‘Again collectively’: Paul McCartney and John Lennon reunited at Glastonbury Competition | Ents & Arts Information

Paul McCartney and his late band mate John Lennon had been reunited at Glastonbury Competition, singing the Beatles hit I’ve Obtained A Feeling, because of the magic of know-how.

Sir Paul, who turn out to be the oldest solo act to headline at Glastonbury Competition, took to the Pyramid stage 18 years after his final look on the Worthy Farm five-day extravaganza.

The previous Beatle celebrated his eightieth birthday precisely per week in the past.

Carrying a Mandarin collar navy jacket – a nod to the band’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band period – he stripped right down to a waistcoat half means into the set.

Seemingly unshaven and along with his hair trying neat, however lengthy within the again, the Liverpool-born singer reduce a relaxed determine and was relaxed with the group all through the full of life efficiency.

In a set filled with surprises, Sir Paul saved the perfect till final, telling the heaving crowd he would “play reside with John on tour”, thanking The Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson who he mentioned had made it technically doable.

Calling it “so particular”, he went on: “I do know it is digital, however there I’m singing with John once more. We’re again collectively.”

An emotional Sir Paul sang a duet of I’ve Obtained A Feeling with Lennon’s remastered vocals, as footage of Lennon was performed on the massive screens alongside the primary stage.

Forward of an earlier music, Right here Right now, which Sir Paul described as “within the type of a letter I by no means obtained to jot down to [John]”, he mentioned: “That was a time once you could not say ‘I really like you man’, proper then when John died. Let’s hear it for John.” His request drew a rapturous and extended applause from the viewers.

Through the formidable set – which ran to just about three hours resulting from encores and a number of particular company – Sir Paul additionally paid tribute to his two different Beatles bandmates, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

He referenced the band’s creation, telling the group: “These 4 boys obtained collectively and fashioned a band. They usually did fairly nicely.” The understatement was not misplaced on Beatles followers.

Different surprises for the tens of 1000’s of followers watching the present included particular visitor appearances from Foo Fighters entrance man Dave Grohl (one in every of his first performances since dropping band member Tyler Hawkins earlier this 12 months) and Bruce Springsteen.

Calling Grohl “a hero”, Sir Paul mentioned the musician “had mentioned he’d come over, and I did not imagine him. However he confirmed up”. He went on to inform Grohl, largely thought-about to be one of many nicest guys in rock: “I really like you”.

Springsteen, or “The Boss”, informed Sir Paul: “Thanks for having me”, to which Sir Paul replied, “You are kidding. Thanks for coming.”

Each males sang two songs with Sir Paul, returning to the stage once more for the finale of the present.

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Jimmy Hendrix and Eric Clapton additionally obtained a namecheck, as did Sir Paul’s spouse, Nancy Shevell, who he mentioned was “right here tonight”.

Dedicating music My Valentine to her, a black and white video for the monitor that includes actress Natalie Portman signing the lyrics performed on the massive stage screens.

Following Noel Gallagher’s Excessive Flying Birds, the previous Beatle attracted an particularly massive crowd showing to rival these of The Rolling Stones in 2013 and Adele in 2016.

Welcoming his viewers, he mentioned: “Oh man, it is so good to be right here. We had been speculated to be right here three years in the past. I’ve obtained a sense we will have a good time right here tonight”. He then promised followers “outdated songs, new songs and inbetweeners”. He definitely delivered.

Sir Paul’s efficiency marks greater than 60 years of music-making, along with his set together with hits from his time within the Beatles and British-American rock band Wings, in addition to a few of his best-known solo materials.

Opening with Cannot Purchase Me Love, he handled followers to different crowd pleasers together with Love Me Do, Hey Jude and Let It Be.

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da obtained crowds jigging spherical in circles, Woman Madonna impressed loads of leaping and Bond theme Reside And Let Die supplied a little bit 007 drama to the evening.

Sir Paul additionally confirmed his help for war-torn Ukraine, waving the nation’s blue and yellow flag throughout his encore.

Sir Paul’s well timed flag protest just isn’t the one reminder of Ukraine’s plight, amid Vladimir Putin’s warfare within the nation.

Whereas his final Glastonbury gig noticed his followers drenched to the pores and skin throughout torrential showers, festivalgoers on Saturday evening loved brilliant solar and clement temperatures.

He closed the present with Helter Skelter, a Beatles music that has turn out to be intrinsically linked to cult chief and killer Charles Manson.

A world star, who has been a family identify for practically 50 years, it is prone to be the final time Sir Paul will carry out to such a big viewers.

It is a probability the group appeared to sense, lapping up each second of the efficiency and begging the star to return for an encore when his set got here to an finish.

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Glastonbury Competition is belatedly celebrating its fiftieth anniversary after two enforced fallow years as a result of pandemic.

Gen-Z poster woman Billie Eilish took to the Pyramid Stage on Friday evening turning into the competition’s youngest ever headliner, and American rapper Kendrick Lamar will shut the competition on Sunday.

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg additionally made a shock look on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday to provide a speech about local weather change.

Diana Ross will fill the Sunday Teatime Legends slot, following within the footsteps of Kylie, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Shirley Bassey.