Sir Elton John thanks fans for the memories as he discusses retiring from touring

Sir Elton John thanked fans for the memories and said he has enough stories to tell his children when he is 'old and decrepit'

Elton John thanks fans for the memories as he discusses retiring from touring

Elton John has opened up about retiring from touring as he said he’d stored up enough memories to tell his children when he's “old and decrepit”.

The star, who has Zachary, 11, and nine-year-old Elijah with husband David Furnish, bid farewell to fans on the opening night of his UK tour at Carrow Road, in Norwich.

And he confirmed this was really the end of life on the road.

He admitted: “Tonight is the 229th show on the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, we have about 103 shows to do. It’s been quite a journey and it all ends next July.

“But I want to thank you because I won’t be playing here again. I want to thank you for all the memories, all the love you’ve sent me, all the loyalty, the kindness, the letters, the dressing up, the costumes, the multiple shows you’ve been to.”

He added: “It means the world to me and I will never forget you guys.

He is currently on the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour

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“I will take you with me in my heart, in my soul and I can tell my boys all about you when I get old and decrepit. I love you.”

The 75-year-old took to the stage in a black tuxedo with pearl trimming, a white ruffle shirt and yellow sparkly glasses for the first of his three extravagant outfits of the night, for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

He treated the packed crowd of fans to 23 songs from his collection including hit tracks Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, Your Song and hit recent number one single Cold Heart, which is in collaboration with pop star Dua Lipa.

The show also featured a montage of his career highlights including clips from his performance at Live Aid, a cameo in the Simpsons TV show, winning his first Oscar and performing at the Queen’s Jubilee concert.

Sir Elton has had a glittering career that has seen him release a hit single in every decade since the 1970s, and notch up worldwide record sales of 300 million.

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In 2018, he announced his farewell world tour, which is to be his last after more than half a century on the road, after deciding to bow out of live performing to spend more time with his two children.

The ambitious world tour began in September 2018 in the US but it was brought to a halt due to the pandemic and faced further delays due to Sir Elton suffering an injury after falling.

The global star resumed his farewell concerts in January 2022 in New Orleans and played in states across the US before starting the European leg of the tour.

Following his Norwich show, he will play eight shows in the UK, with two special homecoming shows at Vicarage Road, with the tour running until summer 2023.

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