Elton JohnB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淔arewell Yellow Brick RoadB次元官网网址� tour will bypass Canada next month.

Expressing B次元官网网址済reat regret,B次元官网网址� a terse update to concert listings on the superstarB次元官网网址檚 website cites B次元官网网址淐OVID-19 restrictionsB次元官网网址� for the cancellation of four appearances in Montreal and Toronto.

They include two shows planned for MontrealB次元官网网址檚 Bell Centre on March 9 and 10 and two slated for TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Scotiabank Arena on March 12 and 13.

Pandemic control measures in Ontario and Quebec limit venues to 50 per cent of the usual seating capacity on those dates. Both provinces are set to lift their limits March 14.

Shows planned for TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Rogers Centre on Sept. 7 and VancouverB次元官网网址檚 BC Place on Oct. 21 remain on JohnB次元官网网址檚 website.

The B次元官网网址淩ocket ManB次元官网网址� singer is in the midst of a massive global tour that he says will be his last, but it has been beset by various postponements and cancellations since the pandemic began.

Most recently, John postponed farewell concert dates in the United States after contracting COVID-19 earlier this year, despite being vaccinated and boosted. He has also postponed European dates until 2023 so he can have an operation on an injured hip.

John is just the latest high-profile star to shift plans to visit Canada.

Last month, Billie Eilish postponed shows planned for Toronto and Montreal in February, citing B次元官网网址渓ocal guidelines and an abundance of caution.B次元官网网址� Dua Lipa had also planned to play Montreal and Toronto in February but rescheduled the shows for July 25 and 27.

B次元官网网址淚t is with great regret that this show been cancelled due to current COVID-19 restrictions,B次元官网网址� a notice on JohnB次元官网网址檚 website read Friday. It added that refunds for the Montreal and Toronto shows are available at point of purchase.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2022.

The Canadian Press