Elton John stands and gestures out at the audience as he performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which kicked off in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 8, 2018, includes more than 300 shows across five continents, hitting North America, Europe and the Middle East, Asia, South America and Australia before reaching its conclusion in 2021. According to the Associated Press, the singer, pianist and composer launched his first tour in 1970 and has performed over 4,000 times in more than 80 countries. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. From 1970-76, he released 10 original studio albums and seven consecutive chart toppers. He remained a hit-maker over the following four decades, from “The Lion King” soundtrack song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” to a revision of his Marilyn Monroe ode “Candle in the Wind,” released in 1997 after the death of his friend Princess Diana and one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Grid View Elton John performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Scott G Winterton Elton John gestures out at the audience as he performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Fans cheer between songs as Elton John performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Elton John performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Elton John smiles out at the audience as he performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Elton John stands and looks out at the audience as he performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Scott G Winterton Elton John performs at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. Scott G Winterton See the world through the eyes of award-winning photojournalists. Click through the gallery above to view the unique images our visual storytellers captured today. Follow the official Deseret News Instagram account for more photographs and videos from the staff.