{"id":23764,"date":"2018-01-25T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T22:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=23764"},"modified":"2018-01-25T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T22:14:07","slug":"half-century-road-elton-john-calls-quits-final-three-year-long-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=23764","title":{"rendered":"After More Than A Half Century On The Road, Elton John Calls It Quits With Final Three Year Long World Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than half a century on the road and an unparalleled career that has redefined the cultural landscape and seen him claim his place as a true global icon, Elton has announced via an exclusive VR180 Live Stream on YouTube, details of his final tour called ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to come off the road so I can fully embrace the next important chapter of my life.\u201d – Elton John<\/p>\n

Kicking off in the U.S. on September 8, 2018, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will consist of more than 300 shows across five continents, hitting North America, Europe and the Middle East, Asia, South America and Australasia before reaching its conclusion in 2021.<\/p>\n

These dates mark Elton\u2019s last-ever tour, the end of half a century on the road for one of pop culture\u2019s most enduring performers. The new stage production will take his fans on a musical and highly visual journey spanning a 50-year career of hits like no one has ever seen before.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerforming live fuels me and I\u2019m ecstatic and humbled to continue to play to audiences across the globe. I plan to bring the passion and creativity that has entertained my fans for decades to my final tour.\u201d – Elton John<\/p>\n

Tickets for the first shows in North America<\/a>\u00a0go on sale to the general public beginning February 2 at 10 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour\u2019 pre-sale is powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan (Ticketmaster\u2019s fan-first technology, built to help artists combat ticket bots and get tickets into the hands of fans that intend to go to the event). Registration is open now for North America and continues until Saturday January 27, with the presale beginning on Tuesday, January 30 at 10 a.m. and run through Wednesday, January 31 at 10 p.m. (all times are local). Registration is required to participate in the Verified Fan Pre-sale so register now.<\/p>\n

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The news was announced to the world in the very manner that has defined Elton and his creative output over a dazzling career – innovative, daring and constantly taking bold strides into the future.<\/p>\n

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Centered around a marquee event at Gotham Hall in New York City \u2013 and simultaneously transmitted to venues in Los Angeles and London \u2013 the immersive experience used latest in live-broadcast technology from YouTube and cutting-edge motion capture, to revisit some of the defining moments that set Elton on his unstoppable path to global superstardom. Transformation, after all, is part of Elton\u2019s DNA, and he adeptly used the latest technology to help him defy space and time, connecting his past and future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0\u201cAfter the tour finishes, I\u2019m 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.\u201d\u00a0 – Elton John<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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