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John broke down in tears at Auckland’s Mt Smart
Stadium after he was unable to sing despite receiving medical
attention.
He took to his Instagram page on Sunday night to apologize to
fans who had turned up for the show.
"I want to thank everyone who attended tonight’s gig in
Auckland. I was diagnosed with walking pneumonia earlier today,
but I was determined to give you the best show humanly
possible," he said in the post.
"I played and sang my heart out, until my voice could sing no
more. I’m disappointed, deeply upset and sorry. I gave it all I
had," he added.
The legendary singer, who won an Academy Award last week for
best original song in his own biopic, “Rocketman,” had to be
assisted from the stage after attempting to launch into the song
'Daniel', the New Zealand Herald reported.
John had told the crowd early in the concert that he was ill and
his voice was "shot", but he was determined to put on a great
show.
He struggled to perform 'Candle in the Wind' and told the
audience he did not know how long he could continue, the Herald
said. He briefly left the stage but returned in a new costume.
Several songs later he had lost his voice entirely and the show
was over. He was seen weeping and waving to a cheering crowd as
he left the stage, assisted by medics.
The concert was part of John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
He is to play two more Auckland shows - on Tuesday, February 18
and Thursday, February 20. Those shows are expected to go ahead
as planned as doctors are confident John will recover, state
broadcaster 1News reported on Monday, quoting the event promoter
Chugg Entertainment.
(Reporting by Praveen Menon; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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