![]() ![]() According to UK figures released only this week (by Phonographic Performance Limited), last year Elton was still one of the top 10 most played British artists, the sole veteran on a list of contemporary stars. He has duetted with almost every major star of the modern era – from John Lennon to Eminem, Luciano Pavarotti to Ed Sheeran – and weathered the fickleness of popular taste to remain relevant for over half a century. Since his first hit with Your Song in 1970, he has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide, had 57 top 40 singles in the US (second only to Elvis Presley) and still holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time with his 1997 recording of Candle in the Wind, released as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. As Elton himself declared on BBC Radio 1 earlier this week, “it couldn’t be a more perfect ending”.īut it was also a bittersweet moment for British music: when Elton stepped off the stage last night, he left behind a gaping hole in our cultural landscape. Elton revamped his set for the occasion, reviving songs he says he “hasn’t played in 10 years”, and invited on stage a host of special guests. One of the greatest songwriters of all time, performing some of the biggest tunes in pop history, at the best festival on Earth: it was the most spectacular retirement party in rock history.Īlthough his five-year Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will then roll on to Europe – concluding in Stockholm on July 8 – Glastonbury was the big one. On Sunday night, at Glastonbury Festival, Sir Elton John played his last ever show on British soil. ![]()
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