This Sunday, June 25, the British artist Elton John sang for the last time on English soil. Before ending his tour in Stockholm on July 8, on the famous Pyramid Stage, the English singer must still perform twice in Paris, on June 27 and 28. The tickets for these two dates, already sold out, went for a price between 67.50 euros and 315 euros.
Rocketman’s latest tour is already the most lucrative in history. According to figures reported by Billboard Boxscore, she would have grossed $817.9 million for 278 concerts. This is the first tour to exceed $800 million in revenue. He thus surpasses his friend Ed Sheeran and his Divide Tour with 776.4 million dollars made between 2017 and 2019, and the 360 ??° Tour of U2 (736.5 million dollars). About fifty concerts are planned for 2023. According to forecasts, the revenue should amount to 900 million dollars. Note that with more than 5,000 concerts to his credit, Elton John is one of the most productive artists in the world.
Sir Elton Hercules John has sold 300 million albums in over 80 countries. His duet with pop star Dua Lipa entitled “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)”, released in 2021, is certified diamond single, the equivalent of 50 million streams. His track “Candle in the Wind 1997” holds the second record for the biggest-selling single of all time physically, behind Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” with over 33 million copies according to SNEP.
In his career, he has won 6 Grammy Awards. He received the first in 1987 for the award for best pop performance by a duo or group with “That’s What Friends Are For”.
Along with Tim Rice and Hans Zimmer, he is one of three creators of the famous Lion King songs. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” won the Oscar for Best Song in 1995. Apart from The Lion King, Elton composed for John G. Avildsen’s Rocky 5 in 1990 and Albert Brooks’ The Muse in 1999.