Elton John through the ages: From Rocket Man to his final Cork appearance  

Now 75, Elton John takes to the stage in Cork as part of a long-running farewell tour. With over 50 years in the business, it's been quite the career...

Elton John performing in London recently, as part of the same tour that'll take in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Picture:  Suzan Moore/PA Wire

Elton John is still standing. Having turned 75 in March, the veteran piano-man is back doing what he loves: sharing 50 glittering years of hits with fans. Thus far, it’s been a victory lap to savour.

Bennie and the Jets, Candle in the Wind and Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting are among the soft-pop classics he’s been belting out with gusto as his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour resumes after a two-year, pandemic-enforced absence. For Elton diehards counting down to the return of live music the wait has proved more than worth it.