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Sir Elton John ’s tour has become the highest grossing of all time and could net him a billion dollars.
He just became the biggest earner ever taking home a staggering $817.9million (£663.44m) with his latest Oceania leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
With at least 50 European dates to come in 2023, including 10 nights at London’s O2 Arena and a headline set Glastonbury Festival, his estimated earnings are as much as $1billion.
Elton’s epic tour began in North America and included 42 performances in 2018, then 111 more in 2019 and another 25 in 2020 before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic halted the tour.
He completed 93 concerts in 2022, capping a blockbuster year on the road with three sold-out shows at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in November.
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Sir Elton John’s tour becomes the highest grossing of all time as he bags £664m (Getty Images)The 75-year-old has beaten pal Ed Sheeran, who held the record with his Divide tour for four years with $775.6m (£629.13m). Other acts in the top 10 include U2, The Rolling Stones and Coldplay.
Recently Elton’s husband David Furnish admitted he is already eyeing up more work.
David said: “It’s really important to make a distinction between Elton retiring from touring but not playing his last public performance.
Sir Elton John will perform on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage in one of the headline slots (Getty Images)“Will Elton return as a live performer? I hope so!
“What you’re going to see is the possibility of a special one-off or a small residency in one venue for a limited period of time.
“When you’re an artist and something’s in your blood, you don’t want to shut the door completely.”