Elton John adds dates to final tour, including shows in Toronto, Vancouver
Elton John, seen here on Oct. 17, 2019, confirmed his mother-in-law’s death at a Toronto concert on Thursday, playing his song 'Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me' in her name. MATT SAYLES/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Elton John has announced the final dates for his farewell tour, which includes stops in Toronto, Vancouver and big stadiums in the U.S.
John also announced dates in North America, kicking off those shows on July 15, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. He will also perform at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Soldier Field in Chicago; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta; Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee; and Minute Maid Park in Houston. He will wrap the North American trek with two shows at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on November 19 and 20, 2022.
In 2023 he will play in New Zealand and Australia before wrapping up the tour, which began in 2018.
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