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Elton John concludes farewell tour in Stockholm
Pop star Elton John performs during his Farewell Yellow Brick Road farewell tour concert at Tele2 Arena. photo
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In Stockholm, the British pop star played many of his big hits again at the end of his tour. It could have been his last tour concert.
British pop star Elton John has ended his farewell tour, which may have lasted for many years. At his last appearance as part of the “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, which included more than 300 concerts, the 76-year-old played in the Swedish capital on Saturday evening Stockholm again many of his world hits like “Rocket Man”, “I’m Still Standing” and “Crocodile Rock”. Also “Candle in the Wind” could not be missing.
“Good evening, Stockholm! Well … this is it,” the 76-year-old called out to the tens of thousands of spectators after his first two songs in Stockholm’s Tele2 Arena. In suits with plenty of glitter elements, sparkling glasses, with the usual strong voice and nimble fingers on the piano, he then took his fans on a journey through his creative period of more than half a century in the almost two and a half hour show.
Elton John had already started the farewell tour in September 2018. Since then, it has been repeatedly interrupted due to the corona pandemic, among other things. In total, the Brit played over 300 concerts in the USA, Europe and Australia. With the concert tour he had broken several records – both in terms of length and income. According to the BBC, ticket sales brought in almost 816 million euros.
The pop musician had announced that he wanted to step back after the tour in order to be able to spend more time with his husband David Furnish and their two sons. “I’ve had the most wonderful career,” he said during his encore in Stockholm, before concluding the performance with the song “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” He left it open to what extent he could continue to be musically active in the future.