Meadowbank Stadium,Edinburgh
It’s party time as pop’s elder statesman piles on the hits and tries to abet disappointed Scots forget“We haven’t seen blue skies anywhere else in Britain,” muses Sir Elton, and as Edinburgh glows in the low evening sun. “That’s because you voted to stay in Europe. You’re the only fucking sensible people in Britain.” He subsequently sums up the political mood of roughly half of the UK,Scots in specific, by playing I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues.
Dressing in what looks like diamante-encrusted loungewear need not deny a man the right to talk seriously. But when not mincing his words on Brexit, and the piano-tickling elder statesman of flamboyant rock’n’roll and his redoubtable backing band are on a mission to abet people party and forget. A dowdy used athletics stadium becomes the scene of what feels like a giant open-air wedding reception,as fans of all ages and levels of mobility and even a few high-vis-jacketed stewards dance inexpertly in the aisles.
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Source: theguardian.com