By Melissa Romualdi. 21 hours ago
Sir Paul McCartney made history on Saturday as the oldest solo artist to head the Glastonbury Festival.
The legendary musician, who celebrated his 80th birthday last week, took to the Pyramid Stage for his first performance at the festival since 2004.
McCartney reunited with his late bandmate John Lennon for a virtual duet of the 1970 Beatles single “I’ve Got A Feeling,” made possible by the technological skills of film director Peter Jackson. The performance heard Lennon’s voice isolated from the rest of the band.
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From Paul McCartney’s performance in Glastonbury … I’ve Got A Feeling with John Lennon. Just great 🖤 pic.twitter.com/aYm78EDhUS
– iPaulie (@iPaulie) June 26, 2022
“This is so special to me,” McCartney said after the exciting duet. “I know it’s virtual. There I sing with John again, we’re back together.”
In April, the singer and songwriter surprised fans when he initially did a virtual duet with Lennon.
Later as a whole, Sir Paul welcomed Dave Grohl on stage to perform together a number of notable hits such as “Band On The Run” and “I Saw Her Standing There”. The appearance marked Grohl’s first performance since his Foo Fighters bandmate Taylor Hawkins tragically died in March.
DAVE GROHL IS ON STAGE WITH PAUL MCCARTNEY. #GLASTONBURY pic.twitter.com/fwlzKF25Wp
– Mark Savage (@mrdiscopop) June 25, 2022
“This guy flew especially to do this … I love you Dave, thank you man, we all love you. Ladies and gentlemen once again: Dave Grohl,” McCartney said before the singer and guitarist left the stage. “He [Dave] he said you know [I’ll] Come and I didn’t believe it, but I should have, “he said.
“I swear to you, I would never miss being here with you, right now,” Grohl replied.
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McCartney continued, “We have another surprise for you from the east coast of America, New Jersey, it’s Mr. Bruce Springsteen.”
Upon entering the stage, the “Dancing in the Dark” singer wished Sir Paul a happy birthday and “about 80 more glorious years”. The duo proceeded to play “Glory Days” and “I Wanna Be Your Man.”
Paul McCartney also took out Bruce @Springsteen during his Glastonbury set to perform “Glory Days.”
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– Consequence (@consequence) June 25, 2022
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– Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) June 26, 2022
Elsewhere during his setlist, McCartney performed his 2012 song “My Valentine” while images of Johnny Depp as well as Natalie Portman from the music video were played on the screen. He dedicated the ballad to his wife Nancy Shevell.
He also paid tribute to rock legend Jimi Hendrix with a rendition of Wings’ “Let Me Roll It,” reflecting on the time he spent with the “charming man.”
Johnny Depp on the big screen Saturday night during Paul McCartney’s performance of ‘My Valentine’ in Glastonbury ♥ ️ pic.twitter.com/MDqndDtfCk
– Arwen sparrow (@An_elf_pirate) June 26, 2022
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The McCartney Festival show was one of Glastonbury’s most anticipated stages in years, something that also happened 55 years ago since the Beatles reached their largest audience when they performed on the world’s first global television show. world. On June 25, 1967, the band sang “All You Need is Love” to approximately 400 million people in 24 countries, live from the famous Abbey Road Studios. To commemorate the special anniversary, McCartney played at the Glastonbury Festival with his original guitar from the historic performance.
The main McCartney festival show was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but was postponed due to COVID. He said to the crowd, “Oh man, it’s so good to be here.”