Elton John: Will You Be There?

[pdiddylive]

100% we’ll be there! 🚀🎉

[DareToDibble]

Will definitely be there and it will be absolutely incredible. Still hasn’t actually sunk in properly yet. Elton John on the Pyramid 🤯😀

[Ayrshire Chris]

2 hours ago, Madyaker said:

He’s done a load of collabs recently, I wonder will he bring Britney out???

Is that what he calls his?😉

[Ayrshire Chris]

4 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Is that the Cocaine Bear that everyone's talking Bout?

No, that’s MDMA bear, a lot more fun. 

[bamber]

Won't be there.  Veterans here will recall my feelings about Elton John, I'll spare you the full venom tonight. 

[Alvoram]

Yep I'll be there, 100%, it will be a cracking sing along... 

I was a bit negative about it before it was officially announced, hold my hands up to that, I thought he would suit the legends slot more. But I had no idea it was to be his very last UK gig... It's a momentous occasion for somebody who truly is a legend, and I admit I was wrong, nothing but headliner would be suitable for such an occasion. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

9 minutes ago, Alvoram said:

But I had no idea it was to be his very last UK gig... It's a momentous occasion for somebody who truly is a legend, and I admit I was wrong, nothing but headliner would be suitable for such an occasion. 

It's not the though. It's just the last show of his final tour.  He's not ruled out playing more shows in the future - he just won't do big tours again.

[Alvoram]

9 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

It's not the though. It's just the last show of his final tour.  He's not ruled out playing more shows in the future - he just won't do big tours again.

Well yeh, but does a musician ever fully 'retire...' 

Last proper tour is about as close as it gets isn't it? 

[Popsider75]

I think I will. Have to be something special elsewhere to drag me away.

Unless Morrissey turns up or Cherry Ghost reform and play somewhere in will be giving it a whirl! 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Once acts get to a certain age definitely.

I also subscribe to the 'go and see the big names whilst they're still around' strategy

[Gnomicide]

I've listened to a playlist based on his recent setlists today plus given the show on Disney+ a spin. Both have far from blown me away but at the same time they've made me think "imagine that with a Glastonbury crowd behind it". I could be dragged away by something I'm desparate to see but it could be one for the ages.

[Gnomicide]

There's some fat that could do with trimming from the set.

[sisco]

6 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

There's some fat that could do with trimming from the set.

Tbf there’s 5/6 that could be replaced with absolute bangers… like Pinball Wizard!

[Gnomicide]

2 minutes ago, sisco said:

Tbf there’s 5/6 that could be replaced with absolute bangers… like Pinball Wizard!

I'm there just for Don't Let The Sun but there's plenty of room for a piss break.

[Gnomicide]

Just got to the bit where Dua is singing with her grandad 😬

[Gnomicide]

All in all, I'd recommend not watching the show on Disney+ if you want to stay excited. 

[henry bear]

I last saw him in 2019 (on this same tour, weirdly enough). It was a Saturday night in Cardiff, most of the crowd were steaming, and yet there was an oddly flat atmosphere for about half the set. There was a definite lull in the middle before he got onto the home stretch of more familiar tunes for the casual fans to get involved. That said, I’d expect a Glasto crowd, with the flags and all the rest, to do a better job at looking and being engaged than what I witnessed that night.

[august1]

madness that Are You Ready For Love doesnt get played

[CaledonianGonzo]

4 hours ago, henry bear said:

I last saw him in 2019 (on this same tour, weirdly enough). It was a Saturday night in Cardiff, most of the crowd were steaming, and yet there was an oddly flat atmosphere for about half the set. There was a definite lull in the middle before he got onto the home stretch of more familiar tunes for the casual fans to get involved. That said, I’d expect a Glasto crowd, with the flags and all the rest, to do a better job at looking and being engaged than what I witnessed that night.

Yup. Having seen the likes of Macca and the Stones play their own gigs with relatively flat crowds, it's night and day on the Pyramid.

[CaledonianGonzo]

That said, not every song Macca played being on Beatles 1 did seem to break some people's minds.

[FuzzyDunlop]

100%. 

I am a big fan. Will never see him again. I cant imagine anyone getting me away from the Pyramid. If I hadn't seen the Prodigy since Keith died..  maybe. But again, that's a maybe.

I'll be there for Elton.

Not looking at setlists.

 

[clasher]

Oh we'll be Dill Dandin' alright. Not a massive fan, but belting out Rocket man in a packed field? Sign me up.

It's gonna be a vintage set.

[nikkic]

We're 100% there, this is dream stuff for most of our crew.

I'm just debating whether to sell the tickets we have to see him at The O2 in April. We've had these tickets almost 5 years, the gig has been rearranged twice, but I feel there's something very special about seeing an artist for the first time, so tempted to cash in so as not to take away from The Pyramid set.

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

I'd belt and braces it. Who's to say whether or not something throws a spanner in the works between then and Glastonbury.

[Tranquility of Solitude]

One of my favs, Sacrifice, doesn’t appear on recent set lists possibly due to the Cold Heart inclusion, however Tiny Dancer is in there so there’s hope. But what do I care, we’ve got Elton so it’s no sacrifice at all.

note... the poll on this thread needs a “with sequins on” option.

Edited December 3, 2022 by Tranquility of Solitude