Elton John‘s farewell tour Down Beneath is certain shaping as much as be an thrilling set of exhibits, and that is particularly because of Ian “Molly” Meldrum.

Viewers members at John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Street live performance at Melbourne’s AAMI Park on Friday evening obtained the shock of their lives when the Aussie larrikin dropped his pants on-stage.

Meldrum, 79, was within the viewers on the present, when John, 75, paid tribute to the music critic.

Watch the video above.

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“He is fairly actually a nationwide treasure,” John advised the group from the stage. “I wish to thank him for all of the love and loyalty he is proven me through the years. I like you.”

When John began singing The B–ch Is Again, Meldrum then got here onto the stage. John and Meldrum hugged and kissed, earlier than Meldrum pulled down his pants and mooned the group.

Social media customers shortly went into meltdown when footage of the seconds-long cheeky second was shared.

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“Anticipate the surprising (molly meldrum) on the elton john present tonight lmfao,” one Twitter consumer wrote.

“If seeing Molly Meldrum’s naked bum was in your 2023 bingo card, right here you go,” consumer @oztish wrote alongside footage.

“Not fully certain why. Unsure Elton was thrilled. I do know I would not. However Molly will at all times be Molly!” journalist Peter Ford mentioned.

Meldrum and John have been longtime associates, although they have been notably on the outs for seven years after a controversial interview about Madonna.

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The previous Countdown host wrote in his 2016 e book Ah Effectively, No person’s Good that footage from the interview, wherein John lashed Madonna, did air – regardless of John and Meldrum believing the dialogue to be “off the document” on the time – after a producer allegedly went behind Meldrum’s again.

He mentioned he was “not on the prime of [his] recreation” following a severe mind harm sustained from a fall in 2011, noting the remarks weren’t meant to be broadcast.

”I suppose I ought to have been extra accountable for the ultimate edit and accepted the story earlier than it went to air,” Meldrum wrote.

“Elton nonetheless thinks it was all my fault, and refused to speak to me when he toured Australia in 2015,” he continued.

“I am tempted to cite a line from one in all my favorite motion pictures: ‘Frankly, my pricey, I do not give a rattling’. However the reality is, I do give a rattling. I like Elton.”

In 2019, the pair labored out their variations throughout a personal assembly John organised when he was again in Melbourne for his first Farewell Yellow Brick Street tour.

John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Street tour continues in Sydney subsequent week, together with his closing Melbourne present going down tonight.

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