His Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will end in July 2023, with Sir Elton confirming that he “will not be going on tour again” after this.

As reported by the Metro, Sir Elton has expressed the difficulty that touring causes, with him looking forward to “a little bit of freedom” to spend with his husband, David Furnish and their two sons, Zachary and Elijah. He explained, “Touring is exhausting for me now, and it takes me away from my family and my children.”

However, his fans can still hope to see him perform in the future, as he shared that “there may be the odd show.”

The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour began back in 2018 and has become the most lucrative tour in music history. The tour has already earned £678million with two months still left to go, and it is estimated that the tour will earn approximately £798million upon its completion. Sir Elton has very much challenged himself on this tour, with him having performed 330 shows in total by the end of the tour’s run.

To keep it interesting for himself and fans alike, Sir Elton’s setlists have varied from show to show, with the epics such as “Rocket Man” and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” being accompanied by lesser known tracks including “Burn Down the Mission” and “Have Mercy on the Criminal.”

Sir Elton has also recorded a concert movie, Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium, available to watch on Disney+. The movie documents his final North American show, featuring special guests and explosive performances of his biggest hits from a career spanning many decades.

Despite suggesting that shows outside of his tour could be on the cards, Sir Elton did recently turn down the opportunity to perform at King Charles III’s Coronation Concert. This came as a surpise to fans, as Sir Elton has been a firm favourite of the Royals for many years, famously forming close relationships with Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II.

Sir Elton performed a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her passing in September 2022, as well as attending Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011, and performing at the luncheon of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding in 2018.

Sir Elton is also close friends with King Charles and Queen Camilla, having invited the pair to his own wedding to David Furnish back in 2005.

Sir Elton’s lack of attendance was not meant to be viewed as a snub however, with his team confirming to Rolling Stone that it was simply due to scheduling conflicts.

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The documentary will centre around the early stages of Sir John’s career and his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. The singer is currently on the European leg of the tour and will next perform in Frankfurt on 27th May 2022. The new film will contain never before seen archived videos including recent footage of the iconic pianist and his family, unrevealed footage of concerts spanning over fifty years, new and exclusive interviews and entries from the artist’s handwritten diaries.

Set to be helmed by a stellar team, the hotly anticipated documentary will be produced and co-directed by Sir John’s husband David Furnish and the talented director and filmmaker R.J. Cutler. The American director has become known for his work for the popular tv series Nashville and the insightful documentary The September Issue, Cutler is also responsible for the Billie Eilish music documentary, Billie Eilish: The Word’s a Little Blurry.

Speaking on the “Tiny Dancer” singer’s upcoming feature, Cutler has given the following statement, “What a thrill and an honour it is that David Furnish and I get to create this intimate and unique look at one of the world’s most celebrated artists. As it has for so many others, Elton John’s music has had deep meaning for me for decades, and this opportunity is nothing short of a career highlight and privilege.”

Furnish has also provided a statement concerning the soon to be released film, “Elton and I could not think of a better collaborator than R.J. Cutler for a film that represents more than just Elton’s career — it’s his life. From the Troubadour to Dodger Stadium, we knew that R.J. would help guide Elton’s story and its many layers in a way that feels authentic and evocative. We’re ecstatic to be working together.”

CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Chapek has commented on the forthcoming documentary and expresses the platform’s excitement to be involved within the project,  “There are no superlatives left to describe Elton John and his impact on music and culture — he’s simply unrivaled. Like a good Disney story, Elton’s music has both universal appeal and the ability to connect with audiences on a deeply personal level. He has been part of the Disney family since 1994 when he helped make ‘The Lion King’ an instant classic, and we could not be more excited to collaborate with him on this new documentary.”

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The singer recently made headlines for his triumphant performance at the star-studded Platinum Jubilee concert. Fans who missed the singer’s set will soon be able to see him live again in the UK. Sir John will bring his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour to Norwich on 15th June 2022 and will perform four more Uk dates before embarking on the North American leg of his tour. Despite starting in 2018 the tour suffered scheduling issues due to Covid-19, the singer’s concluding shows of 2022 will be held at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium show from 17th-20th November 2022.

Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour UK Dates

15/06/2022 – Carrow Road – Norwich
17/06 – Anfield Stadium – Liverpool
19/06 – Stadium Of Light – Sunderland
22/06 – Ashton Gate Stadium – Bristol
29/06 – Liberty Stadium – Swansea

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John first announced his farewell tour back in January of 2018, embarking on the first leg of the tour in North America in September of the same year, and kicking it off with a show at the PPL Centre in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Since then, he has performed several more times across North America, Europe and Oceania, unfortunately having to take a premature break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following a show in Sydney, Australia on the 7^th of March 2020. Originally, the tour was scheduled to finish in December of 2020.

In July of 2020, it was announced that John had rescheduled the UK and European dates of his final tour to 2021, with the first rescheduled show to take place at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany on September 1^st.

Since then, Elton has sadly sustained an unexpected injury over the summer, following an accidental fall, as described in his statement: “At the end of my summer I fell awkwardly on a hard surface and have been in considerable pain and discomfort in my hip ever since”. The star has assured fans that whilst the injury was substantial enough to currently prevent him from re-embarking on his tour, he is doing all he can to make a full recovery: “I will be undertaking a program of intensive physiotherapy that will ensure a full recovery and a return to mobility without pain.” 

Despite the injury, Elton has made it clear that he still intends to play an upcoming charity gig on September 25th for the Global Citizen, and hopes that he can set out on the next North American dates of the tour in January 2022. Furthermore, he will be releasing a new album entitled The Lockdown Sessions, which features an array of pop icons such as Stevie Nicks, Dua Lipa and Eddie Vedder. The album is currently available for pre-order.

The full statement was published on John’s website and his various social media accounts and can be seen below.

Important update on my Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.#EltonFarewellTour pic.twitter.com/qyPY2H0t9k

— Elton John (@eltonofficial) September 16, 2021

The rescheduled UK tour dates are listed below. More information regarding the tour as well as tickets are available here.

02/04/2023 – The O2, London
04/04 – The O2, London
05/04 – The O2, London
08/04 – The O2, London
09/04 – The O2, London
12/04– The O2, London
12/04– The O2, London
16/04– The O2, London
17/04– The O2, London
19/04– Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
22/04– M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
23/04 –M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
31/05 – AO Arena, Manchester
02/06 – AO Arena, Manchester
03/06 – AO Arena, Manchester
06/06 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
10/06 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
11/06 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
13/06 – P&J Live, Aberdeen
15/06 – P&J Live, Aberdeen
17/06 – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
18/06 – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

The documentary is being made by Elton John’s guitarist Davey Johnstone, who has delayed the film for six years to avoid clashing with the Rocketman biopic and Elton’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. He feared the public would be bombarded with Elton John content and it would slip through the cracks.

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Davey Johnstone spoke on the Greatest Music Of All Time podcast about getting the seal of approval from Elton John and his husband David Furnish; “I had a lovely conversation with David the other day in which they were really happy that I was going ahead and doing it again. Quite honestly I would never do anything, especially of a documentary nature, about anything we did without them being OK with it. So with this documentary we are in the throes right now of putting together all the last things we need.”

Regarding a potential release date for the new film, he added: “There are two more interviews we are looking to get and we will probably be finished with all the recording by late January and then we will go into editing and we will be ready about Easter.” He also gave a sneak peek saying; “The show will ­feature John Lennon on the night he came on stage and played Madison Square ­Garden with us for Thanksgiving in New York in 1974.”