Video: Elton John Cancels Concerts After ‘Potentially Deadly’ Infection br Don't forget subscribe my channel: br » Facebook: br br Elton John has canceled a series of concerts after contracting a “rare and potentially deadly” bacterial infection while touring in South America. br “During his return flight home from Santiago, Chile, he became violently ill,” Mr. John’s representative said in a statement. The singer, who turned 70 in March, spent two nights in intensive care at a hospital in Britain.