“Elton, we just want to say, from all of us here, from all the bands and artists that you’ve loved, inspired, and helped, we love you so much,” Martin, 46, said. “Happy retirement, and we’ll miss you terribly, dude.”
John, who has been touring since 1970, took to Instagram earlier Saturday to share a heartfelt message ahead of the highly anticipated event.
“What a journey this tour has been, and now we find ourselves at the end of it,” he wrote. “Tonight is the final night.”
While John is no longer touring, he and his management have previously announced that fans can still expect to see him perform in some capacity in the coming years.
“It’s important to distinguish between Elton retiring from touring and Elton performing his very last public performance,” John’s husband and manager, David Furnish, told Billboard last November.
“He will not be touring in any capacity. What you’ll see is the prospect of a spectacular one-time event or a short residency in a single place for a limited time.”