Elton John has postponed the remainder of his 2020 North American tour dates of his sprawling “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” world tour. Elton, who had recently pushed all his shows between March 26th through May 2nd to 2021 — has now extended it through the end of this year.
A statement was released explaining why Elton was putting the show on ice:
It is with deep regret that Elton John must postpone the remainder of his upcoming North American 2020 dates on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. . . This tough decision has been made with the continued safety and well-being of his fans at a time when health services are under increased pressure and with the concern that these gatherings continue to risk accelerating the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
One of the highlights of the recent One World: Together At Home multimedia fundraiser was Elton's solo rendition of his 1983 hit “I'm Still Standing.” Elton recently looked back at the track that turned a whole new generation of fans on to his music: “'I'm Still Standing' was from the Too Low For Zero album. I think that was the first video I'd ever done with a that really. . . I mean, I hired Russell Mulcahy who did all the great Duran Duran videos. It's one of the great videos that I've done. Y'know, I'm not fond of doing videos — everyone knows that. But it was a fun video and it's a fun song, and y'know, it works in concert. I really reach for uptempo songs, because on the piano it's much harder to write an uptempo song than it is a ballad.”
POSTPONED: Elton John North American tour dates:
April 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
April 25 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
April 26 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
April 28 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
May 1, 2 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
May 2 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
May 22 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
May 23 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
May 26 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
May 28 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
May 30 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
June 3 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Arena
June 5 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
June 6 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena
June 9 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
June 11 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
June 13 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome
June 15, 16 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
June 19, 20 – Chicago, IL – United Center
June 24 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
June 26, 27 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
June 30 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
July 1 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
July 3 – North Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena
July 5 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
July 7 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
July 8 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
