{"id":44003,"date":"2022-07-20T10:24:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T00:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=44003"},"modified":"2022-07-20T10:24:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T00:24:35","slug":"sir-elton-john-set-to-bring-his-farewell-tour-to-newcastle-for-the-first-time-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/sir-elton-john-set-to-bring-his-farewell-tour-to-newcastle-for-the-first-time-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Elton John Set To Bring His Farewell Tour To Newcastle For The First Time Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dust off your feather boas and dig out your sparkly glasses because Sir Elton John is heading to Newcastle next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sir Elton will perform for the first time ever at McDonald Jones Stadium on January 10, 2023, as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City of Newcastle Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said it is a major coup for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNewcastle is once again showing Australia and the world that we\u2019re a global events city, attracting one of the biggest names in music, Elton John, to play a stadium concert in front of thousands of cheering Novocastrians and tourists,\u201d Nelmes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was a time not so long ago that you would never imagine a name like Elton John playing in Newcastle,\u201d said Nelmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCity of Newcastle and Venues NSW have been working together to bring various major sporting events to Newcastle for years and now we\u2019ve made this partnership official with the vision to attract events that are new, unexpected and will bring more visitors to the city.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venues NSW’s Stephen Saunders, Newcastle Mayor Nuatali Nelmes and Venues NSW’s Dean Mantle at McDonald Jones Stadium (Image: City of Newcastle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Newcastle joins just four other Australian stops for Sir Elton, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n