Elton John Brisbane setlist: What to expect from Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour

There won’t be any shenanigans from Molly Meldrum, but here’s what Brisbane fans can expect when the artist formerly known as Reginald Dwight comes to town.

Elton John performs his first Sydney Show at Allianz Stadium on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Picture: John Appleyard

It might have been briefly overshadowed by the antics of music guru Molly Meldrum, but Sir Elton John’s Australian tour is back on track and headed for Brisbane.

The 75-year-old pop veteran is bringing down the curtain on his six-decade career with the fittingly titled Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which comes to Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.

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And song lists shared on website setlist.fm reveal the repertoire has remained unchanged throughout the Australian leg of the tour – giving a preview of what Brisbane fans can expect.

Opening with early hits Bennie and the Jets and Philadelphia Freedom, Sir Elton embarks on a career-spanning concert that takes in monster signature tunes such as Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man, Candle in the Wind, Crocodile Rock, Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting and I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues.

Elton John performs his first Sydney Show at Allianz Stadium on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Picture: John Appleyard

It would be a futile effort to cover all his hits, and chart-toppers that seem destined not to make the cut in Brisbane include Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, Daniel, Blue Eyes, Little Jeannie, Crystal, Passengers, Heartache All Over the World, Nikita, Healing Hands, The One and Can You Feel the Love Tonight.

Four of Sir Elton’s songs received a fresh lease on life with the mashup Cold Heart, featuring Dua Lipa and remixed by Australia’s PNAU, and concertgoers can expect it to kick off a three-song encore.

The two-and-a-half-hour show will then be rounded out with Your Song and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Sir Elton John, Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Suncorp Stadium, January 21. Gates 5.30pm, show 7.30pm

Elton John performs his first Sydney show at Allianz Stadium on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Picture: John Appleyard

Expected setlist: Bennie and the Jets, Philadelphia Freedom, I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues, Border Song, Tiny Dancer, Have Mercy on the Criminal, Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time), Take Me to the Pilot, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Levon, Candle in the Wind, Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, Burn Down the Mission, Sad Songs (Say So Much), Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, The Bitch is Back, I’m Still Standing, Crocodile Rock, Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting. Encore: Cold Heart, Your Song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

* Source: setlist.fm

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