Elton John is doing just fine following his plane’s reported emergency landing.
04.02.2022 - 07:07 / foxnews.com
Elton John thanked the wrong city after a performance in Kansas City, Missouri, earlier this week. Early Wednesday morning, a tweet from the music icon's account featured a series of photos from John's performance at Kansas City's T-Mobile Center along with a sweet message for the attendees.
"What a great night @tmobilecenter in Arkansas City!" the tweet from Elton's Twitter account read. "Thank you to everyone who came down - you were all amazing." It's unclear if Elton himself or someone on his team hit "Send" on the erroneous tweet.
Arkansas City, Kansas, is located about 226 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri. A rep for Elton John did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
There's also a second Arkansas City in Arkansas, near the Mississippi state line. The T-Mobile Center's management fired off a reply to the "Rocketman" singer, ignoring the mention of the wrong city. "Kansas City [loves] Elton John," the arena's message said.
The legendary musician is currently embarking on his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, which will see him perform across the U.S. and in Canada and Europe.
.Elton John is doing just fine following his plane’s reported emergency landing.
Elton John is ok after experiencing a terrifying arrival into Ireland on Tuesday after his private jet suffered a hydraulic failure, his representative confirmed to Fox News Digital. The performer was making his way from the United Kingdom to New York, where he was scheduled to perform at the Madison Square Garden on Tuesday and again on Wednesday, when the aircraft he was in suffered hydraulic failure at 10,000 feet. The plane diverted to the coast of Southern Ireland, and witnesses say the pilot twice aborted landing while winds reached 80 mph.The Farnborough Airport cleared a runway for the aircraft, and fire crews and ambulances were on hand to assist on the ground.
Elton John has reportedly been left “shaken” after his private jet was forced to make an emergency landing.Sources say the jet was flying over southern Ireland at 10,000ft, on its way from the UK to New York for a show at Madison Square Garden, when it was forced to land.According to The Sun, the plane took off around 10am UK time yesterday (February 22), but suffered hydraulic issues an hour into its journey and was forced to turn back, eventually landing at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire.An eyewitness commented: “The jet was being buffeted and couldn’t land. It was horrible to see.
Sir Elton John endured mid-air drama as his private jet suffered hydraulic failure at 10,000ft on Monday 21 February. Elton, 74, left Farnborough Airport for New York soon after 10am but one hour into the 3,000 mile trip, the singer’s £66 million jet’s hydraulics failed, according to reports. Gradual or sudden loss of pressure or flow resulting in a loss of power is common in hydraulic system failure, which is often caused by air and water contamination.
Elton John has congratulated an Olympic figure skater whose gold-winning routine was backed by a medley of the legendary singer’s greatest hits.During the men’s singles figure skating competition in Beijing on Thursday (February 10), US skater Nathan Chen danced across the ice to the songs ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Bennie And The Jets’.After impressing judges with five jet-fueled quadruple jumps and a series of gyroscope-like spins, the 22-year-old, three-time world champion wound up taking home the gold that eluded him at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, validating his status as the world’s best male figure skater.“I never thought I would actually be able to make this happen,” Chen said of his win (via The New York Times). “It’s hard.
For figure skater Nathan Chen, it truly was a “long, long time” to his touchdown moment in his gold medal free skate to Elton John’s song, “Rocket Man.
Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators have covered Elton John’s 1972 classic, ‘Rocket Man’.The rock act debuted their cover during their recent River Is Rising tour kickoff show in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday (February 8). The performance saw the Guns N’ Roses guitarist rip through several solos and lead guitar melodies while Kennedy and The Conspirators jammed along to the classic tune.Watch Slash, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators cover ‘Rocket Man’ below.Before the band launched into the cover, Slash took to the mic to share that they had first recorded the cover for Stuntman, a documentary chronicling Eddie Braun’s attempt to recreate Evel Knievel’s Snake River Canyon jump.“We’re gonna do this song, it’s gonna be the first time we’ve ever played it live. We played it for a movie some years ago.
Elton John and David Furnish are celebrating after announcing that their Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party is returning after two years.MORE: Elton John makes unexpected revelation about life at family home amid Covid battleThe couple, who share two children together, Zachary, 11, and Elijah, nine, jointly revealed the news on their respective Instagram accounts.WATCH: David Furnish praises Meghan Markle as they work together on new show PearlThe party, which will benefit the Elton John Aids Foundation, will take place on 27 March and will include a performance from Brandi Carlile.MORE: Elton John's husband David Furnish pays tribute to singer following health battleSEE: 10 rare photos of Elton John's children with husband David Furnish"I'm so excited to welcome our friends back to West Hollywood Park this March for the return of #EJAFOscars!" David wrote alongside a video which announced the news. The couple announced the news ahead of the nominations being revealed"It's been over two years since we gathered in-person and we promise nothing but a spectacular evening, featuring a special performance by the gorgeously talented @BrandiCarlile, to mark @EJAF's 30th anniversary and raise funds for our life-saving work."Elton posted a picture of himself alongside Brandi to his nearly four million fans, and added: "#EJAFOscars is back.
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorElton John is back.The legendary rocker and his husband David Furnish’s annual Oscar viewing party for the Elton John AIDS Foundation will return as an in-person event on March 27 after going virtual last year due to the pandemic. The AIDS organization announced Monday morning that Grammy winner Brandi Carlile will perform during the festivities, which take place in West Hollywood Park.“David and I are so grateful to celebrate 30 years of the foundation and especially grateful to Brandi Carlile and the many fabulous guests supporting us for another magnificent night in West Hollywood Park,” John said in a statement.
Sir Elton John will miss his own Oscars bash this year. The 74-year-old singer has thrown an annual Hollywood party on Academy Awards night for the past 30 years, in order to raise money for his Aids Foundation, but he will be absent this year due to a scheduling clash. The Oscars have been postponed from February to March 27 when Elton is back on his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour and he didn't want to disappoint fans after the tour was previously postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
tweet from Elton’s Twitter account read. “Thank you to everyone who came down – you were all amazing.”It’s unclear if Elton himself or someone on his team hit “Send” on the erroneous tweet.
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Elton John returned to the stage on Saturday following his Covid battle, much to the delight of fans.MORE: Elton John's husband David Furnish pays tribute to singer following health battleThe award-winning singer is currently in the USA for the much-anticipated, sold-out Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, where he likely recovered from the virus rather than at home in the UK.What's more, the dad-of-two made a surprising revelation about his home life in a recent interview CBS Mornings.VIDEO: Elton John shares health update with his fansThe Rocket Man hitmaker revealed on the news show that he very rarely gets to spend time at his house in Windsor, as a result of his busy schedule.SEE: 10 rare photos of Elton John's children with husband David FurnishMORE: David Furnish sends fans wild with new photo of Elton John ahead of farewell tourHe revealed: "Oh boy. I'm never at home.
his Instagram story.“Hi everyone, wanted to send a message to let you know that I have contracted COVID and so have had to reschedule my shows in Dallas,” John wrote. “If you have tickets, you’ll be contacted with the new dates really soon.”The two Dallas concerts were set for Tuesday and Wednesday after his Toyota Center performance Sunday in Houston.“It’s always a massive disappointment to move shows and I’m so sorry to anyone who’s been inconvenienced by this but I want to keep myself and my team safe,” he added.”“Fortunately, I’m fully vaccinated and boosted and my symptoms are mild so I’m fully expecting to be able to make the Arkansas shows this weekend,” the singer continued.
Elton John has revealed he’s tested positive for coronavirus which has forced him to postpone a pair of upcoming shows.The legendary singer-songwriter, who is currently in the US on his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour, took to Instagram Stories this evening (January 25) to share with fans that he’s having to postpone a pair of shows in Dallas because he’s caught COVID-19.“Hi everyone, wanted to send a message to let you know that I have contracted COVID and so have had to reschedule my shows in Dallas,” he wrote. “If you have tickets, you’ll be contacted with the new dates really soon.
DALLAS -- Despite being vaccinated and boosted, Elton John has contracted COVID-19 and is postponing two farewell concert dates in Dallas.John “is experiencing only mild symptoms,” according to a statement. “Elton and the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour look forward to returning to the stage shortly.”John was due to hit the American Airlines Center stage in Dallas on Jan.