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Elton John adds a second Target Center date on farewell tour

The newly announced show is Feb. 22, 2019, a night after the one already on the books.

By Chris Riemenschneider

February 6, 2018 at 3:46PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Elton John sang "Tiny Dancer" at the Grammy Awards on Jan. 28. / Photo by Matt Sayles, Invision/AP (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Elton John's long goodbye just got a little longer. The singer added a second Target Center show along with many other new dates on his 2018-2019 farewell tour.

The new Minneapolis date, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, falls a night after the previously announced Target Center stop on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. Tickets for the first show haven't even gone on sale yet, but John's people are saying 60 other dates on the trek swiftly sold out so they're going ahead with the beefed-up itinerary.

Tickets for both shows go on sale next Friday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. for $60-$250 via AXS.com, the arena box office or 1-888-9-AXS-TIX.

Paul Simon is also calling his upcoming tour his last and just announced a June 8 date at Xcel Energy Center.

about the writer

Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

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.