Elton John Confirms Retirement From Road, Announces Farewell Tour
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Written by Jon Stickler
Elton John has announced he will retire from touring following a farewell tour scheduled to get underway later this year.
After 50 years of performing around the world, the legendary singer-songwriter confirmed the news during a live-streamed event in New York earlier today. Speaking at the press conference, where he was interviewed by Anderson Cooper, he said:
"The announcement is that I am not going to be touring any more apart from the one that starts this September.
"My priorities have changed in my life. My priorities now are my children, my husband, my family. I thought the time is right to say thank you to my fans and say goodbye.
"In 2015, David and I sat down with a school schedule and I thought, I don’t want to miss too much of this.
"It doesn’t mean I’m not going to be creative, I’m just not going to tour anymore."
John dismissed recent reports that he was bowing out due to illness and added that he plans to play over 300 concerts in multiple countries for the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, which will start in North America this September and run until 2021 with UK and European shows in 2019.
Cities he will visit in the UK include Plymouth, Cardiff, Brighton, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester, with tickets going on sale in September. A date at Dublin's 3Arena has been confirmed for June 12 2019, with tickets on sale at 9am on February 9.
John is set to finish his Las Vegas residency in May after six years and 200 shows.
Elton John Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue January 30 2018 - NEW YORK New York - Theater at Madison Square Garden (USA)
Fri February 09 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sat February 10 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sun February 11 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Wed February 14 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Fri February 16 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sat February 17 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sun February 18 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Wed February 21 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Thu February 22 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sun February 25 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Tue February 27 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Thu March 01 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Fri March 02 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sat April 28 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sun April 29 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Tue May 01 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Wed May 02 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Fri May 04 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sat May 05 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Tue May 08 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Wed May 09 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Fri May 11 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sat May 12 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Tue May 15 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Thu May 17 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Fri May 18 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sat May 19 2018 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Caesars Palace - Colosseum (USA)
Sat September 08 2018 - ALLENTOWN Pennsylvania - PPL Center (USA)
Tue September 11 2018 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Wells Fargo Center (USA)
Wed September 12 2018 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Wells Fargo Center (USA)
Sat September 15 2018 - BUFFALO New York - Keybank Center (USA)
Sun September 16 2018 - UNIVERSITY PARK Pennsylvania - Bryce Jordan Center (USA)
Wed September 19 2018 - HARTFORD Connecticut - XL Center (USA)
Fri September 21 2018 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - Capital One Arena (USA)
Sat September 22 2018 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - Capital One Arena (USA)
Tue September 25 2018 - TORONTO Ontario - Air Canada Centre (Canada)
Wed September 26 2018 - TORONTO Ontario - Air Canada Centre (Canada)
Fri September 28 2018 - OTTAWA Ontario - Canadian Tire Centre (Canada)
Sat September 29 2018 - QUEBEC CITY Quebec - Videotron Centre (Canada)
Thu October 04 2018 - MONTREAL Quebec - Bell Centre (Canada)
Sat October 06 2018 - BOSTON Massachusetts - TD Garden (USA)
Wed October 10 2018 - PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania - PPG Paints Arena (USA)
Fri October 12 2018 - DETROIT Michigan - Little Caesars Arena (USA)
Mon October 15 2018 - GRAND RAPIDS Michigan - Van Andel Arena (USA)
Thu October 18 2018 - NEW YORK New York - Madison Square Garden (USA)
Fri October 19 2018 - NEW YORK New York - Madison Square Garden (USA)
Tue October 23 2018 - LOUISVILLE Kentucky - KFC Yum! Center (USA)
Wed October 24 2018 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Bridgestone Arena (USA)
Fri October 26 2018 - CHICAGO Illinois - United Center (USA)
Sat October 27 2018 - CHICAGO Illinois - United Center (USA)
Tue October 30 2018 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Scottrade Center (USA)
Fri November 02 2018 - COLUMBUS Ohio - Schottenstein Centre (USA)
Sat November 03 2018 - CLEVELAND Ohio - Quicken Loans Arena (USA)
Thu November 08 2018 - NEW YORK New York - Madison Square Garden (USA)
Fri November 23 2018 - FORT LAUDERDALE Florida - BBT Center (USA)
Sat November 24 2018 - MIAMI Florida - American Airlines Center (USA)
Tue November 27 2018 - ORLANDO Florida - Amway Center (USA)
Wed November 28 2018 - TAMPA Florida - Amalie Arena (USA)
Fri November 30 2018 - ATLANTA Georgia - Philips Arena (USA)
Sat December 01 2018 - ATLANTA Georgia - Philips Arena (USA)
Tue December 04 2018 - BIRMINGHAM AL Alabama - Legacy Arena (USA)
Thu December 06 2018 - NEW ORLEANS Louisiana - Smoothie King Center (USA)
Sat December 08 2018 - HOUSTON Texas - Toyota Center (USA)
Sun December 09 2018 - HOUSTON Texas - Toyota Center (USA)
Wed December 12 2018 - SAN ANTONIO Texas - ATT Center (USA)
Fri December 14 2018 - DALLAS Texas - American Airlines Center (USA)
Sat December 15 2018 - DALLAS Texas - American Airlines Center (USA)
Fri January 11 2019 - BOISE Idaho - Taco Bell Arena (USA)
Sat January 12 2019 - PORTLAND Oregon - Moda Center (USA)
Tue January 15 2019 - FRESNO California - Save Mart Center (USA)
Wed January 16 2019 - SACRAMENTO California - Golden 1 Center (USA)
Fri January 18 2019 - OAKLAND California - Oracle Arena (USA)
Sat January 19 2019 - SAN JOSE California - SAP Center (USA)
Tue January 22 2019 - LOS ANGELES California - Staples Center (USA)
Wed January 23 2019 - LOS ANGELES California - Staples Center (USA)
Sat January 26 2019 - GLENDALE Arizona - Gila River Arena (USA)
Tue January 29 2019 - SAN DIEGO California - Valley View Casino (USA)
Thu February 07 2019 - DENVER Colorado - Pepsi Center (USA)
Sat February 09 2019 - TULSA Oklahoma - BOK Center (USA)
Tue February 12 2019 - OMAHA Nebraska - CenturyLink Center (USA)
Wed February 13 2019 - KANSAS CITY Missouri - Sprint Center (USA)
Tue February 19 2019 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Wisconsin Entertainment and Spots Centre (USA)
Thu February 21 2019 - MINNEAPOLIS N - Target Center (USA)
Wed February 27 2019 - CINCINNATI Ohio - US Bank Arena (USA)
Fri March 01 2019 - ALBANY New York - Times Union Center (USA)
Fri March 08 2019 - BROOKLYN New York - Barclays Center (USA)
Tue March 12 2019 - RALEIGH North Carolina - PNC Arena (USA)
Wed March 13 2019 - COLUMBIA South Carolina - Colonial Life Arena (USA)
Fri March 15 2019 - JACKSONVILLE Florida - Veterans Memorial Arena (USA)
Thu May 02 2019 - VIENNA Stadthalle (Austria)
Sat May 04 2019 - KRAKOW Tauron Arena (Poland)
Tue May 07 2019 - PRAGUE O2 Arena (Czech Republic)
Thu May 09 2019 - BREMEN OVB Arena (Germany)
Sat May 11 2019 - STUTTGART Schleyerhalle (Germany)
Sun May 12 2019 - OBERHAUSEN KoPi Arena (Germany)
Wed May 15 2019 - AMSTERDAM Ziggodome (Netherlands)
Sat May 18 2019 - COPENHAGEN Royal Arena (Denmark)
Sun May 19 2019 - GOTHENBURG Scandinavium (Sweden)
Wed May 22 2019 - HANNOVER Tui Arena (Germany)
Thu May 23 2019 - ANTWERP Sportpaleis (Belgium)
Sun May 26 2019 - MUNICH Olympiahalle (Germany)
Sat June 01 2019 - WIESBADEN Bowling Green (Germany)
Wed June 12 2019 - DUBLIN 3Arena (Ireland)
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