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Elton John Postpones Indianapolis Show After Mother-In-Law’s Passing
Hours before his Saturday night show at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Elton John announced the passing of his mother in law had left him “extremely unwell” and unable to perform.
“To my dear fans in Indianapolis, It is with the heaviest heart that I’m forced to deliver the news that I am extremely unwell and therefore unable to perform at @TheFieldhouse tonight,” Sir Elton posted on social media. The show is being moved to March 26.
“I absolutely hate to let my fans down, but I owe it to you to put on the best #EltonFarewellTour show possible and unfortunately that’s simply not possible. The date will be rearranged for March 2020, and I promise I will deliver the show you deserve. Thank you so much for your support and understanding,” the star concluded.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>To my dear fans in Indianapolis, <br><br>It is with the heaviest heart that I'm forced to deliver the news that I am extremely unwell and therefore unable to perform at <a href=”https://twitter.com/TheFieldhouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@TheFieldhouse</a> tonight. <a href=”https://t.co/9EQPg2qPPB”>pic.twitter.com/9EQPg2qPPB</a></p>— Elton John (@eltonofficial) <a href=”https://twitter.com/eltonofficial/status/1188187886715330560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 26, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
John acknowledged the loss of Gladys Furnish at his show in Toronto Thursday night, giving his condolences to his other sends and husband before dedicating “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” to her, according to local reports.
John’s massive three-year “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour has seen the 72-year-old star on the road nearly nonstop since September 2018, and at the top of Pollstar’s 2019 Mid-Year Top 100 Worldwide Tours.
For Q3, Sir Elton has moved 1.05 million tickets and grossed just under $140 million according to Pollstar, good for No. 5 in worldwide ticket sales.
Elton’s tour resumes Monday night in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.