Sir Elton surprised the crowd with unexpected musical guests
Sir Elton John wowed fans with hit after hit during his Sunday night performance at Glastonbury. Many fans were left feeling emotional after the two-hour set that included crowd pleasers such as Rocketman, Tiny Dancer, Your Song and I’m Still Standing.
“It’s a very special and emotional night for me because it might be my last show ever in England, so I had better play well and I had better entertain you, you’ve been standing there so long and I really appreciate all the outfits and everything.” One tweet read: "I don't understand why Dua Lipa didn't come on? I heard she's at the festival?" A second said: "Dua Lipa has just put a pox on her career. She just dropped Elton John at #glastonbury2023 Please don't tell me she has the same hair problems as Lana del Rey."
He was joined by US singer Stephen Sanchez to perform Sanchez’s song Until I Found You, while The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers came out for Tiny Dancer.Sir Elton paid tribute to a collaborator who could not join him on stage as he launched into Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, saying: “This is a very special day today, I wondered how I was going to approach it.“He was my friend, he was an inspiration, and today would have been his 60th birthday, so I want to dedicate this song to his memory.
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