![]() UK fans lead the way in ticket sales followed by Australia, Germany, and the US according to viagogo’s ticket sales insights. Credit: Theo Wargo via Getty ImagesĮlton John tickets have sold this year for as low as 12 GBP at viagogo, the world’s largest ticket marketplace. The whole show was performed before a giant frame, full of Easter Eggs and nods to various albums, shows and musicals John was involved in while the visuals for the show featured archive footage as well as clips from The Simpsons, Rocketman and various TV adverts.Īt the end, John disappeared into the star-studded video wall behind the stage via a silver stair lift, an extravagant showman to the very end.Įlton John. It was the perfect way to round out a night that celebrated John’s impressive legacy. I won’t ever forget you but I want to spend the rest of my life with my boys,” he explained before the track, which was backed by video clips of his own glorious career. Released in 2021, the disco-infused song gave John his eighth Number One UK single and during the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, it deservedly received one of the biggest reactions of the night.Īfter a joyful, celebratory and positive trip down memory lane, Elton John closed out his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ show with a gorgeous, poignant rendition of ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’. As well as championing exciting, interesting new acts like Rina Sawayama and Yard Act, he also collaborated with Dua Lipa on ‘ Cold Heart’. It was impossible not to do the same.Įlton John is a living legend but in recent years, he’s refused to be defined by nostalgia. When he wasn’t hammering the piano or getting caught up in sublime rock & roll breakdowns, John was triumphantly punching the air, waving to the crowd and looking like he was having the absolute time of his life. However, there wasn’t a single moment where John wasn’t giving it his all. Speaking of enthusiasm, Elton John has played close to 300 shows on his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour and there’s another three months of touring still to go. The bar was set high from the very start. Live, John’s free-wheeling piano-playing gave the track a spirited enthusiasm while his impressive vocals sounded better than ever. ![]() The track may have been originally released in 1973 as part of ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ but fifty years later, it sounded as powerful as ever. It’s hard to command an arena from behind a piano, but from the opening hammer of ‘Bennie And The Jets’, Elton John had the undivided attention of every corner of London’s O2 Arena. ![]()
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