Sir Elton John fuelled speculation over his future just hours after his historic set at Glastonbury. After headlining the Pyramid Stage - the first time he'd ever performed at Worthy Farm - on Sunday evening, June 25, he released some new music.
Despite his world tour having been described as his last, the Rocket Man star - whose set was watched by millions of viewers - has added to speculation that there could be more performances to come, reports the Mirror Online.
In a statement on Instagram, Sir Elton wrote: "Thank you Glastonbury! The energy last night was like nothing else, and I couldn’t be more grateful to the crowd and the people watching at home for all your love and support.
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"You will be in my heart and soul forever. UK, what a farewell. I love you."
In recent months, Elton, 76, has been touring the globe as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which was dubbed as his "goodbye" to the touring lifestyle. His post which had been liked more than 20,000 times in just several minutes was soon flooded with comments, with his pal David Beckham writing: "No thank you @eltonjohn," alongside a red heart emoji.
"I was front row and it was an honour to see you perform. We will be talking about this for decades to come. Thank you, Elton," said one fan.
A second music lover added: "You stole the show last night. I've not seen a crowd and atmosphere like that, since Queen at Live Aid. The word 'Legend' gets bandied about all too often these days, but you, Sir Elton John, are a LIVING LEGEND! - as a fan, I thank you for all your contribution to music. Your songs will live on for generations. God speed."
Meanwhile, a third typed: "Hey Elton, I want to personally say thank you for the magnificent shows you have put on and for allowing me to be part of your life from the crowd. I've been to 3 shows (2 of which were the FYBR tour) and I have enjoyed every last minute of it, you have all been magnificent. Now go on and smash the remaining 7 days of your tour."
During his performance, he teased the potential of more shows, saying: "Ah wow, I never thought I'd ever play Glastonbury and here I am! It is a very special and emotional night for me because it may be my last show ever in England and Great Britain. So I better play well and I better entertain you. Because you have been standing there so long. I really appreciate all the outfits and everything."
Despite appearing to struggle with his walking as he took to the stage, the rocker certainly didn't disappoint the sold-out crowd or millions at home. Sir Elton’s highly anticipated set was billed as his final UK show before he retires from touring at the end of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
He treated fans to hit after hit during a “special and emotional” two-hour set. He also surprised the crowd with unexpected musical guests, putting paid to rumours of big names and famous collaborators.
He told festivalgoers: “I never thought I would ever play Glastonbury and here I am. It’s a very special and emotional night for me because it might be my last show ever in England, so I had better play well and I had better entertain you.
“You’ve been standing there so long and I really appreciate all the outfits and everything.”
Instead of collaborators such as Dua Lipa and Britney Spears, Sir Elton was joined by friends and musicians he admires, starting with Jacob Lusk of Gabriels, who came on stage for Are You Ready For Love?
He was joined by US singer Stephen Sanchez to perform Sanchez’s song Until I Found You, while The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers came out for Tiny Dancer.
His final guest was Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama, who performed Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.
Sir Elton paid tribute to late star George Michael as he launched into Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me and closed the show with Rocket Man, the song that lent its name to his biopic, with Taron Egerton playing the singer.
