Elton John will perform at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015, Billboard reports. He is set to perform his anthem "I'm Still Standing" during the show, which begins at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and will be televised live from the legend's Dec. 31 show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The show continues until 2:13 a.m.
"New Year's Eve concerts are becoming a new New York tradition at Barclays Center and we are thrilled to welcome back the worldwide audience of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015," Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark said, referencing the tradition of including a live cut-in from the Brooklyn arena, which began last year with a performance from Billy Joel. "We are delighted to form a continuing alliance with dick clark productions, one of the world's largest producers of televised live event programming."
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest will feature Seacrest, who has hosted the event for the last 9 years, and Jenny McCarthy ringing in the New Year from New York City's Time Square.
According to a press release, this is the first time Elton has performed in New York City on New Year's Eve. His performance is set to take place following the iconic ball drop. John's performance will be one of more than 38 performances throughout the night, including Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, MAGIC!, and Idina Menzel.
Charli XCX, One Direction, and Meghan Trainor will perform at the Billboard Hollywood Party that evening as well. Fergie will host the festivities (as well as perform) for the ninth straight year, which will serve as part of ABC's broadcast.
Gavin Degraw and Lady Antebellum will perform live from Nashville, Tennessee.
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