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George Thorpe

Fans say Elton John and Brandon Flowers duet at Glastonbury was 'what they needed'

Brandon Flowers was one of the special guests who joined Sir Elton John for his Glastonbury set - and fans were loving it. The Killers singer was welcomed onto the Pyramid Stage by the pop music legend as the third guest of the evening.

The pair went on to perform Tiny Dancer as a duet. Introducing Brandon, Sir Elton told the crowd: “My next guest I first met in 2005 when I first started playing Las Vegas, and he came to my hotel suite to play me his band’s first album Hot Fuss – we’ve been friends ever since.”

He added Brandon - who has headlined the Pyramid Stage himself with The Killers - was “the first person I thought of” to be a guest during his set. Throughout the duet, Brandon smiled uncontrollably.

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Brandon Flowers performs on stage with Sir Elton John at Glastonbury (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

It seemed people watching at home were also delighted with the duet, with some saying it was "exactly what they needed". A tweeter called Suzanne said: "You think this set can't get any better and then he brings Brandon Flowers out!"

Linday Robertson said: "Well that made my night…Brandon Flowers as one of Elton’s special guests."

Ben Morgan said: "Brandon Flowers sounding superb there fairplay, cracking duet that."

Alongside Brandon, Sir Elton welcomed a number of other guests during his performance watched by an incredibly large crowd at Worthy Farm. Gabriels singer Jacob Lusk was the first guest before Stephen Sanchez joined the pianist on stage.

After Brandon left, it was the turn of singer Rina Sawayama to join Sir Elton for the set. The pair sang a rendition of Don't Go Breaking My Heart, which Sir Elton originally released in the 1970s with Kiki Dee.

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