The final day of Glastonbury is here already. We've already seen stellar performances from headliners including Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Lana Del Rey.
Closing the festival tonight will be the legendary Elton John, who is also making his Glastonbury debut. As if that wasn't special enough, tonight (Sunday June 25) will be Elton's final ever UK show.
The star, 76, first embarked on his 350-date Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour back in 2018 and it has since played over 333 dates across five continents. The tour was meant to conclude in 2021, but the pandemic and a hip injury meant it was pushed back.
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He previously told the BBC that he will be planning a new show for his Glastonbury appearance. Meanwhile, his husband revealed the musician would be joined by four guest stars during the set.
"I'm starting with a song I haven't played for about 10 years, so we'll see how it goes," Elton told BBC Radio 1. He continued: "It's a different show to what people have been seeing. On Farewell Yellow Brick Road, there's quite a lot of deep cuts, it's not all hits, and you've got to keep people interested."
Discussing Sir Elton’s plans for surprises at the show, his husband David Furnish told Sky News’ Beth Rigby: “Four collaborators of his choosing. People, he just thought, ‘I’d really like to do something with these artists at Glastonbury’. And that’s all I’m going to say.”
What time is Elton John's set?
Elton John is playing on the Pyramid Stage tonight (Sunday, June 25), from 9pm to 11.05pm.
Which songs will be in the set list?
While Elton has promised a different show for Glastonbury, there's no doubt he'll still be playing his greatest hits. The setlist might differ to what he's been playing to Farewell Yellow Brick Road audiences.
However, here's a sample setlist from one of his Manchester Arena gigs earlier this month, which might give an idea of how it might pan out at Worthy Farm. According to Setlist.fm he performed the following numbers:
- Bennie and the Jets
- Philadelphia Freedom
- I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
- Border Song
- Tiny Dancer
- Have Mercy on the Criminal
- Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
- Take Me to the Pilot
- Someone Saved My Life Tonight
- Levon
- Candle in the Wind
- Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
- Burn Down the Mission
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
- Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- The Bitch Is Back
- I'm Still Standing
- Crocodile Rock
- Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
- Cold Heart
- Your Song
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Which other acts clash with Elton John's Glastonbury slot?
Elton John's Glastonbury slot clashes with Queens of the Stone Age on the Other Stage, Rudimental on the West Holts Stage, Phoenix at Woodsies, Alt-J on the Park Stage and Rickie Lee Jones on the Acoustic Stage, as well as Mica Paris and Neville Staple on the Avalon Stage.
