Elton John Mentions Wildwood In Last NJ Concert

Elton John Mentions Wildwood In Last NJ Concert

Last night Elton John performed at a fully sold-out MetLife Stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

MetLife Stadium is one of the largest stadiums in the NFL with a capacity of 82,500. Each of those fans were rocking to his hits including his final songs “Your Song” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.”

What made the concert so important to Elton John was that it would be his last in the state.

John’s latest tour, “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” was supposed to take place in 2020 but covid had him postpone it.

His performance last night marked his 29th in the state.

During the show, he gave a final farewell speech in which he talked about his travels all over the state and named some local arenas.

Elton John performed once here in the Wildwoods back in 1971. That concert took place at the old Wildwoods convention center. Tickets back then only cost $5.50. This is nothing compared to today’s prices that could see tickets cost over $400.

You can read more about his concert by clicking the link below.

Did You Know Elton John Once Sang in Wildwood?

In his speech he mentioned Wildwood by saying “I’ll never forget Wildwood and Asbury Park, playing there a long time ago.”

[Check out the video of his comments at the bottom of this page.]

For those at the concert, it was such a surprise to hear someone so big in the music industry to recall our towns when they haven’t been to them in over 50 years.

His final show in the states will take place November 17 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA. According to his message after this tour he wants to retire to spend time with his family.

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