"We are delighted here at the club to be hosting one of the biggest entertainers in the world in Sir Elton John,” Town MD Ian Milne told the club site.
"I’m sure it will be a fantastic occasion for the thousands who will be at Portman Road on the night.”
The former Watford chairman previously played to a crowd of around 23,000 at Portman Road in June 2004.
Additional officers in Portman Road area of #Ipswich on Saturday as thousands flock to see Elton John in concert - https://t.co/4y7PBET2A8– Suffolk Police (@SuffolkPolice) June 14, 2017
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