shows in Newcastle.

Promoter and Australian music industry pioneer Michael Chugg was in the city on Tuesday to talk about the Farewell Yellow Brick Road The Final Tour performances on January 8 and 10, as Venues NSW prepared to welcome the world-class artist to the stadium.

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