Rocket Man blasts off to another galaxy at Marquee

To be perfectly honest, despite his 50 years of hits, I’m not sure I was ever really an Elton head. Until now.

Was it the image? The hard-to-define musical DNA? Whatever cloud of illusion I was travelling in has now been lifted. Could anyone squeeze more joyful sunrays into Cork’s annual Big Top fiesta than Mr Entertainer supreme Elton John?

His champagne repertoire is just the icing these last few balmy days deserved. Sunshine and Elton — if there is a god, the People’s Republic shall see both again one day soon.