Paul McCartney (Pyramid Stage, Saturday)

I’m out of it and I want a singalong so where better to head on a Saturday than the ultimate Beatles karaoke with Paul McCartney.

Except for one thing he throwing in comments your dad would make like groovy and stuff which is a little wincable. But who cares he belts out Jet and instantly you know all down your spine it’s a legends set and you were here to see it. The only downside is that I really wanted him to play more classic Beatles stuff. But be thankful for little mercies at least there was no Pipes Of Peace, Mull of Kintyre or Frog Chorus. Though the latter was to be sung repeatedly by the crowd around us.



Sure enough the hits continue there’s the emotional Yesterday only marred by some mad old bat asking me to sit down so she can see! I’m too emotional and do sit, only to leap up again at Lady Madonna as it’s far too groovy man to sit down to.

Macca moves to the piano for Maybe I’m Amazed and the sunsets with a warm glow. Band on The Run is majestic and it’s starting to dawn on us that this is gonna be huge. Sure enough Live And Let Die shows us how huge Giant Fireballs rocket out from the stage and massive fireworks explode into the night sky. And Macca suddenly perceptibly changes.



Well who wouldn’t with bloody great flames firing off around you it was more rock than any Donington moment I’ve ever witnessed and I was just waiting for the speeding helicopter to eject James Bond into the crowd. A momentous moment!

All My Loving and Baby You Can Drive My Car are glorious karaoke moments – beep beep beep beep yeah! Then he slows it down with dedications to Georgie and John and we’re moved but it kinda goes off the boil a bit. Then he starts on about leylines and mysticism and it’s what are you on Sir Paul McCartney?

A moment later who cares as for the first time ever live he plays a rocked out Helter Skelter and it’s bloody fantastic. From then on the hits flow he over runs but we don’t care. It’s probably the best legends slot I’ve ever seen and thank you Mr Eavis for getting a fab bloke down to Worthy for a night I’ll never forget!

We walk off jauntily into the night headed for the Glade still singing Naaa Naaa Naaa Na Na Na Hey Jude! The greatest song of any festival ever!

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