"Thank you for everything and goodbye." Those are the six final words from Elton John, loaded with emotion, as he brings two and a half hours of his greatest hits to a close with a rendition of Yellow Brick Road that reverberates through Ashton Gate in a resounding crescendo.
It was the penultimate time he will ever step on a stage and perform to thousands of his fans in Bristol - "It's always a pleasure to come down to the West Country and play here.
"I just now want to spend time with my family." The crowd whooped and cheered with understanding, feeling - at least I certainly did - that they were witnessing musical history in seeing such a legend perform on his farewell tour.
