Elton forced to end concert
Elton John intends to play his remaining shows in New Zealand and Australia, his tour promoters said on Monday, a day after illness caused the singer to lose his voice and cut short a performance.
Video clips posted online by fans at Sunday night’s performance showed John breaking down in tears as he told the cheering crowd he couldn’t go on any longer. The 72-year-old singer said he had walking pneumonia and was assisted offstage.
Tour promoters Chugg Entertainment said John was resting and doctors were confident he would recover. They said a concert planned for today in Auckland would be delayed until tomorrow on the advice of doctors.
“Elton John was disappointed and deeply upset at having to end his Auckland concert early last night,” the promoters said in their statement.
The concert was part of John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. As well as the delayed performance tomorrow, John is scheduled to play again in Auckland on Thursday and then seven performances in Australia before travelling to the US and Canada.
He thanked the concert attendees via an Instagram post and apologised for ending the show early.