
The living legend that is Sir Paul McCartney, returns to headline Glastonbury for a second time, a week after celebrating his eightieth birthday. Watch some fan-shot footage of McCartney with Grohl and Springsteen below. Paul McCartneys headline set on the Pyramid Stage. We’ve got some old songs for you, we’ve got some new song and we’ve got some in-betweeners… and I got a feeling we’re going to have a great time.” It seems McCartney is the only person not aware that when a 30-year-old former. Despite being married to Nancy Shevell for almost ten years now, Paul McCartney is still a bitter man when it comes to ex-wife Heather Mills. We were supposed to be doing this three years ago,” said McCartney, referring to his previously scheduled 2020 set, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To mark the birthday, Stereogum magazine asked 80 artists to pick their favorite McCartney song, and the choices were remarkable in their breadth - from the pre-Beatles 1958 cut “In Spite of All the Danger” (which McCartney performed at MetLife) to his 2016 collaboration with Rihanna and Kanye West “FourFiveSeconds” (which he didn’t).ĭavid Crosby and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys both chose “Eleanor Rigby.” Master showman Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips picked “Magical Mystery Tour.” Steve Earle selected “Every Night,” while Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott went against type with the gentle “Little Lamb Dragonfly.” Mac DeMarco picked the “Ram” epic, “The Back Seat of My Car.Paul McCartney welcomed a couple of guests onto the stage at his Glastonbury 2022 performance Saturday night: Bruce Springsteen, who was also on hand for Macca’s recent New Jersey set, and Dave Grohl, in his first public performance since the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Most artists can’t immediately whip out “Let it Be” and “Hey Jude” to follow it. The crowd offered a spontaneous “Happy Birthday” serenade, even before Jersey guy Jon Bon Jovi brought out a fistful of balloons during the encore to lead them in another verse.Ģ:11 Beatles’ fans flock to Abbey Road for album cover’s 50th anniversary Beatles’ fans flock to Abbey Road for album cover’s 50th anniversary – Aug 8, 2019įor most artists, the appearance of such local royalty would be a hard-to-top moment. “Yeah, yeah, right, I’ve got a birthday coming up,” McCartney said, scanning signs in the audience that reminded him. The skill of a sympathetic band, along with the imagination and voices in the audience, patches over the rough spots. He struggled for the high notes in “Here Today,” his love letter to John Lennon, who was robbed of a long life by an assassin’s bullet. The fragility in his voice was evident while singing “Blackbird” on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, the final night of a brief U.S. It would be a cliche - and wrong - to suggest time hasn’t taken a toll.

READ MORE: Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney exchange words on who’s the ‘better’ band – Beatles or Rolling Stones Explore Paul McCartneys life and career, decade by decade, from the 1970s onwards Stores Get the latest on news, tours, releases & more Cookie Consent. Paul McCartney just might be the greatest rock star of all time, if not also one of the most famous and well-liked people who has ever lived.

“There’s still some of that 21-year-old boy that shines through in all of his performances.” “He has a youthful exuberance that is ageless,” said Bob Spitz, a Beatles biographer.
