Elton John Wraps Qhov Kawg Chicago Concert 52 Xyoo Tom Qab Ua Ntej Raws Li Kev Ncig Ua Si Zoo Tshaj Plaws

Raws li Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" Asmeskas ncig saib cua poob qis, nws pom tau tias tus superstar txav ntawm sab hauv tsev mus rau qhov loj, sab nraum zoov chaw ntau pob rau lub caij ntuj sov no, muag ntau daim pib txawm tias nws txoj kev hla kev lag luam xws li Chicago rau zaum ob lossis thib peb.

Nws yog lub cim ntawm qhov tseem ceeb ntawm John tseem muaj kev paub. Tsis zoo li feem ntau cov kws ua yeeb yam ntaus lub farewell circuit, nws tseem tso tawm cov khoom tshiab. Txawm ntau incredibly, nws tseem mus tally hits.

"Lub Plawv Txias," nws 2021 kev koom tes nrog Dua Lipa, tau mus rau # 1 hauv UK, ua rau nws yog thawj tus neeg ua yeeb yam nyob ntawd kom tau qhab nia # 1 ib leeg hauv rau xyoo caum ncaj. Hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas nws tawg rau saum 10, muab John 58 sab saum toj 40 lem, tag nrho tso nws qab tsuas yog Elvis Presley.

John, uas rau qhov zoo kawg 30 xyoos ncaj Nyob nruab nrab ntawm 1970 thiab 1999 tau qhab nia Asmeskas sab saum toj 40 ntaus, tshaj tawm lub lim tiam no qhov kev tso tawm tom ntej ntawm ib qho uas ua rau nws nrog Britney Spears ntawm nws thawj lub suab paj nruag tshiab txij li xyoo 2016. Hwjchim ci ntsa iab album. "Tuav kuv los ze zog," uas qiv ib kab los ntawm "Thov Me Me Dancer," yog muaj rau pre-txuag tam sim no.

“Zoo hmo, Chicago!” hais tias John Friday hmo ntuj, noj cov theem sab nraum zoov hauv Chicago. "Kuv ib txwm xav ua si Tub Rog Field yog li qhov no yog npau suav ua tiag!"

Txawm hais tias tsis yog daim ntawv teev npe lossis qhov kev sib tw tau hloov pauv ntau txij li qhov kev ncig xyuas pib xyoo 2018, "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" qhia tseem ua rau muaj kev lom zem tsis tu ncua, ntau dua li nws txav mus rau hauv qhov chaw loj dua uas tau tsim los nthuav tawm pawg hu nkauj-nrog John qhov loj tshaj. hits tsis tuaj yeem pab tab sis tsim.

Ib qho ntawm cov laj thawj loj tshaj plaws yog lub zog ntawm nws rau qhov kev txhawb nqa. Drummer Nigel Olsson tau nyob hauv thiab tawm ntawm pab pawg txij li xyoo 1970, guitarist / bandleader Davey Johnstone txij li xyoo 71. Txawm tias tus tswv cuab tshiab tshaj plaws, bassist Matt Bissonette, tau nyob hauv lub fold rau 20 xyoo.

“Kuv xav ntxiv guitar rau lub Honky Château album,"hais tias John, 75, rov qab mus rau nws thib tsib album thiab Johnstone cov hauv paus hniav nrog pab pawg. “Nws yog kuv tus thawj coj. Thiab kuv ntxub rov xyaum. Yog li kuv ua tsaug rau nws rau qhov ntawd!” nws tso dag nyob rau theem ntawm nws kev sib raug zoo suab paj nruag nrog tus guitarist. "Kuv muaj qhov muag muag rau pawg no," John hais tom qab. "Vim txhua hmo, lawv ua si lawv lub nroog Yeiuxalees thiab lawv ua rau kuv zoo siab!"

John thiab tuam txhab ncaws pob tawm hauv Chicago nrog "Bennie thiab Lub Dav Hlau," ob tus neeg ntaus nruas thiab tus kws tshaj lij embellishing "Philadelphia Freedom" tom ntej.

Chicago cov yeeb yam qhia txog qhov kawg ntawm qhov kev ncig xyuas no, nrog John's ntev farewell rov pib dua hauv Canada Lub Cuaj Hli 7, thaum kawg tau sau nws cov US khiav ntawm Dodger Stadium hauv Los Angeles thaum lub Kaum Ib Hlis 20, nrog cov hnub hauv Australia, New Zealand thiab Europe tau teem rau lub caij ntuj sov xyoo 2023.

Cov duab ntawm cov cim zoo li Muhammad Ali thiab Stephen Hawking nrog rau cov duab ntawm cov pob zeb thaum ntxov thiab cov hnub qub zoo li Jerry Lee Lewis thiab Little Richard ntawm peb qhov yeeb yaj kiab loj heev thaum lub sijhawm "Border Song," John xa tawm mus rau tus ntsuj plig lus dab neeg Aretha Franklin uas tau npog. nws ntawm nws 18th album Hluas, Gifted thiab Dub Xyoo 1972. "Nws yog kuv tus kwv, cia peb nyob kaj siab lug," John hu nkauj, kaw qhov tseem ceeb ntawm txoj kev.

Johnstone dipped thiab soared, sprinkling nyob rau hauv swb guitar thaum lub hnub qub interlude midway los ntawm "Rocket Man," John poob ib tug yuav luag scat li suab raws li lub band stretched.

"Ib qho ntawm kuv nyiam zaj nkauj uas Bernie thiab kuv tau sau" yog li cas John tau piav qhia "Ib tug neeg cawm kuv txoj sia hmo no," los ntawm xyoo 1975. Tus tauj ncov loj heev thiab Brown Dirt Cowboy, suav nrog kev sib koom ua suab paj nruag nrog tus kws sau nkauj thiab tus kws sau nkauj Bernie Taupin uas muaj keeb kwm rov qab mus rau xyoo 1967. Percussionist Ray Cooper tau tsiv los ntawm nruas mus rau timpani rau zaj nkauj xaus, cov neeg coob coob nrov hauv kev pom zoo.

Scenes los ntawm 2019 John biopic Rocketman khiav saum cov theem raws li tus pianist qeeb qeeb ib ntus nrog "Tsis txhob cia lub hnub poob rau kuv." Lub teeb ci ntsa iab, cov pab pawg tau nrov nrov rov qab rau hauv kev ua yeeb yam, mus rau encore nrog plaub lub suab nkauj hauv "Bitch is Back," "Kuv Tseem Sawv," "Crocodile Rock" thiab "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting. ”

Thaum qee cov kws ua yeeb yam hauv lawv cov 70s raug yuam kom qeeb qeeb ntawm lawv cov nqi nrawm dua, John tau khaws nws rau hmo Friday, "Crocodile Rock" tej zaum qhov piv txwv zoo tshaj ntawm qhov siab bar tseem teeb.

Nws yog ib qho nyuaj rau overstate tus naj npawb ntawm hits John khaws cia rau hauv nws lub hnab tshos nraub qaum, "Koj Zaj Nkauj" thiab "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" thaum nws npaj txhij los ua kom tiav qhov tam sim no raws li nws qhov kev ua yeeb yam zaum kawg hauv Windy City (52 xyoo tom qab nws thawj zaug nyob rau lub Kaum Ib Hlis xyoo 1970 ntawm 3,875 lub rooj Auditorium Theatre).

“Kuv cov tub nyob hmo no thiab lawv yog vim li cas kuv tsis xav mus ncig ntxiv lawm. Kuv tsuas xav nrog lawv nyob, OK?” John hais rau ze li ntawm 60,000 tus kiv cua tuaj koom, suav nrog Chicago Tus Tswv Cuab Lori Lightfoot ib hnub tshem tawm ntawm nws hnub yug 60 xyoo. "Kuv nyiam ua si nyob ntau dua li lwm yam. Thiab kuv tuaj yeem pom koj hnav ris tsho!” nws hais tias, ntsia sab nraum lub tshav pob los ntawm kev ua yeeb yam hauv chaw ntau pob sab qaum teb kawg, Chicago skyline sparkling qab nws. “Kuv xav thov koj hlub, kev zoo siab thiab noj qab haus huv. Ua siab zoo rau ib leeg, ”lub hnub qub qhia hauv qhov yeeb yam zaum kawg. “Ua tsaug rau txhua yam kev hlub uas koj tau muab rau kuv. Thiab nyob zoo."