Elton John: Final tour will start and end in America

By DeWayne & Tamme

ELTON JOHN:  Yellow Brick Road  farewell tour will begin and end in the U.S.

While we have a ways to go until Elton John ends his Yellow Brick Road farewell tour in 2021, we know where he wants it to end. Elton revealed this Wednesday afternoon, following his press conference, during his only U.S. radio interview:

"I want to start in America and end in America because I owe this country so much. I love this country. The Troubadour (in West Hollywood) kick started my career in a big way. Without that, you know, I don't know what would have happened. So I'm very grateful to L.A. and I love New York. But I definitely decided that the last show will be in America. My dream show would be at Dodger Stadium because it makes sense."

Elton performed at the iconic stadium on October 25th and 26th of 1975 sporting a sequined Los Angeles Dodgers uniform.

The Farewell - Yellow Brick Road tour gets underway on September 8th in Allentown, Pennsylvania with the first leg going through March 15th in Jacksonville, Florida. More U.S. dates, as well as Canada, are planned for the fall of 2019.    

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Katie Diamond tweets, "My heart is so full of joy to see this silver lining. Faith in humanity = restored." Neilseconds that emotion, writing, "This makes me smile. Thank you. Thank you to everyone for your outpouring of love and support. It makes a difference."

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