We would not be surprised to see him return to residency here in 2024, if he’s up for it. John has been insisting this is it, saying he wanted to take time away “to spend with my young family.”īut a musician of John’s caliber is forever in high demand. We say it was John’s “final” appearance in Vegas with a qualifier, as anything is possible even when superstars pledge finality. “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” followed, with John’s tribute to Aretha Franklin, “Border Song,” in the early spree. The 75-year-old showman opened with a flurry with “Bennie and the Jets” and “Philadelphia Freedom” launching the performance. Fantastic to be in his presence and a fabulous show. “Fantastic,” as the captain’s jacket says. As usual his attire, hinted to Liberace’s grandeur, another facet of John’s career that seizes Vegas’s lineage. Later it was a salmon-pink number with turquoise lapels. John showed up in a black tux, its tailed jacket splashed with multicolored rhinestones. Lots of us who qualify for a Just For Men sample group were in the house. The venue, with a 65,000 capacity for football, was set at about 35,000 for the John concert. How we start it … #RJNow #Vegas /LqlN28ib2t The knighted legend performed his first and (according to the tour title) only concert at Allegiant Stadium, on his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. Tuesday night, John flipped the calendar and and enlarged his Land of Oz in Las Vegas. It was MGM Grand, with its Emerald City effects, where John and Billy Joel co-headlined in 1995 and again in 2003. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) John’s Las Vegas history has wound through the resort lined with a replica Yellow Brick Road. Elton John performs during his ''Farewell Yellow Brick Road,'' final tour at Allegiant Stadium, on Tuesday, Nov.

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