The 76-year-old, who completed his long-running Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour last month, was taken to the orthopaedic department of the Princess Grace hospital centre in Monaco, the BBC said.
“Elton visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure,” the spokesman said. “Following check-ups, he was immediately discharged this morning and is now back at home and in good health.”
According to reports, John has been holidaying over the summer in France with his husband David Furnish and their two sons after completing his long-running global tour in July.
In June, he performed a tw0-hour headline set at Glastonbury Festival in the UK, performing hits from his career including “Crocodile Rock”, “Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting)” and “I’m Still Standing.”
The performances marked Sir Elton’s retirement from touring, though he did not rule out the occasional performance.
At the final show of his years-long tour in Stockholm, Elton reflected on his life, telling the audience about his “52 years of pure joy playing music”.
He confirmed he would “never be touring again”, but he may do a “one-off thing” in future.
“I want to appreciate my family, my sons, my husband, everything. I’ve earned it,” he said.
