For those watching at home, it's possible Glastonbury 2023 will be most remembered for the performances of two singers. Saturday night saw Guns N' Roses headline the Pyramid Stage, while Sunday saw Elton John's final show on UK soil.
It's fair to say that both Axl Rose and Elton John's voices have seen better days. One UK newspaper compared Rose's voice to a "clogged lawnmower", while Sir Elton's vocals are a faded facsimile of the original. But Elton's status as a national treasure on a final victory lap means his fractured pipes are barely mentioned, while it's open season on the GN'R man, with some critics still banging on about his "legendary" tardiness. "Will Axl show up on time?" they ask, hilariously, as if it's still 1989 rather than, you know, this century.
