At age 75, Elton John seemed to be in superb type when he introduced his Farewell Yellow Brick Highway tour to Soldier Area in Chicago on Friday.
The legendary British crooner turned again the clock and delivered lots of his hits from his six-decade profession.
The tour — which kicked off within the US in Allentown, Pennsylvania, again in September 2018 — has endured a number of postponements as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and, at instances, John’s well being.
He is nonetheless standing! Elton John, 75, seemed to be in superb type when he introduced his Farewell Yellow Brick Highway tour to Soldier Area in Chicago on Friday evening
John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight) and his band kicked into the set opener with a rousing rendition of Bennie And The Jets, all whereas he flashed his megawatt smile from behind the piano.
However with the band sounding tight and stuffed with power, it did not take lengthy earlier than he received up from his seat to have interaction with the viewers. Â
Decked out in a black tuxedo blazer, crammed with an assortment of embroideries and black pants, the Pinner, Middlesex, England native labored the group with each the music and his banter.
His look would not be full with out sporting his trademark flashy glasses, which on this evening had been giant body and red-tinted.
Wowing the group: The legendary crooner wowed the group by taking part in lots of his biggest hits, which started with set opener Bennie And The Jets
Delays: The tour — which kicked off within the U.S. in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in September 2018 — has endured a number of postponements as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and John’s well being
With the huge crowd all pumped up after the high-octane power of the set opener, John and firm did not lose any momentum once they adopted up with Philadelphia Freedom.
As his present went on, John delivered renditions of his different hit songs that included I Guess That is Why They Name It The Blues, Rocket Man, Candle In The Wind, Unhappy Songs (Say So A lot), Do not Let The Solar Go Down On Me, Crocodile Rock, I am Nonetheless Standing and Saturday Night time’s Alright For Preventing.
Following the present in Chicago, John and the band may have a short one-month break from being on the highway.Â
They’ll return to the stage on September 7 when the tour resumes with a few reveals at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.
Piano man: Decked out in a black tuxedo blazer, cropped within the entrance with loads of embroideries, and black pants, the British singer–songwriter spent a lot of the present behind the piano singing his coronary heart out
Farewell: The Farewell Yellow Brick Highway tour is meant to be his last trek all over the world
After the September 2018 kickoff to the Farewell Yellow Brick Highway tour, which is meant to be John’s last trek all over the world, the band performed persistently for a few year-and-a-half.
However then, when COVID-19 was deemed a pandemic in March 2020, the tour got here to screeching halt, which occurred proper after his present in Sydney, Australia, on March 7 of that 12 months.
Between the pandemic and John’s recurring well being issues, together with surgical procedure on his hip as a consequence of a fall ‘on a tough floor’, the tour ended up being sidelined till January 19, 2020, when he hit the stage on the Smoothie King Heart in New Orleans.
Enthusiasm: John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight) seemed to be full of pleasure and enthusiasm through the present, which is the final present of this leg of tour; it resumes on Sept 7
After restarting within the Massive Simple, the tour made its means round components of the US till April 28 in Miami.Â
From there, John and his band took a three-week hiatus earlier than selecting again up in Europe with a present in Fornebu, Norway, on Could 21.
The European leg continued on via July 4 in Watford, England, after which John took an eleven-day break earlier than resuming within the US with Friday’s present in Philadelphia.
The tour will make its last cease in the US on November 20 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Â
The five-year Farewell Yellow Brick Highway tour is slated to formally wrap up in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 8, 2023.
Finish in sight: When all of it involves and finish with a present in Stockholm, Sweden on July 8, 2023, , John’s tour may have spanned 5 years
