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Elton John Announces Retirement From Touring, Plans Three Year Goodbye Tour

Elton John Announces Retirement From Touring, Plans Three Year Goodbye Tour

Elton John will be retiring from touring.

The 70-year-old singer said he would do one more tour before calling it quits, which will last three years. The tour has been dubbed the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, and tickets will be available on February 2, 2018.

“I always thought I was going to be like Ray Charles, BB King – on the road forever,” Elton said during a press conference. “My priorities have changed. We had children and I changed our lives. That doesn’t mean to say I’m not going to be creative. but I’m not going to travel.”

He denied that his health was bad as well.

“Last year I picked up an infection and I was very ill and it knocked me sideways. But I still did 96 shows,” Elton said. “Believe me – if you ever do 300 shows, you’re not in ill health.”

Elton has been touring since 1969, and now has two 7-year-old twin boys, Elijah and Zachary, with David Furnish.

Click inside for the North American tour dates…

Elton John North American Tour Dates

Sept. 8, 2018: PPL Center in Allentown, PA

Sept. 11, 2018: The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

Sept. 12, 2018: The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

Sept. 15, 2018: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

Sept. 16, 2018: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

Sept. 19, 2018: XL Center in Hartford, CT

Sept. 21, 2018: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Sept. 22, 2018: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Sept. 25, 2018: Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON

Sept. 26, 2018: Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON

Sept. 28, 2018, Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

Sept. 29, 2018: Videotron Centre in Québec City, QC

Oct. 4, 2018: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

Oct. 6, 2018: TD Garden in Boston, MA

Oct. 10, 2018: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

Oct. 12, 2018: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

Oct. 15, 2018: Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI

Oct. 18, 2018: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

Oct. 19, 2018: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

Oct. 23, 2018: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

Oct. 24, 2018: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

Oct. 26, 2018: United Center in Chicago, IL

Oct. 27, 2018: United Center in Chicago, IL

Oct. 30, 2018: Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO

Nov. 2, 2018: Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH

Nov. 3, 2018: Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH

Nov. 8, 2018: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

Nov. 23, 2018: BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL

Nov. 24, 2018: American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL

Nov. 27, 2018: Amway Center in Orlando, FL

Nov. 28, 2018: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

Nov. 30 2018: Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA

Dec. 1, 2018: Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA

Dec. 4, 2018: Legacy Arena at The BJCC in Birmingham, AL

Dec. 6, 2018: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

Dec. 8, 2018: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

Dec. 9, 2018: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

Dec. 12 2018: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

Dec. 14, 2019: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

Dec. 15, 2019: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

Jan. 11 2019: Taco Bell Arena in Boise, ID

Jan. 12, 2019: Moda Center in Portland, OR

Jan. 15, 2019: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

Jan. 16, 2019: Golden1 Center in Sacramento, CA

Jan. 18, 2019: Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA

Jan. 19, 2019: SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, CA

Jan. 22, 2019: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 23, 2020: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 26, 2019: Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ

Jan. 29, 2019: Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, CA

Feb. 7, 2019: Pepsi Center in Denver, CO

Feb. 9, 2019: BOK Center in Tulsa, OK

Feb. 12, 2019: Century Link Center in Omaha, NE

Feb. 13, 2019: Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO

Feb. 19, 2019: Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center in Milwaukee, WI

Feb. 21, 2019: Target Center in Minneapolis, MN

Feb. 27, 2019: U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH

March 1, 2019: Times Union Center in Albany, NY

March 8, 2019: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

Marc 12, 2019: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

March 13, 2019: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

March 15, 2019: Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL

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