Elton John to say goodbye with final UK gig at Glastonbury Festival
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Elton John is currently on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. And will end in Sweden in July – but the star’s final show on home turf in the UK will take place at Glastonbury Festival tonight.
Sir Elton is one of the biggest-selling artists in the world – a performer with 32 studio albums under his belt, 10 number ones, and more than 300m in record sales – but surprisingly has never played at the world-famous festival before.
His headline set closing the Pyramid stage will be his first and last chance to experience that 100,000-strong crowd, which so many performers who have experienced it before him describe as like no other.
In interviews, Sir Elton has said performing at Glastonbury “couldn’t be a more perfect ending”.
It’s hard to imagine how the star who has entertained the world for more than 50 years will walk away from performing completely – but what a stage to bow out on.
Elton John plans to bring out four special guests tonight for a star-studded line-up, but is mot giving anything away.
Bookies are offering odds on everyone from Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Rocketman star Taron Egerton, to recent collaborators Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa. Sir Paul McCartney, who headlined the festival last year and was spotted at the side of the stage for the Foo Fighters’ surprise set on Friday, is also now a late addition to the speculation.
