Who Is On Tour With Elton John?

Currently, Elton John Tickets is performing at a concert called Farewell Yellow Brick Road, which is his last tour as he plans to retire. The tour began in September 2018 and is expected to run through 2023, with more than 320 shows on five continents. The tour is called the Elton John Farewell Tour and is managed by AEG Presents and Messe Berlin.

Well, Elton John is not alone on tour; he is actually with Tim Rice to support their new project. He has a large orchestra backing him during his three-hour performances, where he performs a medley of his songs that have made him popular. The musicians are Garry Ball, Bob Birch, John Jorgenson, and Frank Olms, who have been working with Elton for more than 30 years, touring and recording with him.

The longest-serving member of the touring band is Nigel Olsson, who has been Elton’s drummer since 1969. Nigel is one of the most popular musicians who has participated in many of Elton’s albums, and he is also one of the band members who has been with Elton the longest. They are still friends up to this date, as the years have passed. Besides drumming, Nigel also contributes percussion and backing vocals on stage during concerts for Elton.

On guitar, there is another musician who has played with Elton for many years, Davey Johnstone. Davey was the first to record with Elton in 1971 and became a member of Elton’s road band in 1972. Since then, he has taken part in almost all of Elton John’s albums and tours. Davey also plays both electric and acoustic guitars and provides backing vocals. His guitar play is a vital factor in recreating Elton’s songs when performing on stage.

Ray Cooper has been regularly playing percussion for Elton during the concerts since 1973, though he occasionally left the band for some time. He plays an extensive variety of percussion instruments, including the tambourine, conga, timpani, vibraphone, and tubular bells. Ray is also appreciated for the mood and feel that he is able to infuse into the songs that Elton John has written and performs in concert.

Bass guitar is played by Matt Bissonette, who joined Elton’s team in 2012. He replaced Bob Birch, who played the bass for over two decades with Elton as his partner before succumbing to the cold deck in 2012. Matt also works as a keyboardist and backing vocalist during concerts and performances.

Another member of Elton’s band is John Mahon on percussion. He has been traveling with Elton since 1997. The part of John is to perform a vast variety of percussive instruments, such as tambourines, cowbells, triangles, shakers, and concert toms. His beat stays going for some of Elton’s most danceable smash-hit records.

This year, Elton is on his farewell tour, and Kim Bullard is the one playing keyboards with him. Kim has been singing backing vocals for Elton and has been recording and touring with him since 1982. He provides piano, synthesizer, and organ to complete Elton’s band. His keyboards add the texture of the sounds audiences have become familiar with from hits by Elton John.

The last addition to Elton John’s band, which travels with him on the tour, is young singer Timothy B. Schmit. It is with the band Eagles that he is most identified, as he was the bassist and singer with a high voice. They began touring together in the summer of 2022, with Timothy as the singer of harmony and background vocals. This addition enhances and complements the other musicians Elton already has in his band.

Although his backing group has been stable for quite some time now, Elton also tends to bring in guest artists more often during his tours. Coldheart was performed in 2022, and for this song, Elton was regularly joined by Dua Lipa to sing together. This enabled audiences to watch Elton live in concert with the most popular pop icon of that period.

Over the course of the various years, some celebrities have also graced the concerts and performances by Elton John. This happened in the year 2022, when an English singer called Ed Sheeran joined Elton in Germany. Brandi Carlile also performed with Elton during his concert tour of North America in 2022. In 2022, pop artist Nicki Minaj joined Elton to perform her part of the dancehall song ‘Bang Bang’.

Surfaces, a young pop singer, was also invited as a special guest when Elton performed in the United States of America last year. They sang the modified version of Elton’s song, Rocket Man. Pentatonix, an a cappella group, also accompanied Elton to perform additional vocal harmonies to some songs during the 2022 tour. It became a tradition that even the show host, James Corden, would duet with Elton on stage in Los Angeles.

As the man prepares to stop touring, everybody does not know who of the present-generation artists may be performing with Elton. It makes his shows diverse and up-to-date while at the same time being backed up by the phenomenal musicians who have played with him for years, delivering his favorite songs on a nightly basis. Elton John’s last tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road, is actually an opportunity to see a legend perform with his band and possibly other special guests after more than 50 years of his successful career.