ELTON JOHN - Farewell Yellow Brick Road - Wien 2019

„It’s time to come off the road so I can fully embrace the next important chapter of my life.“

Elton John geht auf Abschiedstournee: Die „Farewell Yellow Brick Road“-Tour wird am 2. Mai 2019 in der Wiener Stadthalle Stopp machen.

Mit seiner schier unvergleichlichen Karriere und mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert auf Tour hat ELTON JOHN die kulturelle Landschaft nachhaltig geprägt und sich den Status als wahrhaftige und weltweite Ikone erarbeitet. Jetzt hat der Superstar in einem exklusiven VR180 Livestream auf Youtube seine allerletzte Tour angekündigt: Los geht’s am 8. September 2018 in den USA, über 300 Konzerte insgesamt wird Elton John in Nordamerika, Europa, Südamerika und Australasien spielen bevor 2021 dann der letzte Bühnenvorhang fällt.

Diese Konzerte werden die letzte Tour des Superstars sein, sie markieren das Ende von mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert „on the road“ für einen der beständigsten Künstler der Pop-Kultur. Seine neue Bühnenproduktion nimmt Fans dabei mit auf eine musikalische und sehr stark visuell gestaltete Reise durch die 50-jährige, mit unzähligen Hits gespickte Karriere.

„Performing live fuels me and I’m ecstatic and humbled to continue to play to audiences across the globe,“ sagt Elton. „I plan to bring the passion and creativity that has entertained my fans for decades to my final tour. After the tour finishes, I’m very much looking forward to closing off that chapter of my life by saying farewell to life on the road. I need to dedicate more time to raising my children.“

ENGLISH INFO:
ELTON JOHN’S EPIC THREE-YEAR FINAL FAREWELL YELLOW BRICK ROAD TOUR

The „Farewell Yellow Brick Road“-tour will consist of more than 300 shows across five continents, hitting North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Australasia before reaching its conclusion in 2021.

In Europe the kick off is in Vienna on May 2nd, 2019.

About Elton John:
Elton’s career achievements to date are unsurpassed in their breadth and longevity. Elton is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 38 gold records and 31 platinum and multi-platinum albums, over 50 Top 40 hits, and he has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. He holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, “Candle in the Wind 1997,” which sold over 33 million copies. ‘Diamonds’ the Ultimate Greatest Hits album, reached the Top 5 of the UK album charts on its release in November 2017, becoming Elton’s 40th UK Top 40 album in the process, reaching Gold status before the end of the year. This release celebrated 50 years of his songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin. He has also written the music for stage and screen successes Billy Elliot: The Musical, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, and The Lion King, which was named the highest-grossing stage show or film release in the world. To date, Elton has delivered more than 4,000 performances in more than 80 countries since launching his first tour in 1970. Among the many awards and honors bestowed upon him are 5 GRAMMYs including a GRAMMY Legend award, a Tony and an Oscar, a Best British Male Artist BRIT Award, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honors, Legend of Live Award, 13 Ivor Novello Awards and a knighthood from HM Queen Elizabeth II for “services to music and charitable services.” Only a few days ago, he received the Crystal Award for this long-standing fight against HIV/AIDS at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In 1992, Elton established the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which today is one of the leading nonprofit HIV/AIDS organizations and has raised over $400 million to date in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.