Elton John Australian Tour To Continue Despite Medical Emergency - Noise11.com
Elton John. image by Ros O'Gorman

Elton John. image by Ros O'Gorman

Elton John Australian Tour To Continue Despite Medical Emergency

by Paul Cashmere on November 30, 2011

in Live,News

Elton John will continue his Australian tour despite his partner David Furnish taking ill and having to fly to Los Angeles.

Elton John. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Elton John. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Furnish is now undertaking medical treatment in Los Angeles and Elton was in discussions to cancel his current Australian tour.

Elton has decided that the show will go on although Furnish’s condition is unclear.

Elton John’s first Australian show was November 27 in Sydney.

He performed

Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
I’m Still Standing
Levon
Madman Across The Water
Holiday Inn
Tiny Dancer
Philadelphia Freedom
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Candle In The Wind
Rocket Man
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
Hey Ahab
Gone To Shiloh
Monkey Suit
Sacrifice
Honky Cat
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Daniel
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Take Me To The Pilot
Bennie and the Jets
The Bitch Is Back
Crocodile Rock

Your Song

Remaining dates on the Australian tour are:

Tonight, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
December 3 and 4, Hunter Valley, Hope Estate
December 6 and 7, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena
December 9, Adelaide, Coopers Brewery
December 11, Perth, Burswood Dome

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