A circle closed for the legendary Elton Johnwho performed the final UK leg of his world tour in front of thousands of adoring fans who described him as “the greatest headliner ever to grace Glastonbury”.

With family and famous friends by his side such as David Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Paul McCartney and the Spice Girls, the superstar took to the main stage of the festival known as the Pyramid dressed in a gold suit and his signature red glasses.

It’s a very special and emotional night for me because it might be my last gig in England, so I better play well and even better entertain you” said the famous singer with countless colorful fireworks lighting up the sky.

He opened the 2-hour concert with ‘Pinball Wizard’ on the piano before the notes of ‘The Bitch Is Back’ played out with the star declaring he ‘never thought I’d ever be playing Glastonbury.’

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During the evening, he dedicated his penultimate song ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ to the late George Michael on his 60th birthday saying: ‘It’s a very special day today, I was wondering how I would approach her.”

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According to the Daily Mail Elton John welcomed to the famous stage Steven Sanchez, Jacob Luzk and Brandon Flowers as well as the British-Japanese pop singer Rina Sawayama.