(London) At 75, Elton John will give a final concert in the United Kingdom on June 25 at the Glastonbury Festival, the “best way” according to him to “say goodbye” to the British a few days before the end of his last tour. world.
“We are absolutely delighted to announce that the one and only Elton John will headline” the Glastonbury Festival on June 25th “for what will be the final UK concert of his final tour,” tweeted festival organizers on Friday.
“There’s no better way to say goodbye to my British admirers,” commented the singer and songwriter whose career spans half a century. “They were more than brilliant” and “I can’t wait to embrace the spirit of the biggest festival in the world,” he added, quoted by his agent.
This is the first time that the exuberant English singer has taken part in Glastonbury, said Emiliy Eavis, the organizer and daughter of the founder of the festival which takes place every year in the south-west of England.
“We will close the festival by marking this great moment for our two respective histories with an unforgettable farewell”.
Glastonbury will mark the last great meeting of the singer with multiple hits, of Rocket Man at Tiny Dancer. He is due to end his long international farewell tour on July 8 with a concert in Stockholm.
Endless farewell tour
This final tour, 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-19 in January.
The singer, whose real name is Reginald Dwight, was born on March 25, 1947 in the northwest suburbs of London. He is married to singer David Furnish and has two children aged 11 and 9.
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 for his contribution to music and his commitment to associations – he is very committed to the fight against AIDS – “Sir Elton” has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
Just before his performance – pre-recorded on video – for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee in June, English tabloids published a photo of him in a wheelchair. He had answered questions about his health by saying he was “in great shape”.
He completed the North American leg of his tour at the end of November with a flamboyant concert in Los Angeles.
Half a century after its debut, it still tops the charts from time to time. Last year, his title cold hearta duet with singer Dua Lipa, reached number one in the UK singles, along with Merry Christmasa collaboration with Ed Sheeran.
In August, he dusted off his classic Tiny Dancer to release a new title, Hold Me Closerin duet with Britney Spears.
Glastonbury, a mythical meeting place since 1970, which has seen the biggest stars in the world, closed its 2022 edition with Paul McCartney, who at 80 had ignited the festival by taking over Beatles classics. Soul legend Diana Ross was also in attendance.
At the beginning of November, more than 100,000 tickets were sold in just over an hour for the festival which takes place from June 21 to 25, despite tickets approaching 400 euros.