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