Now playing Next Culture news Watch Elton John bid farewell to 50 years of touring with final show Many tears were shed during the last show of Elton John's final tour in Stockholm on Saturday (8 July 2023). The tour named "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" started in 2018 and attracted 60 million people across the world. 10/07/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Glastonbury 2023: Here are the biggest moments you might have missed Glastonbury 2023 has come to an end, culminating in a spectacular performance by Elton John, which could potentially be his final show in the UK. 26/06/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Why are Prince Harry and Elton John in court? Pop royalty and actual royalty appeared in a London court for a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Ltd. 28/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Why are Prince Harry and Sir Elton John suing Daily Mail publisher? A group of high-profile people, including the mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, are suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of “gross breaches of privacy”. 07/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Elton John 'ambushed' by Joe Biden with medal after White House gig Awarding the National Humanities Medal, the US president described Sir Elton as a "tidal wave" for all his charity work. 24/09/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Britney is back: Spears returns with first recording since 2016 'Hold Me Closer' is the singer's first recording since the end of her 13-year-long conservatorship. 27/08/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Elton John postpones Texas concerts after contracting COVID-19 The concerts, part of John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, were scheduled for January 25 and January 26. 26/01/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Ed Sheeran, Stevie Wonder, Coldplay & others perform to fight poverty Here's what to expect from the star-studded global gig on Saturday 25 September. 23/09/2021
Now playing Next France Sir Elton John is awarded France's highest civilian award Emmanuel Macron used the occasion to urge international mobilisation for the combatting of Aids- one of the showman's dearest causes. 22/06/2019
Now playing Next Russia Elton John condemns censoring of Rocketman gay scenes in Russia Singer Elton John, 72, on Friday criticized the reported censorship in Russia of gay sex scenes in "Rocketman" — the new film based on his life. 03/06/2019
Now playing Next world news John Lewis Christmas ad launched John Lewis & Partners are relying on singer Elton John to boost sales as the retailer launches its annual festive advertising campaign 15/11/2018
Now playing Next world news Sir Elton John to quit live touring Superstar starts final global tour in September with over 300 concerts over three years on five continents, and will continue to compose and record. 25/01/2018
Now playing Next United Kingdom Elton John and Ed Sheeran launch charity campaign to share musical memories Elton John and Ed Sheeran have launched a star-studded charity campaign to share musical memories, and raise funds for orphanage children suffering in silence. 01/11/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Musician Elton John recovers from potentially deadly infection British musician Elton John is resting at home after going down with a potentially deadly bacterial infection. 25/04/2017
Now playing Next Sport Racket Man: Sir Elton John hits a winning note at charity match Sir Elton John has gone from Rocket Man to Racket Man after the pop legend took part in his annual charity tennis co,petition in support of John’s 13/10/2015
Now playing Next world news Sir Elton and Putin discussed gay rights on the telephone. Or did they? The Kremlin has denied claims on Sir Elton John’s Instagram account that Vladimir Putin ‘reached out’ by telephone to the singer – who had said he 15/09/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom Sir Elton versus D&G: War of words escalates in 'synthetic' babies row It could be a costly interview for Dolce and Gabbana. A celebrity boycott is gaining momentum over comments made by the Italian design duo in which 16/03/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom Elton John weds after new UK gay marriage law comes into force 21/12/2014