Elton John has threatened to hang up the bright costumes and slam the piano lid shut before. The first time was on stage at Wembley Empire Pool (now known as the OVO Arena Wembley), the indoor arena next to the enormous soccer field.
John told the crowd of about 20,000 fans that he hadn’t been touring a lot and it was a painful decision whether to come back on the road.
“I’m really enjoying myself tonight, thank you very much,” he said while tickling the ivories, “but I have made a decision tonight that this is going to be the last show. Alright? There’s a lot more to me than playing on the road and this is the last one I’m going to do.”
John was truly at a crossroads in late ’77. The previous year he galavanted around the US and UK supporting the Rock of the Westies album which was recorded just five months after Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Both of those LPs debuted at #1 and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” was a #1 single in ’76 in the UK, US, and all over Europe.
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