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RollingFreak
Following Elton for years, I feel like he won't be done playing any hits. He just won't be touring on the regular anymore. He very clearly stated at the beginning of this tour he didn't want to be out on the road as much, but that he might still do the one off occasionally. I don't in any way think he's less likely to play Crocodile Rock anymore as he is to be more likely to play Bite Your Lip or something. He's just kinda done touring. You throw enough money at Elton and he'll play anywhere, but it'll be for smaller audiences and this'll probably be the last time most people see him unless you're very wealthy or willing to travel.
I did read an interview where Elton said he wasn't interested in doing residencies in Vegas. He said he had done enough there. I wonder if he would consider something like Billy Joel does in MSG, perhaps in LA. There is a new arena coming for the LA Clippers & I believe the Forum is staying open.
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NashvilleBlues
I can see a big band doing a 10-year tour to set a new record. Some tours are short, some are long. Career earnings mean more to me than what one tour makes. Wonder what Dylan's 2021-24 tour will end up making?
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colonial
When concerts are cancelled who are the big losers, would the promoters lose the most.
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bye bye johnny
Elton John On Track to Set All-Time Touring Record with Farewell Run
Bob Allen
01/19/2023
Elton John performs during his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. Photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images
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bye bye johnny
Elton John On Track to Set All-Time Touring Record with Farewell Run
Bob Allen
01/19/2023
Elton John performs during his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. Photo by Ethan Miller / Getty Images
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These record breaking tours are ridiculous.
The Rolling Stones toured in 2005-2007 with 147 shows and set a record for attendance and gross.
U2 toured in 2009-2011 and beat the Stones 147 shows in attendance and money made, I forget which order, in shows 73 and 77 - or something like that.
Their tour finished with 110 shows.
With respect to The Rolling Stones and U2, no one since has actually broken those records. Ed Sheeran... cool - but he didn't truly break the record.
Elton...
Just bizarre. Record for that amount of shows. 147 and 110? Nope. Nobody.
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RisingStone
Watched the tv at home. Elton smashed it for Glastonbury Sunday headlining act. Was reminded how many big tunes he had under his belt. Think I underestimated him. And now I’m regretting not having caught a show on his farewell tour, which came to a relatively close location from where I live only a week ago (Glasgow).
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Hairball
Elton's wig continues to look more and more bizarre as the years roll by.
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PaintMonkeyManBlack
Taylor swift, harry styles.. and a lot of people we havent even heard of will break those records easily in the next years.