Elton John is perhaps completed touring, however he is nonetheless bought the highway on his thoughts. The rock legend will element his mammoth farewell trek in a brand new guide titled Farewell Yellow Brick Street: Reminiscences of My Life on Tour.
“I’m extremely excited to announce my new guide, Farewell Yellow Brick Street: Reminiscences of My Life on Tour, which matches behind the scenes on my last tour, from Allentown, PA, to Stockholm, Sweden and all over the place in between,” John wrote on Instagram. “It has been a stupendous journey creating this guide and remembering the individuals and locations that formed an unimaginable chapter in my life. In addition to the tales and recollections, not simply from this tour however from all through my profession, I’ve included unreleased pictures and memorabilia that I hope offer you never-before-seen insights of my life on the highway.”
Scheduled for launch on Sept. 24, Farewell Yellow Brick Street will function particular live shows from John’s five-year farewell tour, together with the November 2022 efficiency at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium that was livestreamed on Disney+. The guide may also function John’s reflections on the start of his profession, in addition to a foreword from his husband, supervisor and tour inventive director David Furnish. The guide is offered to preorder now.
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John smashed data with the Farewell Yellow Brick Street Tour, which started in September 2018 and ran by way of July 2023, totaling 330 exhibits. The trek grossed $939 million, briefly making it the highest-grossing tour of all time, though Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour rapidly broke that file.
The 76-year-old rocker hasn’t slowed down since retiring from the highway. His Farewell From Dodger Stadium TV particular simply received an Emmy, making him considered one of simply 19 EGOTs who’ve secured an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
John additionally introduced again in November that he and longtime collaborator (and up to date Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame inductee) Bernie Taupin had just lately accomplished a brand new album. “We have simply completed an album in Los Angeles,” he stated whereas inducting Taupin, “which goes to shock the shit out of you — oh, I am unable to swear! And it is completely great. It is filled with youth and it is filled with vitality, and it is a great place to be after we have been collectively for 56 years.”
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