Elton John at Páirc Uí Chaoimh: Rocketman bids fond farewell at final Cork concert
Elton John at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.
“Don’t let the sun go down on me,” Elton John famously sings, but on Friday night it was the rain that fans were hoping wouldn't come down over Páirc Uí Chaoimh for the Rocketman’s farewell tour. After a day of grey skies and rain, the clouds cleared not long after Elton John’s private plane touched down in Cork Airport, much to the delight of the tens of thousands in attendance at the open-air gig.
Taking to the stage with ‘Bennie and the Jets’, 75-year-old Elton played for over two-and-a-half hours. Wearing the first of several glittering outfits, he thrilled devoted fans with hit after hit, including ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Candle In The Wind’ and ‘Crocodile Rock’. However long queues of traffic in the city combined with reports of confusion around bus services saw many concert-goers arriving late, missing the first few songs from the perfectly punctual star. Elton had no support act and started his set just a few minutes after 8pm.
