Elton John fans in Sunderland are counting the days until the music icon comes to the Stage of Light this Sunday, June 19, as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.
The mammoth tour began in September 2018 and will see the star perform over 300 concerts around the world before concluding in July 2023. Sunderland is one of nine places in the UK where Elton is set to play this year, giving the kick-off. to Norwich and visit Liverpool before heading to the Stadium of Light.
There’s no supporting act lined up to back Elton, giving the singer time to treat fans to many of his biggest hits across the decades. Although Sunderland’s setlist has not been confirmed, songs played on previous legs of the Farewell tour give an indication of what Wearside fans can expect.
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On the North American leg of his tour which began earlier this year, Elton performed more than 20 songs to his adoring fans at each show. According NME the star debuted with the 1973 hit Bennie and the Jets and closed the main set with Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting when he performed in New Orleans in January.
Elton then sang Your Song and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in the encore of the New Orleans concert – his first show on the tour since before the pandemic. The setlist also contained classics like Rocket Man, Candle in the Wind and I’m Still Standing.
Complete setlist for Elton’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (excerpt from his concert in New Orleans in 2022, subject to change)
Bennie and the Jets
Philadelphia Liberty
border song
little dancer
have mercy on the criminal
The Rocket Man
Take me to the pilot
Someone saved my life tonight
Levon
candle in the wind
A Friend’s Funeral / Love Lies Bleeding
Burn the mission
Sad songs (Say so much)
Don’t let the sun go down on me
The female dog is back
I’m still standing
crocodile rock
Saturday is good for fighting
(Again) Cold Heart
(Again) Your Song
(Again) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
While that lineup may change when Elton visits Sunderland this weekend, it gives fans an idea of what songs they could sing at the Stadium of Light. Elton has mixed things up on his tour in the past, with FM list mentioning that the star has also played songs such as All the Girls Love Alice and I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues on other concert dates, so he could surprise Wearside fans with more hits on Sunday.
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