Elton John Hyde Park

It's London's biggest festival and this year British Summertime promises to be the best yet with a truly staggering line-up of music icons.

The Amex Experience can be found on the BST Hyde Park site map and is open from 1pm-9pm daily. And it is worth repeating that in previous years mobile phone networks have struggled with the volume of people in such a small space, so make sure you make clear plans before you go in about when and where to meet friends at easily identified landmarks on the map below. As well as the headliners this weekend, Adele, Duran Duran and Pearl Jam will take the main stage in subsequent weekends – plus a return for the Rolling Stones on July 3. You can also take in empty bottles and refill them at drinking water points. AMERICAN EXPRESS PRESENTS BST HYDE PARK kicks off tonight with Elton John, followed by The Eagles and The Rolling Stones over the weekend. They have also partnered with Roan Records to give guests a chance to look through 400 vinyls to discover new music. They must be bendable, so paper or cardboard only, but small fairy lights on them are permitted. It's London's biggest festival and this year British Summertime promises to be the best yet with a truly staggering line-up of music icons. Scroll down for the stage and times for The Rolling Stones on Saturday and The Eagles on Sunday. We have all the stage times, maps and transport info. Hosted again by American Express you can scroll down for all the gorgeous privileges you can enjoy if you upgrade to the American Express Experience and Summer Garden enclosure. Plus, whether you can bring food and drink - and strict regulations about bags, banners and signs.

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Sir Elton John, 75, put on an animated display as he took to the stage at the British Summer Time Hyde Park festival in London on Friday.

I will take you with me in my heart, in my soul and I can tell my boys all about you when I get old and decrepit. The ambitious world tour began in September 2018 in the US but it was brought to a halt due to the pandemic and faced further delays due to Sir Elton suffering an injury after falling. 'But I want to thank you because I won't be playing here again. 'It means the world to me and I will never forget you guys. Showman: Earlier in the evening, Elton was seen whipping the crowd into a frenzy as he jumped to his feet and waved his arms in the air next to his piano The singer, 75, was seen whipping the crowd into a frenzy as he jumped to his feet and waved his arms in the air next to his piano.

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He went on to describe how his drug addiction took hold of his life, writing: "That was the problem. I’ve survived a lot of things. "You become unreasonable and irresponsible, self-obsessed, a law unto yourself. And it wasn’t just a drug problem that the flamboyant rockstar had, he was also addicted to alcohol and food and suffered from bulimia for six years. The singer recalled how he tried cocaine for the first time in 1974 and became quickly hooked by the euphoric feeling that the Class A drug gave him. His battle with addiction was documented in the 2019 musical biopic Rocketman and in the same year, the singer also published his autobiography Me, Elton in which he detailed his decades-long drug problem.

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Sir Elton will be followed at BST Hyde Park this weekend by the Rolling Stones on Saturday, and the Eagles on Sunday. Sir Elton John will bring his career-spanning farewell tour to BST Hyde Park on Friday, as the London festival opens with a sell-out performance from a homegrown star. BST Hyde Park to open with farewell set from Sir Elton John

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And when he does, he can look back with pride on his priceless contribution to music. If the singer ever needs a mobility scooter in his eventual retirement, we hope this is it! Yet Elton took it all in his stride, showing great tenacious joy as he opened BST Hyde Park with his headlining set last night, following his specially selected support acts of Rina Sawayama, Gabriels, Let’s Eat Grandma, Berwyn, Thomas Headon, Tom A Smith and Juanita Euka.

Elton John's two children Zachary, 11, and Elijah, 9, stayed up late and got a special shout out from their dad at the BST Hyde Park festival.

I wanna be with my boys." But the crowd went wild when he revealed that his two sons were actually watching the gig that evening, and he went on to then name both the boys, and also their school friends who had come along for the event. I wanna be with my family.

The veteran pop-rocker returns to Hyde Park for a farewell concert that delighted the many die-hard fans in attendance.

Only a performance of his latest hit, the Dua Lipa duet “Cold Heart”, falls flat. Playing together since the Seventies, they don’t miss a beat – and all of them match their frontman’s vigour. He said he was in top shape – and the proof is in the pudding. On the few occasions that he does rise to blow a kiss or clutch his heart in gratitude, he is met with screams and bellows of admiration. Although the days of jumping on top of his keys are behind him, ever the showman, he finds other ways to delight his fans. The song, about a pop star who is famous for her eccentric look – “electric boots, a mohair suit” – is an appropriate introduction for John, who sits by his piano dressed in a white tuxedo and his signature bedazzled frames.

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Sunday 16 April 2023 – London, O2 Arena Sunday 9 April 2023 – London, O2 Arena Sunday 2 April 2023 – London, O2 Arena Burn Down The Mission 14. Take Me To The Pilot 9. The audience were sent on their way to the strains of ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’, and from the chatter in the crowd everyone was absolutely buzzing. Then it was back into a raucous runthrough of upbeat tracks including ‘The Bitch Is Back’, ‘I’m Still Standing’ – including a huge crowd singalong on the chorus – and ‘Crocodile Rock’, which he dedicated to the fans, before closing with ‘Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting’. It’s a huge challenge to condense such an extensive back catalogue down in a way that covers all bases, and he pulled it off with aplomb. Elsewhere, ‘Have Mercy On The Criminal’ provided an atmospheric moment early on, whilst the dramatic ‘Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding’ and ‘Burn Down The Mission’ gave John the chance to show off his piano-playing skills as well as the musicianship of his incredibly talented bandmates. Meanwhile, ‘Take Me To The Pilot’ had plenty of punchy swagger, and there were also slower, moving moments in the section Throughout the show John could frequently be seen standing up from his piano stool, raising his hands to encourage the crowd to cheer even louder and bowing down to them in adoration. John arrived on stage just before 8pm to the strains of ‘Pinball Wizard’, dressed in a white tail coat with flower embroidery and black and rhinestone trim, along with black trousers, shiny silver trainers and a sparkly green pair of his trademark glasses. Where do we begin to talk about the legend that is Sir Elton John? In his 50-year career he’s racked up a total of 31 albums, sold over 300 million records around the world, and had more than fifty UK top 40 singles – including nine number ones.

Sir Elton John rocked the stage at BST Hyde Park in London for the festival's opening night, part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.

But his energy is still there and, based on his Hyde Park show, he’s got a lot left to give. The high point for this reviewer was Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, an emotional rendition following a tribute to the late,= George Michael, who famously collaborated with Sir Elton on the track in the early 1990s. Those aforementioned jazzy jackets were on point, his white coat-tails a particular highlight, with his fabulously flamboyant style finished off with several pairs of his iconic sparkly specs. Sir Elton still has a long way to go on his farewell tour, with dozens and dozens of shows left to play across the UK, Ireland, North America and Europe until it comes to an end next summer. Did I cry a bit? Reports of him being ‘frail’ are completely unfounded.