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That Time Elton John Messed Up The Words to “Rocket Man” in Tampa

Even the most passive Elton John fan knows the opening lyrics. “She packed my bags last night pre-flight. Zero hour 9:00 a.m. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then.”

Elton John Performs At Dodger Stadium

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The one and only time I got to see Elton John perform "Rocket Man," he screwed up the lyrics. Even the most passive Elton John fan knows the opening lyrics. "She packed my bags last night pre-flight. Zero hour 9:00 a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then."

Elton John Performs At Dodger Stadium

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I don't know why I never saw an Elton John concert until a few years ago. I'm sure I had plenty of opportunities over the years. But the sense of urgency to see him when the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour stopped in Tampa for the last time (or so I thought) got me to whip out the credit card. Sure enough, not even a week after his "farewell" concert at Amalie Arena, he announced another farewell concert... at Amalie Arena. I didn't make that one because I figured there would probably be another. There won't be.

Tonight, Elton John plays his final U.S. performance in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. Surprisingly, tickets really aren't that outrageously expensive. If you can leave for California now, you can still make it... tickets start at about $125. That's a far cry from what people are paying for those Taylor Swift tickets we all heard about this week.

We got to see two Farewell shows from Elton here in Tampa, but Los Angeles gets the absolute last Elton John concert Sunday night. Check out the pics!

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Fans attend Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at Dodger Stadium on November 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)


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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 01: Recording artist Sir Elton John is silhouetted as he takes the stage on a stop of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour at Allegiant Stadium on November 01, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


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Sir Elton John performs onstage during the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour at Dodger Stadium on November 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.


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Hear Geno on the air weekday afternoons. Geno's passions include fat guy food, concerts, sports, travel to Europe and South America. He loves 80s and 90s music, from MTV hairbands to old school freestyle, alternative rock to TRL era jams. Geno's radio career began in his hometown of Portland, Maine. Since then he's been on the air coast to coast from Boston to Las Vegas, Tampa to California.