What was the name of the farewell concert tour Elton John launched in 2018?

The farewell concert tour Elton John launched in 2018 was called Farewell Yellow Brick Road. Its title deliberately echoes John's celebrated 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, connecting his final touring chapter with one of the defining records of his career.

John announced the tour on 24 January 2018, saying he planned to retire from touring so he could spend more time with his husband, David Furnish, and their children. The tour began at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on 8 September 2018, and was originally planned as a three-year global trek.

The schedule was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and health-related postponements, but the tour eventually became a huge worldwide production. It concluded in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 July 2023, after 330 concerts across multiple continents. The final UK date was a headline performance at Glastonbury Festival.

A common mix-up is calling it simply John's "farewell tour." That description is understandable, but Farewell Yellow Brick Road is the official name. It was his forty-ninth concert tour and his final major touring series.