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Glastonbury[edit]

On 25 June 2023 John headlined the Glastonbury Festival, his first appearance at the festival. He announced it would be his last UK show.^[1]^[2] Special guests included Jacob Lusk with the London Community Gospel Choir ("Are You Ready for Love"), Stephen Sanchez ("Until I Found You"), Brandon Flowers ("Tiny Dancer") and Rina Sawayama ("Don't Go Breaking My Heart").

86.187.175.250 (talk) 20:23, 25 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Stockholm 8 July 2023[edit]

Just for the record, it seems he opened with "Bennie and the Jets": [1], unless of course, setlist.fm have got it wrong. Cheers. 86.187.170.59 (talk) 08:25, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"On 25 June 2023, John headlined the Glastonbury Festival. Performing on the Pyramid Stage, John closed the festival with a two hour performance"[edit]

This sentence about the Glastonbury show is included twice in the biography section. Only one mention is necessary. 150.143.27.254 (talk) 07:14, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed, thanks. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 08:29, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"John's final tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018–2023), became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time."[edit]

It has since been surpassed by Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. Needs updating. 209.93.242.250 (talk) 21:50, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/glastonbury-2023-elton-john-live-b2363921.html

[2] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-66013157

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