Sir Elton John's Touring Retirement; After 50 Years

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Sir Elton John is saying goodbye to life on the road.

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The music icon announced in a press event on Wednesday that his next world tour will be his last. The three-year tour will start in September.

 John, who has sold over 200 million albums, has five Grammy wins, a Tony Award and an Oscar win for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight." He has been performing since the early 1960s and had a lucrative Las Vegas residency for the past six years.
"I've been touring since I was 17 with various bands," John said. "I thought the time is right to say thank you to all my fans and say goodbye."
John said his priorities changed when he and his husband, David Furnish, had children.
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    "We had children and had changed our lives and in 2015 we sat down with their school schedule and we said I'm going to miss too much of this," he said.
    There had been speculation for several days over what John's announcement would be after a countdown clock was posted to his official website with lyrics from his hit song, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."
    John said on Wednesday that he decided in 2015 that this would be his last tour, "I can't go on forever." The tour is called "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" but this isn't farewell forever. John said he still wants to make more albums.
    "I'm not worried about stopping," he said.
    John hits the road on September 8 for a tour that will include 300 shows across five continents. Tickets for "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" go on sale February 2.
    Fans can also catch the Rocket Man in Las Vegas, where John is on his second residency at Caesars Palace.
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    John, 70, is also scheduled to perform a duet with Miley Cyrus at the Grammy Awards this weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
    He's also performing at a post-Grammys concert on January 30, "Elton John: I'm Still Standing-A Grammy Salute," which will include performances by Sam Smith, Chris Martin, John Legend and Keith Urban.
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    John is a celebrated artist whose self-titled 1970 debut reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and gave him his first Top 10, "Your Song," according to the Grammy's official site. He's won five Grammy Awards, a Tony and an Academy Award.




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