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LOS ANGELES — The prima is going down on Elton John's final North American show successful the spot wherever it each began – Dodger Stadium.

"Tonight is simply a precise peculiar night, a precise affectional nighttime for me," John said aft playing "Philadelphia Freedom" connected a expansive soft halfway signifier and donning a bedazzled overgarment with tails and sunglasses. "It has been a agelong journey."

John, 75, closed out his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in North America connected Sunday, marking his last American concert. The "Rocket Man" singer's third nighttime astatine Dodger Stadium is even much poignant since the venue serves as the celebrated mounting for John's 1975 breakout stadium concerts. 

More than 47 years ago, John's 2 electrifying, sequin outfit-filled concerts astatine the historical shot stadium affirmed the rising star's supernova status (as seen successful his 2019 biopic "Rocketman."

"Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium" is being live streamed on Disney+.

"We are making past tonight," said John. 

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Sunday's Disney+ unrecorded watercourse volition diagnostic impermanent performances from Dua LipaBrandi Carlile and Kiki Dee, John's duet spouse for 1 his biggest hits, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

A cadre of stars walked the reddish carpet for John's farewell concert including Lizzo, Heidi Klum, Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Idina Menzel, John Stamos, Connie Britton and "Top Gun: Maverick" star Miles Teller.

Britney Spears, who precocious collaborated with John connected their azygous "Hold Me Closer," is not scheduled to attend – overmuch little perform. 

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"If determination are immoderate astonishment guests, past we volition beryllium surprised, too," says Gabe Turner, 1 of the concert's enforcement producers. "We're happy with the guests we have. They're going to bring the location down."

"This is simply a immense undertaking," says enforcement shaper Ben Winston. "After specified an unbelievable career, this is Elton saying goodbye to America. This is the past amusement of the past tour. There is simply a important humanities and affectional infinitesimal to that. And those 1975 gigs lone adhd to that. When you deliberation of Elton John connected tour, you deliberation of that show."

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The Disney+ performance began with a 20-minute pre-taped interrogation with John and his spouse David Furnish discussing wherefore "he's hanging up his touring boots," says Winston.

The video included contributions from longtime instrumentality President Joe Biden and celebrities including David Beckham and Billie Eilish. 

As for the million-dollar question arsenic to whether John volition proceed to perform, Furnish spoke to Billboard up of Sunday's amusement and stated, "I cognize for a information helium volition not beryllium touring successful immoderate capacity. What you’re going to spot is the anticipation of a peculiar one-off oregon a tiny residency successful 1 venue for a constricted play of time."

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