--- title: Elton John Plays Surprise Concert in London Train Station description: Sir Elton John stopped by a London train station on Thursday to surprise commuters with an impromptu concert. canonical: https://time.com/4208338/elton-john-surprise-concert/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-04T19:42:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:29:43.498Z og:title: Watch Elton John Play a Surprise Concert in a London Train Station og:description: He then gifted the piano to the station og:url: https://time.com/4208338/elton-john-surprise-concert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Elton John Play a Surprise Concert in a London Train Station twitter:description: He then gifted the piano to the station twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Elton John Play a Surprise Concert in a London Train Station > Sponsored content. 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The [68-year-old singer-songwriter](http://time.com/3745375/elton-john-dolce-gabbana-ivf-gay-adoption/) sat down at a piano in the middle of St Pancras and began a surprise performance, much to the delight of everyone passing through. > [](https://twitter.com/frankcurran/status/695265769521876992) A huge crowd gathered to watch John play, with many posting pictures and videos of the appearance on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/2002afrah/status/695268714082668546) After a few songs, the “[Tiny Dancer](http://time.com/4006779/john-lewis-tiny-dancer-ad/)” artist wrote a short note and signed the piano before leaving the station. “Enjoy this piano,” he wrote. It’s a gift. Love, Elton John.” **Read More:** [Elton John Will Be The Next Star to be Driven by James Corden in Carpool Karaoke](http://time.com/4182202/james-corden-carpool-karaoke-elton-john/) He also posted a photo on [his Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/eltonjohn/) with a caption explaining his message: “Surprise!! I popped into St Pancras International to christen the Yamaha piano which I donated to the station. 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