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"John's final tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018–2023), became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time."

It has since been surpassed by Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Needs updating. 209.93.242.250 (talk) 21:50, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

First performance since retirment

Elton John played a 90 minute private concert to attendees of Cisco Live! 2024 in Las Vegas on June 5th at Allegiant stadium. https://www.ciscolive.com/global/experience/celebration.html 209.29.168.106 (talk) 15:34, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Photo change

can the photo be changed, the current one just looks a bit awkward and unnatural. I think this one feels a bit more natural. Mewhen123 (talk) 19:56, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The 2023 Glastonbury photo was used in the infobox a while back, as was the 2024 Gershwin Prize photo. I'm not too bothered about which one to use, but there should be a consensus.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 13:20, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eyesight

Where is the best location for this? I added it as a separate topic, not realising it was already present in the "Other" sub-section of "Personal life". I think it's a bit hidden there. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:20, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should this be mentioned in the lead section? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:03, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think a light mention in the lead and then a detailed section in the body is fine. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:36, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Or instead of a section, it can go in personal life section. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:41, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Martinevans123 Sources say he's healing and "there's hope", so it could be only temporary and not a significant event worth mentioning in the lead. He's 77, health issues that become protracted aren't unusual. I'd say it's only worth a mention if it turns out to be permanent. Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 22:48, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not suitable for the lead because it has some problems with WP:NOTNEWS. It's ok later on in the article.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 08:04, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I'll try to keep an eye on it. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:10, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some might argue that the 2024 premiere of the musical "The Devil Wears Prada", at the Dominion Theatre in London, is quite a public venue to announce that one has lost one's vision? But I guess "that's showbiz", folks! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:18, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

‘Clean’ from addiction

The word clean is not used anymore to describe someone who is drug free, as it suggests that drug addiction (and the addict themselves) is dirty. In substance misuse we simply use abstinent from drugs (or in this case, drugs and alcohol). Or sober would work for both too. 86.22.150.89 (talk) 21:30, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]