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On July 8, 2023, Elton John <\/a>performed his very last tour concert<\/a>. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n “I’ve had the most wonderful career, beyond belief,” John said at that show. “How lucky am I to play music? But you know I wouldn’t be sitting here and talking to you if it wasn’t for you. You’ve bought the singles, the albums, the CDs, the cassettes but most importantly you’ve bought the tickets to the shows. And you know how much I love to play live. It’s been my lifeblood to play for you guys and you’ve been absolutely magnificent, thank you!”<\/p>\n The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour began back in 2018, experiencing a few delays along the way due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plus a hip injury<\/a>\u00a0John suffered in 2021. When it was first announced<\/a>, John explained that his primary reason for retiring from the road was to spend more time with his husband, David Furnish, and their two sons. “That doesn’t mean I won’t be creative, but I’m not gonna travel anymore,” he said then.<\/p>\n “I want to appreciate my family, my sons, my husband, my family, everything. I’ve earned it and I don’t regret it tonight,” John reiterated in Sweden in 2023. “But I want to say thank you to the band, the crew, everybody. I will miss you guys so much, but I will see you much quicker than you think.”<\/p>\n John meant it when he said he was still going to be creative without touring.<\/p>\n For one thing, he hasn’t\u00a0entirely stopped performing live \u2014 he’s played over a dozen times since that concert in Sweden, sometimes full sets with many of his classic numbers.<\/p>\n In November of 2023, for example, he performed at the\u00a0Rock & Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>\u00a0induction ceremony, where he inducted his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. In June of 2024, he appeared in New York City to mark the\u00a0opening of the\u00a0Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center. In March of 2025, at John’s annual Oscars viewing party, he joined forces with Chappell Roan<\/a> to sing\u00a0her hit “Pink Pony Club” and his “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b>Elton John\u2019s 10 Most Legendary Concerts<\/a><\/p>\n John also hasn’t let up in terms of making new music. In February of 2025, he announced a new album in collaboration with Brandi Carlile<\/a> called Who Believes in Angels?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n “I’m 76 and I want to do something different,” John said in a\u00a0promotional trailer<\/a>\u00a0for the album. “I don’t want to coast.”<\/p>\n There’s also been a new documentary,\u00a0Elton John: Never Too Late<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0plus a book titled\u00a0Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nHas Elton John Performed Since Then?<\/h3>\n
Elton John Is Glad to Have Finished Touring<\/h3>\n