How to say goodbye to the British other than with great fanfare? Elton John is preparing to give his final concert in his country on Sunday evening, at the Glastonbury Festival. A necessarily exceptional show where surprise guests are expected.
Elton John bids farewell to the British public on Sunday evening on the stage of the legendary Glastonbury Festival, in the south-west of England, in which he is participating for the first time. The 76-year-old star will end his world farewell tour in Stockholm on July 8 after a visit to Paris on June 27 and 28 at the Accord Arena in Bercy.
Four surprise guests announced
At Glastonbury, Elton John is expected at the end of this 51st edition by tens of thousands of festival-goers on the Pyramid Stage, the most important stage of the event. Her husband David Furnish revealed on ITV News on Saturday that four surprise guests would take the stage.
Since then, speculation has been rife among the names circulating: Britney Spears, Harry Styles, Billy Joel or Ed Sheeran? Or even Dua Lipa, who already made an appearance at Sir Elton’s last concert in Los Angeles last year, alongside Brandi Carlile?
In 2021, his title cold hearta duet with Dua Lipa, had reached number one in the UK singles chart, along with Merry Christmas, a collaboration with Ed Sheeran. Last August, he dusted off his classic Tiny Dancer to release a new title, Hold Me Closerin duet with Britney Spears.
A different setlist than the one on the tour
“It’s the first time I’ve been asked“to play at Glastonbury, Elton John had revealed at the end of May in an interview with the BBC.”It comes at the right time, I believe in fate and it’s the most magnificent way to finish in England.“On his Instagram account (below), he raises the suspense, especially regarding the outfits he will wear.
The festival announces “unforgettable goodbyes” with Sir Elton John. The show on Sunday promises to be different from that which the public could see during the tour of the star, who deployed extravagant costumes and spectacular visual effects to accompany his titles Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man Or Your Song.
This concert “is very special“, said her husband David Furnish this week to the British channel Sky News, with a “set list” different. Elton John, driven by a “healthy“nervousness before this show according to David Furnish, had already made it known that he would debut with a song that he had not played for 10 years.
A farewell to the stage but not to the studios
The farewell tour of the singer who sold 300 million records worldwide, called Farewell Yellow Brick Road and originally scheduled to run for three years, kicked off in 2018 with over 300 dates scheduled. But she has been disrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic, hip surgery in 2021 and testing positive for Covid last year.
But if Elton John says goodbye to the scene, he is not finished with the music: he plans to work on a new album in the fall.