Elton John
Last concert in England at Glastonbury
Elton John on stage during his farewell tour.
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Elton John will play his first concert at Glastonbury Festival in 2023 – it will also be his last in the UK.
British singer Elton John (75) has set his last concert in Great Britain: John wants to be on a British stage for the last time at the legendary Glastonbury Festival next summer.
The organizer announced it on Friday with a tweet with. The festival takes place from 21 to 25 June and, like every year, is already sold out.
John is supposed to headline the Pyramid Stage on a Sunday night. Festival director Emily Eavis (43) announced it would be Elton’s last UK appearance on his latest tour. It will also be the musician’s first appearance at Glastonbury Festival. “So we’ll wrap up the festival with these big moments in both of our stories, the mother of all goodbyes!” reads the announcement.
On a farewell tour since 2018
However, the musical end comes as no surprise: Elton John has been on a farewell tour since 2018 under the motto “Farewell Yellow Brick Road”. Due to the corona pandemic, this has not been planned for several years.
Also in Germany fans have the opportunity to see the interpreter of “Candle in the Wind”, “Tiny Dancer” or “I’m Still Standing”, in April and May he will play various concerts in Munich, Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Mannheim. The final concert of the John’s Farewell Tour will take place in Stockholm on July 8th.
