Elton John, the original "Rocket Man," is coming to O'ahu to perform at Blaisdell Arena on Jan. 6, promoter Tom Moffatt announced yesterday. John will be performing with renowned percussionist Ray Cooper.

John and Cooper will be performing John's greatest hits, including those from his latest release, "Rocket Man: Number Ones."

Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday at all Ticketmaster outlets and the Blaisdell Arena box office, www.ticketmaster.com and by phoning 800-745-4000. Prices are $67, $97, and $157.

John last performed two sold out shows at the Blaisdell Arena nine years ago.

— Advertiser Staff

REICHEL PERFORMING CHRISTMAS SHOW

Keali'i Reichel will unwrap "Maluhia," his first Christmas-with-Hawaiian music concert, at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. It will be the Maui-based kumu hula-singer's first holiday-season performance in Honolulu and will feature more than 20 dancers from his Hälau Ke'alaokamaile, including Henohea Kane, Miss Aloha Hula 2009 from this year's Merrie Monarch Festival.

The concert is a partial fundraiser supporting the hälau's second appearance in the hula festival next April 4 to 10 in Hilo.

Tickets: $30, $40, $50, $68, on sale at the Blaisdell box office and at www.ticketmaster.com.

— Wayne Harada, special to The Advertiser

CAGE'S FORMER MANAGER FILES COUNTERSUIT

LOS ANGELES — Nicolas Cage is being sued by his former business manager, who claims lavish spending is to blame for the actor's financial problems.

Samuel J. Levin filed a countersuit in Beverly Hills on Nov. 12, less than a month after the "National Treasure" star sued Levin for fraud and claimed he was leading him toward financial ruin.

Levin's suit says he tried to warn Cage when he was hired in 2001 that Cage was outspending even his large Hollywood paychecks.

The filing states Levin enacted a plan that resulted in Cage selling a dozen automobiles and a $1.6 million comic book collection.

Cage's attorney didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.

ALLEGED EXTORTIONIST TURNS HIMSELF IN

BERLIN — The 26-year-old man charged with trying to extort $100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford has surrendered, German prosecutors said yesterday.

Edis Kayalar walked into a police station Monday to give himself up, according to prosecutors in Stuttgart. He has been charged in Los Angeles with one count of extortion.

Kayalar allegedly threatened to release a photo of Crawford's daughter gagged and tied to a chair when she was 7. According to court papers, the girl says a former nanny took the picture as part of a "cops and robbers" game.