The stars seemed to be aligned on Sunday night as Taron Egerton watched Sir Elton John play his final UK show to thousands of adoring fans at Glastonbury.
But anyone expecting the actor to be brought on stage for a duet with the pop icon came away bitterly disappointed, not least because of Egerton’s critically acclaimed portrayal of Sir Elton in the musical biopic Rocket Man.
While the two-hour set featured numerous guest appearances, former collaborators Kiki Dee, Britney Spears and Dua Lipa were ditched in favor of lesser-known artists Jacob Lusk, Stephen Sanchez and Rina Sawayama.
Even Egerton, a fan favorite who previously performed with Sir Elton on his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road farewell tour, was left out that night – much to the dismay of onlookers.
One disappointed fan wrote on Twitter, “I was expecting Taron Egerton to join Elton to sing Rocket Man.”
Don’t break their hearts: Sir Elton John disappointed fans on Sunday night by duetting with lesser-known artists at Glastonbury instead of Britney Spears, Dua Lipa and Taron Egerton – who were in attendance
Iconic: Egerton famously portrayed the pop icon in the musical biopic Rocket Man (pictured)
There he is: the actor let loose with Lily James at Glastonbury, but he didn’t appear on stage with Sir Elton for his last ever British show
A second added: “A little disappointed that @eltonofficial didn’t bring @TaronEgerton on the podium, I would have loved to see that.”
A third wrote: “It seems everyone was waiting for Britney Spears to come out on Elton John’s set, but personally I was waiting for Taron Egerton!”
Another surprised fan commented, “You tell me Elton John Taron hasn’t even brought out Egerton, even though he’s IN GLASTONBURY.”
Fans of Britney Spears were also devastated after she failed to show up despite rumors that she would duet with Sir Elton.
Britney previously joined forces with Elton on their 2022 track Hold Me Closer, her first song since finishing conservatory at 13, and fans were convinced she would come to Worthy Farm to perform the single.
However, it was The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers who appeared to be singing the duet, as one of four special guests Elton had teased.
The other surprise guests were Jacob Lusk of Gabriels and The London Community Gospel Choir who Are You Ready For Love? performed; Stephen Sanchez who sang until I found you and Brit nominated singer Rina Sawayama, who performed Don’t Go Breaking My Heart instead of Kiki Dee.
Some viewers took to Twitter during the act and confessed that they only tuned in to watch Britney and that they had “wasted” time watching Elton’s show.
Not happy: Fans expressed disappointment after tuning in to watch Sir Elton’s show
Legendary: Egerton played Sir Elton, 72, in Dexter Fletcher’s film about the star’s childhood and fame
The real deal: English singer and songwriter Sir Elton John performs in a striped costume on his US tour in Los Angeles, November 1974
Fans shared, “I really thought Britney would join Elton John on stage. #Glastonbury.’
A second added: “I just sat through Elton John for 2 hours waiting for britney spears, to no avail. Sad and disappointed’; ‘dua lipa and britney don’t show up on elton’s glastonbury set???’
While a third wrote: “Listen I love Britney with all my heart but the idea that ‘she can’t show up with Elton to do Hold Me Closer at Glasto because she wouldn’t have had time to rehearse’ is so funny because rehearse What? It’s Britney she’d walk on, lip sync her verse, bop on the spot and go.”
Dua Lipa was conspicuously absent from the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage on Sunday night, missing the chance to duet her song with Sir Elton John.
The pop star, 27, failed to turn up to sing their hit Cold Heart, forcing Sir Elton to instruct the audience to sing her part of the song.
Despite the omissions, Sir Elton’s last performance of his final UK tour was hailed by fans as the ‘greatest Glastonbury headliner ever’ as he closed the show.
Performer: Sir Elton’s performance at Glastonbury has been hailed as one of the greatest headline acts of all time after he wowed crowds on Sunday night, but not everyone was pleased
Not impressed: Some viewers took to Twitter during the act and confessed that they only tuned in to watch Britney Spears and that they had ‘wasted’ time watching Sir Elton’s show