![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() John dedicated Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me to his friend and “inspiration” George Michael, who died on Christmas Day in 2016, and who would have turned 60 on Sunday.Įlton John (left) hugs Rina Sawayama on the Pyramid Stage after their duet on day 5 of the Glastonbury festival in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on June 25, 2023. John did not disappoint, kicking the show off with Pinball Wizard – a role he memorably played in the 1975 film adaptation of The Who’s rock opera, Tommy – before reeling through some of his biggest hits, including Candle In The Wind, Crocodile Rock and an intense I’m Still Standing. “The fact that he’s going to perform on such a big stage, at such a historic moment of his career, is such a big event.” “Elton’s a legend,” PhD student Giles Briscoe, 26, told AFP ahead of the set, wearing a replica of the iconic baseball outfit John wore at his famous 1975 concerts at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles. Glastonbury, Britain’s best-known music festival, has been hosted on a farm in south-west England for five decades.īefore John took to the main Pyramid Stage on Sunday night, anticipation was high among fans. The 76-year-old pop superstar is winding down a glittering live career with a farewell tour, having played his last concerts in the United States in May ahead of a final gig in Stockholm on July 8. “It’s a very special and emotional night for me – it might be my very last show in England, in Great Britain, so I’d better play well and entertain you.” “I never thought I’d ever play Glastonbury,” he told the crowd. Elton John gave the final concert at Britain’s legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday (June 25), bringing down the curtain on the annual spectacular with what could be his final British performance. ![]()
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