Elton John tests positive for COVID-19, postpones his Dallas concerts

Elton John’s recently revived Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is hitting pause this week as the singer has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

John, who turns 75 in March, canceled his goodbye shows Tuesday and Wednesday at Dallas’ American Airlines Center and will reschedule the dates. The shows originally were scheduled for June 2020, but they were postponed during the first wave of the pandemic.

In a statement to USA TODAY, John’s representatives said the singer, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, was experiencing only mild symptoms. He was expected to resume the tour Saturday in Little Rock, Arkansas.

John’s swan song launched in September 2018 with a planned 300 shows on the docket.

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The tour chugged along until March 2020, when COVID-19 forced a nearly two-year break. John returned to touring Jan. 19 with a performance in New Orleans.

The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour has a slate of rescheduled dates – including Chicago, New York and Detroit – before wrapping this leg April 28 in Miami. John then heads overseas before returning to North America for a run of stadiums starting July 15 in Philadelphia.

His prolonged goodbye to touring is now scheduled to end in summer 2023.

During the sidelining of his live performances, John hardly remained idle. In October he released "The Lockdown Sessions," a collection of duets with artists ranging from Dua Lipa to Stevie Wonder to Brandi Carlile, all recorded either via Zoom or under strict health and safety regulations.

The effort spawned “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” his partnership with Lipa that marries “Rocket Man” and “Sacrifice” with a fresh vibe. The hit returned John to the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 21 years and cemented his well-known appreciation of contemporary artists.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Elton John has COVID-19, cancels shows on farewell tour