Elton John to shut out Glastonbury with ultimate UK gig
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PILTON: Elton John was set to shut out Britain’s legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the five-day annual spectacular with what has been billed as his ultimate UK efficiency.
The 76-year-old pop celebrity is winding down a glittering dwell profession with a world farewell tour, taking part in his final concert events within the United States in May forward of a ultimate gig in Stockholm on July 8.
The singer-songwriter has mentioned he “couldn’t be more excited” to make his debut at Glastonbury, Britain’s best-known music competition hosted on a farm in southwest England for 5 many years.
He will take to the principle Pyramid Stage on Sunday night time, with followers eagerly awaiting the identification of 4 “collaborators” set to affix him who’ve but to be introduced.
His husband David Furnish revealed earlier this week that the 4 totally different company will characteristic, promising the present would differ from the worldwide icon’s units on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour over current years.
“This one is very special. It is not just another day in the office,” Furnish informed Sky News.
He additionally revealed John won’t cease making music after the tour ends subsequent month, and can begin work on a brand new studio album later this 12 months.
John caps days of big-name performances in entrance of greater than 200,000 followers at Glastonbury, together with veteran US rockers Guns N’Roses making their debut on the long-running competition within the coveted Saturday night time headline slot.
Eclectic ethos
They rocked by their in depth catalogue throughout a two-hour-plus set taking part in hit tracks together with “Knockin On Heaven’s Door”, “Sweet Child O Mine” and “November Rain”.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, whose band performed a so-called secret slot Friday, joined them onstage to assist play a particular rendition of “Paradise City”.
Other acts taking part in this 12 months included UK indie giants Arctic Monkeys, singer Lizzo, rapper Lil Nas X, post-punk icon Blondie and “rickroller” Rick Astley, highlighting Glastonbury’s eclectic ethos.
Dairy farmer Michael Eavis first organised the competition in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died, and followers who got here to see acts together with Marc Bolan and Al Stewart paid £1 every for entry and acquired free milk from the farm.
It was held intermittently within the Seventies and it wasn’t till the Nineteen Nineties that it actually started to accumulate its present cult standing.
While ready to attract the largest performers from each style and technology, it’s equally recognized for internet hosting hundreds of small acts and leftfield occasions throughout the massive Worthy Farm website, in addition to for sometimes wet and muddy circumstances.
That has not proved an issue this 12 months, with Britain within the midst of a protracted dry interval leaving a lot of the nation scorched.
More than 100,000 commonplace tickets for this 12 months’s competition bought out in simply over an hour, regardless of the value rising to £335 ($427) this 12 months.
Attendees dragging tents, rucksacks and booze started flocking to the positioning Tuesday, forward of gates opening the next day and the dwell music kicking off on Friday.
PILTON: Elton John was set to shut out Britain’s legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the five-day annual spectacular with what has been billed as his ultimate UK efficiency.
The 76-year-old pop celebrity is winding down a glittering dwell profession with a world farewell tour, taking part in his final concert events within the United States in May forward of a ultimate gig in Stockholm on July 8.
The singer-songwriter has mentioned he “couldn’t be more excited” to make his debut at Glastonbury, Britain’s best-known music competition hosted on a farm in southwest England for 5 many years.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
He will take to the principle Pyramid Stage on Sunday night time, with followers eagerly awaiting the identification of 4 “collaborators” set to affix him who’ve but to be introduced.
His husband David Furnish revealed earlier this week that the 4 totally different company will characteristic, promising the present would differ from the worldwide icon’s units on his marathon Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour over current years.
“This one is very special. It is not just another day in the office,” Furnish informed Sky News.
He additionally revealed John won’t cease making music after the tour ends subsequent month, and can begin work on a brand new studio album later this 12 months.
John caps days of big-name performances in entrance of greater than 200,000 followers at Glastonbury, together with veteran US rockers Guns N’Roses making their debut on the long-running competition within the coveted Saturday night time headline slot.
Eclectic ethos
They rocked by their in depth catalogue throughout a two-hour-plus set taking part in hit tracks together with “Knockin On Heaven’s Door”, “Sweet Child O Mine” and “November Rain”.
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, whose band performed a so-called secret slot Friday, joined them onstage to assist play a particular rendition of “Paradise City”.
Other acts taking part in this 12 months included UK indie giants Arctic Monkeys, singer Lizzo, rapper Lil Nas X, post-punk icon Blondie and “rickroller” Rick Astley, highlighting Glastonbury’s eclectic ethos.
Dairy farmer Michael Eavis first organised the competition in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died, and followers who got here to see acts together with Marc Bolan and Al Stewart paid £1 every for entry and acquired free milk from the farm.
It was held intermittently within the Seventies and it wasn’t till the Nineteen Nineties that it actually started to accumulate its present cult standing.
While ready to attract the largest performers from each style and technology, it’s equally recognized for internet hosting hundreds of small acts and leftfield occasions throughout the massive Worthy Farm website, in addition to for sometimes wet and muddy circumstances.
That has not proved an issue this 12 months, with Britain within the midst of a protracted dry interval leaving a lot of the nation scorched.
More than 100,000 commonplace tickets for this 12 months’s competition bought out in simply over an hour, regardless of the value rising to £335 ($427) this 12 months.
Attendees dragging tents, rucksacks and booze started flocking to the positioning Tuesday, forward of gates opening the next day and the dwell music kicking off on Friday.
