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  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    He sounds fantastic. 76 years of age - astonishing. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,590
    ME14addick said:
    Elton still has a very good voice for his age.
    Very strong although he is veering towards a Vic Reeves club singer style now and again.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    Voice sounds a hell of a lot better than last time I heard him  which is impressive after a long tour.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,808
    He’s absolutely smashing it, fair play to him 

    he’s certainly got an amazing catalogue of songs to choose from 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,822
    North Lower Neil said:
    Voice sounds a hell of a lot better than last time I heard him  which is impressive after a long tour.
    His voice is definitely better than it was 3-5 years ago. Not sure if he’s had an op in that time since. 

    Brilliant performer 
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    Elton sounding better than for a while. Looks like he’s relying on an autocue though if you watch his eyes (no shame in that)
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,838
    edited June 2023
    It's like a greatest hits jukebox ..... so many good songs
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,590
    Sillybilly said:
    Elton sounding better than for a while. Looks like he’s relying on an autocue though if you watch his eyes (no shame in that)
    I’ll be happy to not be sitting in my own piss when I’m his age, let alone headlining and smashing Glastonbury.

    Fantastic performance.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    Hands up who saw him at The Valley back in the early 2000s?

    I used to live in the same road as Canterbury Cricket Ground, heard him there from our garden on the Saturday, then worked the turnstiles at The Valley on the Sunday and bunked in just after it started!!
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    This is just superb! He is smashing it, great opening, more great songs....this is something else.....biggest crowd ever at Glasto?
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  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    Redmidland said:
    This is just superb! He is smashing it, great opening, more great songs....this is something else.....biggest crowd ever at Glasto?
    Has to be.

    When you look at the size of that crowd you really realise how much of an event this is.

    Elton John’s last ever UK show. It doesn’t get much bigger. 
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    McCartney in the wings!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,832
    Alex Turner thinking : Who would have guessed that playing crowd favourites in the style people expect to be so popular? 
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    DaveMehmet said:
    Redmidland said:
    McCartney in the wings!
    No, they split up years ago 

  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    DaveMehmet said:
    Redmidland said:
    McCartney in the wings!
    No, they split up years ago 
    Very good!! 🤣🤣
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    I really hope he does Tiny Dancer....love that song
  • NorthStandDan
    NorthStandDan Posts: 54
    Not wishing to try and be the hip kid watching something else for the sake of it… but QOTSA sounding awesome on the Other Stage
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,838
    edited June 2023
    I saw him in Vegas about 10 years ago, everything, the band, his voice, the set list, was bang on the money. He did about 90 minutes, and afterwards it dawned on you he could have done another 90 of his other songs and they’d all be hits. A great performer.
  • Ducktapeshoerepairs
    Ducktapeshoerepairs Posts: 970
    MrOneLung said:
    Alex Turner thinking : Who would have guessed that playing crowd favourites in the style people expect to be so popular? 
    Alex turner thinking - this isn’t the Royal
    variety show and I’m not doing it for the tv audience and doing what he wants 👌
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  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    Didn't think he'd sing this! Really surprised me!
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    NorthStandDan said:
    Not wishing to try and be the hip kid watching something else for the sake of it… but QOTSA sounding awesome on the Other Stage
    Seconded. Launching into crowd pleasers, no messing about, great riffs. Cracking set so far (and presumably there's a fair chance Dave Grohl turns up at some point too...)
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,631
    Just banger after banger from EJ. Class.
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    I was lucky enough to see him live at the Valley, which I think may have been the last gig I went to. Texas in Birmingham I saw at a similar time, ironic as they played Glastonbury too this year. Really enjoying this though. He's awesome.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    Your song. Utterly mesmerising 
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,143
    se9addick said:
    colthe3rd said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    AFKABartram said:
    A quick trawl of the internet and I’ve seen for Axl:

    Ian Beale
    Mick Hucknall
    Freddie Starr
    Eddie Izzard
    Elton John
    Jim Davidson
    Ronald Koeman
    Benny Hill
    Harry Redknapp 
    Mrs Doubtfire
    Keith Lemon
    Robin Askwith
    Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Audrey from Corrie
    To be honest, 61 year old looks like a 61 year old really doesn't bother me.

    Booking them as a headliner when his voice has gone is the issue.
    Spot on. All these people saying "well the rest of them were good" doesn't really cut it. He's the front man and probably the most important part of that band, his voice was what made them stand out from just another rock band. Slash and Duff are clearly masters of what they do but them playing by themselves does not make a great show.
    I reckon Slash on his own would be an amazing show!
    He’s got  his own band. Saw him in Prague some 5-6 years ago. Vocalist called Myles Kennedy who has to cover G&R hits. They have a few decent original songs but only a few IMO. 

    And of course there was Velvet Revolver…
  • NorthStandDan
    NorthStandDan Posts: 54
    ISawLeaburnScore said:
    NorthStandDan said:
    Not wishing to try and be the hip kid watching something else for the sake of it… but QOTSA sounding awesome on the Other Stage
    Seconded. Launching into crowd pleasers, no messing about, great riffs. Cracking set so far (and presumably there's a fair chance Dave Grohl turns up at some point too...)
    Go with the Flow was a great opener. Bring on Grohl and have half the classic Songs for the Deaf lineup!
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,030
    edited June 2023
    Feel for that bloke having to go into work after being beamed to the nation by the BBC crying to Candle in the Wind!
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,590
    Redmidland said:
    I really hope he does Tiny Dancer....love that song
    Enjoy 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    NorthStandDan said:
    Not wishing to try and be the hip kid watching something else for the sake of it… but QOTSA sounding awesome on the Other Stage
    Apparently class at Dreamland the other night.

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