Elton John will say goodbye to the stage tonight with a final concert in Sweden

At the age of 76, Elton John retires from shows and his followers from all over the world will be present on Saturday July 8 in Stockholm (Sweden), to what will be their last official concert.

His admirers had been standing guard in front of the since noon Tele2 Arena stadiumunder a burning sun.

“tonight is going to be very emotionalsaid Kate Bugaj, a 25-year-old Polish student who postponed her master’s exams to attend her idol’s half-century stage tour. “I’ve been a huge fan for 20 years. It all started when I saw it The lionking for the first time,” he laughs.

The Tele2 Arena will receive the British star for the second consecutive night, in what will be the last concert of this final tour. started five years ago but was interrupted by COVID-19 and hip surgery in 2021.

With this tour “Farewell Yellow Brick Road”, Elton John will have given 330 concerts, touring Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Among the fans was Jeanie Kincer, 50, who came especially from Kentucky, USA. “I wanted to be there at the end because I was too young to be there at the beginning”he explained.

Hans Christian, a Danish fan dressed in green, said he was curious if there would be “special guests” as it was his last concert.

The artist, who sold 300 million records, played to 6.25 million people during this tour. “It saddens me that he is retiring, but it is good that he can enjoy his later years,” said the American admirer.

“I know he’s going to keep playing from time to time, he’s going to make new music, so there’s still things to look forward to”he added.