There were two hours of explosive vocals, expensive fireworks, guest performers and non-stop hits.
But the closing seconds of Sir Elton John’s debut (and final) Glastonbury performance were the real reward for his six decades at icon status.
There, in his gold suit and rose-tinted glasses, the rocketman-turned-knight of the realm proved a showman til the end: the last one standing on the Pyramid Stage, still egging on the record crowd chanting his name, as he strutted - with a giant smile and just small hint of hip trouble - off into the wings.
