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Sir Elton John told the thousands of adoring fans in Sweden that he “better make it a good show” as kicked off the final date of his mammoth farewell tour.The 76 year old musical megastar has been travelling around the globe performing his Farewell Yellow Brick Road show since 2018, and his second night at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm on Saturday (8 July) finally brought the 330-date run to a close. In classic spectacular fashion, The Rocket Man singer donned a black suit jacket with colourful beading on the lapel as he took to the stage to open with his hit Bennie And The Jets, which first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973.

Legendary performer Elton John is saying goodbye. Wrapping up a 50-plus year career with a farewell tour, the British pianist and vocalist has created some of the most memorable and enduring music in the history of pop-rock, songs burned into the collective DNA of humanity. John kicked off the final leg of his North American farewell tour Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, home of baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.

It's been 47 years since Elton John scored another number one hit with his song Philadelphia Freedom.But on Friday, the song had an extra special place in his heart and fans when he performed it during his band's stop at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.The legendary singer-songwriter looked to be in fine form, full of enthusiasm and excitement, while belting out his greatest hitsfor the crowd of more than 40,000 fans at the home of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.The tour - which kicked off in the U.S. in Allentown, Pennsylvaniaback in September 2018 - has endured several postponements due tothe COVID-19 pandemic and, at times, John's health.

Stadium of Light, wasting no time in pulling out the big guns, as he kicked off the show with anthems Bennie and the Jets and Philadelphia Freedom. There were plenty of star shaped glasses and sparkly jackets among the fans inside the ground, many of whom had waited and months and months to see Elton after buying tickets when they first went on sale.

Elton John resumed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour after a nearly two year hiatus with a show at theSmoothie King Center in New Orleans on Wednesday, January 19.This was the legendary rocker's first full concert since he playedWestern Sydney Stadium in Sydney, Australia on March 7, 2020.The tour, which kicked off inAllentown, Pennsylvania back on September 8, 2018, had been going strong for about a year-and-a-half when it was derailed by the coronavirus crisis in March 2020. Elton John, 74, resumed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour with a show in New Orleans on Wednesday, January 19 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemicJohn (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight), 74, looked to be reinvigorated when he and his band kicked into the set opener, Bennie And The Jets.Decked out in a paisley-styled tuxedo blazer, cropped in the front, and black pants, the British singer-songwriter spent much of the show behind the piano.