LACMA’s Art+Film Gala is co-chaired by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio and presented by Gucci, which has had a long relationship with John. The tour features an elaborate stage production with stunning visuals and a wide variety of hits that span his 50-year career. The tour was postponed by the pandemic, but relaunched last year. The lengthy goodbye kicked off in September 2018 and John made sold-out stops at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, Staples Center (now Arena) in Los Angeles, Valley View Casino Center in San Diego and Honda Center in Anaheim. The trio of concerts will commemorate John’s historic performance at the ballpark in October 1975. 5 at LACMA in Los Angeles and comes ahead of John’s final North American shows on the long-running Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour at Dodger Stadium in L.A. The fundraising event will take place on Saturday, Nov. Elton John has been announced as the performer at the 11th annual LACMA Art+Film Gala, which honors Pasadena-based visual artist Helen Pashigan and South Korean director and screenwriter Park Chan-wook.
