ANDJohn John closed out the Glastonbury Festival Pyramid Stage on Sunday night with a “completely unique” performance at its final UK show, also featuring four surprise guests.

The flamboyant British singer’s performance comes after two sunny days at the acclaimed music festival in South West England, where tens of thousands of fans were wowed by Guns N’ Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Lizzo and Lewis Capaldi, among others. another.

Elton John’s last England appearance was ‘very special’ and with guests

David Furnish, John’s husband and filmmaker, told Sky News that the Rocket Man singer’s first appearance at Glastonbury would be “very special” and would feature four of his hand-picked collaborators, some fans have speculated including Dua Lipa and Britney Spears.

Also appearing on the Pyramid stage were singers Yusuf/Cat Stevens in the “legends” festival slot, followed by Blondie and Lil Nas X.

Known for his sparkling suits and iconic sunglasses, John, 76, is nearing the end of his latest tour, which will see Glastonbury play their last UK show.

Emily Brett, a London fan, said she looked forward to the crowd singing along with, among others, Tiny Dancer.

“The great thing about Elton is he has something for everyone, for all ages,” says the 43-year-old who works in marketing. “I’ve got a shiny jacket in my bag so I’m taking it out for Elton.”

Glastonbury organizer Emily Eavis, whose father Michael started the festival at Worthy Farm in 1970, said the show would be a great farewell to John.

“He has put together a show that is unique to Glastonbury,” Eavis told the Glastonbury Free Press newspaper. “I love the love to do that. I don’t want to give anything away but it would be great.”

Elton John’s farewell tour began in 2018 and ended in July

The singer’s farewell tour, which has sold 300 million records worldwide, started in 2018 with 300 dates scheduled and was originally supposed to last three years, but the pandemic has stretched it.

After all, Elton John’s goodbye was on the stage, not the music: the artist plans to work on a new album in the fall.

The 76-year-old star will end her farewell world tour in Stockholm (Sweden) on July 8.

With information from Millennium