I wrote about Nigel Olsson, Elton John's drummer since 1969, for Huff Post back in 2016.

Debs and I have been friends with this great man and music industry legend since 2014.

 

Nigel Olsson was wearing a custom Tom Cridland purple suit during his performance with Elton John at Glastonbury in 2023. Elton and the band's historic headline set was watched by a record 7.3 million people. 54 years on from their first concerts together in 1969, Nigel was still behind the drums for what could potentially have been Elton's final UK performance.