![]() ![]() For the record, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour already played the United Center in 2018 then Rosemont and Milwaukee in 2019 there were the two shows this weekend and though you might assume that was the absolute last time Elton John played Chicago, he’ll playing Soldier Field in August. This farewell began back in 2018, was postponed by the pandemic, and now, according to his website, will wrap the second half of 2023. Sorry you weren’t there, but it was the “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour, and you had notice. No “Lion King,” no “Island Girl.” A fun, soulful show. ![]() He was lovely, warm, rollicking at times, the set list a wise selection of mostly the smartest classics, “Take Me to the Pilot,” “Levon,” Burn Down the Mission,” largely culled from the 1970s. I mention that by way of saying, I went to see Elton John at the United Center on Friday night. Way back in 1974, Dylan was already singing, with characteristic snark, “It still ain’t me, babe.” His current tour, or so says his website, will conclude in 2024. Because as long as a musician was able and willing, regardless of whether we even cared, true mortality was always tomorrow. Bob Dylan once christened his schedule “The Never Ending Tour.” That was back in 1988. For a long, long time, there was reason to assume every major pop star with a sizable audience and willingness to play live would tour indefinitely. ![]()
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