Riding on the success of their previous two tours, Elton John and Billy Joel once again hit the stadiums in 1998. The production had previously only toured the United States and Canada, but this time they visited Australia, eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 New Zealand, Japan, eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 and Europe, eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 avoiding any North American cities. eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011
On 6 June, Joel pulled out of a concert at Wembley Stadium in London, England due to illness. John performed the show without him, playing several of Joel's songs. eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011 The same happened in Zurich, Switzerland at Letzigrund Stadium on 30 June; this was the last night of the 1998 tour. eltonography.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011
Joel stated in 2012 that he would no longer tour with John because it restricts his setlists.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueOceania4 March 1998PerthAustraliaSubiaco Oval7 March 1998AucklandNew ZealandEricsson Stadium8 March 199810 March 1998BrisbaneAustraliaANZ Stadium12 March 1998SydneySydney Cricket Ground14 March 199815 March 199818 March 1998AdelaideAdelaide Oval20 March 1998MelbourneMelbourne Cricket Ground21 March 1998Asia26 March 1998FukuokaJapanFukuoka Dome28 March 1998OsakaOsaka Dome30 March 1998TokyoTokyo Dome31 March 19983 April 1998 setlist.fm, Retrieved 30 August 2011NagoyaNagoya DomeEurope29 May 1998 davidrosenthal.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011DublinIrelandCroke Park30 May 19982 June 1998GlasgowScotlandIbrox Stadium6 June 1998 Songkick.com, Retrieved 30 August 2011LondonEnglandWembley Stadium7 June 199810 June 1998DüsseldorfGermanyRheinstadion12 June 1998BerlinOlympiastadion14 June 1998MunichOlympiastadion16 June 1998ViennaAustriaErnst-Happel-Stadion22 June 1998CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium25 June 1998HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Olympic Stadium27 June 1998GothenburgSwedenUllevi30 June 1998ZurichSwitzerlandLetzigrund
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