Mackay tip: Get ready

stop in the regional tour of Queensland.

“You really felt like you were in the presence of someone who’s incredibly talented,” she said.

“It was really impressive. You really felt like it was a once in a lifetime opportunity to see someone like Elton.”

She said the larger-than-life star lived up to every expectation and more.

“At the heart of it is an amazing musician and a classically trained pianist. He’s a one of a kind,” she said.

Elton John’s nine-foot Yamaha concert grand piano named Kay, which was used in the Mackay concert last Friday, arrived in Cairns yesterday.

“It’s about a five-hour event. Sir Elton performs for a solid two-and-a-half hours, you’re