Farewell Yellow Brick Road was the forty-ninth and final concert tour by English musician Elton John. It began in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, on 8 September 2018, and ended in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 July 2023. It consisted of 330 concerts worldwide.[1] The tour's name and its poster reference John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Tour by Elton John | |
Promotional poster | |
Location |
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Start date | 8 September 2018 |
End date | 8 July 2023 |
Legs | 9 |
No. of shows | 330 (including 2 festival shows) |
Attendance | 6.1 million |
Box office | $939.1 million |
Elton John concert chronology |
According to Billboard, the tour grossed $939.1 million from 328 shows,[2] making it the second highest-grossing tour of all time.
Background
editOn 24 January 2018, it was announced that Elton John would be retiring from touring and would soon embark on a three-year tour. The first concert was announced to take place at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 8 September 2018 followed by an extensive tour of the United States and Canada before moving on to Europe. John cited spending time with his family as the reason for his retirement. Tickets went on sale on 24 February and within hours tickets for the first 60 shows were sold out.[3]
Further North American tour dates were announced on 26 September 2018. John's official website stated: "Salt Lake City, Tacoma, Memphis, Charlotte and Western Canada as well as return dates in Toronto, Philadelphia, Nashville, Cleveland and more".[4] Thirteen days later, concerts were revealed for Lille, Paris, Bordeaux and Nîmes, taking place in Summer 2019.[5]
A Winter 2020 tour taking place in the United Kingdom and Ireland was announced on 8 November 2018. The original announcement detailed sixteen concerts taking place across England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was later postponed to 2021, along with the rest of the second European leg and the third North American leg, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7][8] On 15 September 2021, the European leg was postponed to 2023 after John sustained a hip injury.[9]
On 23 June 2021, a stadium leg was announced which was to go across Europe, North America and Oceania. It should have started in Frankfurt in the Deutsche Bank Park, but the new stadium stage had already been used in Oslo in the Telenor Arena. The stadium tour stopped in several major cities such as Milan, Paris, Liverpool, London, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington D.C., Las Vegas, in Los Angeles with three shows at Dodger Stadium, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.[10]
After it was announced in January 2022 that the tour would resume, music director Davey Johnstone stated that the band would wear masks and have tests every two days during the tour.[11] John's first show back took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. He had to temporarily postpone two shows in Dallas after testing positive for COVID-19 and experiencing mild symptoms, and resumed the tour again after making a full recovery. John would go on to perform tour dates across the UK and Europe for 2022 and 2023, when the tour wrapped up.[12][13][14] At the 27 March 2022 performance in Lincoln, Nebraska, a live hookup was established during the concert and Elton's Oscars charity benefit, which he had not missed in 30 years of hosting, but opted to perform in Lincoln on that date because of the postponements. During the 24 September 2022 performance at Washington, D.C., United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden invited John to perform at the White House, where he was presented with the National Humanities Medal.
On 2 December 2022, John announced the final show of his UK Tour would be headlining Glastonbury Festival in 2023 saying "There is no more fitting way to say goodbye to my British fans".[15] The show was watched by 120,000 people on site and with an average of 7.3 million viewers on BBC One, breaking the record of Diana Ross, who held it with 3.1 million viewers, making him the most watched festival act ever.[16]
The tour ended in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 July 2023.
Commercial performance
editJohn announced the farewell tour in January 2018 with arena legs in both North America and Europe, to begin in Pennsylvania in September 2018.[17] By the end of the first leg of the tour in North American arenas, on 18 March 2019, it had grossed over $125 million[18] and won a Billboard Music Award in the category Top Rock Tour.[19]
The tour's first three North American legs combined to $268.2 million over 116 shows, while his North American stadium run from July – Nov. 2022 brought in $222.1 million across 33 shows.[20] The tour's 2019 European arena leg grossed $49.9 million, while the 2022 European stadium leg grossed $69.2 million in 2022, resulting in a combined worldwide total of $749.9 million from 5 million tickets sold by November 2022.[21]
In January 2023, the Oceania leg grossed $40.9 million and sold 242,000 tickets.[22] In total, the Australia & NZ shows in 2020 & 2023 have sold 875,000 tickets alone.[23] By the end of the Oceania stadium leg in January 2023, Billboard reported that the tour has grossed $817.9 million from 278 shows and over 5.3 million tickets sold,[24] making it the highest-grossing tour of all-time after surpassing the previous record-holder, Ed Sheeran's ÷ Tour at $776.2 million. It became the first tour in history to surpass $800 million, and $900 million.[citation needed]
By the final show in July 2023, the tour surpassed $939.1 million in gross and 6.1 million ticket sales, extending the record for highest-grossing tour in history.[2]
Recordings
editOn 30 May 2018, it was announced that Elton John had partnered with Peex to personalise the volume for fans' concert experiences, plus recording the show to relive it.[25][26]
On 18 May 2022, Disney Original Documentary and Disney+ announced that John's November 2022 shows at Dodger Stadium would be recorded for a documentary titled Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and the Years That Made His Legend, directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish.[27] The film is slated to premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival as Elton John: Never Too Late.[28]
Before that, the Dodger Stadium concert on 20 November 2022 was livestreamed on Disney+ as Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium. That concert featured guest appearances by Brandi Carlile, Kiki Dee and Dua Lipa. The recording would go on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the 75th ceremony in 2024, allowing John to attain EGOT status.[29]
Elton's Glastonbury set on 25 June was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Radio 2.
Set list
editThe set list was changed several times during the tour. Starting from minor changes in terms of releasing and adding a few songs until the concert in Sydney on 7 March 2020, to a restructuring of the set list after the lockdown.
The first set list is from the concert in Stuttgart, Germany where the first set list was played, which was used in this form until John's last concert before the lockdown. This set list is characterized by the use of more deep cuts than the others. John played songs such as "Indian Sunset", "All the Girls Love Alice" and "Believe", which were rarely played live by John.
- "Bennie and the Jets"
- "All the Girls Love Alice"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "Border Song"
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "Indian Sunset"
- "Rocket Man"
- "Take Me to the Pilot"
- "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Levon"
- "Candle in the Wind"
- "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
- "Burn Down the Mission"
- "Daniel"
- "Believe"
- "Sad Songs"
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- "The Bitch Is Back"
- "I'm Still Standing"
- "Crocodile Rock"
- "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
- "Your Song"
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
The second set list was used from the first concert after the lockdown to the last concert of the tour, except for the Glastonbury Festival performance. This set sticks with John's greatest record and live hits, with the exception of the deep cut "Have Mercy on the Criminal".
- "Bennie and the Jets"
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "Border Song"
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "Have Mercy on the Criminal"
- "Rocket Man"
- "Take Me to the Pilot"
- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Levon"
- "Candle in the Wind"
- "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
- "Burn Down the Mission"
- "Sad Songs"
- "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- "The Bitch Is Back"
- "I'm Still Standing"
- "Crocodile Rock"
- "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
- "Cold Heart"
- "Your Song"
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
This set list is from Elton John's concert at the Glastonbury Festival, which was also his last concert in the UK.
- "Pinball Wizard"
- "The Bitch Is Back"
- "Bennie and the Jets"
- "Daniel"
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
- "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
- "Philadelphia Freedom"
- "Are You Ready for Love"
- "Sad Songs"
- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
- "Until I Found You"
- "Your Song"
- "Candle in the Wind"
- "Tiny Dancer"
- "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
- "Crocodile Rock"
- "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
- "I'm Still Standing"
- "Cold Heart"
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
- "Rocket Man"
Notes
edit- In many shows (e.g. on 4 June 2022 in Milan, on 19 May 2023 in Cologne and on 28 May 2023 in Antwerp), "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is also included between "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".
- During the show in Greensboro, North Carolina, on 19 April 2022, Elton John gave a shout-out to Nathan Chen for using his song "Rocket Man" during Chen's gold medal-winning performance at the Winter Olympics. Chen and other members of the figure skating team were in attendance at the concert.[30]
- Before the encore of John's final show on 8 July 2023, Coldplay appeared on the screen via a live broadcast from their Music of the Spheres concert in Gothenburg to send him a retirement message.[31]
- During the concert in Hannover, Germany on 22 May 2019, the song "Crocodile Rock" was not played.
Tour dates
editDate | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[32][33][34] | |||||
8 September 2018 | Allentown | United States | PPL Center | 8,983 / 8,983 | $1,492,859 |
11 September 2018 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 29,531 / 29,531 | $4,273,021 | |
12 September 2018 | |||||
15 September 2018 | Buffalo | KeyBank Center | 15,581 / 15,641 | $2,033,001 | |
16 September 2018 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center | 12,421 / 12,421 | $1,662,468 | |
19 September 2018 | Hartford | XL Center | 12,311 / 12,311 | $1,430,695 | |
21 September 2018 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena | 30,315 / 30,315 | $4,464,426 | |
22 September 2018 | |||||
25 September 2018 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | 31,886 / 31,886 | $3,590,343 |
26 September 2018 | |||||
28 September 2018 | Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre | 14,160 / 14,160 | $1,330,020 | |
29 September 2018 | Quebec City | Videotron Centre | 14,553 / 14,553 | $1,473,260 | |
4 October 2018 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 16,466 / 16,466 | $1,681,260 | |
6 October 2018 | Boston | United States | TD Garden | 13,946 / 14,168 | $1,953,520 |
9 October 2018 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | 11,984 / 11,984 | $1,648,995 | |
10 October 2018 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 14,452 / 14,452 | $1,998,879 | |
12 October 2018 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 30,218 / 30,218 | $4,037,241 | |
13 October 2018 | |||||
15 October 2018 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | 12,689 / 12,689 | $1,698,338 | |
18 October 2018 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 29,435 / 29,435 | $4,846,015 | |
19 October 2018 | |||||
23 October 2018 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 17,412 / 17,412 | $1,990,938 | |
24 October 2018 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,447 / 14,513 | $2,179,947 | |
26 October 2018 | Chicago | United Center | 31,066 / 31,066 | $4,431,187 | |
27 October 2018 | |||||
30 October 2018 | St. Louis | Enterprise Center | 15,495 / 15,495 | $1,867,478 | |
2 November 2018 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 14,399 / 14,399 | $1,708,401 | |
3 November 2018 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 16,252 / 16,252 | $1,923,705 | |
6 November 2018 | Boston | TD Garden | 14,073 / 14,073 | $2,047,084 | |
8 November 2018 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 29,514 / 29,514 | $5,178,733 | |
9 November 2018 | |||||
23 November 2018 | Sunrise | BB&T Center | 14,182 / 14,182 | $2,055,879 | |
24 November 2018 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 13,996 / 13,996 | $2,119,362 | |
30 November 2018 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | 24,920 / 24,920 | $3,310,272 | |
1 December 2018 | |||||
4 December 2018 | Birmingham | Legacy Arena | 13,774 / 13,774 | $1,466,013 | |
6 December 2018 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 14,573 / 14,573 | $1,807,489 | |
8 December 2018 | Houston | Toyota Center | 25,794 / 25,794 | $3,958,024 | |
9 December 2018 | |||||
12 December 2018 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 15,037 / 15,037 | $1,707,532 | |
14 December 2018 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 28,928 / 28,928 | $4,297,806 | |
15 December 2018 | |||||
11 January 2019 | Boise | Taco Bell Arena | 9,063 / 9,063 | $1,189,869 | |
12 January 2019 | Portland | Moda Center | 14,584 / 14,584 | $1,843,608 | |
15 January 2019 | Fresno | Save Mart Center | 12,271 / 12,271 | $1,677,265 | |
16 January 2019 | Sacramento | Golden 1 Center | 14,241 / 14,241 | $1,860,305 | |
18 January 2019 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 14,749 / 14,749 | $2,017,373 | |
19 January 2019 | San Jose | SAP Center | 13,835 / 13,835 | $1,992,673 | |
22 January 2019 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 57,213 / 57,213[a] | $8,513,984[a] | |
23 January 2019 | |||||
25 January 2019 | |||||
26 January 2019 | Glendale | Gila River Arena | 13,899 / 13,899 | $1,864,926 | |
29 January 2019 | San Diego | Pechanga Arena | 11,517 / 11,555 | $1,361,249 | |
30 January 2019 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | [a] | [a] | |
1 February 2019 | Inglewood | The Forum | 29,408 / 29,408 | $3,973,836 | |
2 February 2019 | |||||
6 February 2019 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 27,711 / 27,711 | $4,208,205 | |
7 February 2019 | |||||
9 February 2019 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 13,363 / 13,363 | $1,629,219 | |
12 February 2019 | Omaha | CHI Health Center Omaha | 14,738 / 14,738 | $1,811,131 | |
13 February 2019 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 14,292 / 14,292 | $1,974,229 | |
15 February 2019 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | 28,400 / 28,400 | $3,942,660 | |
16 February 2019 | |||||
21 February 2019 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 29,949 / 29,949 | $4,205,786 | |
22 February 2019 | |||||
27 February 2019 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | 13,456 / 13,456 | $1,678,397 | |
1 March 2019 | Albany | Times Union Center | 12,617 / 12,617 | $1,629,499 | |
2 March 2019 | Newark | Prudential Center | 13,949 / 13,949 | $2,141,546 | |
5 March 2019 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 29,821 / 29,821 | $5,249,700 | |
6 March 2019 | |||||
8 March 2019 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 30,108 / 30,108 | $4,295,346 | |
9 March 2019 | |||||
12 March 2019 | Raleigh | PNC Arena | 14,885 / 14,885 | $2,050,728 | |
13 March 2019 | Columbia | Colonial Life Arena | 13,331 / 13,331 | $1,833,220 | |
15 March 2019 | Jacksonville | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | 12,370 / 12,370 | $1,779,255 | |
16 March 2019 | Sunrise | BB&T Center | 14,517 / 14,517 | $2,109,042 | |
18 March 2019[b] | Orlando | Amway Center | 13,446 / 13,446 | $1,833,937 | |
Europe | |||||
1 May 2019 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | 20,565 / 20,565 | $2,706,734 |
2 May 2019 | |||||
4 May 2019 | Kraków | Poland | Tauron Arena Kraków | 13,972 / 13,972 | $1,164,007 |
7 May 2019 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | 13,722 / 13,722 | $1,500,712 |
9 May 2019 | Bremen | Germany | ÖVB Arena | 8,656 / 8,656 | $973,112 |
11 May 2019 | Stuttgart | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | 9,841 / 9,841 | $1,444,671 | |
12 May 2019 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | 10,139 / 10,139 | $1,204,533 | |
18 May 2019 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | 13,186 / 13,186 | $2,041,790 |
19 May 2019 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | 9,701 / 9,701 | $1,157,857 |
22 May 2019 | Hanover | Germany | TUI Arena | 9,808 / 9,920 | $1,101,335 |
23 May 2019 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 16,348 / 16,348 | $1,588,629 |
26 May 2019 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | 11,108 / 11,108 | $1,227,321 |
29 May 2019 | Verona | Italy | Verona Arena | 11,932 / 11,932 | $1,122,434 |
1 June 2019 | Wiesbaden | Germany | Bowling Green | 10,280 / 10,280 | $1,159,911 |
4 June 2019 | Bergen | Norway | Koengen | 22,500 / 22,500 | $2,201,784 |
6 June 2019 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | 13,279 / 13,279 | $2,076,110 |
8 June 2019 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | 12,551 / 12,551 | $1,022,623 |
9 June 2019 | Hove | England | First Central County Ground | 18,210 / 18,210 | $1,935,090 |
12 June 2019 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | 16,848 / 16,848 | $3,048,861 |
13 June 2019 | |||||
15 June 2019 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff City Stadium | 30,558 / 30,558 | $2,863,159 |
17 June 2019[c] | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | 12,764 / 12,764 | $1,025,363 |
18 June 2019 | Lille | France | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 26,517 / 26,517 | $2,630,997 |
20 June 2019 | Paris | AccorHotels Arena | 12,653 / 13,081 | $2,192,829 | |
22 June 2019 | Bordeaux | Arkéa Arena | 8,044 / 8,044 | $1,371,623 | |
23 June 2019[d] | Nîmes | Arena of Nîmes | 14,000 / 14,000 | $1,485,776 | |
26 June 2019 | Madrid | Spain | WiZink Center | 11,490 / 11,490 | $1,129,930 |
29 June 2019[e] | Montreux | Switzerland | Stadium Saussaz | 14,723 / 14,723 | $3,108,660 |
3 July 2019 | Graz | Austria | Messe Congress Graz | 9,675 / 9,675 | $1,318,618 |
5 July 2019 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | 11,532 / 11,532 | $1,277,077 |
7 July 2019[f] | Lucca | Italy | Mura Storiche | 19,737 / 19,737 | $2,266,040 |
North America | |||||
4 September 2019 | Salt Lake City | United States | Vivint Smart Home Arena | 13,521 / 13,521 | $1,802,270 |
6 September 2019 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 31,274 / 31,274 | $4,596,868 | |
7 September 2019 | |||||
10 September 2019 | Anaheim | Honda Center | 27,870 / 27,870 | $3,776,139 | |
11 September 2019 | |||||
13 September 2019 | San Francisco | Chase Center | 28,380 / 28,380 | $4,374,647 | |
15 September 2019 | |||||
17 September 2019 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 38,728 / 38,728 | $5,833,950 | |
18 September 2019 | |||||
21 September 2019 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 45,425 / 45,425 | $5,329,012 |
22 September 2019 | |||||
24 September 2019 | |||||
27 September 2019 | Edmonton | Rogers Place | 30,806 / 30,806 | $3,216,169 | |
28 September 2019 | |||||
1 October 2019 | Saskatoon | SaskTel Centre | 26,380 / 26,380 | $2,615,473 | |
2 October 2019 | |||||
4 October 2019 | Winnipeg | Bell MTS Place | 25,283 / 25,283 | $2,725,778 | |
5 October 2019 | |||||
19 October 2019[g] | Milwaukee | United States | Fiserv Forum | 13,012 / 13,012 | $1,718,769 |
23 October 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | 32,202 / 32,202 | $3,767,643 |
24 October 2019[h] | |||||
28 October 2019 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | 14,624 / 14,624 | $2,320,071 |
30 October 2019 | Memphis | FedExForum | 14,435 / 14,435 | $1,825,808 | |
1 November 2019 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | 23,708 / 23,708 | $3,897,797 | |
2 November 2019 | |||||
4 November 2019[i] | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 14,961 / 14,961 | $2,190,160 | |
6 November 2019 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | 15,834 / 15,834 | $2,163,283 | |
8 November 2019 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 31,230 / 31,230 | $4,608,305 | |
9 November 2019 | |||||
11 November 2019 | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | 16,621 / 16,621 | $2,168,485 | |
13 November 2019 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 15,011 / 15,011 | $2,182,135 | |
15 November 2019 | Boston | TD Garden | 14,112 / 14,112 | $2,046,734 | |
16 November 2019 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | 12,125 / 12,125 | $1,722,978 | |
Oceania[44] | |||||
30 November 2019 | Perth | Australia | Perth Oval | 44,079 / 45,415 | $5,965,750 |
1 December 2019 | |||||
4 December 2019 | Adelaide | Adelaide Botanic Park | 32,523 / 32,966 | $3,603,260 | |
5 December 2019 | |||||
7 December 2019[j] | Geelong | Mt Duneed Estate | 20,849 / 20,849 | $2,160,861 | |
10 December 2019 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 51,556 / 52,838 | $7,994,560 | |
11 December 2019 | |||||
14 December 2019 | |||||
15 December 2019 | |||||
18 December 2019 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 21,425 / 23,210 | $2,979,870 | |
19 December 2019 | |||||
21 December 2019 | Sydney | First State Super Theatre | 16,337 / 16,407 | $2,752,960 | |
23 December 2019 | |||||
7 January 2020 | Qudos Bank Arena | 44,438 / 44,438[k] | $6,235,455[k] | ||
9 January 2020 | |||||
11 January 2020 | Hunter Valley | Hope Estate Winery | 38,200 / 38,343 | $5,217,200 | |
12 January 2020 | |||||
14 January 2020 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | [l] | [m] | |
16 January 2020 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 10,830 / 10,892 | $1,568,700 | |
18 January 2020[j] | Mount Cotton | Sirromet Wines | 26,185 / 26,185 | $3,229,690 | |
19 January 2020[j] | |||||
22 January 2020 | Bathurst | Carrington Park | 19,149 / 20,063 | $2,330,340 | |
25 January 2020 | Macedon | Hanging Rock | 40,327 / 40,327 | $4,456,150 | |
26 January 2020 | |||||
29 January 2020[j] | Wahgunyah | All Saints Estate Winery | 11,175 / 11,175 | $1,324,180 | |
31 January 2020[j] | Coldstream | Rochford Winery Yarra Valley | 24,440 / 24,440 | $2,699,520 | |
1 February 2020[j] | |||||
4 February 2020 | Dunedin | New Zealand | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 33,731 / 34,035 | $4,117,990 |
6 February 2020 | Napier | Mission Estate Winery | 52,979 / 52,979 | $5,838,600 | |
15 February 2020[n] | |||||
16 February 2020[o] | Auckland | Mount Smart Stadium | 35,350 / 35,453 | $4,825,850 | |
22 February 2020 | Melbourne | Australia | AAMI Park | 29,967 / 30,536 | $4,430,850 |
25 February 2020 | Coffs Harbour | Coffs Harbour International Stadium | 33,055 / 33,241 | $3,992,190 | |
26 February 2020 | |||||
29 February 2020 | Townsville | North Queensland Stadium | 21,535 / 21,817 | $2,323,100 | |
3 March 2020 | Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 30,023 / 30,023 | $4,363,793 | |
4 March 2020 | |||||
7 March 2020 | Sydney | Western Sydney Stadium | 26,596 / 26,596 | $4,311,638 | |
North America[p][47][48][49] | |||||
19 January 2022 | New Orleans | United States | Smoothie King Center | 14,454 / 14,454 | $1,972,978 |
21 January 2022 | Houston | Toyota Center | 25,951 / 25,951 | $4,243,554 | |
22 January 2022 | |||||
29 January 2022 | North Little Rock | Simmons Bank Arena | 15,482 / 15,482 | $2,476,445 | |
30 January 2022 | Oklahoma City | Paycom Center | 13,393 / 13,393 | $1,865,204 | |
1 February 2022 | Kansas City | T-Mobile Center | 13,741 / 13,741 | $2,368,483 | |
4 February 2022 | Chicago | United Center | 30,467 / 30,467 | $5,436,666 | |
5 February 2022 | |||||
8 February 2022 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 28,278 / 28,278 | $5,175,499 | |
9 February 2022 | |||||
22 February 2022 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 29,893 / 29,893 | $6,860,968 | |
23 February 2022 | |||||
25 February 2022 | Newark | Prudential Center | 13,889 / 13,889 | $2,674,238 | |
27 February 2022 | Hollywood | Hard Rock Live | 6,519 / 6,519 | $2,991,322 | |
1 March 2022 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 29,365 / 29,365 | $4,907,543 | |
2 March 2022 | |||||
5 March 2022 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | 24,428 / 24,428 | $4,358,411 | |
6 March 2022 | |||||
10 March 2022[q] | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 28,661 / 28,661 | $5,693,417 | |
11 March 2022[r] | |||||
19 March 2022 | Fargo | Fargodome | 20,896 / 20,896 | $3,135,020 | |
22 March 2022 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 30,517 / 30,517 | $5,696,798 | |
23 March 2022 | |||||
26 March 2022 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | 12,866 / 12,866 | $1,942,673 | |
27 March 2022 | Lincoln | Pinnacle Bank Arena | 13,143 / 13,143 | $2,147,508 | |
30 March 2022 | St. Louis | Enterprise Center | 13,801 / 13,801 | $2,312,462 | |
1 April 2022[s] | Indianapolis | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | 14,789 / 14,789 | $2,312,462 | |
2 April 2022 | Milwaukee | Fiserv Forum | 12,714 / 12,714 | $1,825,203 | |
5 April 2022 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | 11,939 / 11,939 | $1,889,981 | |
8 April 2022 | Knoxville | Thompson–Boling Arena | 15,842 / 15,842 | $2,619,600 | |
9 April 2022 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 15,974 / 15,974 | $2,338,510 | |
12 April 2022 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 14,382 / 14,382 | $2,289,637 | |
13 April 2022 | Hershey | Giant Center | 14,488 / 14,488 | $2,481,655 | |
16 April 2022 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 17,496 / 17,496 | $2,222,386 | |
19 April 2022 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 15,635 / 15,635 | $2,592,331 | |
20 April 2022 | Columbia | Colonial Life Arena | 13,400 / 13,400 | $1,876,370 | |
23 April 2022 | Jacksonville | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | 12,599 / 12,599 | $2,283,615 | |
24 April 2022 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 14,774 / 14,774 | $2,210,391 | |
27 April 2022 | Orlando | Amway Center | 13,555 / 13,555 | $1,957,787 | |
28 April 2022 | Miami | FTX Arena | 14,230 / 14,230 | $2,991,909 | |
Europe | |||||
21 May 2022 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | 38,989 / 38,989 | $3,638,883 |
22 May 2022 | |||||
27 May 2022 | Frankfurt | Germany | Deutsche Bank Park | 32,693 / 32,693 | $4,041,393 |
29 May 2022 | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 30,781 / 30,781 | $3,705,765 | |
1 June 2022 | Bern | Switzerland | Stadion Wankdorf | 19,936 / 19,936 | $4,023,776 |
4 June 2022 | Milan | Italy | San Siro | 48,885 / 48,885 | $4,532,457 |
7 June 2022 | Horsens | Denmark | CASA Arena Horsens | 25,000 / 25,000 | $3,686,404 |
9 June 2022 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome | 32,623 / 32,623 | $3,663,843 |
11 June 2022 | Paris | France | Paris La Défense Arena | 62,220 / 62,220 | $9,846,099 |
12 June 2022 | |||||
15 June 2022 | Norwich | England | Carrow Road | 22,989 / 22,989 | $3,672,322 |
17 June 2022 | Liverpool | Anfield | 34,666 / 34,666 | $4,659,375 | |
19 June 2022 | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 33,771 / 33,771 | $4,609,018 | |
22 June 2022 | Bristol | Ashton Gate | 42,090 / 42,090[t] | $5,906,700[t] | |
24 June 2022[u] | London | Hyde Park | — | — | |
26 June 2022 | Bristol | Ashton Gate | —[t] | —[t] | |
29 June 2022 | Swansea | Wales | Swansea.com Stadium | 18,439 / 18,439 | $2,468,309 |
1 July 2022 | Cork | Ireland | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 31,821 / 31,821 | $4,514,326 |
3 July 2022 | Watford | England | Vicarage Road | 38,357 / 38,357 | $6,218,612 |
4 July 2022 | |||||
North America | |||||
15 July 2022 | Philadelphia | United States | Citizens Bank Park | 38,870 / 38,870 | $6,263,878 |
18 July 2022 | Detroit | Comerica Park | 33,838 / 33,838 | $4,267,268 | |
23 July 2022 | East Rutherford | MetLife Stadium | 99,827 / 99,827 | $14,876,417 | |
24 July 2022 | |||||
27 July 2022 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | 96,039 / 96,039 | $16,681,506 | |
28 July 2022 | |||||
30 July 2022 | Cleveland | Progressive Field | 38,495 / 38,495 | $5,812,888 | |
5 August 2022 | Chicago | Soldier Field | 48,413 / 48,413 | $7,118,811 | |
7 September 2022 | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | 88,493 / 88,493 | $12,758,371 |
8 September 2022 | |||||
10 September 2022 | Syracuse | United States | JMA Wireless Dome | 37,231 / 37,231 | $6,606,217 |
13 September 2022 | Charleston | Credit One Stadium | 12,178 / 12,178 | $2,800,325 | |
16 September 2022 | Pittsburgh | PNC Park | 38,058 / 38,058 | $5,677,913 | |
18 September 2022 | Charlotte | Bank of America Stadium | 49,349 / 49,394 | $7,442,573 | |
22 September 2022 | Atlanta | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 47,156 / 47,156 | $7,843,802 | |
24 September 2022 | Washington, D.C. | Nationals Park | 39,434 / 39,434 | $7,193,710 | |
30 September 2022 | Arlington | Globe Life Field | 38,316 / 38,316 | $6,876,473 | |
2 October 2022 | Nashville | Nissan Stadium | 48,368 / 48,368 | $7,700,419 | |
8 October 2022 | Santa Clara | Levi's Stadium | 77,554 / 77,554 | $13,424,470 | |
9 October 2022 | |||||
16 October 2022 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 37,806 / 37,806 | $8,301,505 | |
17 October 2022 | |||||
21 October 2022 | Vancouver | Canada | BC Place | 78,700 / 78,700 | $11,875,443 |
22 October 2022 | |||||
29 October 2022 | San Antonio | United States | Alamodome | 49,240 / 49,240 | $8,296,026 |
1 November 2022 | Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium | 45,792 / 45,792 | $7,832,026 | |
4 November 2022 | Denver | Ball Arena | 12,949 / 12,949 | $4,336,028 | |
9 November 2022 | San Diego | Petco Park | 38,828 / 38,828 | $8,842,163 | |
11 November 2022 | Phoenix | Chase Field | 99,394 / 99,394 | $15,682,863 | |
12 November 2022 | |||||
17 November 2022 | Los Angeles | Dodger Stadium | 142,970 / 142,970 | $23,462,993 | |
19 November 2022 | |||||
20 November 2022[v] | |||||
Oceania[53][54] | |||||
8 January 2023 | Newcastle | Australia | McDonald Jones Stadium | 47,230 / 47,230 | $8,424,664 |
10 January 2023 | |||||
13 January 2023 | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 58,129 / 58,129 | $10,282,598 | |
14 January 2023 | |||||
17 January 2023 | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 65,327 / 65,327 | $11,274,550 | |
18 January 2023 | |||||
21 January 2023 | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 43,500 / 43,500 | $6,950,826 | |
24 January 2023 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Orangetheory Stadium | 27,867 / 27,867 | $3,964,296 |
Europe[w] | |||||
23 March 2023 | Liverpool | England | M&S Bank Arena | 18,730 / 18,730 | $3,138,562 |
24 March 2023 | |||||
26 March 2023 | Birmingham | Resorts World Arena | 12,159 / 12,159 | $2,077,333 | |
28 March 2023 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | 17,030 / 17,030 | $3,309,770 |
29 March 2023 | |||||
31 March 2023 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | SSE Arena | 8,224 / 8,224 | $1,565,824 |
2 April 2023 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 164,963 / 164,963[x] | $28,062,692[x] |
4 April 2023 | |||||
5 April 2023 | |||||
8 April 2023 | |||||
9 April 2023 | |||||
12 April 2023 | |||||
13 April 2023 | |||||
16 April 2023 | |||||
17 April 2023 | |||||
27 April 2023 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | 11,556 / 11,556 | $1,783,016 |
2 May 2023 | Hamburg | Barclays Arena | 35,468 / 35,468 | $5,769,268 | |
4 May 2023 | |||||
5 May 2023 | |||||
8 May 2023 | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 36,293 / 36,293 | $5,896,665 | |
10 May 2023 | |||||
11 May 2023 | |||||
16 May 2023 | Cologne | Lanxess Arena | 44,701 / 44,701 | $6,392,290 | |
18 May 2023 | |||||
19 May 2023 | |||||
22 May 2023 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | 28,138 / 28,138 | $3,392,473 |
23 May 2023 | |||||
27 May 2023 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 37,487 / 37,487 | $4,829,492 |
28 May 2023 | |||||
30 May 2023 | London | England | The O2 Arena | —[x] | —[x] |
31 May 2023 | Manchester | AO Arena | 44,178 / 44,178 | $7,436,134 | |
2 June 2023 | |||||
3 June 2023 | |||||
6 June 2023 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | 10,741 / 10,741 | $3,199,513 | |
8 June 2023 | Birmingham | Utilita Arena Birmingham | 38,747 / 38,747 | $5,869,785 | |
10 June 2023 | |||||
11 June 2023 | |||||
13 June 2023 | Aberdeen | Scotland | P&J Live | 20,301 / 20,301 | $3,046,642 |
15 June 2023 | |||||
17 June 2023 | Glasgow | OVO Hydro | 23,754 / 23,754 | $4,215,054 | |
18 June 2023 | |||||
21 June 2023 | Paris | France | Accor Arena | 39,502 / 39,502[y] | $6,586,575[y] |
25 June 2023[z] | Pilton | England | Worthy Farm | — | — |
27 June 2023 | Paris | France | Accor Arena | —[y] | —[y] |
28 June 2023 | |||||
1 July 2023 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | 21,000 / 21,000 | $4,822,555 |
2 July 2023 | |||||
5 July 2023 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | 13,458 / 13,458 | $2,283,490 |
7 July 2023 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tele2 Arena | 72,300 / 72,300 | $7,635,445 |
8 July 2023 | |||||
Total | 5,994,810 / 6,003,519 (99.85%) | $891,832,542 |
Cancelled shows
editDate | City | Country | Venue | Cause |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 May 2019 | Verona | Italy | Verona Arena | Heavy cold[56] |
11 December 2020 | Liverpool | England | M&S Bank Arena | Unforeseen circumstances[57] |
21 September 2021 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena | Failure to find a replacement venue due to Russian ownership of the arena[58][59] |
22 September 2021 | ||||
14 February 2022 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | COVID-19 restrictions in Canada[60] |
15 February 2022 | ||||
18 February 2022 | Montreal | Bell Centre | ||
19 February 2022 | ||||
4 November 2022 | Houston | United States | Minute Maid Park | Updated 2022 MLB postseason schedule[61] |
27 January 2023 | Auckland | New Zealand | Mt Smart Stadium | 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods[62][63] |
28 January 2023 | ||||
13 May 2023 | Mannheim | Germany | SAP Arena | Virus infection[64] |
Personnel
edit- Elton John – lead vocals, piano
- Davey Johnstone – guitars, backing vocals,[aa] music director
- Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals
- Matt Bissonette – bass guitar, backing vocals
- John Mahon – percussion, backing vocals
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- John Jorgenson – guitar, backing vocals (1 May 2019 – 7 July 2019)
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d Boxscore data is combined for shows on 22, 23, 25 and 30 January 2019
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 27 November 2018, but was postponed due to John contracting an ear infection.[35]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 15 May 2019, but was postponed due to band illness.[36]
- ^ Part of the Festival de Nîmes.[37]
- ^ Part of the Montreux Jazz Festival.[38] Originally scheduled to take place at Auditorium Stravinski on 29 and 30 June 2019, the venue was moved due to production demands.
- ^ Part of the Lucca Summer Festival.[39][40]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 19 February 2019, but was postponed due to necessary technical production adjustments.[41]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 22 October 2019, but was postponed due to Toronto Raptors' Home Opener.[42]
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 28 November 2018, but was postponed due to John contracting an ear infection.[43]
- ^ a b c d e f Part of A Day on the Green.[45]
- ^ a b Boxscore combined with the boxscore from 7–9 January 2020.
- ^ Boxscore combined with the boxscore from 7–9 January 2020.
- ^ Boxscore combined with the boxscore from 7–9 January 2020.
- ^ Originally scheduled for 8 February 2020.
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 9 February. John then ended the show early due to loss of voice, having been diagnosed with walking pneumonia earlier that day.[46]
- ^ The third North American leg was scheduled to take place from 26 March to 8 July 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ The shows in Dallas on 10 & 11 March 2023 were originally scheduled for 25 & 26 January, but were postponed due to John's extraction of Covid.
- ^ The shows in Dallas on 10 & 11 March 2023 were originally scheduled for 25 & 26 January, but were postponed due to John's extraction of Covid.
- ^ Originally scheduled to take place on 25 October 2019, but John postponed it to 26 October due to illness. It was then moved to 26 March 2020 to accommodate with Toronto's rescheduled date, until finally being moved to 1 April because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[50] After being rescheduled to 26 October 2019, the concert was postponed again to 26 March 2020 due to John falling ill.[51]
- ^ a b c d Boxscore data is combined for shows on 22 and 26 June 2022
- ^ The 24 June 2022 concert in London is part of American Express Presents BST Hyde Park.[52]
- ^ This concert was livestreamed on Disney+ worldwide.
- ^ This leg was originally set to take place from September to December 2021, but were rescheduled due to John's hip injury https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58582258
- ^ a b c d Boxscore data is combined for shows on 22 and 26 June 2022
- ^ a b c d Boxscore data is combined for shows on 22 and 26 June 2022
- ^ The 25 June 2023 concert in Pilton is part of the Glastonbury Festival.[55]
- ^ On 22 March 2019 it was announced that Johnstone would temporarily leave the tour for the necessary surgery and recovery period, following a persistent shoulder injury.[65]
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