Elton John cut the first show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Auckland, New Zealand, shortly after due to illness, leaving the stage in tears after performing 16 of the 25 songs on his setlist.
In a message posted to Instagram, Elton John thanked the fans who attended his concert in Auckland and apologized.
Currently on their final world tour, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour
Elton John is a legendary rock star from the UK, born in 1947. The other day, he was in the spotlight at the Academy Awards for Best Original Song for the song "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from the movie Rocketman, which is based on his life story.
Elton John performing live at the Academy Awards
By the way, in 1995, three songs from the Disney animated film, The Lion King, were nominated: "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "Circle of Life," and "Hakuna Matata," and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won.
In January 2018, she announced that she would retire from concerts and would be doing her final world tour over the next three years. In September 2018, she started her "Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour" in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Despite being diagnosed with mycoplasma pneumonia, he went ahead with the concert
In fact, Elton John was diagnosed with mycoplasma pneumonia before the first concert in Auckland on February 16th. However, he went ahead with the concert, wanting to give his best performance to his fans.
But halfway through the concert
I've just completely lost my voice – I'm so sorry,
"I'm so sorry, I've completely lost my voice."
She left the stage in tears.
Mycoplasma pneumonia is called "atypical pneumonia" in English. Elton John's SNS and English articles often refer to him as having "walking pneumonia," but this is because he is usually in relatively good health, so in English it is also commonly called "walking pneumonia."
The concert was cut short and a doctor examined him, who determined that with some time to rest, the two remaining shows in Auckland would be able to go ahead as scheduled. The concert that was scheduled for February 18th was postponed to the 19th, with the final show being the 20th...
However, the remaining two performances have been postponed until January next year!
→ Elton John forced to can Auckland shows, concerts rescheduled for next year
Elton John has released the following message to his New Zealand fans:
I'm incredibly disappointed to have to reschedule my remaining Auckland dates and I want to send my sincerest apologies to my amazing fans for any inconvenience caused
"We are extremely disappointed to have to postpone our Auckland show and would like to sincerely apologise to our fantastic fans for any inconvenience caused."
I always want to be able to give one hundred per cent and I'm afraid that, right now, I'm not able to do that. I am grateful for the love and loyalty I have been shown by all of you and I can't wait to return in January next year to perform my final New Zealand shows.
"I always want to give 100% in my performances but unfortunately that's not possible at the moment. I really appreciate everyone's support and I'm really looking forward to coming back to New Zealand next year."
Can I get a refund for tickets to a performance that has been canceled?
Fans who attended the concert were grateful to Elton John for performing despite feeling unwell, and were concerned about his health, but they seemed to have mixed feelings when it was announced that there were no plans for ticket refunds even though the concert had only half finished.
→ Sir Elton John fans feel 'cheated and disappointed'
The article includes comments from several fans.
Tickets were $250 per person. Six of us attended. Of course I'm worried about Elton, but it's a shame the concert ended halfway through. Especially if the next two shows end up being the last ones, I can't help but feel like I missed out.
It would have been a great concert if it hadn't ended in half. I paid $600 for tickets...
I respect the decision to stop midway if you can't perform at 100%, but...
This Auckland concert was attended not only by locals, but by many others who had paid high travel and accommodation costs, so it was disappointing to see it cancelled midway through.
The concert organizers said they would not refund ticket prices, stating that the performance lasted more than two hours.
In response to this, Consumer NZ, a New Zealand consumer protection organization,
"Since only two-thirds of the promised performances took place, a partial refund should be allowed."
"It's worth trying to negotiate with ticket agents," he said.
Elton John has announced his retirement from concerts after this tour. This is the last chance to see him perform live. We hope he recovers quickly and that the rest of his planned world tour and his Auckland performance, which has been postponed until next year, will be held without any problems.
