Towards the end of his concert at Hyde Park, Elton John pointed 65,000 pairs of eyes to a small tower in the middle of the crowd. His husband, David Furnish, and two children waved enthusiastically back. Now 75 years old, the Rocket Man has firmly redirected his sights to become the family man, saying adieu to 50 years of touring with his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. It was one of many moments of bittersweet joy in an evening with one of the most prolific hit-makers of our time.
The set list contained no curveballs. There were no B-sides or undiscovered gems. We were serenaded with wall-to-wall hits. Such is the way Elton John’s career has played out, almost all of them were from his Seventies days, with one of the few exceptions being the thumping dance number Cold Heart, which he released with Dua Lipa last year.
