Elton John extends Aussie farewell tour with massive stadium shows

The Rocketman’s Australian farewell tour just got a whole lot bigger, with Elton John now adding a handful of stadium dates.

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June 14, 2019 - 11:45AM

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Elton John’s final Australian tour just got a whole lot bigger, with the legendary singer-songwriter today announcing half a dozen stadium dates for his farewell performances down under.

Riding high on the success of his big screen biopic Rocketman, it seems Elton mania is as big as ever.

The six new outdoor shows, which go on sale Tuesday 25 June, take Australia’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road concert tally to 32 (38 including New Zealand’s six performances) — and now carry the mammoth tour through five months, beginning in Perth on 30 November 2019 and wrapping up in March 2020.

Elton John fever is in the air again. Picture: Supplied

His final stop on the Australia-New Zealand leg of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will land at the newly rebuilt Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta on Saturday 7 March, becoming the very first music performance to take place at the Western Sydney venue.

“We’re thrilled to be adding even more dates to Elton’s final tour”, said promoter Michael Chugg in a press release. “Demand has been absolutely incredible, we know the Rocketman is going to create magic memories for Australia and New Zealand when he arrives later this year!”