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Elton John’s tour of Russia on verge of collapse after singer makes 50 pages of demands and pledges to show solidarity with persecuted gay community

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Elton John is due to perform in Russia this Friday and Saturday – but the concerts could be called off by local officials if they believe his performances will break their ‘gay propaganda’ laws.

Despite Sir Elton being one of the most famous performers in the world, having sold more than 250 million records worldwide, if officials suspect he’s going to use his appearances to rail against Russia’s new rulings, they will pull the plug, according to The Times.

Quoting Russian paper Your Day, it reports that preparations for the concerts – in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall and Kazan – have already been a considerable expense.

The rider – a list of requests – apparently runs to 50 pages and includes his hotel dressing room in Moscow being turned into a ‘paradise garden’ populated by ‘decorative birds’ and trees.

 
Sir Elton said he wanted to perform in Russia to support the gay community.

This summer, anti-gay campaigners warned Elton not to wear ‘flamboyant’ clothes at his planned concert in Krasnodar in July.  The concert was later cancelled when the singer fell ill.

 

Elton John Has Appendicitis, Requires Surgery

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elton_johnElton John is suffering from appendicitis that requires surgery, a spokesman for the singer confirms to ABC News. As a result, the award-winning singer has canceled all upcoming shows, including a headlining concert on Friday at a London music festival.

“Elton is incredibly disappointed to postpone these tour dates,” his rep stated. “To know that he made such super-human efforts and continued to perform to thousands through his illness only confirms his dedication to his European fans. He is eager to be back on top form and return to play the remaining shows starting in early September 2013.”

John, 66, fell ill while touring and after undergoing scans and blood tests, he was diagnosed with “appendix abscess surrounding retrocaecal appendicitis.” As a result, he’s taking antibiotics and will undergo surgery in the next few weeks.

The Grammy winner and his husband, David Furnish, have a lot on their plates: their oldest son, Zachary, is 2, while their youngest, Elijah, is just 6 months old.

 

EXCLUSIVE ‘Our family is complete. The boys need each other’: David Furnish opens up on being a dad and life with Elton John

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elton jhon and his familyThey became proud parents for a second time when they welcomed son Elijah into the world in January.

But despite being delighted to have given their first-born, Zachary, two, a baby brother, David Furnish has insisted he and Sir Elton John’s family is now ‘complete’ and they won’t be having any more children in the future.

The 50-year-old director admitted he and the 66-year-old musician are thrilled to seen their two young sons having found a ‘companion’ in each other.

Speaking previously about his love for his growing family, Sir Elton admitted that such was the intensity of love he feels for their firstborn, who was born on Christmas Day 2010, he was worried if he would ever be able to love another child as much.

‘But I have learned that a parent’s capacity for love is endless’ he said. ‘When another child is born, our depth of love just grows deeper and wider, so it was very emotional.