Fans of Sir Elton John were privy to a rare treat Thursday evening when the peacocky prima donna had a capital-M Meltdown during a concert at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester. Reacting to an (admittedly insipid) house rule that forbids fans from waving their hands in the air, Elton unleashed a serving of top shelf bottled-up rage, focusing his wrath on an attending steward (or usher, if you’re in the States) who’d been zigzagging down the aisles, aggressively reinforcing the policy.
“You f**king stewards, who do you think you are?” Elton raged to the gleeful horror of thousands of fans, many of whom stopped waving their hands to take to Twitter. “This is my f**king concert, who are you? Especially you with the f**king blonde ponytail, you’re a f**king c**t … Yes you, this isn’t f**king China, now piss off.”
Thanks to the “Tiny Dancer” singer’s gigantic hissy-fit, the beleaguered steward was later seen staggering down the aisle in tears, only to be summarily invited onstage to share a piano bench with Elton. Unfortunately, the unlikely duo didn’t spontaneously burst into an impromptu, gutsy rendition of “Candle in the Wind,” but the entertainer did somewhat salve her wounds by giving her a hug and admitting, “No one should ever talk to a lady like that!”
This begs the question: Who amongst you believe Kingsholm’s rule is perfectly sensible and should be reinforced, even (or especially) if it leads to more diva drama? Show of hands, please.
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Mauricio A. Perez
She’s old.
Sister Iona Dubble-Wyde
You can put lipstick on a pig
McShane
*Kingsholm Stadium.
Christopher Hayward
He is nothing but a bitter batter, beer faced, dried up old troll. Who should have her title revoked from the British Monarchy. To have it changed to knighted Mizz Douche. What can expect from a person who would sing for another old troll, Rush Lobotomy, a.k.a. Limbaugh.
McShane
https://youtu.be/p8w6EKoU__k
Derek de Koff
@McShane: Fixed!
DuncanK
You do realize that c**t has a different meaning in British English, right?
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Entitled pig probably worried about a potential lawsuit — must’ve forgot he wasn’t in the US.
These cvnts always attack the lower downs.
Cvnt means the exactly same in UK as it does US when said like THAT.
(BTW are we sure he said it ? I didn’t catch it on that vid)
Blazipitous
He can eat a cheesy nob!
Nathan Brandon Lee Kennedy
There was no need for him to speak like that to her. He should have more dignity.
Cam
How about Sir Bitches a lot take out his anger on the people who put the policy in place and not on some poor underpaid staffer.
But then again, Elton isn’t good at living real life so I shouldn’t expect much out of him.
Kieru
That word is not as taboo or derogatory in the United Kingdom or Australia. It is used much more casually and is not considered as reprehensible as we perceive it in the United States. Queerty may want to consider the context of language and culture differences here…
Now that doesn’t change that the overall response to the stewards was a complete meltdown, but highlighting that particular word is flavoring the story with U.S. culture / importance and ignoring the location of the venue and its culture. You might as well be pointing out someone in England said fag instead of saying ‘cigarette’.
darian
Is he insane.
Steve George
Old news. If you cant be 1st. No beed to rehash 24hours later.
Desert Boy
Concert goers banned from waving their hands? Seriously? I agree with Elton.
Todd W Stuart
I can’t stand this kind of behavior, regardless of age or fame.
McShane
@Blazipitous: LOL! Wouldn’t that just be combining two of his favorite things? *Ba Dum Tss* Sorry, I’ll show myself out.
Pete Trebesch
The Brits drop the ‘C’ word like we drop F-bombs, MF-bombs,
Avery Alvarez
The bitch is back?
She never left!!!
Anthony Hasler
So tired of the way he acts
Monty Olsen
Um, maybe she was???
Clark35
Miss Elton needs drama in her life now at all times.
JPinNC
Oh Elton…. stick to hanging out with Bel Ami boys and retire. Who the hell are you to call someone a name like that?
Patrick Cremeans
Classless pos.
Mary C Scohera
not cool
Michael Darby
Too much money thinks he rules the music business. And as a farther now he should know better than using language like that.
musctop
The crowd went wild–people LIVE for this shit. Call him whatever you like–the man has more money than GOD now and can say and do what he likes.
Curtispsf
The policy is bullshit and he had a right to call it out. I’m giving a pass to Sir Elton who has created masterpieces such as American Triangle about the death of Mathew Shepard.
1EqualityUSA
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