Overview
- The artist announced two concerts for Oct. 2 and 3, 2026 at Estadio Banorte (Estadio Azteca) in Mexico City billed as a once‑in‑a‑lifetime completion of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
- A series of presales is scheduled to begin in mid‑July with the general public on‑sale set for July 16 at 12 p.m. local time.
- The shows are presented by AEG Presents, Cardenas Marketing Network and Enso Music and are described by promoters as a heartfelt celebration for the city that missed dates canceled by the pandemic.
- The concerts close a chapter that formally ended in July 2023 after about 330 shows and roughly $939 million in grosses, with the Mexico dates framed as fulfilment of Latin America stops scrapped during COVID‑19.
- Since 2023 Elton John has limited his live work to occasional one‑off performances, recorded new material including a 2025 collaboration with Brandi Carlile, and said a 2024 eye infection changed his songwriting approach; he is also scheduled for Rock in Rio in September and has been the subject of unconfirmed reports about a Las Vegas hologram residency.