Elton John books two more local 'Farewell' gigs June 15-16 at Xcel Center

The Hall of Famer's farewell tour already came to Target Center for two nights in February.

November 13, 2019 at 5:49PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Elton John stopped into Target Center in February on his way to the chocolate factory. / Renee Jones Schneider
Elton John stopped into Target Center in February on his way to the chocolate factory. / Renee Jones Schneider (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Watch out Cher, here comes Elton. Again.

Xcel Energy Center has announced another two-night stand by Elton John on his newly extended "final" tour. They're scheduled June 15 and 16, a Monday and Tuesday. Apparently, Saturday night was not all right.

Tickets go on sale next Friday, Nov. 22, through Ticketmaster and the arena box office, and pre-sale options begin this Thursday. The operators of our publicly owned arena once again did not name ticket prices to the public ahead of time, but the seats should be comparable to the April 28 date already on the books in Milwaukee, which are $50-$225.

Sir Elton, 72, already played a two-night stand in the Twin Cities on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour at Target Center in February. Like the similarly long-goodbye-loving members of Kiss, though, he can technically claim he's not repeating in the same city the second time around.

What a run of concert announcements the X is having. Elton was the third act to announce 2020 dates there on Wednesday morning -- just ahead of holiday shopping season -- following Camila Cabello and Harry Styles.

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Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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