with like amazing classic songs that we ve grown up with forever. so it s just we couldn t be here and it s the last show, so who wouldn t be on the front row? right, let s try and gauge the excitement. ladies and gentlemen, let bbc know how excited are you for eltonjohn? cheering. this is with 8 hours to go. i cannot imagine what it ll be like when he comes on stage here at 9:00 to play what is the final uk show of his farewell tour. you are watching bbc news, stay with us. parts of the country it is rusting, and it could be the hottest day of the year so far. we are getting cooler, fresher air in parts of the atlantic. in between, a weather front. that s going to bring this
imagine what it will be like when it comes on stage at 9pm to play what is the final uk show of his farewell tour. i don t know whether it is the super fans argue who s more excited. some incredible outfits there and the best seats in the house for elton john on the best seats in the house for eltonjohn on the final night of glastonbury. the details of course on our website and stick with the latest news on the bbc news website and the app. thanks for watching. hello there. in some parts of the country it is roasting and it could be the hottest day of the year so far but it is changing in other areas. getting cooler, fresher air
day of glastonbury. sophie ellis bextor has performed on the main pyramid stage following a sucession of big name stars like lizzo, lana del rey and american rock legends guns n roses. but all eyes will be on what is billed as eltonjohn s final uk live performance this evening. i am right in front of the pyramid stage where eltonjohn will take the stage at 9:00 tonight. these are the front row fans gettting ready for elton john. if you look over here, look, those are the confetti cannons elton has brought in this morning. up there, there s sound checking going on. that s actually for the chicks, the us country band who are on. earlier on, i saw huge amounts of fireworks being brought in and placed behind the speakers, so expect some kind of really big finale to eltonjohn. what do we know about the show? he is going to open up with a song he has not played for ten years. we ve done the research, two that fall into that category. we ve got are you ready for love and pinball wizard that
eltonjohn s going to bring on? gaga, hopefully. godmother to his children, so i can see why. britney would be amazing. there was a ridiculous story yesterday that she had been seen at bristol airport and it swept the whole of glastonbury. no photos, no evidence, just a made up rumour. just hearsay, good old chinese whispers. and what is it about eltonjohn that has made you want to get down here so early? you re going to be standing in that spot for the next 8 hours. allegedly, i don t know whether my husband will cope! he s just the greatest showman with like amazing classic songs that we ve grown up with forever. so it s just we couldn t be here and it s the last show, so who wouldn t be on the front row? right, let s try and gauge the excitement. ladies and gentlemen, let bbc know how excited are you for eltonjohn? cheering. this is with 8 hours to go. i cannot imagine what it ll be like when he comes on stage here at 9:00 to play what is the final uk show of his farewell tour.
voting is under way in greece s general election. the party led by kyriakos mitsotakis is the most likely winner according to the latest opinion polls, and his party felljust short of a majority in the most recent eleciton last month. this time with a new electoral system, the winning party will receive a bonus of 20 seats outright if it gets at least 25% of the vote, and can get up to 50 seats if it gets about 40% of the vote. the polls close at about 7pm local time, with the first exit polls expected an hour after that. and now to the final day of glastonbury. sophie ellis bextor has just graced the main pyramid stage following a sucession of big name stars like lizzo, lana del ray and american rock legends guns n roses. but all eyes will be on what is billed as eltonjohn s final uk live performance this evening. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson is there for us right now. iam right i am right in front of the pyramid stage for eltonjohn will take the stage for eltonjohn