Elton John didn’t seem to be in fine spirits this weekend, evident from Saturday night’s concert in front of 17 000 people in Leicester.

The 69-year-old singer went off on a bit of a rant against security guards, who had prevented fans from dancing in their seats during the singer’s gig.

Fans then added that he finished his set without saying goodbye, and didn’t respond to their chants for an encore.

You can see some footage of Elton losing his rag below:

The Daily Mail with more:

Fans welcomed Elton’s intervention on Saturday.

Simon Herne, who paid £67.50 for his ticket, told the Daily Mirror: ‘When it started at 7.30pm the music was fantastic but Elton was clearly infuriated by whatever was going on at the front. In the end the whole thing finished at 9.35pm, far earlier than advertised.

‘He didn’t say goodbye, there was no encore, he just went off and that was it. It was a shame. Clearly there was something going on with the security guards that really annoyed him’…

Last night a spokesman for Elton denied that the singer had ended the show early.

He said: ‘Elton played a full set of well over two hours. He came onstage earlier than normal, so that’s why it finished when it did. He did ask a few of the security people to relax and let the audience stand up and dance if they wanted to.’

Let the people jol.

[source:dailymail]