When you're Sir Elton John, this is how you say goodbye: in a Vancouver arena packed to the rafters. It's a mid-way stop on a three-year road trip around the world. After this, he says he's never touring again."Yeah, this is the end of schlepping," he said backstage. "I'm ...
Elton John is a singer, pianist, and composer who created one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in pop history with Bernie Taupin.
Elton John just announced he is officially retiring from touring — but not before a 300-show extravaganza that will take him to every continentAlison Millington
Sir Elton John wrapped up his 50-plus year career with a farewell tour, which came to a close on July 8 in Stockholm, Sweden. "What a journey this tour has been and now we find ourselves at the end of it. Tonight is the final night," John shared on social media ahead of the sh...
appearance at Glastonbury, Elton John gave the last-ever performance of his five-decade-long touring career on Saturday night in Stockholm. John closed out the final stop of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour with “Your Song” and, of course, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.”“You have no ...
(John did perform recently at a concert with Joni Mitchell.) The decision also came in part because of the toll touring had taken on his body. “To be honest with you, there’s not much of me left. I don’t have tonsils, adenoids or an appendix. I don’t have a prost...
The executive turned his attention back to the suffering artist, saying, “Elton, are you fucking insane? Now get off the phone and go back to bed.” John didn’t note whether or not he did, but he’s never again been known to demand a change to the way the universe works just bec...
Elton John When typing musicians, actors, and other performers, it’s important to distinguish between the person and the personas they adopt on the stage or the screen. Elton John, the performer, is famous for his flamboyant flair for the dramatic, but how does that match up with Elton Jo...
Hard to imagine John himself would ever want to induce a woman onto a bus in the first place, much less head West on it. And then, even as John collected Rolls-Royces and embarked on a jet-setting lifestyle that would span nearly five decades, again and again he delivered Taupin’s ...
Three years ago, John began discussing finally slowing down to spend more time with his young family. “I’ve had lots of time off with my children, and it’s all got to change now that [my son] Zachary is starting school,” hetoldRolling Stone. “I’ve got to be off when half-...