'I thought the time is right to say thank you to all my fans and say goodbye.' 'I've been touring since I was 17 with various bands,' John said. The three-year tour will start in September, John told CNN's Anderson Cooper in a sit down chat that was live-streamed around the world. The music icon announced in a press event on Wednesday that his next world tour will be his last. Sir Elton John is saying goodbye to life on the road.