Elton John's final message to crowd at last concert ever
Elton John has officially retired from touring.
The 76-year-old award-winning musician took to the stage for the last time ever in Stockholm, Sweden, according to his website.
Elton had reportedly ended his touring days with Your Song and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, before sharing a heartfelt message to his fans.
"I've had the most wonderful career, beyond belief. 52 years of pure joy playing music, how lucky am I to play music? But I wouldn't be sitting here if it wasn't for you," the music legend told his fans as he closed what he claimed to be his final show.
"You bought the singles, albums and CDs and more importantly you bought the tickets to the shows and you know how I love to play live."
"It's been my lifeblood to play for you guys and you've been absolutely magnificent – thank you," he added.
"I will never forget you guys. I've played so many concerts, how could I forget? You're in my head, and my heart and my soul and I thank you so much."
The singer also took to Instagram prior to his final show to share the announcement.
"What a journey this tour has been and now we find ourselves at the end of it. Tonight is the final night,” he wrote in the caption.
He posted a clip of a 2018 interview he did with CNN, when he first announced that he was going to retire from touring.
"It's the last time that I will be touring and traveling the world," John said in the clip.
The tour, which had over 300 shows, kicked off in 2018 and was meant to end in 2021 but was postponed due to Covid, and has since been attended by over 6 million fans across the world.
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