John kicked off the gig with a rocking version of “Bennie and the Jets,” one of five selections played from 1973 multiplatinum effort “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” He’d lead his solid six-piece band through 23 songs - including probably a dozen that rank among the finest pop offerings of the last 55 years - during the approximately 2½-hour show.

(John then plans to hit Australia and New Zealand in early 2023, before moving on to Europe.) The trek is scheduled to wind up next month, as it should, at the site of one of John’s greatest triumphs - Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles - where he performed a pair of legendary concerts in 1975. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)įollowing the two Santa Clara gigs, the number of dates left on John’s North American itinerary hit single digits - with only eight left to go. Elton John performs at Levi’s Stadium, Saturday, Oct. This time around, however, the farewell felt very real. John’s multiyear Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour had already touched down at a number of Northern California venues in 2019 - Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Oakland Arena, SAP Center in San Jose and Chase Center in San Francisco. Yet, fans were not ready to say goodbye to Elton John as the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer set up shop at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for his final Bay Area shows on Oct. And they were definitely ready to sing along to some of the greatness tunes in pop music history.

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