The superstar, 76, smashed ratings during his emotional farewell performance in Worthy Farm as he played to a crowd of more than 120,000 people and nearly eight million TV viewers.
However, before Sir Elton landed in the famous field, his two children – Zachary, 12, and Elijah, 10 – were having some fun of their own and checked out the musical acts with other festival-goers.
According to their ‘papa’, David Furnish, 60, the pre-teens were eager to set eyes on Central Cee and were beyond thrilled to spend time with Manchester-born rapper Aitch.
During London’s Pride celebrations on Saturday, he exclusively shared details of the boys’ first ever festival experience with Metro.co.uk.
David began outlining their weekend: ‘I didn’t want them to just come in on a helicopter with him [Sir Elton], sit by the side of the stage and leave.
‘I wanted them to see it. Glastonbury is a very, very special festival. It really is a community, it feels a lot like Pride.
‘It’s about positivity and it’s about a spirit for the future that’s positive and optimistic.’
The Canadian filmmaker continued outlining the acts they saw while they waited for the main headliner to arrive.
‘We saw Lizzo on the Pyramid Stage and we went into the crowd and they were like, “Where are the seats?” And I said, “Well, now this is what a festival is”.
‘Then they saw the spirit and they saw the energy and they really wanted to see Central Cee who they loved very, very much which was great.
‘They got to meet Aitch the rapper, which they were thrilled with and by that point out came the map and the schedule. “Oh, look Papa, so we can go see Fatboy Slim this time, or we can do this”. And suddenly, it all came together for them.
‘We went to see Lana Del Rey but Fatboy Slim was too late. If I’d taken them to see him I would’ve had them in bed by about 2:30 in the morning – Papa’s not that kind of a raver!’ he concluded that they chose their beds instead of the DJ’s set that featured an appearance from Rita Ora but were well rested for the main event the following Sunday night.
David explained: ‘When their daddy arrived, they understood what he was a part of. They loved it. I can’t wait to take them again. It’ll be really, really fun.
‘To see their daddy play and sing and perform so well – they were really so happy to see everybody receive and appreciate it so well.’
Shedding light on the aftermath of the historic moment for the family themselves, the hitmaker’s spouse spilled the beans on what the boys’ friends thought about the ordeal in school.
‘I said to them what were the kids at school like, because that was a big, big moment, and they said, “Oh, they all wanted to know if Lewis Hamilton was nice.”
‘That was actually the more overriding question and they loved meeting him and he was so kind and so wonderful to us.
‘He was standing with us when we watched the show so it’s still nice that in the midst of all of that extraordinary impact that Elton had, to their friends and their world, the fact that Lewis Hamilton was watching – that was kind of the cool thing for them.’
David followed up his weekend at the Somerset musical extravaganza by walking in the capital’s Pride parade with the foundation he and Sir Elton coin as their ‘life’s work’ – the Elton John Aids Foundation.
He emphasised what it meant to him to have such a big part in the day and to be able to raise awareness for their mission to end the disease.
‘It was really life-affirming to be marching the parade route and all of the friendly faces and all of the cheers and smiles and waves of support. You could feel people really happy about the Elton John Aids Foundation being in the parade.
‘It’s all about visibility and it’s about taking the stigma out of HIV Aids, particularly within very vulnerable, marginalised communities – you really feel in an environment like this, everything’s possible.
‘We’ve been doing this for 30 years and we are deeply passionate about finishing the job, which we believe we can do by 2030 if we don’t take our foot off the accelerator.’
The Elton John Aids Foundation funds frontline partners to prevent HIV infections, tackle stigma, and provide compassionate care for vulnerable communities worldwide.
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