Elton John - Rocket Man (Glastonbury 2023)

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Elton John performs Rocket Man at Glastonbury 2023.

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[ramsesrodriguez]

He went out like he came in. Absolutely melting the paino keys and singing straight into the heart. An absolute legend, and a class act. Well miss you.

[nickhall]

Record numbers at this concert. 7.3 million watched on t.v. beating all records by about 3 million. His farewell tour is the highest grossing tour ever at £697M. At 76! What a legend.

[ryantonkin]

How lucky we are as a species to have something as pure, beautiful and transcendent as music

[Obstsalatissimo]

The Way he changes harmonies to suit his slightly diminished range makes this performance musically even more interesting and original. Tha fact that in spite of his aged voice nothing is really missing shows his incredible musicianship. Hats off to Sir Elton!

[ConnorLombardo-dclq]

Was in that field. Been to Glastonbury 6 times. Will never see a better headline performance. Wasn’t a big fan of Elton before this. He absolutely blew me away. I was mesmerised how a man in his 70’s could perform so perfectly. Just pure class.

[liamsmith]

The instrumental to close this out was just absolutely perfect. A legendary performer and an incredible band taking every single available second to enjoy performing together in this country for the last time. It's like they didn't want to finish, and I didn't want them to either - he even threw some blues in there to pay homage to his career. Amazing

[Belfastboi]

That’s what they call being in the zone. What a band and what a musician he is. Must’ve been awesome to be there ❤

[kellyharper]

If you were a teenager in the 70s, Elton was part of the soundtrack of your life. ❤️

[beezig]

The definition of an Icon, absolutely stunning performance

[connoratack]

It was a phenomenal closing set by a true musical legend. At 76 and to complete a 2 hour set at that pace and energy is inspired. Hard boots to fill for next year's closing act! Simply unbelievable!

[Itsdarkmoons]

The whole Elton show was absolutely fantastic!! There will never be anyone like him in this lifetime. Love Elton John and for all the love he shown everyone over the years especially last night ❤

[chicaamantedelaliteratura]

I just wanna say Thank you to UK for incredible musicians, bands in the history. What a legacy!

[tomarse]

It was a privilege to be in that field last night. One of the very best I've seen.

[martinjones]

Not particularly an Elton fan but obviously grown up hearing and knowing his song's. This performance from start to finish was magical. I salute you Sir Elton. 👏

[leokimvideo]

Elton's voice is still strong and in tune, what an amazing performer and possibly in the top 5 live rock performers of all time.

[Lion-yejr]

One day in the not so distant future, a new generation of kids will be listening to Elton's music and saying they wished they could have seen him while he was alive... just like my generation do with people like Elvis, Freddie Mercury, John Lennon... Elton John's star will never fade, and his legacy will live on for centuries. All of us here today are truly blessed to have lived at the same time as this Rock/Pop genius.

[AFaceintheCrowd]

Makes me proud to be British and it makes me ponder the awe-inspiring quality of great pop music. Now regret that in 1971, when EJ played my school auditorium in North London at the start of his career, I was a teenage blues snob and didn’t go.

[TOPTABLETEL]

I was here and it was a truly epic performance from a true British legend. Way to go Elton. Respect

[jeroengeronimo]

I really was moved to tears during the show. Such a sweet guy and great musician. 2 hours of incredible music and love. I will never forget it❤

[ISYETUNKNOWN]

nobody is talking about that amazing piano-guitar duet?