It’s somehow fitting that Sir Elton John brings his flamboyant brand of crocodile rock to the newly christened Smoothie King Center two days after the present-day popculture sensation in 21-year-old asstwerkin’ weed advocate Miley Cyrus.

Fitting because the once-shockingly glamorous Sir Elton, who turns 67 on March 25, still enjoys plenty of mass media exposure. His New Orleans appearance comes the week his concert film Million Dollar Piano, culled from a recent residency at Las Vegas’ Caesar’s Palace set on an absurdly awesome, Liberace-on-acid stage, screens at 1,300 cinemas nationwide and three days before a 40th anniversary re-release of his landmark, chart-topping album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road — packages ranging from offering everything from deluxe vinyl to vintage concerts as HD video downloads. This comes a year removed from all the attention for his nationally best-selling memoir, Love Is the Cure: On Life, Loss and the End of AIDS, all proceeds of which were all donated to the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

Elton John comes to New Orleans on tour with the same players well known for raucous-yet-flawless renditions of what is unabashedly a greatest-hits parade. So expect to hear such songwriting partner Bernie Taupin-penned tunes as “Satuday Night’s alright for Fighting,” “Bennie and the Jets” and his best-selling single “Candle in the Wind” that were introduced 40 years ago when we said hello to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Elton John & Band plays the Smoothie King Center (map) on Friday, March 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $77.