Elton John gave a surprise performance at a wedding in Springbank on July 28, 2012, sources tell the Calgary Herald.

Many people counted themselves lucky when they scored tickets to Elton John’s whistle-stop tour of Alberta in spring 2012, with concerts in Red Deer, Lethbridge and Grande Prairie. Imagine then, the surprise and delight when the 100 or so guests at a wedding in Calgary on July 28, 2012 learned the entertainment was none other than Elton.

His performance at the small, intimate affair in Springbank was confirmed to the Herald by multiple sources. The singer’s appearance was arranged as a surprise by the groom. While a $3-million payday to Elton was bandied about in one media report, a source tells the Herald that that figure is inflated. Much more likely, they said, was that Elton was a paid a “stipend” and then a sizeable donation was made to the Elton John AIDS foundation, which has raised more than $200 million to support HIV/AIDS programs since its inception in 1992.

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