Elton John today announces further European and UK dates to his colossal Farewell Yellow Brick Road World tour.
A further two nights have been added in London at The O2 (2nd November & 17th December), the eighth and ninth shows of the tour in London, and the first and last dates of The O2 run.
Additional European dates have been announced with new shows being added in Cologne (5th September 2020), Hamburg (12 & 13th September) and Berlin (17th & 18th October). Elton will also return to Scandinavia where he will perform in Stockholm (18th September), Helsinki (22th & 23th September) and Oslo (26th & 27th September). Alongside this Elton will return to Antwerp for another show (8th September), to Spain to play two nights in Barcelona (2nd & 3rd October) and return to Dublin for his fourth show of the tour (5th December).
The news of the new dates come as the tour passes its 124th show in Saskatoon.
Praise for the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, May 2019:
“Rocket Man reaches the stars on his last ever trip” – The Guardian
***** (Five Stars)
“Perhaps the greatest showman of our times” - Daily Telegraph
***** (Five Stars)
“The show of his life” - The Times
***** (Five Stars)
“An indefatigable showman” - Daily Mail
***** (Five Stars)
“Couldn’t be going out on a higher high” - Attitude
***** (Five Stars)
“When Elton John plays a greatest hits set, they really are hits, they really are great, and they stay played” - Metro
***** (Five Stars)
“If you had to play an alien being just one example of an exuberant, joyous, generous pop music, you could make a great case for it being this” - The Face
Tickets for the new tour dates go on general sale on Thursday 10 October at 10AM from Theo2.co.uk, AXS and Ticketmaster.co.uk
American Express Pre-sale will run from 10am on Tuesday 8 October until 9am on Thursday 10 October 2019 for all American Express Cardmembers. Eligible American Express Cardmembers can take advantage of priority booking from 10am on Tuesday 8 October 2019. Visit axs.com/amexpresale to book. T&Cs apply.
The Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour kicked off in the U.S. over a year ago in September 2018, and has been greeted with a wealth of praise from critics and fans alike. The three year tour will consist of more than 350 shows across five continents, hitting North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Australasia before reaching its conclusion in 2021. These dates mark the superstar’s last-ever tour and the end of half a century on the road for one of pop culture’s most enduring performers. Elton’s new stage production takes his fans on a musical and highly visual journey spanning a 50-year career of hits like no one has ever seen before. Throughout the Farewell Yellow Brick road tour fans have also been given the chance to experience Elton’s tour in a unique and brand new way thanks to innovative UK tech startup PEEX. Providing a superior quality audio experience, PEEX enables fans to create their own enhanced five channel mix of the live concert sound, whilst remaining truly immersed in the energy of the performance.
2019 has already seen the release of 'Rocketman', a critically acclaimed epic fantasy musical motion picture of his life which has also been a huge box office smash, already taking close to $200m at the box office office. Elton’s forthcoming autobiography ‘Me’ will be published globally on 15th October. September 2019 saw Royal Mail issue a set of 12 stamps today as a tribute to Elton being one of the most popular and enduring music artists of all time. Elton is one of only two individual music artists to be featured in a dedicated stamp issue.