50 years ago today, I played in America for the first time at The Troubadour. As I wrote in British GQ last week, that show changed my life. When I walked on stage on August 25, 1970, I was just a little-known pop singer from England. It didn’t take me long to realise afterwards, though, that things would never be the same again. - E xx 🚀 Head to eltonjohn.com for an in-depth look-back to one of the most important concerts of all time https://www.eltonjohn.com/stories/troubadour-50 | Elton John

Our latest #EltonLIVE video is ready for lift off! 🚀🚀 This early performance of 'Rocket Man' from 1972 shows why the song became such a timeless classic from Elton's catalogue. Watch + subscribe ➡️ bit.ly/EltonLivePL31 | Elton John