Elton John

Elton John in ‘considerable pain’ after fall, reschedules UK tour

Star will have operation on hip injury, and will move 22 arena dates to April 2023

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

16, Sep, 2021 @10:02 AM

Michael Chapman: British folk musician dies aged 80

Esteemed guitarist, whose playing influenced Elton John and David Bowie, died at home, his family said

Laura Snapes

11, Sep, 2021 @7:14 AM

Shape of who? Ed Sheeran loses himself in Elton John’s jacket

At the GQ Awards, the singer/songwriter went big and bold in a Versace number but it didn’t feel like him

Priya Elan

02, Sep, 2021 @11:03 AM

Elton John announces new album made with A-list guests in lockdown

Dua Lipa, Stevie Wonder, Nicki Minaj and Stevie Nicks are on eclectic guestlist for The Lockdown Sessions, with Elton describing himself as ‘a session musician’

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

01, Sep, 2021 @4:30 PM

From Ghetts to Genesis, Nick Cave to Arlo Parks: autumn 2021’s essential music

From Fontaines DC to the Valkyrie, a techno Halloween to Little Simz, this is the unmissable music of the next few months

Alexis Petridis, Ammar Kalia and Andrew Clements

25, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM

David Frost appears to make light of Elton John’s concerns over EU musician visas

Chief Brexit negotiator quips that singer had hits before UK joined European Union

Mark Brown Arts correspondent

29, Jun, 2021 @5:16 PM

‘Our ministers are philistines’: Elton John outraged as Brexit hits musicians

Singer attacks Boris Johnson’s administration for having no grasp of huge income generated by British artists

Vanessa Thorpe

27, Jun, 2021 @8:45 AM

Elton John and John Grant: ‘We help each other. We are both complicated people’

The pop legend and the US indie star have long been friends and fans of each other’s music. With Grant staying chez Elton and about to release a new album, the pair sat down to discuss politics, homophobia – and why Elton should never write lyrics

Jude Rogers

27, Jun, 2021 @7:00 AM

Elton John announces last-ever UK tour dates as he extends farewell

As well as an extra six European and 20 North American concerts, the pop singer will play five UK stadiums in June 2022

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

23, Jun, 2021 @1:00 PM

Elton John: Regimental Sgt Zippo review – the long lost ‘trippy’ album

This album of psychedelic, Beatles-inspired Taupin/John songs was shelved at the very start of Elton’s career, but it has a naive charm and shows hints of what was to come

Dave Simpson

11, Jun, 2021 @8:00 AM

Superlative Guardian reading that lasts a lifetime | Brief letters

Brief letters: The paper’s best predictions? | A twist of front-page fate | The Guardian Readers and Elton John | Ringing out the bells for 200 years

Letters

14, May, 2021 @4:02 PM

Brit awards 2021: every performance reviewed, from Coldplay to Arlo Parks

From Coldplay’s opening spectacular on the Thames to Rag’n’Bone Man movingly performing with an NHS choir, we rate all of this year’s live performances

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

11, May, 2021 @10:52 PM