Frail-looking Elton John, 75, is pushed in a wheelchair ahead of his Jubilee performance after taking tour break due to battling multiple ailments

• The singer, 75, was clad in one of his trademark Gucci tracksuits and wore a face mask when arrived at Leipzig Airport in a wheelchair
• Elton is due to star alongside Queen and Diana Ross for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert on Saturday in a pre-recorded performance
• Speaking in 2019, the celebrated pop legend revealed he was using a wheelchair after spraining his ankle
• The latest outing comes as Elton has announced his own curated line up for his huge BST Hyde Park show on June 24 

He recently took a break from his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour after battling multiple ailments. 

And Elton John, 75, appeared frail as he was pictured in a wheelchair ahead of his planned Jubilee performance. 

The singer was clad in one of his trademark Gucci tracksuits and wore a face mask when arrived at Leipzig Airport in a wheelchair on Friday, before heading home to Nice after his show. 

Frail-looking: Elton John, 75, was pictured being pushed in a wheelchair at Leipzig airport on Friday ahead of his Jubilee performance after taking tour break due to battling ailments 

Elton is due to star alongside Queen and Diana Ross for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert on Saturday in a pre-recorded performance. 

His European tour will continue this month. 

Back in 2019, Elton revealed he was using a wheelchair after suffering a sprained ankle.

Speaking from Florence shortly from Florence: ‘Not even a sprained ankle could keep me away from seeing one one of the most beautiful museums in the world.’

Helping hand: The singer was clad in one of his trademark Gucci tracksuits and wore a face mask when arrived at Leipzig Airport in a wheelchair

On a break: Elton (pictured in January) is scheduled to resume his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Europe later this month after taking a break due to multiple ailments

Make way: The celebrated pop legend was guided towards a waiting car 

Exciting: Elton is due to star alongside Queen and Diana Ross for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert on Saturday in a pre-recorded performance

The latest outing comes as Elton has announced his own curated line up for his huge BST Hyde Park show on June 24.

The artists playing have been personally selected by Elton himself and include Rina Sawayama, Gabriels, Let’s Eat Grandma, Berwyn, Thomas Headon, Tom A Smith and Juanita Euka. 

BRIT Award nominee Rina Sawayama rose to fame following the release of her critically acclaimed debut album SAWAYAMA in 2020. 

Candid: Back in 2019, Elton revealed he was using a wheelchair after suffering a sprained ankle

Hard-working: He said at the time from Florence: ‘Not even a sprained ankle could keep me away from seeing one one of the most beautiful museums in the world’

She and Elton collaborated last year with the stunning duet Chosen Family, and she’s since collaborated with Charli XCX on her hit single Beg For You, and will release her eagerly anticipated second album Hold The Girl this September. 

Jim King, CEO of European Festivals at AEG Presents, said of booking the Rocket Man hitmaker: 

‘American Express presents BST Hyde Park has always stood for the world’s biggest and most loved artists bringing not just a performance but a truly one-off and memorable event.

‘Elton John has provided the soundtrack to the lives of so many of us and to know that his last tour is coming to Hyde Park, possibly the last time many of us will ever see him play, is one of the most important and ‘must see’ nights of BST Hyde Park ever.’

Anticipated: The latest outing comes as Elton has announced his own curated line up for his huge BST Hyde Park show on June 24

Supported: Elton required the help of a wheelchair as he arrived at Leipzig

The Rolling Stones, Adele, The Eagles, Duran Duran and Pearl Jam are also set to play BST, which takes place at the London landmark between June 24 and July 10.

Last month, Elton confirmed that he was ready to head back to work on his tour after taking a break to recover following an ‘awkward fall.’

He took to Instagram on Friday to reveal he will take to the stage once again after having a ‘restful break at home’ to conclude his lengthy run of goodbye shows.

He’s back! Last month, Elton confirmed that he was ready to head back to work on his tour after taking a break to recover following an ‘awkward fall’

He wrote: ‘After a restful break at home, I’m ready to get back on the road with my Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour!

‘I’m wearing my Walk Of Fame sunglasses from the Elton John Eyewear collection. Plus Walmart are committed to donating $1m annually to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. They are exclusively available at Walmart and Sam’s Club.’

The hitmaker decided he wanted to retire after this tour so he could spend more time with his filmmaker husband David Furnish, 58, and their two sons, Zachary, 11, and Elijah, nine.

Stepping away: The hitmaker decided he wanted to retire after this tour so he could spend more time with his filmmaker husband David Furnish, 58, and their two sons

The Farewell Yellow Brick Road concerts were postponed after Covid struck but resumed earlier last year. 

The show was cancelled again after the star revealed he was in ‘considerable pain and discomfort’ in his hip after a nasty fall on a hard surface. 

He said of his ‘great sadness’ last year: ‘I fell awkwardly on a hard surface and have been in considerable pain and discomfort in my hip ever since.’

Alongside the clip he wrote: ‘It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I am forced to reschedule the 2021 dates of my Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Europe and the UK to 2023’.

However the legendary singer was forced to cancel shows again earlier this year due to testing positive for Covid. 

Lengthy delays: The Farewell Yellow Brick Road concerts were postponed after Covid struck but resumed earlier last year

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