Elton John Finally Says Farewell to the Road With Mexico City Concerts
Three years after Elton John’s completed his blockbuster final world tour, the British pop legend returns for one last lap.
The Rocket Man announces two dates at Mexico City’s Estadio Banorte on Oct. 2 and 3, bringing to an end his years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road trek.
Presented by AEG Presents, Cardenas Marketing Network, and Enso Music, the Mexico shows are “designed as a heartfelt celebration honoring both the artist and a city that has held onto the memory and celebrated his music for years,” a statement reads.
Some 34 years have passed since Elton first performed two shows at the Azteca Stadium, as part of The One tour. His most recent appearance in the capital was 12 years ago, for a pair of Elton & Ray Cooper dates at Auditorio Nacional, back in 2012.
Elton wrapped his Farewell Yellow Brick Road jaunt on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Almost five years after launching, the tour grossed $939.1 million and sold 6 million tickets according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. Along the way, the global pandemic wrecked touring plans, while Elton missed a string of dates due to injury and illness.
His return to Mexico is a promise kept for those postponed shows.
“Mexico City has always held a special place in my heart”, Elton comments in a statement. “I was truly disappointed that the pandemic kept me from touring Latin America during my Farewell tour which makes this return especially meaningful. I’m thrilled to finally share this very special moment with my fans after all these years.”
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John announced his impending retirement from touring with the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour back in January 2018, ultimately kicking off the jaunt in September of that year. He presented it as a three-year goodbye, and other than extending the timeline by two years due to COVID-19’s global shutdown, he stuck to his word. John maintains that he does not want to tour again, but hasn’t ruled out playing sporadic events in the future.
