Sure, he could rest on his tiaras and settle for being Celine Dion‘s room mate at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Instead, he continues to don the trucker hat with gusto.

He’s spending most of December in Mother England, with a hop over to the Bastille Opera in Paris January 23 before heading back to Sin City for the entire month of February.

Then, it’s back on the road for a slew of American dates in March, starting March 4 in Bossier City, La., and including stops in New Orleans, Indianapolis, Orlando, Oklahoma City, Dallas and Houston.

Sir Elton then returns to Vegas before moving on to Europe, where he continues to add dates in support of his latest release, Peachtree Road.

Lest anyone think all that touring interferes with maintaining a proper diva standing, Elton has more than made up for lost time with an impressive string of attention-getting pronouncements.

As the new tour dates were being announced, Captain Fantastic was causing (another) uproar in the U.K. by publicly blaming Victoria (Posh Spice) Beckham for her recent marital malfunction with soccer darling and hubby David. John is godfather to the Becks’ two sons.

He’s also announced his own matrimonial intentions toward longtime partner David Furnish – though the couple has yet to set a date, picked a spat with Madonna by suggesting his diva rival lip-synched her way through her Reinvention tour, and almost sparked an international incident by declaring “American Idols” voters “racist.”