His farewell tour “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” is at a standstill. Having to undergo hip surgery, Elton John is forced to postpone his concerts scheduled for October 10, 12 and 13 at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris to June 25, 27 and 28, 2023.
“At the end of my summer vacation, I had an unfortunate fall and have suffered from considerable pain and discomfort in my hip ever since,” the 74-year-old singer said in a statement. Despite intensive rehabilitation and specialized treatment, the pain kept getting worse and it was more and more difficult for me to move around ”.
Important update on my Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.#EltonFarewellTour pic.twitter.com/qyPY2H0t9k
– Elton John (@eltonofficial) September 16, 2021
“I was advised to have the operation as quickly as possible in order to regain my peak form and to ensure that there would be no long-term complications”, adds the interpreter of the hits “Your Song” and “Candle In The Wind”. An intervention which should allow him “to resume the tour in January 2022 in New Orleans”.
Elton John however specified that he would participate in the charity concert “Global Citizen” scheduled for September 25, in Paris. “It’s only five songs, it’s a very different physical job than playing for almost three hours every night on tour and traveling from country to country at night,” he said. precise.
His new album will be released on October 22
The star also announced Wednesday the release on October 22 of a new album, called “The Lockdown Sessions” and recorded during confinement with a host of artists. The opus will include ten new songs, including duets with Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Lil Nas X, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder and Stevie Nicks.
“The last thing I expected to do while in lockdown was make an album. But, as the pandemic progressed, ad hoc projects arose, ”said Elton John.