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Elton John postpones 19 dates on Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour amid coronavirus


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Elton John has announced he’s postponing 19 dates on the North American leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road amid the spread of coronavirus.

The Rocket Man himself has already done 179 shows and 38 in Australia and New Zealand most recently over the last three months.

However, since returning to the US, the 72-year-old father has realised it’s not safe for him or his fans to be out and about when social distancing is fast becoming the new norm.

Sharing the news on social media today, Sir Elton insisted the safely of his fans was more important than heading along to his concert.

‘The health of my fans is of the upmost importance to me, so I have made the decision to reschedule my upcoming #EltonFarewellTour shows between March 26th – May 2nd,’ he wrote on Monday.

He said in the clip: ‘Unfortunately, as all of you know, there has been this awful pandemic…which is extremely worrying and extremely dangerous if we don’t take precautions.’

Elton has been on the road for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour (Picture: WireImage)

Adding he didn’t know when the news shows would be scheduled, he insisted ‘they will be done’.

Elton continued: ‘I would encourage you to stay at home, do what everyone tells you to do, take precautions, because I want you to be as safe as possible.’

He concluded we’d all get back together ‘when it is safe and when we can all enjoy ourselves together in the best possible circumstances.’

As Elton explained on Twitter, ticketholders of the postponed dates ‘will receive new event information shortly and all original tickets will be honoured for the rescheduled dates’.

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