Everything from the rock legend's sold-out MetLife Stadium concert Saturday night
The montage thrilled the crowd as John, now 75, sat at his baby grand piano, hammering the keys and wailing away in his bright, rhinestoned suit and tinted glasses. It was in this moment, before 60,000 glittered, feather-boa-ed and sweat-soaked fans, that the full weight of John’s ongoing “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” good-bye tour was felt, and the void that will be left in his absence after half of century of stellar performances.
John may have made the diplomatic decision to refer to the Meadowlands crowd as both New York and New Jersey, but he specifically shouted out the Garden State at the end of his performance. Sunday’s MetLife performance will be his 29th and final New Jersey show — his first came at then-Glassboro State College on Nov. 23, 1970, during his initial U.S. tour.
Thirty-five years after vocal surgery saved his career, John’s voice was not quite as impressive Saturday as it was during his heyday. But by the time he strolled out for the encore and his set had stretched past the two-hour mark , one couldn’t help but be impressed by his stamina, nor the high-octane backing of his six-piece band.
“I’ve had one hell of a ride, and you have been there,” John told the crowd during his encore. “You made it possible.”
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