Legendary singer-songwriter Elton John is retiring from the road, announcing Wednesday a final, three-year run totaling more than 300 concerts across five continents.
One of those shows will be in Milwaukee, at the Bucks’ new $524 million arena.
John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour will stop at the tentatively titled Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center Feb. 19, 2019.
Tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. Feb. 2 by calling (800) 745-3000, (866) 448-7849 or visiting ticketmaster.com. Prices have yet to be announced. Presale for American Express cardholders begins at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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A press release issued Wednesday says the new stage production "will take fans on a musical and highly visual journey spanning a 50-year career of hits like no one has ever seen before."
"Performing live fuels me, and I'm ecstatic and humbled to continue to play to audiences across the globe," the 70-year-old John said in a statement. "I plan to bring the passion and creativity that has entertained my fans for decades to my final tour. After the tour finishes, I'm very much looking forward to closing off that chapter of my life by saying farewell to life on the road. I need to dedicate more time to raising my children."
The tour's final shows are scheduled for Australia and New Zealand in early 2020.
This is the fourth concert announcement for the forthcoming Bucks arena, and the second this week, after the Foo Fighters announced an Oct. 17 date there on Monday.
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Maroon 5 is bringing its "Red Pills Blues" tour to the arena on Sept. 16. Jim Gaffigan will be the first comedian to perform at the venue on Sept. 22.
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Last fall, the arena's general manager, Raj Saha, said that a grand opening act would be announced in early 2018.
Taxpayers are spending $250 million on the new arena, which is expected to open this August or early September.
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