Elton John postpones all North American tour dates due to coronavirus

24 more ‘Yellow Brick Road’ tour dates canceled

By Lane Elder

April 23, 2020

Elton John announced Thursday that the entirety of the North American leg for his “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” tour will be pushed back indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fans hoping to see the flamboyant star perform in concert between May 22 and July 8 will have to wait.

“Elton promises to continue performing live for all his dedicated fans around the world again and thanks you for your endless support,” according to a statement on Twitter.

It is with deep regret that Elton John must postpone the remainder of his upcoming North American 2020 dates on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour from May 22 through July 8. Previously postponed performances were from March 26 through May 2, 2020.
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) April 23, 2020

»COMPLETE COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS

The Southeast is the first region impacted by the latest announcement. John was to perform May 22 in Columbia, South Carolina, and then continue to North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Here is the whole list of the 24 impacted performances:

May 22: Columbia, South Carolina
May 23: Greensboro, North Carolina
May 26: Tampa, Florida
May 28: Orlando, Florida
May 30: Miami
June 3: Jacksonville, Florida
June 5: Lexington, Kentucky
June 6: Knoxville, Tennessee
June 9: Lincoln, Nebraska
June 11: Des Moines, Iowa
June 13: Fargo, North Dakota
June 15: St. Paul, Minnesota
June 16: St. Paul
June 19: Chicago
June 20: Chicago
June 24: New Orleans
June 26: Dallas
June 27: Dallas
June 30: Houston
July 1: Houston
July 3: North Little Rock, Arkansas
July 5: Oklahoma City
July 7: St. Louis
July 8: St. Louis

Fans should keep their tickets, which will be honored at a rescheduled performance in 2021.

John announced he was canceling the first part of his retirement tour’s North American leg 10 days before the first concert March 26.

»MORE: Here are the events canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak

Originally, he was to perform in New York City on April 6-7, in an area now considered the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

The European leg of his tour is still set to kick off in Germany on Sept. 5.

The health of my fans is of the upmost importantance to me, so I have made the decision to reschedule my upcoming #EltonFarewellTour shows between March 26th – May 2nd. pic.twitter.com/8iuPeB8oiN
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) March 16, 2020