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Elton John reschedules remaining 2020 farewell tour dates
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 8 July 2020
Elton John has announced that he is pushing back all remaining 2020 tour dates by a year – including UK shows that were supposed to take place in November and December this year. The move is the result, of course, of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
At one point most people hoped that the UK live industry would be back up and running by October at the latest – with some acts booking in thank you shows for NHS staff for around about that time – but it now seems increasingly unlikely that will be the case. Certainly not without social distancing, which means shows put on sale before the pandemic will not be able to accommodate all those who have tickets.
In a statement, John said: “Rescheduling my concerts is never a decision taken lightly, but my priority is always the safety of all parties including my tour crew, the venue staff and of course you, my amazing fans. It breaks my heart that we have had to reschedule the 2020 dates we were all looking forward to so much, but my team and I have been working diligently on rescheduled plans for 2021”.
“As you can imagine, touring is a huge undertaking so we have needed time to sort through all the details to make sure we can visit every city and play every show we already have on sale. Thank you for your patience whilst we have been doing this”, he goes on. “I look forward to continuing the ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour next year and seeing you by my side once again, as you have been for so many years throughout my blessed career”.
So, yeah, that does mean that John will be saying farewell to touring rather later than he had originally planned. And fans will also have to wait rather longer to see his finale show, many having already had their tickets since 2018. I hope no one’s lost theirs. There is, of course, longer to look for them now if they have, so that’s good. Every cloud and all that.
Anyway, here are the new UK and Ireland dates:
30 Oct 2021: Manchester Arena (rescheduled from 28 Nov 2020)
2 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 2 Nov 2020)
3 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 4 Nov 2020)
5 Nov 2021: Leeds, First Direct Arena (rescheduled from 7 Dec 2020)
7 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 6 Nov 2020)
9 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 2 Dec 2020)
10 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 9 Dec 2020)
12 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 7 Nov 2020)
14 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 14 Dec 2020)
16 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 16 Dec 2020)
17 Nov 2021: London, The O2 (rescheduled from 17 Dec 2020)
19 Nov 2021: Manchester Arena (rescheduled from 12 Dec 2020)
21 Nov 2021: Birmingham, Resorts World Arena (rescheduled from 11 Nov 2020)
23 Nov 2021: Birmingham, Utilita Arena (rescheduled from 9 Nov 2020)
27 Nov 2021: Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (rescheduled from 13 Nov 2020)
28 Nov 2021: Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (rescheduled from 14 Nov 2020)
1 Dec 2021: Manchester Arena (rescheduled from 17 Nov 2020)
3 Dec 2021: Dublin, 3Arena (rescheduled from 4 Dec 2020)
4 Dec 2021: Dublin, 3Arena (rescheduled from 5 Dec 2020)
6 Dec 2021: Belfast, SSE Arena (rescheduled from 30 Nov 2020)
9 Dec 2021: Aberdeen, P&J Live (rescheduled from 20 Nov 2020)
10 Dec 2021: Aberdeen, P&J Live (rescheduled from 21 Nov 2020)
13 Dec 2021: Glasgow, Hydro (rescheduled from 24 Nov 2020)
14 Dec 2021: Glasgow, Hydro (rescheduled from 25 Nov 2020)
