“This Is Where I Belong!” Sir Tom Jones turned 85 into a thunderous, tear-drenched homecoming for the ages—and Wales will never be the same. In front of 74,000 roaring fans at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, the true King of Wales stunned the crowd by joining Stereophonics onstage in a moment so powerful, even the cameras shook. “What’s this weather? I’m tanning in Cardiff!” he joked—but when the first notes of “Green Green Grass of Home” began, the stadium fell silent. Tom’s voice—rich, raw, defiant—broke hearts. His eyes welled up, his voice cracked, and the crowd sobbed along to every word of the homecoming anthem that now felt like a farewell prayer. X exploded with 3M views, fans crying, “This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”
Three years ago this month, music royalty returned to his roots. Sir Tom Jones, Wales’ legendary voice and cultural icon, stood once more under the bright lights of Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, joining Stereophonics for...