Sir Elton John will hold what he has described as his “final farewell show” in Sweden this weekend as his tour comes to an end.
The megastar played his last UK date at Glastonbury festival last month and will bring the tour to an end on Saturday at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm.
John, 76, has been travelling the globe since 2018 on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which was paused at various points because of the pandemic and his own positive test for Covid-19.
He has performed for more than 50 years, including tours with Billy Joel and on-stage collaborations with the rapper Eminem, the US country veteran Dolly Parton and the actor Taron Egerton, who played him in the biopic Rocketman.
His headlining performance on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury in June featured a crowd-pleasing set full of hits such as Rocketman, Tiny Dancer, Your Song and I’m Still Standing.
John played his last North American tour show at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last year, with the event livestreamed on Disney+ and featuring pre-recorded messages from famous fans.
The US president, Joe Biden, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Victoria and David Beckham, Katy Perry, Coldplay and Miley Cyrus were among those who paid tribute to John.
The tour is one of the highest grossing since records began, with Billboard reporting that it is the first to bring in $900m (£701,460m) worth of ticket sales.
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John has experienced setbacks along the way, including announcing he had walking pneumonia, a milder form of the illness, in early 2020 in New Zealand, and an ear infection in November 2018.