Legendary singer Sir Elton John bid farewell to the UK with a lively two-hour performance at Glastonbury festival on Sunday.

Fans gathered in front of the Pyramid Stage to watch the veteran star’s final show, which was attended by a host of familiar faces from the worlds of film, music and sport.

Among the celebrities who watched from their vantage point above the stage were Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, actresses Kate Hudson and Anya Taylor-Joy, and Blondie legend Debbie Harry.

Actor husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who is widely tipped to be the next James Bond, joined director Sam Taylor-Johnson, while Taron Egerton, who famously played the pianist in musical biopic Rocket Man, was also in attendance.

Sir Paul McCartney, who headlined the festival’s legendary Pyramid Stage last year, also watched from the sidelines with his fashion designer daughter, Stella.

Sir Elton, 76, performed the final UK show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which conjured images of McCartney’s own headline performance in 2022.

The show was delayed by three years due to the coronavirus pandemic and featured guest appearances from Foo Fighters legend Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen.

The star walked onto the stage in a gold suit before taking a seat at the piano as fireworks went off.

He then opened his set with Pinball Wizard before playing The B***h Is Back.

Sir Elton dedicated his penultimate song, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, to his late friend, George Michael, on what would have been the singer’s 60th birthday.

He also performed renditions of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Your Song and Candle In The Wind to the huge crowd.

During the evening, Sir Elton struggled to contain his emotions as hundreds of thousands of fans gathered at Worthy Farm for his final UK performance.

The star removed his famous red-tinted glasses to wipe away tears as his musical guests paid tribute to him on stage.

He said, “I never thought I would ever play Glastonbury and here I am.

It’s a very special and emotional night for me because it might be my last show ever in England, so I had better play well, and I had better entertain you.”

Sir Elton was joined by Jacob Lusk of Gabriels and The London Community Gospel Choir for Are You Ready For Love?

Following a performance of Someone Saved My Life Tonight, he told the crowd, “When I chose my guests for this show I wanted to have newer artists, save for one person, and this boy I heard last year on the radio…

I’ve asked him to come to Glastonbury to do his song and he’s an amazing young talent.” He was then joined by Stephen Sanchez for a performance of Sanchez’s song Until I Found You.

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers also took to the stage to perform with Sir Elton.

The pair performed Tiny Dancer, while Brit-nominated singer Rina Sawayama joined Sir Elton on stage to perform Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.

Fans were quick to praise the singer, with one tweeting: “I just love seeing #PaulMcCartney watching all the artists from the sidelines, what a guy.” While a second quipped: “McCartney spotted watching Elton from the wings!” Sir Elton’s farewell show marked the end of a glittering six-decade career in the UK.