Elton John has mentioned that he’s nonetheless “attempting to course of” his farewell tour coming to an finish following the ultimate efficiency final weekend.
The British pop star kicked off the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Highway’ tour in 2018 with the intention of hanging up his touring boots in 2021. Nonetheless, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and John struggling a hip damage, many exhibits and to be postponed.
John held the ultimate live performance of the tour at Stockholm’s Tele2 Area on Saturday (July 8). Following the present, he shared his ideas concerning the tour ending on his Instagram web page. “Once we set off on my ultimate tour in 2018, I couldn’t have foreseen in my wildest desires the twists and turns and the highs and lows this tour – and the entire world – would have skilled within the subsequent 5 years,” he wrote alongside video footage from the tour.
“And each step the best way, my followers have been there. You could have caught with me, you could have supported me, you could have been affected person and you’ve got stored turning out for each single final present.”
Writing particularly concerning the ultimate evening in Sweden, John described the present as “magical” and mentioned he was nonetheless “attempting to course of it”. “I don’t assume it should sink in for some time but that I’m lastly completed touring,” he added. “I can’t let you know how a lot I’m going to overlook you all and the way a lot your help has humbled me – it should stick with me perpetually.”
In one other put up, John thanked the large group who labored on the tour world wide. “Thanks from the underside of my coronary heart for making each efficiency an unforgettable expertise and filling the final 5 years of the farewell tour with recollections I’ll always remember,” he wrote.
The ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Highway’ tour featured the star making a shocking cease at Glastonbury 2023 to headline the Somerset pageant. The efficiency broke viewing figures on the BBC, with 7.3million viewers tuning in for the set – 3 times the quantity that watched Paul McCartney prime the invoice on the pageant in 2022.
Throughout the present, John was joined by Gabriels frontman Jacob Lusk, up-and-comer Stephen Sanchez, Rina Sawayama and The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, although rumours previous to the set included Britney Spears.
In a five-star evaluate of the set, NME wrote: “We have been spoiled tonight. Flares gentle the sky, associates maintain each other and an epic firework finale sees us right into a monumental nearer of ‘Rocket Man’. His one stage transfer (rising from the piano, arms outstretched, and smiling) is all he wants. The songs and his coronary heart do the remainder. Everybody right here is on his aspect. Go on Reg.”
