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Elton John Adds Dates, Willie Nelson Reduces Them

Elton John Adds Dates, Willie Nelson Reduces Them
Elton John By Richard Mushet on Flickr (Elton John on Flickr) / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons) , Willie NelsonBy rufusowliebat [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
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LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) Elton John has added second shows in various markets to an already-extensive farewell tour while Willie Nelson, still suffering from a bout of flu, says he needs more time off and has canceled his February dates.

John’s new dates being in October with a show at NYCB Live / Home fo The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island Oct., 9. A second show was added to Boston’s TD Garden Nov. 6. Then there are two new shows at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., two shows at Minneapolis’ Target Center, and second shows added to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and Sunrise, Fla.’s BB&T Center. The full new list of shows follows:

October 09, 2018 Long Island, NY NYCB LIVE

November 06, 2018 Boston, MA TD Garden

February 15, 2019 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

February 16, 2019 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

February 21, 2019 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

February 22, 2019 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

March 02, 2019 Newark, NJ Prudential Center


March 09, 2019 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center

March 12, 2019 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena

March 13, 2019 Columbia, SC Colonial Life Arena

March 15, 2019 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

March 16, 2019 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center

Meanwhile, Nelson, who canceled his January dates because of the flu, said through his publicist that he will need “a few extra weeks to recover completely.” The press release said Nelson, 84, is moving about and looking “healthy as ever” but is under doctor’s orders to rest his voice. Nelson stated that “I will see you all down the road.

Nelson, who ended a concert in August because of respiratory issues, has his next scheduled date March 5 in Greenville, S.C. Affected dates are as follows:

February 7 – Macon, GA @ Macon Centreplex Coliseum

February 9 – Biloxi, MS @ IP Casino Resort & Hotel


February 10 – Panama City, FL @ the Marina Civic Center

February 12 – Estero, FL @ Germain Arena

February 13 – Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

February 15 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall

February 17 – Cocoa, FL @ Space Coast State Fair

February 18 – Saint Augustine, FL @ Saint Augustine Amphitheatre

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